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dailysentinel.com | Nathan Hague
After nine seasons as head Central Heights’ head baseball coach, Travis Jackson is leaving the Blue Devils to head coach at Grand Saline. “My wife is actually actually working in Grand Saline and we lived on our family land in Grand Saline,” Jackson said. “We're basically kind of going back home a little bit. It’s a familiar spot we’re taking over a pretty good traditional baseball program that I'm kind of used to being around.
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1 week ago | 
dailysentinel.com | Nathan Hague
Lumberjacks basketball win five straight games under interim coachEditor’s note: This is the third installment of a 10-part series looking back at the biggest sports stories at SFA during the 2024-25 school year. On Jan. 22, SFA fired men’s basketball head coach Kyle Keller with 12 games remaining in the season. “We have the highest expectations, and we’re just not meeting them,” SFA Athletic Director Michael McBroom said at the time. “That’s why I made the change.
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dailysentinel.com | Nathan Hague
When Dallas Cameron was a student at Stephen F. Austin State University, he majored in journalism. And despite being told he’d one day be a coach, he didn’t believe it. “I come from a family of coaches,” Cameron said. “My mother was my first basketball coach. She was a PE coach at an elementary school. My mom played basketball at the University of Miami. My dad played football at the University of Miami, and he coached high school football in Florida as well. So there’s coaching in my blood.
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1 week ago | 
dailysentinel.com | Nathan Hague
Woden ISD superintendent Brady Taylor said he’s proud of how the district’s athletic programs performed during the 2023–24 school year and is optimistic about what’s to come. Taylor, who oversaw Woden High School athletics during the past year, said both the Eagles and Lady Eagles made strong showings across multiple sports. “We had a lot of teams make the playoffs,” Taylor said. “We advanced to regionals in some sports and things like that.
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1 week ago | 
dailysentinel.com | Nathan Hague
No. 8: Lady Dragons earn third straight basketball playoff berth, upset JacksonvilleEditor’s note: This is the third installment in a 10-part series looking back at the biggest sports stories at Nacogdoches High School during the 2024–25 school year. Clinching a playoff spot isn’t easy, but the Nacogdoches Lady Dragons basketball team did it for the third consecutive season. Head coach Harold Scroggins credited this year’s senior class with helping sustain the program’s recent success.
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2 weeks ago | 
dailysentinel.com | Nathan Hague
Former Dragon soccer player continues to add to Dragon legacy as head coachAs Nacogdoches boys soccer coach, Jonathan Fuentes often draws from a life lesson he learned when he was a Dragon himself. It was March 2009, Fuentes’ sophomore year. Nacogdoches was in the first round of the playoffs, facing a Waco High squad led by the No. 1 striker in Texas. “He had 43 goals,” Fuentes recalled. “So in my mind, the only way our defense was going to have any chance was if I became more productive.
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dailysentinel.com | Nathan Hague
Despite not reaching the same playoff heights as in years past, Timpson High School still had plenty to celebrate during the 2024-25 athletic year, according to athletic director and head football coach Patrick Gandy. ““We made it to the playoffs in basically every sport but one, and made it a couple of rounds,” Gandy said. “I know everybody's used to us making it to the regional tournaments and state semifinals, but you know, back to reality, making the playoffs is a huge deal now.
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2 weeks ago | 
dailysentinel.com | Nathan Hague
Finally Finished the Book That Wouldn’t Let Me SleepThis book has been a long time coming. It all started with a dream I had in 2019 that wouldn’t leave me alone. That’s usually either the beginning of something great or a sign I need to stop eating Whataburger before bed. We were living in Marshall at the time, in a one-bedroom apartment. One night I woke up, sat down at the keyboard, and just started typing. My wife, half-asleep, asked what I was doing.
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2 weeks ago | 
dailysentinel.com | Nathan Hague
No. 9: Volleyball squads add to win column; beach volleyball sets school record with 22 victoriesEditor’s note: This is the second installment of a 10-part series looking back at the biggest sports stories at SFA during the 2024-25 school year. Volleyball extends home win streak to 35 gamesOn Thursday, Oct. 17, SFA’s volleyball team swept New Orleans in dominant fashion, winning 25-11, 25-11, 25-9 and extended its home win streak to 35 matches inside Shelton Gym, also known as the Pressure Cooker.
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2 weeks ago | 
dailysentinel.com | Nathan Hague
Not long after clearing seven on the high jump to become a state champion, Nacogdoches’ Micah Lockett received an invitation to compete in USATF U20 and in the Nike Outdoor Invitational on Friday, June 20, and Sunday, June 22. Both events will take place in Eugene, Oregon. “It was amazing,” Lockett said when asked about being invited. “I’ve always wanted to go compete at the invitational meet, especially since Nike is one of the biggest ones.
