I’ve fried croaker and speckled trout from a fire fueled by driftwood on the beach and I’ve fried freshly caught catfish and white bass on the banks of remote east Texas creeks. I’m not sure I’ve eaten fish better than those walleye or northern pike fillets cooked over an open fire on a beautiful little island on a remote lake in northern Saskatchewan. The iconic ‘shore lunch’ is a way of life when fishing up in Canada.
AUSTIN — Jim Schlossnagle, one of the nation's premier baseball coaches who took programs at Texas A&M and TCU to historic heights over the last 21 years, has been named head coach at The University of Texas, UT Vice President and Lois and Richard Folger Athletics Director Chris Del Conte announced on Tuesday.
Summer is definitely here, and what a great time to try a new, exciting sport that is sweeping across the country. This game boasts many healthy attributes, but a huge plus is that it is age-appropriate for youngsters, all the way to senior citizens who like to stay active and fit. So, welcome to the world of Pickleball Paradise TX, a first-class facility that is conveniently located in Midlothian, and close by to the cities of Waxahachie, Mansfield, Ovilla, Glenn Heights, and Red Oak.
ENNIS — Expanding horizons while adding a new dynamic of on-track excitement, BIG O Speedway and POWRi Racing are pleased to announce the sanctioning of the POWRi BIG O Non-Wing Sprints for an evening of traditional sprinting action this Saturday, June 29 featuring an enticing $1000-to-Win and $250-to-start event.
OMAHA — The No. 3 Texas A&M baseball team came up a run short in a late rally, falling 6-5 to the No. 1 Tennessee Volunteers in Monday's College World Series Finals winner-take-all game at Charles Schwab Field.
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Blazing speed is part of a wide receiver’s repertoire, but only one part. Red Oak rising senior Charles Taplin, though, has plenty of it to share.
Waxahachie native and former basketball player Jeff Stern has been inducted into the Eurobasket Hall of Fame following a career playing overseas.
ENNIS — BIG O Speedway returned to racing Saturday night after several weeks of weather-related cancellations, with nearly 100 cars and the season debut of the Texas Winged Modifieds and 305 Sprint Cars.
I was well into my twenties when I first began fishing for white bass (sand bass) as they are called in north Texas. Sand bass flourish in lakes with feeder streams and each spring make spawning runs in the creeks or rivers. This provides one of the first fishing events of the year for many anglers. But white bass can be caught in abundance year around with a bit of knowledge of patterns.