FALL SEASON – Tiger Times

Tigers in the doghouse

October 5, 2019

The Tigers fell short of a district win in their second district game of the season, leaving homecoming with a hard fought loss against the McKinney North Bulldogs at 62-41. The Bulldogs started fast and strong, with two touchdown receptions from quarterback Dillon Markiewicz to tight end Brandon Fra...

Lions deliver Tigers loss

September 30, 2019

The John Tyler Lions showed the Tigers their first loss of the season, snapping the Tigers’ three-game win streak. Key struggles with the Tigers’ offense led to a 16-0 defeat Friday night. The past few games, the Tigers’ success could be attributed to having a very strong offensive line, an...

Serve, swing, win

September 27, 2019

A slump in sports is essentially a dry spell or drought used to define a player or team’s deterioration during their career. This troubling "spell" in sports happens to players and teams ranging from every level of every sport. Most athletes are far too accustomed with the idea of being in a slump, e...

Tigers dominate the Leopards

September 14, 2019

The Tigers left Grim Stadium after a blowout victory against crosstown rivals, the Liberty-Eylau Leopards. There were flashbacks to last week’s game, as again, a powerful start and a strong defense gave the Tigers a 62-13 win. The Leopards got off to a rough start by going three and out on their firs...

Tigers tighten grip on axe

September 7, 2019

In the 105th Battle of the Axe, the Texas Tigers stifled the Arkansas Razorbacks with a commanding 28-7 victory. Much of the Tigers’ success can be attributed to the strength of the offensive line in the first quarter. Running back Tracy Cooper helped Texas High remain in a strong lead from the b...

Which way will the axe fall?

September 4, 2019

As the day approaches when our football players will storm Razorback stadium with high hopes and built-up determination, both schools ponder on whether their team will walk off the field with spirits and helmets raised high above their heads. On Friday night, the Tigers will take on the Arkansas High Razor...

Early Woes

August 30, 2019

On Thursday, August 29th, the Tigers traveled to Waxahachie to face the Pflugerville Hendrickson Hawks to open up the season. In the end, the Tigers were overcome with a score of 7-21, an improvement over last year’s 7-56 blowout. The entire first half was filled with both teams going back and ...

Learning from the Lobos

August 28, 2019

In a scrimmage last week against the defending 6A-2 champions, the Tigers got their first glimpse of their potential in a match up against the Longview Lobos. Considering last year’s struggles and failure to make the playoffs, the team has a positive view of their chances this year. “The s...

Bittersweet symphony

November 10, 2018

A 99-yard rushing touchdown by West Mesquite quarterback Neal Johnson seemed to be a fitting end to the Tigers’ season. The Wranglers defeated the Tigers on Friday night by a score of 49-21 in both teams’ final games of the season. After a competitive first half, West Mesquite scored all of 28...

The end of the road

November 9, 2018

A historic season for the volleyball team came to an end after the Lady Tigers lost the regional semifinals against the Frisco Wakeland Wolverines in three consecutive sets. “I am heartbroken that it’s our last game, and I can’t believe I just played my last volleyball game for Texas High,�...

Halfway there

November 8, 2018

We are about half-way through the 2018 NFL regular season now and there has definitely been a whole lot of action to talk about. Unless you have been sitting under a rock for eight weeks, you probably already have heard about most of the recent NFL news and transactions. However, it is difficult for th...

Best ever

November 7, 2018

After a year of countless highlights and moments of history, the Lady Tigers are set to enter uncharted territory. The volleyball team prevailed over the Joshua Lady Owls in four sets, 25-15, 20-25, 25-21, 25-23, on Tuesday night at Whitehouse High School in the regional quarterfinal. This marks the...