Sports

The Terrell Tigers began the 2023 season on a winning note as they topped the Hallsville Bobcats on the road Aug. 25.

The Terrell Tigers cross country teams got their 2023 season underway at the Running with the Lions meet in Kaufman Aug. 26 at the Kaufman Sports Complex.

For Terrell High School seniors Chase Bingmon and Marquel Hambric and junior Keiundre Johnson, the dream of playing football at the collegiate level is now within reach. With 21 offers and counting between the three of them, the athletes are helping to create a new Terrell Tiger legacy.

The Terrell Tigers are building off a solid playoff run in 2022 to help build momentum and hope for the 2023 season. Under fifth-year Athletic Director and Head Coach Marvin Sedberry, Jr., the Tigers look to take the next step in furthering their playoff success and being a district contender again this season.

The Terrell Lady Tigers are hopeful at the beginning of the 2023 season as they attempt to end their lengthy playoff drought. The last time Terrell tasted the postseason in volleyball was the 2009 season, when many of their underclassmen weren’t even born yet.

You probably don’t need this outdoor scribe to tell you its summertime in Texas and its HOT! What do we outdoor types do when mid day temperatures are hot enough to blacken a striper fillet on the sidewalk or cook a berry cobbler in a Dutch oven without any coals! I take a cue from wildlife and move early and late and do my best to seek shade during the middle of the day! Thankfully I’m an early riser. I’m usually up well before sunup and if I have anything outdoor related on the agenda I make sure I am on the water at first light or in the woods during the ‘cool’ part of the morning. By 10 a.m. I can be found in my truck heading home with the ac on high or in a cool café with my buddies discussing the big bass we lost that morning or possibly how we’re going to cook that fresh pork that is chilling in the cooler in the truck. I save my ‘work’ for mid day when I can often be found inside hammering out a magazine article or possibly recording segments for the current radio show.

When someone has a true passion for any endeavor, it’s next to impossible to restrain the desire to become actively involved in whatever it is that fuels the passion. Take my friend David Hanson for instance. For over a quarter century David made his living putting clients on the great catfishing at Lake Tawakoni then, a couple years ago, he began a business venture that took him off the water and consumed all his time.