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The Kilgore High School Bulldogs, or the Diamond 'Dogs, or the Driller Boys - call them what you want, but call them a playoff team. And Wednesday night, they'll visit Bullard for the first, or bi-district round of the UIL Class 4A playoffs. Coach Eugene Lafitte, left, leads the squad. (Photo from KILGORE HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL)

KILGORE-BULLARD PREVIEW | A look at the series that begins Wednesday night

Mitch Lucas 10 months ago

Sabine's Sarah Roberts (left) outruns everyone to win the 3A girls 400 meter run at the Region II meet in Whitehouse last week. Roberts would go on to win the event and qualify for the state meet; that's Thursday for athletes in Classes 3A and 4A, at the University of Texas at Austin, at Mike A. Myers Stadium. (Photo by MITCH LUCAS - ETBLITZ.COM)

STATE TRACK! | Who’s going, when they compete, how you can watch, tickets, all you need to know

Mitch Lucas 10 months ago

Kilgore baseball has a bit of work to do. The Diamond 'Dogs fell, 7-0, on Wednesday night in game one of the best-of-three-game playoff series at Bullard to the Panthers, and will now have to beat them in game two (at 6 p.m. Friday) to force a game three. Game two is Friday night at Driller Park in Kilgore; game three would be about 30 minutes after game two.

BULLDOGS, PANTHERS WILL BE A SERIES | Begins Thursday at Bullard

Mitch Lucas 10 months ago

Kilgore's Todd House is shown here warming up before a recent home game at Driller Park. The Diamond 'Dogs will face Bullard in the first, or bi-district, round of the UIL Class 4A playoffs next week. When details are finalized, we'll announce 'em. (Photo by JOE HALE - ETBLITZ.COM)

FRIDAY DIAMOND REPORT | WO, Henderson softball advance; KHS baseball loses, but learns playoff opponent; Overton romps

Mitch Lucas 10 months ago

Kilgore's Kolton Hale (left) and Joe Hendrickson. (Photo by JOE HALE)

DISTRICT 17-4A BASEBALL STANDINGS | Updated before Friday’s regular season finales

Joe Hale 10 months ago

Kilgore's Leo Yzaguirre (center) executes a header in a recent playoff game. Yzaguirre and teammates Chris Martinez, Adan Reyes, Diego Rojas, coach Hector Peralez, and three players from Sabine -- Jesus Duran, Luke Kirkindoll, and Francisco Perez -- have all been honored with the release of this year's Texas Association of Soccer Coaches' Class 4A All-State and All-Region teams. (Photo by ALEX NABOR - ETBLITZ.COM)

ALL-STATE, ALL-REGION! | Kilgore players, Peralez, and Sabine players recognized

Mitch Lucas 10 months ago

BASEBALL GENERIC

SPRING HILL LEAVES DRILLER WITH WIN | Both Kilgore, Panthers headed for playoffs regardless

Joe Hale 10 months ago

Kilgore's Braydon Nelson (above) in thought before competing in the shot put at the UIL Region III Meet at Bullard. Nelson won his third Whataburger / ETBlitz.com Boys Player of the Week, a record, as he's setting all kinds of records this year. Nelson is headed to the state track meet in both the shot and the discus. He's joined this week by Tatum golfer Hannah Marcott (below, with her teammates). Hannah was the low scorer for the Eagles, who qualified for the Class 3A state golf tournament at ShadowGlen Golf Club on May 6-7 in Manor. (Above photo by MITCH LUCAS- ETBLITZ.COM; photo below courtesy of TATUM HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS)

NELSON GOES BACK TO BACK | And Marcott wins, too, our Whataburger / ETBlitz.com Players of the Week!

Mitch Lucas 10 months ago

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HENDERSON, KHS, SABINE GIRLS HONORED | 15-4A All-District soccer list

Mitch Lucas 10 months ago

Kilgore senior Braydon Nelson in the shot put on Monday near Bullard ISD Panther Stadium. Nelson won both the shot and the discus at the regional meet, and is headed to the UIL state meet May 2-4 at the University of Texas in Austin. Kilgore's Jacory Walton (inset) is going to Austin in the high jump. (Photo above by MITCH LUCAS, ETBLITZ.COM; photo below courtesy of Kilgore coach NICK SANDERS)

BULLDOGS STATE-BOUND! | Nelson, Walton headed to Austin

Mitch Lucas 10 months ago

TRACK REGIONALS | Postponed until Monday

Mitch Lucas 10 months ago

Kilgore dropped a 3-2 loss in 10 innings at home here at Driller Park (above) to Carthage on Friday night. The Diamond 'Dogs have just two games left in the 2024 regular season before the UIL Class 4A playoffs begin, and they're both against Spring Hill: at home Tuesday, then at Spring Hill on Friday. (Photo by MITCH LUCAS - ETBLITZ.COM)

OH, SO CLOSE FOR KILGORE | But two losses, unfortunately, for Diamond ‘Dogs this week

Joe Hale 10 months ago