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By Michael V. Hannigan/HCN
It is really simple. You can’t spot a good team 24 points and expect to win.
Just ask the TVCC Cardinals, who lost to No. 4 Snow College Saturday night in the Battle in the Valley, 56-43, after falling behind 24-0 midway through the second quarter.
Podcast with Coach Driskell
The Malakoff Tigers are one week away from opening up their season at home against Teague. We got the chance to chat for a little bit with Coach Driskell about the team.
Two teams right here in Henderson County may have just a little bit more to play for as the year kicks off.
By Michael V. Hannigan/HCN
High school football teams all over Texas are looking forward to the start of the regular season next Friday, Aug. 31.
But two teams right here in Henderson County may have just a little bit more to play for as the year kicks off.
The Brownsboro Bears will travel to Bruce Field next week to take on the Athens Hornets with the newly-minted Highway 31 Championship Trophy on the line. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m.
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By Michael V. Hannigan/Henderson County Now
The annual Southwest Junior College Football Conference Media Day was held Friday, July 27, at the Garden Valley Golf Resort. I made the drive through the (really) back roads of East Texas to attend the event.
The schools in the conference include: Blinn, Cisco, Kilgore, Navarro, Northeastern Oklahoma, New Mexico Military Institute, TVCC and Tyler.
If you’ve never been to one of these get-togethers, it mainly entails coaches standing behind a podium talking about the upcoming season followed by a chance for reporters to conduct interviews. Reporters also get to pick up each school’s media guide, which come in handy during the season.
Athens High School senior Cara Byford has been named to the Softball Academic All-State Second Team, as recognized by the Texas High School Coaches Association. Athletes are named to academic all-state teams based on their GPA, class rank and ACT/SAT scores. (Toni Garrard Clay/AISD)
