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By Phillip Williams LONGVIEW–The Carthage Curse Continues. The unvanquished No. 2-ranked Gilmer Buckeyes, able to conquer nearly anybody but the No. 1-rated Carthage Bulldogs over three seasons, fell upon the Carthage sword again, 28-7, Friday night before a colossal crowd in a Class 4A Division II regional semi-finals firefight at Lobo Stadium. With star receiver

By Phillip Williams MESQUITE–To paraphrase an old underwear commercial, the dilemma for the Gainesville Leopards here Friday night was that they couldn’t get their hands on Haynes.     Gilmer Buckeyes running back Ashton Haynes hoofed for four TDs as unvanquished Gilmer gashed Gainesville, 60-20, in a Class 4A Division II area playoff at Memorial

By Phillip Williams TYLER–On a night fit for neither man nor Rusk Eagle, Gilmer Buckeyes running back Ashton Haynes discovered that rain and wind were conducive to conquest as he hoofed for three TDs and unvanquished Gilmer repudiated Rusk, 25-7, in Friday’s Class 4A Division II bi-district bash. Despite being held to their lowest point

WHITE OAK – The Gladewater Bears held on for a 41-35 win over the White Oak Roughnecks, recovering an onside kick in the final seconds to close out the regular season in thrilling fashion. Gladewater moves to 3-7 overall and 2-3 in district play. White Oak drops to 3-7 and 0-5. Gladewater went in front

By Phillip Williams PITTSBURG–‘Twas back in the 1950s or 60s, when the Pittsburg Pirates played the role of the Gilmer Buckeyes’ arch-rival, the Pittsburg partisans once attempted to galvanize their team by conducting a “Buckeye stomp,” recalled the late Giilmer Coach Truett Rattan. “Ruined their gym floor stomping green buckeyes into it,” Rattan recalled. The

By Phillip Williams Mother Nature poured it on Friday night, and so did the Gilmer Buckeyes. In a damp duel delayed twice by lightning–before the kickoff and during the first quarter–unvanquished Gilmer running backs’ superior speed stupefied the Spring Hill Panthers, 54-0, in a District 7-4A Division 2 downpour at Gilmer’s Jeff Traylor Stadium. The

After a long process of reconstruction, the Lee-Bardwell Public Library will hold its re-grand opening Nov. 6 from 2-3:30 p.m. Supply chain delays had  caused the library project to take longer than expected. Plus the city has now hired a fulltime librarian. The new name includes recognition to Suzanne Bardwell, who before being killed in