Kilgore

KILGORE’S EVA RAY HONORED! | She’s the Greater Texas Ford Female Athlete of the Month!

Mitch Lucas 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year ago

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

Mitch Lucas 1 year ago

Kilgore's Todd House gets ready to round first base at Driller Park, in his last game as a Bulldog. House was one of five seniors for KHS this season: Jordan Pierce, Cade Henry, Tate Truman, and Aiden Domorad are the other four. House had two hits, a single and a double, but the Bulldogs lost, 6-0. Kilgore's senior class, though, never missed the playoffs. (Photo by DENNIS JACOBS - ETBLITZ.COM)

BULLDOGS BOW OUT | Bullard sends Kilgore out of postseason; senior class never missed it

Mitch Lucas 1 year 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 1 year ago

Kilgore's dugout not too long before the first pitch in Bullard Wednesday night. (Photo by MITCH LUCAS - ETBLITZ.COM)

KILGORE-BULLARD GAME 1 | Read Mitch Lucas’ real-time updates as they happened from Bullard

Mitch Lucas 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year ago