Inheriting a young and inexperienced squad in a reestablished volleyball program entering its third season, new Meridian Lady Jacket head coach Lyndsie Schur understood the challenges that would be faced ahead when she accepted the position. After opening the 2022 Texas high school volleyball season with a 25-7, 25-11, 25-11 straight set loss on the road to Bruceville-Eddy last Tuesday, the Lady Jackets hit the road once again to play in the Riesel Tournament last Thursday and Saturday.

After traveling to face the Bosque County archrival Valley Mills Eagles for their first scrimmage of the 2022 Texas high school football season last Friday night, the Meridian Yellow Jackets will put their team to the test in its second scrimmage and final tune-up by once again hitting to road to take on the Chico Dragons at 5 p.m. Thursday.

Brett Voss The Sports Buzz With the 2022-24 University Interscholastic League realignment last February, the all-Bosque County six-man football district became a thing of the past. And while the five six-man football schools will be facing new opponents when the Texas high school football season begins Aug.

As much as it might seem like things are changing for the Clifton Lady Cub volleyball program, it’s really staying the same as they bump it up into the 2022 Texas high school season. After all, two seniors and six juniors return to the court to be led by former assistant Whitney Holdbrook as the new Lady Cub head coach.

Brett Voss The Sports Buzz Sporting a new look and a new head coach, the Class 3A, Division II took on an old rival in the Class 3A, DI West Trojans for their first scrimmage of the 2022 Texas high school football season last Friday night at Cub Stadium. After winning District 7-3A, DI with an undefeated record in 2021, the West Trojans advanced to the regional finals with a perfect 13-0 record before being eliminated.

Brett Voss The Sports Buzz When the Clifton Cubs take the field for the first time this week, they will be doing so with a new head coach for the first time since 2014. But there will be nothing new about wearing the Clifton Cub kelly green for first-year head coach Brent Finney.

The annual unofficial start of football season has arrived with the recent release of Dave Campbell’s Texas Football as mail subscribers have started to receive their copies. This year’s edition of the magazine features two covers: one featuring Texas Tech head coach Joey McGuire, formerly head coach at Cedar Hill High School, and Texas-San Antonio head coach Jeff Traylor, formerly head coach at Gilmer High School and one featuring defending 5A Division II state champions South Oak Cliff, the first Dallas ISD school to win a state championship in football in 60 years.

The annual unofficial start of football season has arrived with the recent release of Dave Campbell’s Texas Football as mail subscribers have started to receive their copies. This year’s edition of the magazine features two covers: one featuring Texas Tech head coach Joey McGuire, formerly head coach at Cedar Hill High School, and Texas-San Antonio head coach Jeff Traylor, formerly head coach at Gilmer High School and one featuring defending 5A Division II state champions South Oak Cliff, the first Dallas ISD school to win a state championship in football in 60 years.

Clifton High School 3A • 8th place in the 4x400 relay race-Jesus Lopez, Ray Ochoa, A.J. Lingo and Weston Urbanovsky • 9th place in the 4x200 relay race-Elise Webb, Carley Caniford, Camryn Caniford and Ava Anderson Cranfills Gap High School 1A • 5th place in the Triple Jump-Elias Marquez-Peter • 8th place in the 110-meter Hurdles-Blake Allen • 9th place in the High Jump-Haydn Kirby • 8th place in Shot Put-Trenton Roberson Iredell High School 1A • 9th place in Pole Vault-Paisley Chandler Morgan High School 1A • 7th place in Discus-Kason Sims.