Saying the 27-point shutout that Meridian football team had Friday nigt was a ‘big win’ would be simply an understatment. It was a win at the first win home game of the season; it was a 27-point win over the Frost Polar Bears that beat the Yellow Jackets 44-7 last year; it was a win that broke a 13-game losing streak for Meridian, not since the a home game in the 2018 season.

Meridian varsity girls volleyball team lost in Oglesby Friday while preparing for their district start that was to open Tuesday at home. Oglesby won in three sets, 25-10,25-11 and 25-7.

The Meridian Yellowjackets prepare for their first home game Friday against Frost coming off a 19-7 loss in Kerens. “Hard to win when you turn the ball over five times,” said Meridian Coach Wade Morton.

Meridian Volleyball team traveled to Kerenes Friday to take on the Lady Bobcats..

Dove season opened on September 1 and will run through November 1 before picking back up on December 18 and running through January 14, 2021 for the regular season. The daily limit is 15 whitewinged, mourning and whitetipped doves in the aggregate, to include no more than two white-tipped doves.

Noah Alvizo chases down a Bobcat player Friday night in Kerens as Meridian lost it’s season opener 25-14. See the full article and additional photos on Page 3 and online at meridiantribune.com..

It was the first game in 46 years for Yellow Jackets volleyball to be played at home. The Meridian team might have lost to Rio Vista in three sets, but effort was certainly there said new Meridian Head Volleyball Coach Megan Styron.

Allen D. Fisher | Meridian Tribune The Meridian Volleyball team played against their first team in more than 40 years at Kopperl Friday in a scrimmage.

Texas’ fall sports practices will start on time to open at the beginning of August. University Interscholastic League (UIL) made an annoucement on Tuesday afternoon that 4A schools and smaller will be allowed to start fall practices August 3 with first games allowed by August 27.