A Groveton player gets into traffic during the Indians’ 86-22 loss to the Trojans.TCNS staff COLDSPRING —Groveton was dominated 86-22 Coldspring-Oakhurst on Nov. 23. Groveton Coach Kale Dudding gave props to the Trojans for being one of the better 3A teams in the state. “If they aren’t ranked yet, they will be soon,” Dudding said. He said it was great practice for the Indians to work on breaking the press, and that facing tough competition in the preseason should get them ready for district in…

JANA RAYBURN | TCB The Chester varsity basketball team is 2-0 after the first week of the season. Pictured, front row, left to right: Elysia Gray (manager), Jack Rayburn, Kaighnen Green, Travis Zulpo, Rick Carlton, Coach Justin Hilliard, P.J. Purvis, Cutter Lowe, Luke Read, Keighen Green, Carson Thomson, and Assistant Sydney Hickman. Front row, left to right: Jaxon Hilliard, Kessler Romo, Bradley Davison and Jeff Knox. By Jana Rayburn The Yellowjacket basketball team got the season off to a…

byabucketBy Brian [email protected] The Corrigan-Camden Bulldogs picked up their second win of the season Tuesday, defeating Onalaska 56-54 on the northern end of Polk County. The Wildcats had to come back from down double digits to make it a game at the end and had their chances, but Corrigan was strong enough to get the victory in just their third game. Going 5-for-10 at the free throw line would hurt the ‘Cats later in the contest, as did not taking care of the basketball on several…

The Grapeland Sandies won their first three outings of the 2021 hoops season by comfortable margins against higher classification teams. Coach Blake Doughty's crew opened the season by beating class 3A Elkhart 84-46, class 4A Cumberland Academy of Tyler 77-55 and class 3A Corsicana Mildred 75-55. Grapeland, the defending class 2A state runner-up, is ranked No. 18 in this week's TABC state poll. See Page 2B for the latest rankings. After the Madisonville Classic this weekend, the Sandies will…

Trojan Cayden Barton pulls down a board during the 86-22 home win over Groveton on Nov. 23. Photo by Tony FarkasSpecial to the News-Times COLDSPRING — Coldspring-Oakhurst dominated Groveton 86-22 on Nov. 23. The Trojans have posted 80-plus points in each of its pre-district games — Buffalo and Groveton — starting the season in good fashion. Coach Greg Devers said that even with the scoring gaps, his team still is working all the kinks out. “We have two hurt players that are on the sidelines and…