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SAMONE CLARK

SAMONE CLARK

Lady Hornets land two to TSWA All-State Team

The Lady Hornets softball team continues to garner accolades by having two of its star players recently named to the Texas Sports WritersAssocation’s Class 4 A All-State Softball Team -- Samone Clark and Mesha Johnson.Clark was named to the team as a second team selection for her play at first...
THE 2026 STATE WINNING QUAD DRILL team, consisting of Morgan Pinney, Kaylee Cooper (Burleson County), Addyson Swigert and Madison McCleney-Hardin. Photo courtesy of Samantha Cooper

THE 2026 STATE WINNING QUAD DRILL team, consisting of Morgan Pinney, Kaylee Cooper (Burleson County), Addyson Swigert and Madison McCleney-Hardin. Photo courtesy of Samantha Cooper

Local students represent at State 4-H Horse Show

The annual Texas State 4-H Horse Show kicked off at the Brazos County Expo Center on Saturday, July 18, and Burleson County is represented by three local exhibitors.Kallee Hannel and Kaylee Cooper both competed as part of the Brazos County Faith Riders Drill Team, with Hannel and her horse Mr. Doc...
BURLESON COUNTY 4-H Exchange Club members

BURLESON COUNTY 4-H Exchange Club members

BURLESON COUNTY 4-H Exchange Club members

BURLESON COUNTY 4-H Exchange Club members had fun at a recent trip to Fort Worth in the Stockyards area. Each are members of different county 4-H clubs, including Snook, Caldwell, Stitch and Design and Shooting Sports.
SNOOK’S DAKOTA KIENOW is pictured competing in the Class 2A girls triple jump during the UIL State Track & Field Meet. Kienow and six other Snook athletes have qualified for the TAAF State Championships. Tribune photo by Denise Squier

SNOOK’S DAKOTA KIENOW is pictured competing in the Class 2A girls triple jump during the UIL State Track & Field Meet. Kienow and six other Snook athletes have qualified for the TAAF State Championships. Tribune photo by Denise Squier

Snook Youth Track to send 7 to TAAF state championships

Snook’s Dakota Kienow and Cha’nell Curry placed first in events at the Texas Amateur Athletic Federation (TAAF) Region 5 Regional Track & Field Meet on July 10-11 at Midway Panther Stadium in Waco -- Kienow in the triple jump and C. Curry in the shot put.Kienow and Cha’nell Curry along with five...
Spike-tacular moves!

Spike-tacular moves!

Spike-tacular moves!

Somerville athletics had two teams compete in volleyball summer league play to get ready for August when the UIL season begins.  
CISD ATHLETES

CISD ATHLETES

CISD ATHLETES

CISD ATHLETES continue to work out during the summer months to prepare for fall sports at Strength and Conditioning Camp.
SOMERVILLE QUARTERBACK Andy Espinoza throws the ball against Burton in 2026. Tribune photo by Denise Squier

SOMERVILLE QUARTERBACK Andy Espinoza throws the ball against Burton in 2026. Tribune photo by Denise Squier

Texas Football picks Yeguas 4th in District 13-2A DII

Dave Campbells’ Texas Football(DCTF )magazine were able to view what the publication’s prophets had to say about the upcoming 2026 football season.And, they predict Somerville to once again to make the playoffs.However, the Hornets and the Bluejays were not picked to do as well in the 2026...
Hornet Field hosts Brazos Valley Bombers

Hornet Field hosts Brazos Valley Bombers

Hornet Field hosts Brazos Valley Bombers

AROUND 1,000 AREA RESIDENTS attended a pop-up Brazos Valley Bombers baseball game at Hornet Field on the campus of Caldwell High School last Wednesday night. And, spectators of all ages enjoyed the game and visiting with team mascot Kaboom.
GIULIANA SCARMARDO OF CALDWELL won the 2026 world championship in girls breakaway at the National Junior High Finals Rodeo. Photo courtesy of Ashley Scarmardo

GIULIANA SCARMARDO OF CALDWELL won the 2026 world championship in girls breakaway at the National Junior High Finals Rodeo. Photo courtesy of Ashley Scarmardo

Scarmardo wins girls breakaway title at National Junior High Finals Rodeo

Guiliana Scarmardo, an 11-year-old from Caldwell, brought home the world champion title in the girls breakaway at the National Junior High Finals Rodeo (NJHFR), her aggregate time of 7.88 seconds across three rounds securing the top position in a field of 119 competitors.“I told my parents last...
LEE ANN GALLAGHER OF Caldwell, left, with her horse Peppys Golden Playboy, and Elicia Rogers of Atkins, right, with Heza Hugable Jet, owned by Sabine Lazo, both earned top placings in the OHSA Virtual World Show. Tribune photo by Sabine Lazo

LEE ANN GALLAGHER OF Caldwell, left, with her horse Peppys Golden Playboy, and Elicia Rogers of Atkins, right, with Heza Hugable Jet, owned by Sabine Lazo, both earned top placings in the OHSA Virtual World Show. Tribune photo by Sabine Lazo

Locals win Open Horse Show Association world titles

Local equestrians brought several wins home to the county in the 2026 Open Horse Show Association’s (OHSA) Virtual World Show.Held annually since 2020, this year’s event drew over 600 entries from across the country -- the largest in the show’s history.Caldwell residents Lee Ann Gallagher, Kelly...