Franklin Senior High's boys basketball team will play for a state title Friday after beating White Castle 42-38 in Tuesday's Non-Selection Division IV semifinal.
Central Catholic High basketball players Laurielle Bias and Jade Oliney have earned places on the All-District 7-A first team.
Toledo Bend Lake Association Photo
Bill Cook shows the 15.67-pound largemouth bass that set the new Toledo Bend Lake record.
Fishing in 18 to 20 feet of water, Bill Cook crawled his lure along the bottom when he saw a fish come up and eat it.
A ribbon-cutting marked completion of the town of Berwick's PickleBall Court beneath the U.S. 90 Bridge in Berwick.
Patterson High offensive lineman Destin Smith, shown in the top photo with his mother, Tina Johnson, signed a letter of intent Thursday to attend and play football for East Texas Baptist University in Marshall. Smith, 6-3 and 315 pounds, was a three-year starter for the Lumberjacks, who went 8-5 and reached the state quarterfinals in 2022. In the bottom photo, Smith's family gathers around for the letter signing. Shown from left are grandmother Sandra Turner, mother Tina Johnson, Destin Smith, father Marques Smith and stepmother Shameka Smith.
The Review/Bill Decker
PATTERSON — Like nearly all offensive linemen, Destin Smith labored in relative obscurity as he helped Patterson High reach the state football quarterfinals in November.
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