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Spring Hill tennis heads to the state tournament

The Spring Hill High School tennis team is headed to the state tournament. Coach Holly Ford tells KETK, she has five players who qualified for the prestigous tournament that will be held April 29-30 in College Station, Texas.

Groveton's Lane Johnson picked fourth overall in NFL Draft

New York, NY (KETK)  He was All-State at Groveton. He was a quarterback at Kilgore College. Thursday night, the Philadelphia Eagles made Lane Johnson the fourth pick of the NFL Draft.

Yu is Japanese for Cy

Mac Engel writes for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Here's the Big Mac Blog.

Pine Tree receives votes in latest baseball poll

Hayden Henry writes for the Longview News-Journal. He's got an update on the Pine Tree Pirates.

Hasty excited about Texas Tech offer

Jimmy Carter writes for the Longview News-Journal. He has the latest on a Lobo who might go from East Texas to West Texas.

Renewed Parker gives Spurs edge

With the win, the second-seeded Spurs grabbed a 2-0 lead in the series, which shifts to Los Angeles for Game 3 on Friday.

Five reasons why NOT to give up on the Rockets

The Houston Rockets had a monster rally in the second half Wednesday night but lost 105-102 at Oklahoma City in Game 2 of the opening round of the Western Conference playoffs.

Local baseball teams close out regular season

Heading into the weekend, several area teams have their postseason plans locked in. For others, a lot is riding on their regular season finales.

First college football title game will be played in Arlington

The first national championship game of the playoff era will be held at Cowboys Stadium on Jan. 12, 2015, based on Wednesday’s vote by college administrators in Pasadena, Calif.

Jack Stallard talks about the opening of Longview Spring Football

Longview, TX (KETK)  He's the Sports Editor of the Longview News-Journal. Jack Stallard talked with KETK Sports Director Danny Elzner about the start of spring football for the Longview Lobos.

Lobos' Hasty picks up first offer

Jimmy Carter writes for the Longview News-Journal. He's got the latest on recruiting in Lobo land.

The Gene and Jerry Jones Charity gives $100,000 to the Salvation Army to help with relief in West, Tx

The Cowboys are helping the victims in the tiny town of West. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram has more.

Rangers send donated goods, cash to West

The Fort Worth Star-Telegram covers the Texas Rangers. The team and the fans are helping the victims in West.

Rangers and Cubs schedule make up game

The Texas Rangers and Chicago Cubs will play on Monday, May 6 at 7:05 p.m. CT at Wrigley Field in Chicago to make up the rainout of Wednesday, April 17. This was originally an off day for both clubs.

Former Lufkin, A&M star arrested again

A former Aggie quarterback is in trouble with the law again. Reggie McNeal who played for A&M from 2002 to 2006 was arrested Monday night in Bryan.