It was another honor earned for
@hirschihuskies
'
@Daimarquaf5
on Wednesday as he was recognized as one of the best running backs in the state regardless of classification:
The TRN's
@Andy_Newberry
caught up with former
@HirschiMBBall
standout Marcus Foster to get his thoughts heading into the NBA Draft after the Creighton grad has been busy working out for several teams:
Congrats to
@HollidayEagles
' Jett Johnson for being voted the TRN Player of the Week. Holliday is back in action Friday night against unbeaten Buffalo:
TRN's
@Andy_Newberry
takes a deep look at the high school career of Windthorst standout
@tatumballin4_32
, who has accomplished something no other girl has done around here before:
It was another tightly contested vote for TRN Player of the Week between
@burkburnetths
and
@VernonLionsBall
, but in the end it was Bulldogs QB Mason Duke winning the Week 5 TRN Player of the Week:
An individual national title was about the only thing missing on Taliyah Brooks' resume before Friday. But the former
@ROHOathletics
standout is an NCAA champion:
TRN sports columnist and Vernon resident Kathy McClellan writes about how there's nothing better than a small town rallying around its HS sports teams like Vernon did with
@VISDLadyLions
:
The
@RiderHS_LRS
and
@WFHS_LCS
soccer teams will head into District 5-5A with much momentum after two wins Saturday. Read more about Rider's Birdville title and WFHS taking third at Ice Bowl:
.
@raiderfball
alum J.T. Barrett
@JT_theQB4th
wasn't among the 13 QBs selected in this weekend's NFL Draft, but will get a shot at playing pro football. Barrett signed as an undrafted free agent with the Indianapolis Colts.
Down to their last out, the
@IPhawkBaseball
came up with a season-saving rally and handed Godley only its second loss of the season in an intense nine-inning Game 2:
Even if it didn't end with a state championship, the
@VISDLadyLions
made plenty of memories and left it all on the field in the 4A state title game writes
@Hull_TRN
:
The HS volleyball season will be here before you know it.
@ROHOVolleyball
is expected to bring back a strong core and they had another one of their own commit to a D-I college this week:
Former
@raiderfball
quarterback J.T. Barrett made his claim for more preseason snaps Friday night with a rushing TD in the Saints' loss to the Cardinals:
Check out Friday's front page of the TRN sports section with
@VISDLadyLions
and
@IPhawkBaseball
celebrating extra-inning victories that kept their title dreams alive.
Check out what happened at Friday's soccer action at the frigid United Invitational, including a 4-goal performance by
@maddisonkyle
, two
@RiderHS_LRS
wins, a tough break for
@WFHS_LCS
and more:
Check out Thursday's regional golf results with
@HollidayEagles
' Bailee Lawson nabbing a state berth, a strong season by
@JacksboroHS
come to an end and complete Region I-4A girls results:
Rider Head Coach Marc Bindel: "We're really excited about our defense and what they can do. If we can get them a lead then we feel like we have a chance to win any game" on Rider's 34-7 victory over Abilene Wylie tonight. Highlight video coming up
Final: Holliday 44, S&S 7.
Eagles win their 11th straight game and advance to the regional semifinals. Eastland or Bells awaits. Holliday beat them both in non-district.
.
@oldhighsoftball
now holds sole possession of 2nd place in District 5-5A after routing Denison on Friday. Also,
@VISDLadyLions
picked up a big district win against Burkburnett.
Texas Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury had good things to say about
@raiderfball
grad T.J. Vasher at Big 12 Media Days. Get the latest Vasher/Texas Tech news here:
Former
@ROHO_LRBBall
standout Mercedes Brooks led Trinity Valley CC to the NJCAA D-I title game over the weekend, completing her strong sophomore season:
According to multiple sources, J.T. Barrett has now signed a contract with the New Orleans Saints after previously being offered a tryout at their minicamp.
The
@HirschiMBBall
continued its strong play after last week's runner-up showing in Hobbs Tuesday afternoon with a victory over Lubbock Estacado in a matchup of top 10 Class 4A schools:
Here's the complete 6-4A all-district girls basketball team with
@burkladybball
's Eternity Jackson winning MVP plus Graham, Hirschi, Iowa Park and Vernon honorees:
KraTaura Buckner is
@hirschihuskies
' girls basketball coach. She's also a former WFHS standout. But did you know Buckner traveled the country playing for the Harlem Ambassadors? Here's
@LaurenAlisabeth
spotlight on Buckner:
At Saturday's PK Relays, it was
@ROHOathletics
' A'Zhariah Veasy who was the area's big winner, earning four gold medals.
@BurkTrack
's Sloan Lewis also swept his races. Full results here: