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The regular season has finally come for Jacksboro and the team was looking to get things off to a strong start. Unfortunately for the Tigers, they could not get the job done against the Eagle Mountain Knights 34-21.

After the game, the message was simple from head coach Casey Hubble.

“We played a really good football team. They did some things really good, but we’ve got to get a lot better,” Hubble said. “Defensively we’re gonna have to get better and play good football.”

It was a big day for the Perrin-Whitt Pirates as they pulled out a massive victory over the Gold-Burg Bears 48-14. This was a game where head coach Kevin Lloyd said the team had great energy throughout the contest as well as strong performances.

“I think we gave a good effort, but we need to take it to another level,” Lloyd said. “We have to keep getting better each week.”

The Perrin-Whitt Lady Pirates had a big last week defeating the Santo Ladycats in a three set sweep. This increases the team's record to 13-7 at the time of this article’s writing.

Set one was probably the closest set the team had in terms of competition against the Ladycats. It was a close bout overall, but the team ended up pulling away and winning the first set by a score of 25-18.

Lady Pirates head coach Rebekah Bland said that while the team won the contest in the end, one of their biggest points of focus going forward will be starting strong.

The Jacksboro Tigers varsity football team took their last step of offseason development this past week with their final scrimmage match against Tolar. Now that match is in the past and the team can finally start looking ahead to regular season play.

However, that doesn’t mean that this matchup should just be brushed under the rug, after all these matchups are important for a team to evaluate what they do well and what they need to improve.

This is a critical part of analysis for all high school Texas teams especially before the start of district play.

It was a big weekend for the Tigerettes varsity volleyball team as they traveled to Graham for the Lu Allen Memorial Volleyball tournament. The Tigerettes were one of 32 teams that participated this past weekend and overall had a strong showing.

The team kicked off play Friday, Aug. 22, for pool play where Jacksboro was assigned to Pool E. The team ultimately finished the day 1-3, with their lone win coming against the Munday Lady Moguls.

The new academic year is back in session for most schools across Texas and with that comes several welcome ceremonies. Both Jacksboro and Bryson held their annual “Meet the Tigers and Tigerettes” and “Meet the Cowboys and Cowgirls” events this past week.

The first of these two events took place Monday, Aug. 18 at Bryson High School’s gym. For the school, they try to keep this event as fun and as light as possible. Athletes across all fall sports for the school were present at this event as they were introduced as teams to the Bryson community.

The Bryson Cowgirls volleyball team picked up a road win against the Bellevue Lady Eagles. This is the latest success in what has been a strong start to the season for the Cowgirls. 

The match ultimately went to four sets. The young team started off strong with a dominant set one victory totaling a final score of 25-13. In set two, the team fought hard as well but the Lady Eagles ultimately squeaked out a 26-24 victory to even the match 1-1. 

With fall sports kicking off for the high school programs in Jacksboro, one must not forget about the opportunities that are being provided for the youth in the community. One of these is the multiple programs that Jacksboro ISD and Jacksboro Youth Sports Association are holding for youth volleyball in the community.

Bryson Cowboys football season is in full swing as regular season play is weeks away. The team decided to do a pump up eventually with their midnight madness practice.

This was a singular practice that worked right into the Cowboys two-a-day schedule running from late evening Friday, Aug. 8 into Saturday morning, Aug. 9.

The name of the practice speaks exactly for itself, the Cowboys kicked off practice at 12 a.m. which ran for an hour and a half with parents and fans in the stands.

The Jacksboro Tigerettes varsity volleyball team got their season off on the right track picking up a win against the Chico Lady Dragons.

The Tigerettes entered their first game of regular season action at home Tuesday, Aug. 12, and head coach Bekah Sams said the team's energy was high given that they got to show out for the first time in front of the hometown crowd.

“(The team’s) energy was good,” Sams said. “They were excited to play, especially at home.”