You can’t game-plan against hustle. That was the problem facing the Quitman Lady Bulldogs as they faced the Lady Jackets on Friday night. A hustling full-court press dismantled the Quitman attack and earned the Lady Jackets a 58-28 victory. more

The Mineola Yellowjackets broke open a tight first half defensive battle with a big third quarter in their 58-37 win over the Quitman Bulldogs Friday night at Ballard Memorial Gym. more

It was a street fight. From start to finish, the Mineola Lady Jackets and the Lone Oak Lady Buffalos were locked in a desperate struggle, and it was fun to watch! more

The Mineola Yellowjackets overwhelmed the visiting Lone Oak Buffaloes 79–23 in action on Jan. 8. Mineola leveraged their athleticism, height advantage and suffocating defense in dispatching the Buffaloes. more

“Ninety-four feet every game, the whole game… making chaos.” That’s Mineola High School girls basketball head coach Tony Riley’s philosophy on high school basketball. more

Mineola’s Abeni (Abby) Kratzmeyer, reigning 3A state champion in the pole vault, intends to represent Texas as she competes in Australia this summer for individual honors as well as a team championship in track and field. more

A torrent of Spring Hill scoring in the third quarter sunk the Mineola Yellowjackets 60-39 in the Spring Hill Christmas Tourney championship game on Dec. 29. Despite a near perfect start and a tie score at the half, the Yellowjackets were overwhelmed in the second half. The hosts scored at will and held Mineola to three points in the critical third quarter. more

The Mineola Lady Jackets hopes of bringing home the Macy Chenevert Patriot Holiday Classic championship were dashed as the Lady Jackets dropped their semi-final 55–50 to the Canton Eaglettes on Dec. 28. Coming off opening round wins over Atlanta (69–53) and All Saints (58–37), the Lady Jackets were playing for the right to take on Jacksonville in the championship game at UT Tyler. more

Mineola shook off a slow start to dominate the Hooks Hornets, 73-54, in opening round action at the Spring Hill Christmas Tournament last week. The Yellowjackets wore down the Hornets with incessant pressure, strong inside play and timely shooting. Mineola opened a 6 – 0 advantage behind two buckets from more

The Yellowjackets and Carthage Bulldogs engaged in a classic struggle at the Spring Hill Tourney on Dec. 27 with Mineola emerging victorious on Davian Sneed’s basket with seconds to play. The 38-35 score was indicative of the hard-fought defensive struggle where every offensive move was countered by strong physical defense. more