Sports

The Terrell Tigers shook off the rust from the holiday break this week, returning to the court Jan. 4 to square off against the Nevada Community Braves. A strong third quarter push would prove to be the difference in the game as Terrell secured a 43-37 win.

The final domino of the University Interscholastic League’s biennial redistrict process is scheduled to fall Feb. 3 with the announcement of district alignments for the 2022-’23 and 2023-’24 school years.

At the close of each year, I always reflect upon all the great times I enjoyed in the outdoors and wonderful people I had the privilege of spending time with. Each year, one could almost ‘set his watch’ to the timing for a year in the outdoors. Beginning with late winter, white bass and striper fishing during the spawn, then spring turkey season and when the water warms around April, fishing for most species begins to heat up. Then in fall the hunting seasons once again kick in. Life in the outdoors for me has been a glorious merry-go-round of activities, each of which occur on a yearly basis at about the same time.

While sitting in a deer blind looking over a West Texas vista that seemed to stretch on forever, the tune, “Miles and Miles of Texas” came to mind. Songwriters Diane Johnston and Tommy Camfield surely must have spent time on this ranch in Mitchell County 60 years ago when they penned the words to their famous song.

The Terrell Tigers reached their busiest stretch of the season last week, making the short trek to Royse City to compete in the annual Craig Bowers Memorial Tournament Dec. 2-4.

The Terrell Tigers entered the 2021 season with one of the most challenging schedules in the area, facing a slew of talented opponents including three ranked in the state’s top-10. Those teams mostly lived up to their pre-season billing with Melissa reaching the Regional Semifinals and Argyle reaching the Regional Quarterfinals.

The Terrell Lady Tigers are slated to hit their busiest stretch of the season this week, hitting the court multiple times over the course of a two-day span at Dodd City’s annual Craig Reed Invitational Tournament.

The first domino of the 2022-’24 redistricting and realignment cycle fell recently with districts across the state submitting current enrollment figures. Terrell reportedly submitted an enrollment figure of 1,411 for its high school campus.

The Terrell Tigers returned to the court following the Thanksgiving holiday this week, making the short trek to Mesquite to tangle with North Mesquite Stallions in a non-district showdown. Terrell would come up short in the contest, falling behind in the second quarter and never recovering in a 51-39 setback to the 6A Stallions.

Those of us that hunt and fish and spend a great deal of time in the outdoors can be somewhat difficulty to shop for. Oh, a gift card from one of the big outdoors stores can always be put to good use but really cool gifts under the Christmas tree is what makes a fisherman or hunter smile! In this week’s column, I’ll list a few items that you might not know about but it’s a good bet the angler or hunter on your shopping list would be thrilled to have. Many of these items are not available at local stores and will have to be ordered but there is still plenty of time to do your shopping via the UPS truck!