Football fans have a high tolerance for pain — in others — and show little sympathy for the plight of the players who now are seeking redress for their injuries. By Donald Kaul The apparent suicide of Junior Seau, the former NFL superstar linebacker, has again raised the age-old question: “Is playing football dangerous, as …
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May 07
JT’s head coach named
Tyler ISD has announced that John Tyler High School graduate and current Lions Assistant Football Coach Ricklan Holmes will serve as head football coach at John Tyler High School beginning in the 2012-2013 school year. After graduating from John Tyler in 1998, Coach Holmes went on to play football at Oklahoma State University where …
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Apr 24
Youth sports camps scheduled at KC this summer
The Kilgore College Athletic Department will host three athletic camps for youth this summer: football and boys’ and girls’ basketball. Each camp is run by KC coaches and assistant coaches. Lady Rangers Basketball Camp is set for June 4-8 for ages 6-17. Registration will take place 8 a.m. Monday, June 4, at Masters …
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Apr 04
Lobos set 2012 football schedule
The Longview Lobos varsity football team is scheduled to play six home games, including a non-district contest against North Little Rock, Arkansas, according to the official schedule released Friday by the Longview ISD Athletic Department. Longview was previously set to play Monterrey (Mexico) Tech at home, but Tech officials cancelled the contest. The North …
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Mar 20
KC to hold football skills camp
For youngsters with dreams of playing competitive football, the Kilgore College Rangers will host a football skills camp June 4-8. The camp, for ages 7-15, will be held on the Kilgore campus from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Run by the KC coaching staff, the camp is “non-contact” and participants will be taught the …
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Feb 14
Head Football Coach named
With 27 years of coaching and teaching experience, Tyler ISD is excited to have Coach Darrell Piske join our team as the head football coach and athletic coordinator at Robert E. Lee High School. Coach Piske has a reputation of transforming teams with losing records into state title contenders. Coach Piske spent the past four …
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Jan 31
Play it safe
The Super Bowl is America’s most popular national sporting event. All across the country, millions of people gather to socialize and watch the big game. The U.S. Department of Transportation and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), with support from the National Football League (NFL) and Techniques for Effective Alcohol Management (TEAM) Coalition, have joined …
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Jan 19
Did God win it for Tebow?
By Gary Hardaway After Denver’s spectacular overtime playoff win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, some fans may be wondering if God is actually fixing games for Tim Tebow, Denver’s quarterback, who very publically celebrates his faith in Jesus Christ. However, you’ll never hear Tebow himself claim that. In fact he constantly has to deny and correct …
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