Sports
Lady Indians off to strong softball start
The Northside Lady Indians softball team is off to a 3-2 start to the season. Northside opened last Thursday, topping Mineral Wells 8-5 at DBat in Wichita Falls. Brooklyn Koch had 13 strikeouts from the circle for the win. Koch and Hannah Dunson each had 2 RBIs. The Lady Indians turned around and beat Tascosa…
Read MorePowerlifting girls compete at Region
The Vernon Girls Powerlifters competed at the Region 1 meet at the Ward County Event Center Saturday. Vernon’s Audrey Hodges and Yuleka Rameriz competed in the 114 class. Hodges had a total of 540 to finish 9th. She lifted 210 in squat, 110 in bench and 220 in deadlift. Rameriz totaled 415 to finish 14th.…
Read MoreLions to play Brownwood in bi-district on Tuesday
The Vernon Lions defeated Iowa Park on Friday 56-51 in a seeding game at City View to take the No. 3 seed in District 5-4A. Coach Doug Patterson thanked the Vernon crowd at the game and said they “were so awesome.” Score by Quarter: 1st: 6-12 Iowa Park 2nd: 17-25 Iowa Park 3rd: 38-41 Iowa…
Read MoreSpring sports: Lions baseball, Lady Lions softball open
Spring may be a month away on the calendar, but Spring Sports are set to open this week. Softball The Vernon Lady Lions softball team is coming off Bi-District and Area titles. The squad is scheduled to open the season on Friday, Feb. 18 in Windthorst. The Lady Lions home opener is Tuesday, Feb. 22…
Read MoreGarcia, Ortega, Salazar place at Regional meet
Lady Lions The Lady Lions finished 21 st in the 36-team field, at the Region 1-5A meet in El Paso on Friday and Saturday. Vernon’s Juanita Salazar (19-6) placed 5th at 95-class and and scored 12.0 team points as she won four matches at Region. After falling in her opening match, to Jamiyah Blount-Taylor of…
Read MoreSeven Vernon wrestlers advance to 5A Regional Meet
Vernon High School competed in the 10-team District 4-5A Championships last weekend in Lubbock. The boys had three district silver medalists and qualified four for Region and finished 8th overall. The Lady Lions had two runners-up, and qualified three for region as they took 7th place overall. Regional Qualifiers and Alternates will travel to El…
Read MoreRealignment set for area schools
The University Interscholastic League (UIL), the governing body of high school athletics in Texas, released its biennial district realignment for football, basketball and volleyball for the 2022-24 seasons last Thursday morning. Vernon dropped down to 3A Division 1, along with Iowa Park, and will join Jim Ned, Bowie, Breckenridge and Clyde in District 3-3A Division…
Read MoreLady Lions fall in district tilts
The Vernon Lady Lions lost 59-29 to Graham on Saturday as the Lady Blues held Senior Night. Mijah Johnson led Vernon with nine points, including two 3-pointers in the game. Vernon lost 59-41 to Burkburnett last Tuesday. Mari Johnson led Vernon with 14 points. Burkburnett 59, Vernon 41 Burkburnett 14 14 10 21 -59 Vernon…
Read MoreLions sweep Graham
Two games last week, a win and a loss, show how much progress the Vernon Lions basketball team has made and that this hoops squad has the potential to make some noise come playoff time. The Lions went toe-to-toe with perennial power Burkburnett and almost pulled off the upset, after leading in the final two…
Read MoreLady Lions playoff tickets need to be bought in advance
Vernon will have its Lady Lions volleyball bi-district playoff game on Monday, November 1, 2021 at 6 p.m. in Graham. Vernon will take on Stephenville. The Honeybees were winners of 4A District 6 with an undefeated district mark and a 28-10 overall record. Tickets will have to be purchased online. Tickets are $4. Tickets can…
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