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Lady Jackets set bidistrict playoff series

Thursday, April 24

The Mineola Lady Jackets enter the state softball playoffs with a three-game series in Winnsboro against White Oak Thursday and Friday at 5:30 p.m....

Lady Panthers head into playoffs with a win

Thursday, April 24

Sophomore hurler Adielyn Smith surpassed 400 strike-outs in her Alba-Golden career last Thursday against Big Sandy. (Monitor photo by John Arbter)

The Alba-Golden Lady Panthers wrapped up their regular season with a 9-6 win over the visiting Big Sandy Lady Cats last Thursday. The win gave Alba-Golden a 10-2 district record and readied them for …

State meet bound

Thursday, April 24

Tierany Neighbors of Minoela clears the bar at 14’ at the regional track meet. (Photo by Lillian Desiree Photography) See more photos at https://lilliandeleon.smugmug.com

Athletes will represent Alba-Golden, Mineola and Quitman at the UIL Track and Field Championships May 1-2 at Mike A. Myers Stadium at the University of Texas. Mineola Lady Jacket Tierany …

Qualifiers advancing to regional meet

Thursday, April 17

In a banner year for local track and field, 34 student-athletes from Alba-Golden, Mineola and Quitman schools will be competing at regional track meets this week. Leading the …

Error-filled inning thwarts Lady Jackets

Thursday, April 17

Mineola’s Kali Chrietzberg (left with ball) and Kaitlyn McMahon have a Grand Saline base runner in a pickle between second and third. The runner beat the throw back to second and was safe.

The Lady Jackets were well on their way to upsetting the district-leading Grand Saline Lady Indians last Friday. They led the visitors 5-3 after three innings. Then came the disastrous …

Panthers blank Owls in sweep

Thursday, April 17

Alba-Golden left-fielder takes a bead on a ball in short left-center. He made a great backhanded diving catch on the ball. Also closing the play were centerfielder Cooper Christian and shortstop Boogie Trimble.

The Alba-Golden Panthers have made some great strides thus far this season. The Panthers are playing strong, fundamental baseball, and the results are showing.

Lady Panthers first, Panthers second at district relays

Thursday, April 10

The Alba-Golden girls track team wasted no time in establishing dominance in their first year in the newly-revamped District 19-2A. The Lady Panthers took the district crown with a 40-point win over …

Yellowjackets runnersup in district track meet

Thursday, April 10

Mineola athletes came up just shy in their efforts to secure district track titles last week at the district 15-3A meet at Eustace High School. The Yellowjackets finished second to the Malakoff squad …

Matthew Ballew leaps over teammate Preston Haskin after cracking the walk-off base hit.

Late Yellowjacket rally nips Quitman

Thursday, April 10

There probably wasn’t a better example of an in-county baseball rivalry game than last Tuesday’s Mineola vs. Quitman game.

Mineola's Calem Redding cruises into third base with a stand-up triple to open the game Monday, in Quitman. Redding went 3/3 at the plate, scored twice, stole two bases and pitched one inning in Mineola's 4-3 win.

Jackets edge Quitman, 4-3

Thursday, April 10

Mineola swept the high school baseball series with Quitman in a rescheduled game Monday night in Quitman. The Yellowjackets used the added value of lead-off hitting to build a 4-0 lead and hung on to …

Neighbors betters own record to win Texas Relays

Thursday, April 3

Tierany Neighbors captured first place in the pole vault at the Texas Relays in Austin Friday, and in the process extended the personal best and Mineola school record she set recently. Neighbors …

State medallists

Thursday, April 3

Mineola powerlifters Zion Olijade and Julieann Coats each set personal bests at the state meet to earn medals.

Bulldog hurler Canin Peppers had an excellent outing against Eustace last Friday.

Eustace, Quitman pitchers duel 1-0

Thursday, April 3

The lazy rain last Friday forced the Quitman vs. Eustace baseball game to be moved to the park at Grand Saline. There, under a continuous drizzle, Quitman lost a pitching duel 1-0. The …

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Yellowjacket Eddie Lucas in a duel with a Henderson Lion.

Second round foe topples MHS soccer

Thursday, April 3

The 2025 Yellowjacket soccer campaign came to an end last Tuesday at the hands of the Henderson Lions. The Lions defeated the Jackets 4-0 in the area round playoff match-up at Longview’s Lobo …

Lady Jacket Journie Wilson comes home after launching her second home run of the game against Eustace.

Lady Jackets scorch Eustace with 21 runs

Thursday, April 3

The Mineola Lady Jackets moved their home game against the Eustace Lady Bulldogs to Grand Saline last Friday and trounced the Eustace side, 21-1. The Lady Jackets found the park at Grand Saline …

The smooth and efficient stride of Stephanie Rojas led the Lady Jackets to blue ribbons in the 4x100-meter and 4x200-meter relays.

Lady Jackets win home meet, Jackets close second

Thursday, April 3

The 2025 Yellowjacket Relays did not disappoint. The meet saw Mineola freshman Kipton Neighbors place himself in elite company as he vaulted 14’ 8,” for a school record. …

Mineola comeback falls short against Lady Indians

Thursday, March 27

The Lady Jackets of Mineola staged another late comeback last Tuesday, but came up short to the Grand Saline Lady Indians, 10-8. The game started out hopefully for Mineola as Mahayla McMahon absolutely smashed a ball which landed far beyond the left field fence. The lead, however, was short-lived.

Yellowjacket Matthew Ballew makes a diving catch of a popped-up bunt.

Walks contribute to Yellowjacket woes in Grand Saline

Thursday, March 27

It was a frustrating night for the Yellowjackets in Grand Saline last Tuesday. Three Mineola pitchers gave up a combined 16 free passes in a 12-2 loss to the Indians.

The Mineola High School boys varsity soccer team won the bidistrict playoff Friday against Pittsburg in Mt. Vernon. They advanced to the area round Tuesday against Henderson at Longview Lobo Stadium.

Jackets bidistrict champions

Thursday, March 27

Thursday, March 20

The sister and brother duo of Tierany and Kipton Neighbors soared to new Mineola High School records in the pole vault at last week’s Al Rholes Relays in Van. Tierany, a sophomore, …

Lady Jacket Courtney Nguyen sets-up to take a throw at the plate early in the Malakoff game.

Errors lead to loss for Lady Jackets

Thursday, March 20

In the realm of baseball and softball, one has to respect the game. The fortunes of the game honor effort and attention. However, if one is not mentally prepared to play, the fortunes of the game …

Lady Panther Piper Hallman leads teammate Jayla Sitar around the bases against Cumby.

A-G Lady Panthers run away from Cumby

Thursday, March 20

It took Alba-Golden’s starting hurler Adielyn Smith exactly nine pitches to get warmed up last Tuesday. She walked the first two Cumby hitters with those pitches. Then, she found her delivery …

Dunham goes yard twice

Thursday, March 20

Alba-Golden’s Landon Dunham launched two home runs in Friday’s 15-1 rout of the Cumby Trojans. Dunham’s round-trippers accounted for three RBIs and propelled the Panthers to a sweep …