Sports

We have an abundance of free, wild pork roaming the hills and creek bottoms across most of the Lone Star State. Yes, larger boars, if they are in good condition and not actively breeding, make excellent table fare but the meat does need to be tenderized before cooking. Younger animals obviously are tenderer and require less time to prepare. I’m often quizzed about cooking wild pork.

The Terrell Tiger cross country program made its way to Crandall Sept. 10, competing against a deep field of competitors at the annual Pirate Invitational.

sports@terrelltribune.com Terrell and Kaufman renewed their longstanding rival at Memorial Stadium on Friday night, dueling down to the wire in what would ultimately become a 24-21 victory for the visiting Lions.

DAVID KAPITAN sports@vanzandtnews.com The Terrell Tigers lit up the Memorial Stadium scoreboard on Friday night, setting the pace early in a 42-22 runaway win over the visiting Sunnyvale Raiders. The ground game would prove to be the difference as Terrell outpaced Sunnyvale 418-179 en route to victory.

The Terrell cross country program shook off the rust from a long offseason Sept. 2 at the Yellowjacket Invitational in Mineola.

The Terrell Lady Tigers had their hands full last week, playing host to the North Mesquite Stallions Sept. 2 in a tune-up match before the start of district play Sept.

DAVID KAPITAN editor@terrelltribune.com The Terrell Tigers and Hallsville Bobcats kept scoreboard keepers and statisticians busy on the first Friday night of the 2022 season, combining for 85 points in an offensive slugfest. Hallsville would ultimately prevail in the contest, doing just enough down the stretch to secure a 44-41 win over the charging Tigers.

DAVID KAPITAN The Iris Stage at Books and Crannies in downtown Terrell is set to come alive Sept. 9-18 as The Vagabond Players stage “Farce of Habit”, a comedic play written by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten.

Terrell players and coaches knew that they would have their hands full entering last season, taking on a schedule that included three of the top 4A programs in the state during district as well as two 5A schools during non-district play.

The Terrell Lady Tigers find themselves poised for a breakthrough in 2022, returning multiple key contributors from a team that has been put through the ringer each of the past two seasons. Youth had been the name of the game for Terrell during 2020 as an untested group featuring just two seniors, seven juniors, two sophomores and two freshman hit the court against a talented slate of district foes that included perennial volleyball powers Farmersville and Caddo Mills.