Jimmie Searfoss

Boulder, Tyler, United States

Digital-Sports Content Producer at KYTX-TV (Tyler, TX)

Reporting in the City of Roses | @kytxcbs19 | CU Boulder alum | opinions are my own

Articles

SADDLING UP | East Texas bull rider Dustin Boquet masters mayhem in rodeo arena

3 weeks ago | cbs19.tv | Jimmie Searfoss

GLADEWATER, Texas — The animals that enter the dirt in rodeo arenas are made for this. They’re relentless, powerful and the bulls beneath them are pretty big too. Meet Dustin Boquet, a pro bull rider from Louisiana now living in East Texas. He has a job that kicks and sells all the tickets. "(I'm) 31 now, I started when I was 16," Boquet said. For 15 years, Boquet has been climbing on top of 2,000 pounds of testosterone -- for sport. Dustin weighs just about 143 pounds.
Overton Mustangs ride their faith into state championship game

3 weeks ago | cbs19.tv | Jimmie Searfoss

OVERTON, Texas — Nobody is fresh at this point of the season for the Overton Mustangs. Since February, Overton has run a gauntlet of a season in one of the best divisions in 2A baseball and is gearing up to play in game No. , the last one for the entire state this season, in the state championship. “My legs are hurting, but I'm gonna push through and give everything I got," shortstop Mason Rowe said. His position is labeled the leader of the infield, but he takes things further than that.
CROSS TEXAS RIVALRY | Texarkana teams matchup with Corpus Christi squads in state baseball championships

3 weeks ago | cbs19.tv | Jimmie Searfoss

TEXARKANA, Texas — The two border towns of Texarkana and Corpus Christi could not be more different. One is landlocked, hugging Arkansas. The other backs into a beach at the very edge of the country. There isn’t anything connecting the two towns, except for baseball. “I was like, has this ever happened before, where two teams from the same town have gone,” Texarkana Gameday reporter Morgan Smith said.
Everything a state championship coach has to do before playing in the game

4 weeks ago | cbs19.tv | Jimmie Searfoss

TYLER, Texas — It takes a years worth of work for Texas baseball and softball coaches to reach the state championship, but the work only grows after they make it. Coaches must go through several UIL hurdles before playing in their final game of the season. They must meet with the other team's coach to select officials for the game. Both coaches must agree on a set of umpires, including their placement ahead of the matchup with enough advance to ensure everyone can make the game.
Hallsville, Overton send off baseball and softball teams to state tournament

1 month ago | cbs19.tv | Jimmie Searfoss

TYLER, Texas — The towns of Hallsville and Overton came together Wednesday to fill their streets in support of their baseball and softball programs in their pursuit of a state championship. Overton kicks off game one of their state semi-final series Wednesday at 6 p.m. against Burton High School at Sam Houston State University. Hallsville is gearing up for the big one, the state championship.
The UIL is RUINING the baseball and softball state championship

1 month ago | cbs19.tv | Jimmie Searfoss

TYLER, Texas — Baseball hasn’t changed much over the course of the last century. The field sizes are the same, the game length is the same and the schedules full of series remain the same. Softball is the same way, just on a smaller scale. In fact from the top level of each sport, down to high school, the only way the sport changes is the games are a few innings shorter, along with the seasons. Even in high school, teams play in series, including the playoffs.
'I thought I'd never play again' | Tyler golfer overcomes neck injury to compete at U.S. Senior Open

1 month ago | cbs19.tv | Jimmie Searfoss

TYLER, Texas — There aren’t many people Rob Shields' age still learning things for the first time. Golf had always been a part of Shields' life. His first clubs came at six years old. When he turned 50, he became a senior club professional player. Two years ago though, he had to relearn how to do all of it.
'I thought I'd never play again' | Tyler golfer overcomes neck injury to compete at U.S. Senior Open

1 month ago | myfoxzone.com | Jimmie Searfoss

TYLER, Texas — There aren’t many people Rob Shields' age still learning things for the first time. Golf had always been a part of Shields' life. His first clubs came at six years old. When he turned 50, he became a senior club professional player. Two years ago though, he had to relearn how to do all of it.
IT MUST BE THE SHOES | Spring Hill's Grant Burton surpasses 100 strikeouts on the season

1 month ago | cbs19.tv | Jimmie Searfoss

LONGVIEW, Texas — There’s just something about Spring Hill's Grant Burton this season. Head Baseball Coach Garret Methvin knew he was a solid player, but last year he threw just 12 innings. Now he’s over 60 deep and just punched strike out No. 100 against Van Alstyne in round three of the playoffs. “Grant's been a sort of a surprise for us this year," Methvin said. "We when, you know, we know he's a good player.
Cowboys' Brian Schottenheimer hits his free throws, so does the front office

1 month ago | cbs19.tv | Jimmie Searfoss

FRISCO, Texas — Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer is all about competitiveness both on, and off the field. He brought a ping pong table into the locker room, and holds constant free-throw shooting competitions with players. It's all an effort to create "the best culture in sports" as he said in a press conference Tuesday. However, the Cowboys have been hitting the easy shots all offseason. Wherever there's been a hole in the lineup, they've filled it, especially on offense.