It’s not often you see a bounce house at a softball camp.
In Texas, however, give Jacksboro Coaches John Bennett and Heath Tullous points for creativity and fun as the pair did just that along with some other things to keep cool and teach the sport at the same time. Roughly about 50 kids in grades 2-8 came out to learn a few things about softball.
After a successful past two years for the Jacksboro baseball program, another Tiger will be taking ther talents to the collegiate level.
Ty Kennedy, a pitcher for the Purple, signed a national letter of intent to play baseball for Cedar Valley College in Lancaster during a Tuesday ceremony.
BRYSON – In just three years of coaching six-man football, Jason Briles has turned around a Bryson football team on the downswing.
While it’s really nothing more than fun to look at, Dave Campbell’s Texas Football is something that many Texans look forward to perusing this time of year.
Much like last year, two of the three Jack County schools are predicted to go to the postseason. A brief summary of both Jack County districts, as Perrin moved down to Class A to join forces with Bryson, follows.
An annual tradition will be closing out the summer.
Jacksboro Football Camp will take place July 30-Aug. 2 from 9 a.m. to noon at Tiger Stadium. Camp is for all incoming third through ninth graders.
Tiger Baseball Club’s 10U Elite Squad, with players from Jacksboro, Bowie, Paradise, and Graham, had a tremendous finish to its year in Grapevine last week, winning the AAA Travel Sports World Series amongst 34 teams from around Dallas Fort Worth and the region.
WICHITA FALLS – In a season finale that had four players out of pocket, Jacksboro’s boys' basketball squad gave it a solid effort but the Tigers were outmanned by Archer City and Vernon in suffering a pair of City View Summer League losses.
Brief summaries of both games follow:
While still nearly two months away, Fall sports schedules are hitting the streets.
Volleyball practice begins Monday, July 30 with new coach Tennessee Arey replacing Rosana Barbosa at the helm of the Tigerettes. The squads will scrimmage Poolville Aug. 4 at home.
GRAHAM – After a slow start in Tuesday’s summer league volleyball opener vs. Mineral Wells, Jacksboro turned things around, using a number of long skeins of serving points to come from behind and post a 44-26 win over the Lady Rams.
In the 10-team summer league, which ends June 26, teams play one game with a time limit of 25 minutes instead of the normal 25 point game.
PARADISE – With so many things going on during the summer, including vacation, work, and other activities, it’s a wonder anything manages to get fully accomplished.
Somehow things do get done, however, albeit with some modifications. Jacksboro’s varsity girls had just four girls take the court in its basketball summer league opener Monday here vs. Bridgeport. The Sissies on the other hand, had a full group ready.
The Tigerettes held tough in the first 20-minutes, being down just 10 at the half before running out of gas in the final 20 minutes of a 49-28 contest.
