Sports

SPORTS SHORTS: Lamar Cardinals| Week of Feb. 2

Lamar University football will play an 11-game schedule in 2023 highlighted by six home dates, and non-conference games against Idaho, UL Monroe and South Dakota.

SPORTS SHORTS: All State Football| Week of Feb. 2

The Padilla Poll Coaches released their 2022 All-State Football Team for Class 4A.

SPORTS SHORTS: Basketball | Week of Feb. 2

Legacy Christian senior R.J. Jackson became only the third player in school history to score 1,000 points throughout their high school career. Jackson is a four-year starter on the court and also played football for the Warriors. Buna senior Garrison Connell also joined the 1,000-point club Jan.

Dozens of SETX athletes sign to play college sports

*Football unless noted otherwise.

LU adds 22 football players on National Signing Day

Lamar University added 22 players on National Signing Day – 12 signees and 10 transfers (seven Division I transfers and three junior college) – announced head coach Pete Rossomando at a press conference Wednesday afternoon.

Sports Shorts: PN-G football

Senior offensive lineman Jansen Ware signed a National Letter of Intent to play college football at the Air Force Academy in Colorado.

Sports Shorts: LCM football

Amier Washington, who was the coverboy of The Examiner’s Southeast Texas High School Football Preview last season, committed to play football at Texas Tech University. The 6-foot-2, 260-pound defensive lineman had offers from Baylor, Houston and Central Michigan.

Sports Shorts: LCM soccer

Senior Annabelle Fisher, who is committed to play college soccer at Texas State next fall, scored her 100th career high school goal over the weekend when the LCM Lady Bears competed in the Salado Tournament. An all-state cross-country star, Fisher was also named Queen of the LCM Winter Formal.

Sports Shorts: Mathews retires

Jeff Mathews announced his retirement from coaching and will step down as the athletic director/head football coach from Vidor High School. Since 1999, Mathews and the Pirates have advanced to the playoffs nine times with two district titles.

Good time to hunt wild hogs

Last week I was out on a friend’s ranch in the Hill Country and we were after pigs. I love hunting pigs; they are not nearly as stupid as a lot of folks think. For the most part they don’t come out until right at last light. So, one day last week I set up on a bass tank to see what would show up.