ALTO – Three Alto High School seniors are among the 2022 Padilla Poll Coaches All-State Team honorees. Jackson Duplichain was named a 1st Team All-State Receiver, a 2nd...

TROUP – Local high school hoopsters will host a Jan. 18 “Hoop4Coop Free-Throw-A-Thon” to help defray medical expenses incurred by classmate Cooper Reid, who was injured...

Members of Alto’s varsity and JV basketball teams honor fallen teammate Devonte Mumphrey, who died last January while playing a basketball home...

A Jan. 9 Football and Cheer Banquet, held at the Legacy in Jacksonville, honored Alto High School students. All photos by John Hawkins/Cherokeean...

RUSK – Rusk High School basketball players kicked off the new year befriending the Sunbury Jets, whose boys’ and girls’ teams were visiting East...

Jacksonville Soccer Association will hold in-person registration for participants ages 3-13 on Saturday Jan. 14 and Saturday, Jan. 28, at Postmaster’s Coffee, 402 E. Rusk...

The New Summerfield Hornets boys basketball team was named winner of the 2022 Glen Evans Classic, held last week at Troup High School. The Hornets...

The Alto Yellowjackets fell in tournament play, losing to the Shelbyville Dragons 59-57 in a Dec. 9 match. Senior Rashawn Mumphrey (#23) netted 18 points for the Mean...

LUFKIN – A newly minted volleyball competition known as the “936 All-Star Game” held Dec. 10 in the Lufkin Panthers’ brand new facility featured...

CHEROKEE COUNTY – More than a dozen members from local football squads recently were named as 2022 Football Academic All-State Recipients, a recognition bestowed by the...

During Week 4 play, the Alto Yellowjacket varsity basketball team posted the following results: • A Nov. 29 loss to the Gary Bobcats, who won 53-42 • A Dec. 3 win...

ALTO – Several members of the Alto Yellowjacket football squad, along with head coach and AISD athletic director Brock Grigsby, recently were named...

Rusk High School senior Peighton Vargas, who serves as catcher for the Rusk Eagles baseball squad, signed a national letter of intent Nov. 15 to...

RUSK – Three members of Rusk High School’s varsity volleyball program have been selected to com-pete in the first-ever 936 Volleyball All-Star...

TYLER – The Rusk Eagles’ 2022 bid for the 4A state football championship came to a damp, chilly conclusion, as the Gilmer Buckeyes cinched the...