Tim Waits
Sports Correspondent at Temple Daily Telegram
Cristina's husband. Emily & Allison's father. Daniel Timothy's PaPa. Texas sportswriter since 1985. Hebrews 13:8
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6 days ago |
tdtnews.com | Tim Waits
When the final out was recorded by Bridge City to end Salado’s run through the Class 4A baseball postseason in the Region III finals, so too was the end of the 2024-25 athletic season for area teams. Fittingly enough, it was a Salado team turning off the last switch. The Eagles once again enjoyed a well-rounded academic calendar year from the fall through the spring.
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1 week ago |
tdtnews.com | Tim Waits
For a coach who retired five years ago, Kirby Johnson has been racking up accolades in much the same way his Temple College teams played — fast and furious. As if being honored as a Distinguished Alumni by the Temple Education Foundation last fall, followed closely by having the basketball court at Temple College named in his honor and later being inducted into the NJCAA Region 5 Hall of Fame wasn’t enough, he did all of those better.
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2 weeks ago |
tdtnews.com | Tim Waits
Everyone who has spent any time in Bell County or is a connoisseur of high school sports is aware of Temple’s athletic tradition, particularly football. From now and beyond the foreseeable future, the Wildcats will look the part. There are still some adornments yet to be affixed and displays still to come, but the new 40,394 square-foot athletic fieldhouse is now a fully functional facility to house hundreds of athletes in multiple sports.
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3 weeks ago |
tdtnews.com | Tim Waits
As humble and self-effacing as she is, even Linda Grisham has to admit she has been at the forefront of some of the most significant recreational events Temple has seen in the last half-century.
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1 month ago |
tdtnews.com | Tim Waits
High school football season is still four months away. Yet, this is the time of year when new rules and innovations are being set into place. Two noticeable moves which came to light last month have some local coaches either yawning or happily anticipating them depending on who you ask. On the welcoming side of the equation is the prospect of the 2-minute timeout adopted last year by the NCAA as answer to the NFL’s time-honored 2-minute warning.
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The new 40,000-plus square foot athletic facility at Temple High is game-changer for Wildcat sports. The @TDTSports Sunday column toured the digs and will reveal some of what it saw. https://t.co/fRrtiyij9N
RT @DMNGregRiddle: The Melissa softball team, ranked No. 1 in the nation by @MaxPreps, just suffered its first loss of the season. Melissa…
Wildcat Stadium getting a facelift with the addition of “E’er Victorious” to welcome Temple fans. https://t.co/t8wCRcGdAN
