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    Courtesty Photo Cord Stover, left, and Don Goff took home the title of second place Championship flight during the father son/daughter gold tournament held at Birmingham Forest Golf Course on Saturday, Aug. 4. Birmingham Forest Golf Course is a family owned, nine hole course located in Rusk. Father and son/daughter golf tournament held at Birmingham Forest...
    August 8, 2018
    A father and son/daughter golf tournament was held at the Birmingham Forest Golf Course in Rusk on Saturday, Aug. 4. According to the website,...


    Serve, Spike, Block: Rusk, J’ville, Bullard, Troup volleyball teams...
    August 1, 2018
    In just a few short weeks area high school hallways will be bustling with activity as students return to school and summer vacation officially ends. Before officially...
    Photo shared by Texas Teenage Baseball-Softball Association via Facebook The Rusk Yankees bring home the state championship title for the Boys 14U Division following an undefeated week of tournament play. Team members included Zane Lofton, Trey Devereaux, Chris Perez, Bryce Grimes, Garrett Brooks, JD Thompson, Tristan Clay, Brayden Boudreaux, Wade Williams, Caleb Ferrara and Alex Jones. Team coaches are Octavio Perez, Xavier Devereaux, and Taylor Hamilton. Head coach for the Yankees was Kerri Taylor. Bottom of the ninth: Rusk Yankees win Boys 14U state championship;...
    July 25, 2018
    Tommy Lasorda once said, “The saddest day of the year is the day baseball season ends.” As July begins to fade into August, and summer vacation...


    State little league softball/baseball tournaments played in Rusk,...
    July 18, 2018
    Little league softball and baseball games are coming to a close as state championship playoffs are underway or have completed. Rusk Rusk hosted 16 teams during the Girls...
    Davis finishes in second place for pole bending, fourth All Around...
    July 18, 2018
    Reagan Davis of Alto ended the week long International Finals Youth Rodeo (IFYR) on July 13 placing in the top five for pole bending and All Around...


    Photo by Cristin Parker Team members of the Corsicana Lady Texas Rangers and the Lovelady Lion Drive conclude their match up during the 15U softball tournament going on this week at the Rusk Lion’s Baseball/Softball complex. The Lion Drive beat the Lady Rangers Monday morning, 16-0. State softball 15U tournament kicks off in Rusk
    July 12, 2018
    Girls 15U Division softball state tournament play kicked off in Rusk on Monday morning with a total of 16 teams competing to reach the final game...


    Photo Courtesy of IFYR Reagan Davis of Alto is in Shawnee, Ok competing in three events. During her first barrel run she earned a seventh place spot with a time of 17.266. She earned a first place spot in her first pole bending run with a time of 19.876 and fifth place for a breakaway roping time of 2.7. Horn, Davis compete in IFYR
    July 12, 2018
    Reagan Davis of Alto and Haley Horn of Wells are in Shawnee, Oklahoma competing in the International Final Youth Rodeo (IFYR) for a chance to win...


    Rusk, Bullard, J’ville slated to host little league tournaments
    July 3, 2018
    Both Rusk and Jacksonville are slated to host little league state playoff tournaments during the month of July. The Girls 15U division of the Texas Teenage...
    Photo by Tara Tatarski Sisters Trinity Crosby, left, and Rebecca Hood play on little league softball teams in Rusk that earned state playoff spots. Playoff games will begin in Rusk the week of July 9. Keeping it in the family: Sisters head to state little league...
    July 3, 2018
    Sisters Trinity Crosby and Rebecca Hood play on RBSA little league softball teams that are headed to state playoffs beginning the week of July 9....


    Courtesy Photo The Wells FFA Booster Club recently held their annual bow shoot on Mt. Hope Cemetery Road in Wells to help raise funds for the Wells FFA chapter. Pictured left to right are event participants and winners William Hunt, Christopher Dean, Craig Yates, Robert Matthews, Sasha Matthews, Joseph Tarrant and Bronson Tarrant. The next event is scheduled for September 2018. On target; Wells FFA Boosters hold 3rd annual bow shoot
    June 27, 2018
    The Wells FFA Booster Club recently held its third annual bow shoot on Mt. Hope Cemetery Road in Wells. The shoot, held June 9, helped raise funds...


    Picture provided by Melissa Robinson Pictured are team members and coaches; Audrie,Victoria, Braden, Lorenzo, Destiny, Shakailah, Loren, Westin, Cody S., Cody D., Hayden, Timothy, Kathleen, Hadlee, Monroe and coaches Melissa Robinson and Hope Oliver. Unstoppables play last game June 23
    June 20, 2018
    The Unstoppables will play their final game of the 2018 season on June 23 at the Rusk baseball fields at 9 a.m. The team is a special needs team...


    Photo by Tara Tatarski Rusk Velocity, a Girls 15U division team, placed second overall in league tournaments and will be headed to state playoff games. Team members pictured left to right are Isabel Torres, Trinity Asberry, Alli Kozlovsky, Rayla Upshaw, Trinity Crosby, Presley Griffith, Marissa Perry, Kenyada Kincade, Kaylie Stephenson and Reanna Guinn. Team coaches (not pictured) are Tara Tatarski, Chanda Perry, Armando Torres and Brian Kozlovsky. Rusk Little League teams go to state
    June 20, 2018
    Rusk Baseball/Softball Association (RBSA) has three talented softball teams headed to state playoffs this season, the Rusk Sassy Sluggers, Girls 6U...


    Photo provided by mark king Briley King of Rusk, races against the clock to secure the fastest tie in a recent event. King will travel to South Dakota at the end of the month to participate in the 14th annual National Junior High Finals rodeo. King secured her place on the team by finishing second in the goat tying event in state finals. Eat, Rope, Sleep, Repeat: Rusk student qualifies to compete at...
    June 13, 2018
    Briley King, a seventh grade student at Rusk Jr. High, is South Dakota bound at the end of the month to compete in the 14th annual National Junior...


    Texas Parks and Wildlife Department wants to remind residents to be cautious when enjoying area lakes and rivers this summer. This week is National Safe Boating Week and the TPWD offers classes on boating safety and licensing. Visit the department’s website, www.tpwd.texas.org. Courtesy photo Nat’l Safe Boating Week reminds Texans to stay safe on the water
    May 23, 2018
    As part of National Safe Boating Week May 19-25, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) boater education and law enforcement staff are...


    Miller, SAU to DII World Series; Troup, Bullard golf teams bring...
    May 23, 2018
    And now, Quick Hits: Miller, SAU advance to DII World Series One of the mottos of the Southern Arkansas Lady Mulerider softball team this season has been “No Sleep...
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