Daily Progress, Jacksonville, TX Local Sports

17-3A All-District softball team filled with familiar names

2012-05-23T10:18:44-05:00

Local softball fans will find plenty of well-known names on this year's 17-3A All-District softball team, as players from Rusk and Bullard High School comprised a large portion of the prestigious squad.

Lady 'Cat soccer adds height in the net by adding Marshall goalkeeper, Emerson

2012-05-23T10:18:03-05:00

The Lon Morris College Lady Bearcat soccer team addressed one of its greatest needs when it signed Stephanie Emerson of Marshall (Texas) High School to a National Letter of Intent (NLI) last week.

Men’s Junior college hoops: Lon Morris College’s Jurkovic signs letter with Florida International

2012-05-23T10:17:15-05:00

Florida International University (FIU) has swooped down and hooked yet another player that played his final year of junior college basketball in Jacksonville this past season.

Top-ranked Robinson wins regional series over Panthers

2012-05-22T20:09:29-05:00

After upsetting top-ranked Waco Robinson 1-0 in the first game of a best-of-three series on Friday night, the Bullard Panthers needed just one win on Saturday to advance into the Class 3A, Region III semi-final round.

Troup's historic playoff run ends with loss to Linden-Kildare

2012-05-22T20:08:38-05:00

For six innings Troup held a precarious 1-0 lead over Linden-Kildare on Saturday afternoon at Lady Maverick Field in Marshall in what was a must-win game for Troup.

Years of hard work pay dividends for Bullard's Holcomb

2012-05-22T20:07:50-05:00

A student-athletic trainer's days are long and arduous, with little day-to-day reward, aside from an occasional 'atta girl.

Bullard shocks top-ranked Robinson 1-0 in Game 1

2012-05-21T13:14:40-05:00

The Bullard High School baseball team followed down a trail that the Panther football squad forged out late last year in pulling off a major upset of a team from Waco Robinson High.

Linden-Kildare trips up Troup in regional semi-final opener

2012-05-21T13:13:45-05:00

One big inning was enough to enable Linden-Kildare to defeat Troup 5-0 in Game 1 of a best-of-three Class 2A Region III semi-final series, that took place in front of a crowd estimated to number 700 at Marshall's Lady Maverick Field on Friday afternoon.

Guard's Langemeier to play football at Wheaton College

2012-05-21T13:12:23-05:00

After four years of reaping numerous awards in a four-sport career at The Brook Hill School, Austin Langemeier put the icing on his laureled-high school stint Thursday, inking to play football at Wheaton College.

Rusk’s Arthur loses Bellator 69 MMA bout

2012-05-21T13:07:59-05:00

Rusk’s Booker Arthur lost in a unanimous decision to Shanon Slack of Orange County, Calif. on Friday night in lake Charles, La.