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DRIVE DOWN MEMORY LANE: Academy AD Hunt remembers 2002 championship as current Bees advance to state
JUST LIKE OLD TIMES: Jared Hunt is Academy ISD's athletic director, but 19 years ago he was a backup junior guard on coach Alex...
Greg Wille
Mar 9, 20219 min read
FRANKLIN FUEL: Skilled junior point guard, surging Academy set for state semifinal vs. seasoned Cole
DRIVING FORCE: Junior point guard Darion Franklin has helped lead Academy to the Class 3A state semifinals by averaging 18.2 points in...
Greg Wille
Mar 9, 202110 min read
STATE-MENT: Led by McWilliams, Cephus, Academy sinks unbeaten East Chambers 68-58 to earn state trip
NET PROCEEDS: Academy head coach James Holt celebrates with his players after cutting down the net following the Bumblebees' 68-58 win...
Greg Wille
Mar 6, 202111 min read
SURVIVAL: Mraz-to-McWilliams helps Academy oust New Waverly in 2OT; Bees play East Chambers in final
SENIOR MOMENT: With 16th-ranked Academy trailing No. 7 New Waverly 60-58 with 3 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter Friday night,...
Greg Wille
Mar 6, 202112 min read
DRESS FOR SUCCESS: Finally past Round 3 hurdle, Holt, Academy battle 26-1 New Waverly in 3A-III semi
POSTSEASON APPAREL: Academy head coach James Holt (wearing tie) and assistant coaches Jason Rankin (holding paper) and Chuck Mann wear...
Greg Wille
Mar 5, 20219 min read
RUN AND SHOOT: Football talents translate to hoops as Cephus, Mraz help boost Academy playoff charge
SEASONED PERFORMERS: Academy senior guards Jerry Cephus (left) and Kollin Mraz have helped lead the 16th-ranked Bumblebees (20-7) to 13...
Greg Wille
Mar 4, 202110 min read
BEES BREAK THROUGH: Balanced Academy blasts Franklin 69-47 for elusive Round 3 win; New Waverly next
MOVING FORWARD: Academy senior forward Tanner Rambeau scored 11 of his 15 points after halftime Saturday afternoon to help the...
Greg Wille
Feb 28, 202110 min read
SHOWDOWN TIME: Rambeau brothers, No. 16 Academy battle No. 17 Franklin in Region III quarterfinal
BEES BROTHERS: Senior power forward Tanner Rambeau (right) and junior guard Trae Rambeau are multiple-season standout players for...
Greg Wille
Feb 27, 202112 min read
RUNAWAY: Franklin, McWilliams, Academy rock Scurry-Rosser; Bees face Franklin in Region III quarters
FULL SPEED AHEAD: Academy senior wing Jaylin McWilliams scored 18 points to help lead the 16th-ranked Bumblebees to a 59-37 win over...
Greg Wille
Feb 25, 20217 min read
TIGERS' RUN ENDS: No. 1 Waxahachie buries 15 3-pointers, defeats Belton 99-62 in bi-district playoff
Staff report LORENA – Colorado State-signed guard Jalen Lake was injured and didn't play for No. 1-ranked Waxahachie against Belton in...
Greg Wille
Feb 24, 20211 min read
MASSIVE CHALLENGE: Belton coach Fossett says belief is key as Tigers take on No. 1-ranked Waxahachie
IT'S PLAYOFF TIME: Belton junior forward TJ Johnson (44), shown guarding Temple's Aundra Jackson during the Tigers' 53-31 road win Dec....
Greg Wille
Feb 23, 20216 min read
HOUSE OF HORRORS: Latest TC trip to McLennan doesn't go well; No. 17 Highlanders pop Leopards 100-62
RIVALRY ACTION: Temple College sophomore forward Aleu Aleu (35) takes a 3-point shot over McLennan sophomore defender Rayquan Brown...
Greg Wille
Feb 23, 20216 min read
WORTH THE WAIT: After storm-caused hiatus, Franklin fuels Academy boys' 70-43 playoff rout of Teague
BACK ON THE ATTACK: Playing his first game since Feb. 9, Academy junior point guard Darion Franklin made three consecutive 3-point shots...
Greg Wille
Feb 21, 20218 min read
COMMENTARY: Uncovering baseball's interesting tidbits and statistical oddities during a winter storm
By GREG WILLE TempleBeltonSports.com gwille2@hot.rr.com Perhaps it was the contradiction of major league baseball's spring training camps...
Greg Wille
Feb 19, 20215 min read
DECISIVE RUN: Cephus ignites for 13 in third as Academy beats rival Rogers 53-32, goes 12-0 in 19-3A
GAME-CHANGING PERFORMANCE: Academy senior shooting guard Jerry Cephus made three 3-point baskets and scored all 13 of his points in the...
Greg Wille
Feb 13, 20219 min read
BATTLE WON: Lomas, Whitley, Mawien help TC men overcome Aleu foul trouble to beat SW Christian 93-75
FIREPOWER IN RESERVE: Temple College freshman guard Elijah Lomas came off the bench to score a team-leading 18 points – 13 in the second...
Greg Wille
Feb 11, 20217 min read
BREAKTHROUGH: Jacobs, Carter spark Taylor's TC women to first conference win, 95-57 vs. SW Christian
TEAM DEFENSE: Temple College sophomore guard Taylor Phouangaphayvong (2) defends Southwestern Christian's Lonniqua Johnson during the...
Greg Wille
Feb 11, 20216 min read
GETTING THE JOB DONE: Johnson, Jones lead way as Belton boys top Shoemaker 80-62, grab playoff spot
WIN AND IN: Belton junior forward TJ Johnson scored a game-high 34 points to help lead the Tigers to an 80-62 victory at Killeen...
Greg Wille
Feb 10, 20212 min read
COLLEGE BASKETBALL: After road defeats to begin conference, TC squads eye home wins vs. SW Christian
By GREG WILLE TempleBeltonSports.com gwille2@hot.rr.com Playing on the road against Ranger on Saturday, Temple College's men's and...
Greg Wille
Feb 9, 20212 min read
COLLEGE BASEBALL: TC outscores opponents 23-6 in Galveston to win Island Invitational championship
GALVESTON – The Temple College baseball team captured the championship of Galveston College's Island Invitational by winning all three of...
Greg Wille
Feb 7, 20212 min read
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