Brandon Ogden

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Haftu Knight had a standout running career at Robert E. Lee High School (now Tyler Legacy). Knight placed third and fourth in Class 6A as a junior and senior at the UIL State Cross Country Championships. He also set the school records in track and field in the 1,600-meter run (4 minutes, 16 seconds) and the 3,200-meter run (9:11). After graduating in 2019, Knight went on to run at the University of Texas. He still holds the school record for the 5,000-meter run. (13:32).

1 week ago | tylerpaper.com | Brandon Ogden

BULLARD — Bullard picked up its ninth straight win and remained unbeaten in District 17-4A competition with a 6-1 win over Palestine on Tuesday night at the Bullard ISD Athletic Complex. “We’ve been playing good ever since district started and really when we played Spring Hill and Brook Hill, that really set us up,” Bullard junior Ty Rigsby said. “We’ve just been thriving right now with energy. It’s been great.”Bullard entered a March 18 game with Brook Hill with a 10-6 record. The Panthers won 8-0.

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Grace Community’s Sam Reeves and Henderson’s Brian Briggs have earned Tyler Morning Telegraph Baseball Player of the Week honors for games played April 7-12. Reeves was selected as the Hitter of the Week, and Briggs was chosen as the Pitcher of the Week. Reeves went 4-for-8 (.500) with a grand slam, two doubles, six RBIs, four runs and two stolen bases. Briggs threw a no-hitter were 13 strikeouts, three walks and one hit by pitch in seven innings.

1 week ago | tylerpaper.com | Brandon Ogden

WINNSBORO — During Kaitlyn McAdoo’s four years of high school, Winnsboro has won 133 games and was a state finalist, a two-time state semifinalist and a regional finalist. Lubbock Christian University has won three women’s basketball national championships at the NCAA Division II level (2016, 2019, 2021). So it only made sense for McAdoo to go from one winning program to another as she signed with Lubbock Christian on Monday inside the Winnsboro High School gym.

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Brownsboro’s Cheyenne Cowart and Arp’s Addison Carpenter have earned Tyler Morning Telegraph Softball Player of the Week honors for games played April 7-12. Cowart is the Pitcher of the Week, and Carpenter is the Hitter of the Week. Cowart went 2-0, posting a 0.77 ERA and allowing one earned run on four hits with eight strikeouts in nine innings. Cowart threw a one-hit shutout in a 10-0 win against Mabank on Senior Night to keep the Bearettes’ playoff hopes alive.