Standout football players from around East Texas geared up Saturday for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) Heart of a Champion All Star Bowl at Rose Stadium in Tyler. Local athletes Zane … more

The blessings of living in rural communities in East Texas are due in part to the unique characteristics of each community. People and places make the community. So it is with Alba-Golden and the surrounding area when it comes to summer sporting activities. This is amply illustrated by four entities: the LET’S ROLL Skating Rink, the Alba-Golden Youth Foundation, Johnsonville Motocross Farm, and the Alba City Park.

As Dale Sutton, president of the Alba-Golden Youth Foundation, explained, “Unlike some of our neighboring communities, our youth foundation administers spring baseball and softball as well as Pee Wee football and Little Dribblers’ basketball programs.” The slate keeps a bevy of volunteers and the foundations’ seven-man board busy all year round. more

The Alba-Golden ISD Board of Trustees on May 13 unanimously accepted a $71,965 bid by Fisher Tracks of Mansfield, Texas, for resurfacing the track. The firm had rebuilt the current track from the … more

Clockwise from top left: Quitman Bulldog Wyatt McClanahan heads to third. Quitman’s Mason Reynolds steals home for a critical run during the Bulldogs’ 10-6 win over the Alba-Golden Panthers. Panther Dalton Hendrix drew the start against Quitman. Caught in a pickle between third and home, Bulldog Ty Holland is put out by Panther Jacob Dailey. Both teams competed feverishly to secure the win in the final 2019 district game for each team, with the Bulldogs prevailing in a game featuring plenty of action. more

A host of local high school athletes snared gold medals at the UIL area track meet at Rains High School on April 18.

Individual Alba-Golden, Mineola and Quitman gold medal winners included: Lizzie Hallman (Alba-Golden) 16-2 in the long jump, Meghan Brewington (Mineola) 2:27.47 in the 800 meter run, Abby Kratzmeyer (Mineola) 12-00 in the pole vault, Alaina Lopez (Mineola) 50.67 in the 300 meter hurdles, and Brooklyn Marcee (Quitman) 16.90 in the 100 meter hurdles. more

The Alba-Golden Panthers enjoyed two big innings in recording a 14-6 win over the Lone Oak Buffaloes on April 19. Alba-Golden scored five runs in the first inning and five runs in the fourth to … more

Six high school fishing teams from Quitman, Alba-Golden and Winnsboro qualified for the Texas High School Bass Association State Tournament after competing at the regional fishing tournament at Lake … more

The Lone Oak Lady Buffaloes exploded for 12 runs in the top of the second and went on to shut out the Alba-Golden Lady Panthers, 15-0, April 19. Lone Oak’s racked up 11 hits in a relentless display … more

Mineola’s aggressive base-running combined with 14 free passes courtesy of the Alba-Golden pitching resulted in a lopsided 17-6 Yellowjacket win April 12. In a lengthy game, where every at bat … more

The Mineola Lady Jackets travelled to Alba-Golden and defeated the Lady Panthers 4-1 April 12. Mineola rode the arm of left-hander Anna Westberry, who held Alba-Golden to four hits while striking out … more