Sports

October, 2023

• 12 October

  Record Breaking Alligator Gar

  Thanks to fishing guide Kirk Kirkland, they caught a record-breaking alligator gar in the Sam Rayburn Reservoir. The alligator gar is the largest freshwater fish in Texas. The species can live for more than 50 years and can close to 300 pounds. For about 70 years, the largest International Game …
• 12 October

  Thursday’s Sports

  MLB Wednesday ALDS – Game 4 Houston 3-1 Winner Astros (90-72) 3 – Twins (87-75) 2 The Lone Star battle is in place. One day after the Texas Rangers locked down a spot in the American League Championship Series, the Houston Astros clinched their seventh consecutive ALCS bid with a …
• 11 October

  Wednesday’s Sports

  MLB ALDS – Game 3 Astros 2-1 Astros (90-72) 9 – Twins (87-75) 1 ALDS – Game 3 Texas 3-0 Winner Rangers (90-72) 7 – Orioles (101-61) 1 Friday ALDS – Game 5 – If Necessary, Houston 2-1 Twins (87-75) at Houston Astros at 7:03 pm FS1 Sunday ALCS – …
• 11 October

  Mt Pleasant’s Burge Wins At 2023 World Skeet Shoot

  Lauren Burge of Mt Pleasant had a great weekend at the 2023 World Skeet Shoot in San Antonio this past week. The World Championship this year was one for the books. She accomplished a goal that she had been chasing for a long time. She won the 28 Gauge Open …
• 10 October

  JCU Athletic Hall Of Fame Luncheon

  JARVIS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY TO HOST ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME LUNCHEON FEATURING WOMEN’S BASKETBALL COACH LATASHA ROACH-KEITH DURING JARVIS FEST Hawkins, Texas — Jarvis Christian University is hosting its annual Jarvis Fest Tuesday, October 24, through Saturday, October 28, at the main campus in Hawkins, Texas. Jarvis Fest includes several days …
• 10 October

  Tuesday’s Sports

    NTCC at second NIRA Southern Region Rodeo MLB Monday NLDS – Game 2, (1-1) Atlanta (104-58) 5 – Phillies (90-72) 4 NLDS – Game 2 Arizona (2-0) Diamondbacks (84-78) 4 – Dodgers (100-62) 2 Tuesday ALDS – Game 3 (1-1) Astros (90-72) at Minneapolis Twins (87-75) at 3:07 pm …
• 10 October

  NTCC – Sports

  NTCC Rodeo Competes at Southwest Texas Junior College Northeast Texas Community College Rodeo made the long trip to Uvalde, Texas, for the second NIRA Southern Region Rodeo of the season hosted by Southwest Texas Junior College. The Eagles had a pair of ladies do well in the Breakaway Roping. Chloe …
• 9 October

  Monday’s Sports

  Clayton Miller (left) and Rolston Morton (right) show off their catches for the day. MLB Sunday ALDS – Game 2 Texas 2-0 Rangers (90-72) 11 – Orioles (101-61) 8 ALDS – Game 2 Astros 1-1 Twins (87-75) 6 – Astros (90-72) 2 Mitch Garver hit a third-inning grand slam in …
• 6 October

  Friday’s Sports

  Dick Butkus NFL The Chicago Bears announced Thursday that Dick Butkus, arguably the fiercest Monster of the Midway, has died at age 80. Butkus became a Bears legend and Pro Football Hall of Famer in his nine-year career in 1965. The middle linebacker was a vicious tackler whose intimidating presence …
• 5 October

  Thursday’s Sports

  MLB Wednesday ALWC – Game 2 Rangers (90-72) (2-0) 7 – Rays (99-63) 0-2) 1 Two years after losing 102 games, the resilient Texas Rangers are savoring a journey that’s transformed them into a playoff team. Wednesday, the Rangers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-1 to finish a two-game AL …