Coming off back-toback, jam-packed weeks of action where they met the challenges and took their lumps, the Clifton Lady Cubs finally saw all of their hard work pay off with a slew of victories. Stringing together an eight-match winning streak, the Lady Cubs opened last week with an impressive win in Hico before sweeping to a dominating championship trophy at the Moody Tournament last Thursday- Saturday.

In search of that moment when their team comes together on the court, the Meridian Lady Jackets may have found just that in one of the most unlikely ways. After losing the first two games of the match, Meridian knocked off Oglesby in a dramatic five-set battle on the road, 16-25, 17-25, 25-21, 25-23, 15-9, last Friday.

After ending the 2022 Texas high school football season with their first victory in 14 games, the Meridian Yellowjackets want to pick up right where they left off this season. Following their final tune-up scrimmage last Thursday at Chico, the Meridian coaching staff felt the Jackets took steps in the right direction in preparation for their season opener on the road taking on the Lindsay Knights at 7 p.m.

In a wild week packed full of matches, the Clifton Lady Cubs took on some tough opponents and played some exciting Texas high school volleyball as they prepare to open District 17-3A competition in September. In a hard-fought battle before a lively crowd with both teams well-represented, the Lady Cubs (6-9) faced Rio Vista on the road last Tuesday and won the first two sets, 25-23 and 2517.

Trying to put the pieces together for their fourth season since rebooting the volleyball program in 2020, the Meridian Lady Jackets took strides in the right direction with a busy opening week slate of games. Despite losing the season opener Bruceville-Eddy in straight sets, 2520, 25-25, 25-18, last Tuesday, Meridian (2-4) opened the Lady Jacket Tournament by winning two of three matches last Thursday to earn a spot in Saturday’s championship Gold Bracket.

By getting their first live action of the 2023 Texas high school football season, the Class 2A, Division II Meridian Yellowjackets passed the first test in the quest to capture their first playoff berth in six seasons. Following a week of workouts in pads, the Jackets hit the road to face traditional Bosque County rival Valley Mills in a scrimmage last Friday afternoon.

Overcoming un-football-like temperatures soaring well above 100 degrees, the Class 3A, Division II Clifton Cubs held their own against Class 3A, DI’s 15th-ranked West on the road in their first scrimmage of the 2023 Texas high school football season at Trojan Stadium last Friday evening. Running a scripted number of plays during each offensive possession, the Cub first team unit exchanged touchdowns with West, while the Clifton second team rallied to do the same against the Trojans.

With the Clifton Lady Cub volleyball team staying busy by design early in the season, they pick up this week right where they left off coming out of the opening week of the 2023 Texas high school volleyball season. After beginning the season with six matches last week, the Lady Cubs (3-3) travel to Rio Vista Tuesday before playing in the highly-competitive Glen Rose Tournament Friday and Saturday.

Make no mistake about it. The Meridian Lady Jacket volleyball program took a step in the right directions by advancing to the postseason as District 18-1A’s third place team in 2022.

Seeking their first postseason appearance in six seasons, the Class 2A, Division II Meridian Yellowjackets will open the 2023 Texas high school football campaign with high hopes of continuing the rebuilding process during the second year under veteran athletic director and football head coach Jim Kerbow. After putting in four days of conditioning and no contact drills last week, the Jackets put on the pads for the first time last Friday morning, and did so as temperatures began heating up to over 105 degrees by the end of practice.