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PBR FINALS A TIGHT BATTLE | Spectacle taking place at AT&T Stadium (with video)

Clayton Fletcher 9 months ago

Sabine quarterback Colt Sparks (right) lets a pass fly in last weekend's 7-on-7 state qualifying tournament at R.E. St. John Memorial Stadium in Kilgore. Kilgore took the spot in that tournament, beating Chapel Hill in the final. On Saturday, there's another qualifying tournament, with pool play at stadiums at Chapel Hill, Sabine, Arp and Lindale. Sabine and Henderson (below, about to take the field last week against Kilgore) is in the pool at Arp. (Photo by JACOB LUCAS)

AREA 7-ON-7 TEAMS BACK IN ACTION SATURDAY | Another state qualifier at four area stadiums features several ETBlitz programs

Mitch Lucas 9 months ago

Kilgore seniors (from left) Jacob Contreras, Zachery Gutierrez, Chris Martinez, Yailenn Rojo, Jaime Vasquez and Jose Vasquez all signed letters of intent with Jacksonville College on Thursday; Gutierrez with cross country and track & field; Rojo as a manager and trainer, and the others all with JC's men's soccer program. (Photo by MITCH LUCAS - ETBLITZ.COM)

SPECIAL SIGNING DAY | Kilgore sends six to Jacksonville College athletics

Mitch Lucas 9 months ago

Members of Kilgore High School's soccer team celebrate after a goal. And we celebrated with them, and with Kilgore College, and Arp; with Henderson, and with Gladewater; with Troup, West Rusk, Overton; with Tatum, Leverett's Chapel, and White Oak, and with Sabine. We've celebrated so many moments in the last six months, and we're just getting started. Thank you, East Texas, for reading and supporting ETBlitz.com! (Photo by ALEX NABOR - ETBLITZ.COM)

THANK YOU, EAST TEXAS! | A mission statement as we look to the remainder of 2024

Jenna Lucas 9 months ago

Overton's Kayla Nobles scoops up a ground ball. Nobles is our Whataburger / ETBlitz.com girls Player of the Week award-winner this time out, and Tatum's Carson Gonzalez (below, pictured after one of last week's wins over Winnsboro) is our boys award-winner. (Photo above by RONNIE SARTORS - SPORT SHOT PHOTOGRAPHY - ETBLITZ.COM; photo below by JOE HALE - ETBLITZ.COM)

TATUM’S GONZALEZ, OVERTON’S NOBLES! | They’re the Whataburger / ETBlitz.com Players of the Week!

Mitch Lucas 9 months ago

Cassio Dias (above), a rookie from Brazil, is No. 1 in the world headed into the PBR World Finals this week at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. Among those chasing him: John Crimber (below) of Decatur, Texas.(Photo courtesy of PBR)

PBR COMING TO AT&T! | Join ETBlitz at the rodeo, or watch on CBS Sports Network

Mitch Lucas 9 months ago

Kilgore quarterback Kayson Brooks will lead his team in the Texas State 7-on-7 Tournament Thursday and Friday in College Station. And ETBlitz.com and Box.County will have you covered. (Photo by JACOB LUCAS - ETBLITZ.COM)

7-ON-7 GALLERY! | Jacob Lucas puts Kilgore, Henderson & Sabine teams in focus from Saturday’s qualifier

Mitch Lucas 10 months ago

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END OF AN ERA AT ARP | Band director Chris Cook to retire after 30 years at school

Mitch Lucas 10 months ago

IT’S PRETTY CLEAR | Nelson, Hunter the Whataburger / ETBlitz Players of the Week!

Mitch Lucas 10 months ago

White Oak's Ladynecks, just after beating Hooks in game one of their second (or area) round best-of-three-game series 4-3 win in Marshall on Wednesday. They play game two Friday night in Marshall. The winner of the series moves to the regional quarterfinals to face either Jefferson or Mount Vernon. (Photo courtesy of WHITE OAK LADYNECK SOFTBALL)

BASEBALL / SOFTBALL PLAYOFF ROUNDUP | White Oak, Overton get game one SB wins; lots of comebacks needed for area baseball teams

Mitch Lucas 10 months ago

NEW BRAYDON

STATE TRACK MEET | Kilgore’s Nelson wins GOLD with on LAST THROW! Coverage, photos of ETBlitz-area athletes in Austin

Mitch Lucas 10 months ago

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