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

The Mineola Lady Jackets broke free from the Rains Lady Wildcats and went on to a 59-39 win to remain undefeated in district play. The competitive matchup remained tightly contested until just before the half, when Mineola junior Sabria Dean had a magic minute that broke the game open. more

The Mineola Yellowjackets defeated the visiting Rains Wildcats 58-38 on Dec. 18 for their opening district win of the season. With each team pressing full-court, the game was an end-to-end footrace. more

The Mineola Yellow Jackets dropped a non-district match-up against Kemp, 46–43, in an excellently competed basketball game last Tuesday. The game featured two evenly matched, well coached, and fundamentally sound teams. more

They just kept playing. The Lady Jackets overcame a huge hole they had dug for themselves and secured an exhausting victory over the Edgewood Lady Bulldogs last Friday, 57-50. The win put the Lady Jackets at 2–0 in district play, and more importantly provided a mettle-shaping challenge which will surely serve them well as the season progresses. more

The Lady Yellowjackets overwhelmed the visiting Grand Saline Lady Indians 70–47 last Tuesday night in the opening round of district play. Unrelenting full-court defensive pressure and an elevated energy level marked the Lady Jackets’ triumph. more