Sports

PERRIN – Looking for its third straight playoff berth, Perrin’s volleyballers started off on the right foot Aug. 11.

The Lady Pirates opened with a straightset win over visiting Bluff Dale 25-10, 25-21, 25-10. Lady Pirate Coach Rebekah Bland said it was good to see the kids back on the court once again.”It gave them a chance to practice with me again, which was really glad to see,” Bland said following the 58-minute match. “We need to practice right now after being gone from any thing for so long.”

BOYD – In its first road trip of the season Friday, Jacksboro’s varsity volleyball squad took a pair of losses to Poolville and the host Lady ‘Jackets in straight set setbacks.

Brief summaries of both matches follow:

Poolville 25-25-25, Jacksboro 21-16-10

The Tigerettes led 20-15 late in the opener but the Lady Monarchs pulled away and never let the Purple back into the match which took just 63 minutes to complete.

As Queen so eloquently put in one of their classic hits “Another One Bites the Dust”, the 2020 Fall Sports Tab has been put to rest.

It will be out on the streets in the next couple of weeks as part of the regular paper. The Tab will include stories, team photos and schedules from our three county schools. We’re hoping you enjoy it.

As always a lot of sweat, and tears went into it as I’m always wondering if I’m going to have enough to go into it. With the early deadlines this year, I had to scramble to get some of the team pics in.

With everything that has been going on concerning high school athletics so far in 2020, it seems only fitting the 2020 Jacksboro High School team motto is “Uncommon.”

Jacksboro Independent School District Athletic Director and Head Football Coach Brannon Rodgers unveiled the sign during the regular Jacksboro Lions Club meeting Aug. 12. The sign will be placed on every locker room and every door in it.

The belief being that the boys and coaches in the locker room are uncommon.

The opener of dove season has always been a special time for me. When I think back over the past many ‘openers’ I have enjoyed in dove fields from North Dakota to Mexico, my mind is flooded with fond memories of some barrel burning shoots and some hunts where I didn’t fire a shot but it’s the

August in Texas is going to be hot, there’s just not anyway around it.

This has been a very tolerable summer here with highs in some cases not breaking 90 degrees which is almost unheard of. The players out on area football fields I’ve spoken with have said it’s been quite tolerable so far during the first week of workouts.

I enjoyed a summer hog hunt with some great friends recently and, as is often the case, I volunteered to be the camp cook. I learned a long time ago that it’s most challenging to actually hunt, or fish for that matter, and come in after being in the field or on the water all day and prepare a tasty meal. Granted, it’s easy enough to open a can of Spam or make cold cuts and cheese sandwiches but the kind of camp meals that are remembered take a bit of preparation.

A few years ago, I was attending an outdoor show in Waco when I noticed a little shooting range for air guns set up in a room off to the side of the main floor. I could hear the report of air rifles being shot and my interest was perked.

Athletes throughout Jack County began two-a-day workouts for the upcoming Fall sports seasons. Volleyball opens next week at home vs. Bryson. Football opens its regular season Aug. 28 at home vs. Breckenridge. Photo/Brian Smith