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Tyler Campbell gives motivational speech at KTBB Scholastic Awards Banquet
TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - Motivational speaker Tyler Campbell addressed the student athletes and outgoing seniors at the KTBB Scholastic Awards Banquet on Thursday. “It’s a transition now so... nobody’s there, the alarm clock has to get you out of bed. It’s kind of like you’re standing on your toes sort of speak in level of adulthood and you have to learn to advocate for yourself. You have to learn to fight for your education or whatever that next step looks like,” said Campbell.
Lufkin baseball sweeps McKinney North to win Area Championship
TYLER, Texas (KETK) — The Lufkin Panthers are moving on after sweeping their Area Round series with McKinney North in Tyler on Friday night. The Pack will now wait to see who they will face between Whitehouse and Forney in the Regional Quarterfinals.
Jacksonville roper places at 3 weekend rodeos
JACKSONVILLE, Texas (KLTV) - A team roper from Jacksonville took home winnings from three shows over the weekend. Jayse Tettenhorst, 21, placed first in round one at the Tops in Texas Rodeo in Jacksonville for $1,106. He went on to place second in round one at the Panola County Cattleman’s Rodeo in Carthage for another $931, and with a previous sixth place prize of $200 at the Crockett Lions Club PRCA Rodeo, his weekend total was $2,237.
Former Olympic powerlifter still going strong in Tyler at 93
TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - 93-year-old Fred Mullin has a simple philosophy, and it has to do with powerlifting. “You lift as much as you can, then you add a little more,” said Mullins. Fred is a former Olympic powerlifter, winning a silver medal back in the 1950s. His medal...
Brook Hill Lady Guard softball beats Cypress Christian 3-0 to win TAPPS Division III state championship
ARLINGTON, Texas (KETK) — The Brook Hill Lady Guard softball team is coming home to Bullard with a state championship trophy in tow. The Lady Guard shut out the Cypress Christian Warriors 3-0 Saturday at UT Arlington to capture the TAPPS Division III state title. Karmen Miller put the Lady Guard up 2-0 early with […]
Bullard wins series against Bridge Ciy
LUFKIN — Bullard swept two games on Saturday against Bridge City to advance in the Class 4A baseball playoffs. The Panthers won the first game 3-1 to even the series at one game apiece in the best-of-three area playoff series.
UT Tyler meets Oklahoma Christian in Super Regional
A national tournament berth is on the line when the UT Tyler plays host to Oklahoma Christian in an NCAA Division II Softball Super Regional this week. The best-of-three series begins on Tuesday with Game 1 scheduled for noon. Game 2 is slated for noon Wednesday. If a third game is needed, it will follow the conclusion of second game. The games are set for Irwin Field on the UT Tyler campus.
5A Baseball: Forney ends Whitehouse's season
ATHENS — Chase Agpawa threw a one-hit shutout as Forney ended Whitehouse’s season with a 3-1 victory in Game 3 of a Class 5A Region II area round series Saturday afternoon at Athens’ Hornet Field. “A lot of these guys have been with me for a long,...
Softball Recap: Bullard wins going away against Little Cypress-Mauriceville
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Bullard had no problem doing just that on Friday. They blew past the Little Cypress-Mauriceville Bears 7-1. The result was nothing new for Bullard, who have now won 17 matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
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