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FRIDAY, May 24

Three area teams are still alive in the area softball and baseball playoffs.

The Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks have been situations like this before and made a good run at it.

The Stephen F. Austin Lumberjack baseball team captured three superlative honors in Southland Conference all-league voting.

The Nacogdoches Dragon soccer team had an impressive haul in all-district voting, including earning two

On the strength of four regular-season team championships and 10 top-three finishes, Sam Houston State claimed its fourth Southland Conference Commissioner’s Cup, the league office announced Sunday.

Garrison pitcher Cat Heflin, kneeling left, is congratualated by her teammates after a diving catch in the infield to retire a Mildred runner during the first game of what turned into a double-header

Garrison second baseman Bailey Lunsford, foreground, taps first base as she pulls in an infield hop for a one person double play, eliminating both the Mildred batter and the runner, background, early

PORTER — The Central Lady Bulldogs were supposed to have been at least another year away from serious contention in their own district, much less a run at the state tournament. With a roster filled wi

Long before she became a track and field star for Lufkin High School — and before she parlayed her success into a full scholarship at Oklahoma State and the University of Houston – Demeeka Jones was a

Baitcasting reels are heavily preferred among serious bass and other inshore fishermen. These reels are available in a variety of price ranges and gear ratios.

A hardcore angler probably won’t get much of an education here. But a beginner might learn a little something. Especially someone who is in the market for a new fishing reel, but isn’t quite sure whic

Braxton Bielski of Katy (second from right) and his father, Troy, took this giant American alligator during a recent permit hunt.

 South Texas is well known among hook and bullet crowds for its big brush country bucks and monster largemouths finning around in fabled fisheries like Falcon and Choke Canyon.

Central third baseman Haley Clark holds up the ball awaiting the call after slapping the tag on Columbia runner Abbie Neisig during Saturday’s regional semifinals elimination game in Porter. Neisig wa

Andrew D. Brosig/The Daily Sentinel Dragon defender J.J. Johnson, center, runs back a pass interception Tuesday during spring football practice at Nacogdoches High School.

Andrew D. Brosig/The Daily Sentinel The Dragons football team are spread out across the field during drills Tuesday, part of their annual spring football practice schedule, at Nacogdoches High School.

Andrew D. Brosig/The Daily Sentinel Quarterback Hunter McClellan, center, takes the ball on the hike during spring football practice Tuesday at Nacogdoches High School.

Bearkat Colton Hensley looks to first base after getting Tiger Aaron Woods out at second during game 2 of regional quarterfinals Saturday in Huntington.

Blue Devil Tanner Wisener brings in the first run of the game after teammate Zach Johnson hit a line drive down center field during game 3 of the regional quarterfinals against Woodville High School S