As the Meridian Yellow Jackets prepare to open the 2022 Texas high school football season this week, they will be hitting the road for the third straight time. But after traveling to play two scrimmages as dress rehearsals, making a road trip to Itasca to take on the Wampus Cats at 7:30 p.m.

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Brett Voss The Sports Buzz After three weeks of practice and two scrimmages serving as dress rehearsals, the Class 3A, Division II Clifton Cubs will open the 2022 Texas high school football season with a new head coach and a renewed enthusiasm to return to the playoffs. Despite playing football since 1919, Clifton will begin its quest by facing the Merkel Badgers for the first time as alum and firstyear head coach Brent Finney will lead the Cub onto the field playing at a neutral site in Cisco at 7 p.m.

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Inheriting a young and inexperienced squad in a reestablished volleyball program entering its third season, new Meridian Lady Jacket head coach Lyndsie Schur understood the challenges that would be faced ahead when she accepted the position. After opening the 2022 Texas high school volleyball season with a 25-7, 25-11, 25-11 straight set loss on the road to Bruceville-Eddy last Tuesday, the Lady Jackets hit the road once again to play in the Riesel Tournament last Thursday and Saturday.

After traveling to face the Bosque County archrival Valley Mills Eagles for their first scrimmage of the 2022 Texas high school football season last Friday night, the Meridian Yellow Jackets will put their team to the test in its second scrimmage and final tune-up by once again hitting to road to take on the Chico Dragons at 5 p.m. Thursday.

Brett Voss The Sports Buzz With the 2022-24 University Interscholastic League realignment last February, the all-Bosque County six-man football district became a thing of the past. And while the five six-man football schools will be facing new opponents when the Texas high school football season begins Aug.

As much as it might seem like things are changing for the Clifton Lady Cub volleyball program, it’s really staying the same as they bump it up into the 2022 Texas high school season. After all, two seniors and six juniors return to the court to be led by former assistant Whitney Holdbrook as the new Lady Cub head coach.

Brett Voss The Sports Buzz Sporting a new look and a new head coach, the Class 3A, Division II took on an old rival in the Class 3A, DI West Trojans for their first scrimmage of the 2022 Texas high school football season last Friday night at Cub Stadium. After winning District 7-3A, DI with an undefeated record in 2021, the West Trojans advanced to the regional finals with a perfect 13-0 record before being eliminated.