Henderson

This wall delivers a distinct message that every Henderson athlete gets: LION PRIDE NEVER DIES. Henderson High School football coach Clay Baker (below), himself a former Lion, is re-instilling that in his football team each and every day, planning a return to playoff glory. (Photos by JOE HALE - ETBLITZ.COM)

THE LIONS’ DEN | Baker’s plan: To bring winning ways back to Henderson

Joe Hale 5 months ago

HENDERSON FALL SCHEDULES | Football, volleyball, tennis & cross country

Mitch Lucas 5 months ago

The cover of the 2024 Dave Campbell's Texas Football Magazine, on sale now at Walmart and where magazines are sold in the state. Included is quite a bit of things on high school programs in the ETBlitz.com coverage area, as well as Kilgore College. NOTE: This article contains spoilers; if you don't want to know what the magazine is predicting for Kilgore, Henderson, Sabine, Gladewater, Tatum, West Rusk, Arp, Troup, White Oak, Overton, Leverett's Chapel or KC, or any of its college predictions, stop reading! And go buy the magazine now. Its cover price is $11.95. (Photo by MITCH LUCAS - ETBLITZ.COM)

ETBLITZ SCHOOLS IN DAVE CAMPBELL’S TEXAS FOOTBALL | And more! It’s on sale now; spoilers inside

Mitch Lucas 5 months ago

LOCAL SPORTS IN BRIEF | Henderson football tickets; new softball coach at Troup; sports camps; more

Mitch Lucas 6 months ago

Members of the Henderson Boys Baseball Association's 11-Under All-Stars (above) posed for this photo. The kids will go to Paris for their age group's state tournament later this month. The HBBA T-ball All-Stars (below, inset) are also headed to a state tournament for their age group (in Corsicana, on June 22), and the 12-U HBBA All-Stars are going to Center for regionals on June 29. (Photos courtesy of HENDERSON BOYS BASEBALL ASSOCIATION)

THREE HENDERSON ALL-STAR TEAMS STILL PLAYING! | HBBA All-Stars headed to tourneys in Paris, Corsicana and Center

Mitch Lucas 6 months ago

Henderson's Chloe Ellis, shown here in dynamic artwork by the softball program's Facebook page, was named pitcher of the year as a part of the District 17-4A All-District softball team. (Photo courtesy of HENDERSON LIONS SOFTBALL FACEBOOK)

HENDERSON’S ELLIS 17-4A’s TOP PITCHER | Henderson, Kilgore players honored on softball all-district team

Mitch Lucas 6 months ago

Kilgore outfielder Cason Edney makes a running catch in left field in a playoff game against Bullard. Edney was named the newcomer of the year as a part of District 17-4A's All-District Team. (Photo by DENNIS JACOBS - ETBLITZ.COM)

17-4A ALL-DISTRICT BASEBALL RELEASED | Kilgore, Henderson players honored in a tough district

Mitch Lucas 6 months ago

The Kilgore Bulldogs are shown here, lining up before the kickoff of a road game in 2023. We've accumulated several schedules for you guys here in one spot; we'll have more and more on high school football as it gets closer. (Photo by DENNIS JACOBS - ETBLITZ.COM)

2024 SCHEDULES IN ONE SPOT | Schedules for the 2024 high school football season, to date

Mitch Lucas 7 months ago

Home sweet home for the Henderson Lions and their fans, who will have three early-season home games to hopefully get off to a good start in 2024. They'll also have their first scrimmage at home (Aug. 16 against Hallsville). (Photo and video work by JACOB LUCAS - ETBLITZ.COM)

AIMING FOR A LADDER CLIMB | Henderson hoping home games help them make playoff return (w/video)

Mitch Lucas 7 months ago

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

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

Mitch Lucas 7 months ago

Kilgore's R.E. St. John Memorial Stadium is the site Saturday for a state 7-on-7 Division II qualifier for the Texas 7-on-7 Tournament, to be played at College Station June 27-28. Admission is free, and games begin at 8 a.m. The eight-team tournament field includes Kilgore, Sabine and Henderson. Offense is wide open, all passing; there's no tackling, and soft-helmets are typically worn, like the ones pictured above. (Photo courtesy of THE EAGLE)

FAST-PACED FOOTBALL, ANYBODY?! | Kilgore hosts 7-on-7 state qualifier Saturday, free admission

Mitch Lucas 8 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 8 months ago