Sports

The Terrell Lady Tigers hit the road March 22, traveling to Corsicana to battle a program in a District 14-5A showdown. the difference in the contest as Corsicana plated two in the fourth and seven in the fifth to earn a 10-0 win over Terrell.

editor@terrelltribune.com The Terrell Tigers officially hit the most important stretch of their 2023 season last week, beginning District 14-5A play with a home-and-home series against the Forney Jackrabbits March 14 and March 17.

The Terrell track and field program stayed busy ahead of the district’s spring break week, traveling to Pirate Stadium in Crandall March 10 to compete in the annual Crandall Invitational. Terrell finished fourth overall in the varsity boys division with 101 points, behind Forney with 157, Corsicana with 135 and Crandall with 101.

editor@terrelltribune.com The Terrell Tiger powerlifting program capped another successful season last week, traveling to Tyler Legacy lifters from 35 other schools at the Region 3 Division I Meet. Terrell more than held its own, finishing 18th overall in the crowded field with three total points.

The Terrell Lady Tiger and Tiger soccer programs took to the field one final time this season March 10, wrapping up a grueling campaign that included its share of talented opponents. Terrell would go on to split the two varsity contests as the Lady Tigers scored a 2-1 win over Ennis while the boys came up short against the Lions by a 3-1 score.

I’m coming to you from my little writing station at home today, very early in the morning. I’m pushing deadline for my weekly column this week in hopes of getting a ‘fresh’ wild turkey photo for you. While out in the woods near my home yesterday morning, I heard a distant rifle shot which triggered the gobble of a wild turkey only a few yards back in the brush. I was packing in some corn to a feeder I have set up for hogs but when I heard the gobble I forgot all about wild porkers and quietly slipped out of the woods in hopes of calling the bird in for photos today! The Rio Grande subspecies of turkey were stocked not far from my home a few years ago and the birds appear to be doing well. Hopefully there will be a hunting season in a few years but until then, I will continue hunting them with my cameras. I’ve discovered this is almost as much fun as hunting with a gun or bow but I dearly love chicken fried wild turkey breast and fajitas made from the drumsticks and thigh meat. In a few weeks, I will be heading down to the Hill Country to hunt turkey on the famous Y O Ranch near Kerrville. In my opinion, there is no place on earth that is more beautiful during the spring than the rolling hills and bluebonnets this time of year than down in the Texas Hill Country.

The rains have returned, and we have had above average rainfall during the fall and winter, so why are all my trees dying? In September 2011, most of Texas was in a drought - the most severe drought in Texas history. Across the state, trees - particularly mature oaks, elms, pines and junipers - were dying simply from the lack of water.

The Terrell Tiger track and field team got its second taste of competitive action last week, making their way to Greenville’s T.A. Cotton Ford Stadium to participate in the annual Cotton Ford Relays.

The Greater Cedar Creek Lake community will host the 38th Annual KCKL Big Bass Tournament March 18-19. Cedar Creek is located approximately 60 miles southeast of Dallas.

The Terrell Tiger soccer program hit the homestretch of its season over the past week, tangling with Corsicana and Forney in District 14-5A matches. Terrell would go 0-1-1 for the week, running their overall record to 7-7-4 on the season.