Area Sports
Notre Dame back at No. 1 in AP women’s basketball poll
By DOUG FEINBERG, AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Muffet McGraw and Notre Dame are back where they started the season: at No. 1. The Fighting Irish returned to the top spot in in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll Monday, barely edging second-ranked Louisville, after former No. 1 UConn lost to then-No. 8…
Read MoreLady Cougars advance to Regional Tournament
Region III District 22-2A Champion, Leon Lady Cougars, defeated the District 21-2A Champion Cayuga Lady Cats on Tuesday, November 6 in the Regional Quarter-final game and will now move on to the Regional Finals Tournament in Longview. Leon won the match in three sets by scores of 25-20, 25-23, 25-12. Leon will play the Timpson…
Read MoreCougs clinch playoff spot with 57-0 blowout at Cross Roads
By Bobby Barr The Leon Cougars guaranteed themselves a 2A-1 Region III District 9 playoff spot on Friday, October 26 with a 57-0 thrashing of the Bobcats in Cross Roads. The game didn’t start off particularly promising for the Cougs when Dylan Pedigo weaved 70 yards to score with the opening kickoff and then…
Read MoreLady Cougars are 2018 District 22 2A Champions
Leon 3 – Iola 1 The Lady Cougars wrapped up the District 22 2A volleyball title on Friday, October 19 by defeating the Iola Lady Bulldogs in front of a large crowd of fans at Leon gym. The night was designated as Leon’s Homecoming and the only game in town was volleyball. The heavy…
Read MoreTurner accepts AD position
Jessica Watson Turner has accepted the position of Leon Girls Athletic Director and head volleyball coach for the 2018-2019 school year. She fills the position left by Jason Evans upon his resignation last month. Coach Turner isn’t a stranger to Leon I.S.D. or volleyball. She graduated in 2002 as valedictorian and played under…
Read MoreEagans graduates A&M and commits to East Central University
Leon ISD graduate Caleb Eagans graduated Texas A&M University in the Health and Kinesiology Program with his Bachelors of Science in University Studies Sports Conditioning with a Minor in Business Administration. He graduated with Latin Honors that requires an overall minimum GPA of at least a 3.5. The Health and Kinesiology Department had a…
Read MoreRegional Basketball Tournaments fill Cougar Gym
The Region III 2A Basketball tournaments held at Leon High Gym brought in large crowds of fans for the last two weekends. Starting with the girls tournament on February 23 & 24 schools from Centerville, Tenaha, Woden and LaPoyner fans saw some exciting and well played basketball as the teams battled for a chance to…
Read MoreLady Cougar softball team takes first at Somerville Tournament
The Lady Cougars took first place last weekend at the Somerville tournament. Shown above are, top row l. to r, Sarah Grace Merry, Kassidy Cravey, Allee Pervis, Camyrn Davidson and Jenna Bumpurs. Middle row, l. to r., Sarah Rains, JoBeth Eddings, Maddie Thomas, Chloe Stevens, Maci Bumpurs, Reyna Hernandez and Taylor Lemoine. In front…
Read MoreCougs over Owls in squeaker enter Distict 12 W column
The Leon Cougars, struggling to stay in the running for a post-season spot, scored once in the second quarter, dodged bullets the whole game, but hung on to post a 7-6 nail-biter win on Friday, October 27 at Cougar Field. Leon started off like gang-busters with the Cougar offensive line ripping big holes for workhorse,…
Read MorePlayoffs begin for Lady Cougars
The Leon Lady Cougars finished the District 18 season last Tuesday, October 24 with their twelfth win coming against the Frankston Maidens. The Cougars defeated all district opponents twice and claimed their 10th district title in a row. The team played a warm-up game against the 5A District 18 Lady Vikings of Bryan High School…
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