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Basket For Bryce Chapel Hill’s Bryce Grissom (12) puts up a short jumper against visiting Daingerfield last week. The Red Devils, now 3-2 in District 13-3A and 14-4 overall, rebounded from the loss to the visiting Tigers to beat Hughes Springs on Friday night, 84-30.

Basket For Bryce Chapel Hill’s Bryce Grissom (12) puts up a short jumper against visiting Daingerfield last week. The Red Devils, now 3-2 in District 13-3A and 14-4 overall, rebounded from the loss to the visiting Tigers to beat Hughes Springs on Friday night, 84-30.

Chapel Hill Highlights

Basket For Bryce Chapel Hill’s Bryce Grissom (12) puts up a short jumper against visiting Daingerfield last week. The Red Devils, now 3-2 in District 13-3A and 14-4 overall, rebounded from the loss to the visiting Tigers to beat Hughes Springs on Friday night, 84-30.
Brodey Davis’ 17.06 pounder caught from Lake O.H. Ivie in 2022 is one of two 17 pounders caught from the West Texas lake over the last three years. It ranks No. 7 on Texas Top 50 list, one spot ahead of the 17.03 pounder Jason Conn caught there in 2023. Both anglers relied on forward-facing sonar, a real-time technology that helps fishermen sniff out heavyweights in deep, open water where they were previously unmolested. (TPWD Photo)

Brodey Davis’ 17.06 pounder caught from Lake O.H. Ivie in 2022 is one of two 17 pounders caught from the West Texas lake over the last three years. It ranks No. 7 on Texas Top 50 list, one spot ahead of the 17.03 pounder Jason Conn caught there in 2023. Both anglers relied on forward-facing sonar, a real-time technology that helps fishermen sniff out heavyweights in deep, open water where they were previously unmolested. (TPWD Photo)

Race for the Record

It never fails. Sometime around the turn of the new year, Texas bass crowds always start pondering thoughts about the next state record largemouth. It’s only natural for chatter to surface about where the special fish might be caught. And when.
The 2024-2025 MPHS Tiger Cheerleaders at the UIL Spirit State Championships COURTESY PHOTO

The 2024-2025 MPHS Tiger Cheerleaders at the UIL Spirit State Championships COURTESY PHOTO

MPHS Cheerleaders finish UIL Spirit State Championships as Top 20 in 5A-DII

The Mount Pleasant High School Cheerleaders competed in the UIL Spirit State Championships on January 17-18 at the Fort Worth Convention Center. MPHS competed in the 5A division II category in band chant, fight song, and crowd leading.
At 38, Barry St. Clair was the talk of Texas bass fishing in the early 1990s when he landed a 18.18 pound state record largemouth at Lake Fork. January 24 will mark the 33-year anniversary of the state’s heaviest bass of all-time. Texas Fish and Game Magazine publisher Roy Neves says the late Ray Sasser captured the photo that appeared on the magazine’s cover in March 1992. (Texas Fish Game Magazine Screenshot Photo)

At 38, Barry St. Clair was the talk of Texas bass fishing in the early 1990s when he landed a 18.18 pound state record largemouth at Lake Fork. January 24 will mark the 33-year anniversary of the state’s heaviest bass of all-time. Texas Fish and Game Magazine publisher Roy Neves says the late Ray Sasser captured the photo that appeared on the magazine’s cover in March 1992. (Texas Fish Game Magazine Screenshot Photo)

Revisiting the Record

It’s hard to believe, but January 24 will mark the 33rd anniversary of Texas’ state record largemouth bass. Barry St. Clair of Athens landed the 18.18 pounder way back in 1992 at Lake Fork, a 27,000-acre reservoir near Quitman in northeast Texas. The fish topped the former record of 17.
Todd Faircloth

Todd Faircloth

Outdoors Briefs

Some of the nation’s top bass pros will be in Texas on Jan. 30-Feb. 2 as the MLF Bass Pro Tour opens its 2025 season on Lake Conroe. The full field of 66 anglers will compete on days one and two.
Chapel Hill’s Max Daniel (20) goes in for a lay-up during a recent home game.

Chapel Hill’s Max Daniel (20) goes in for a lay-up during a recent home game.

Chapel Hill Red Devils shine in final tournament before District Play

The Chapel Hill Red Devils capped off their pre-district play with an impressive showing in their final tournament. The team kicked off with a dominant 8-0 victory over Westwood, with Rodrigo Olvera and AJ Ramirez leading the way, each scoring three goals.
Chapel Hill’s Keira Hawkins (10) splits two defenders on her way to the basket during a recent home game. TRIBUNE PHOTOS / MICHAEL S. MCCRACKEN

Chapel Hill’s Keira Hawkins (10) splits two defenders on her way to the basket during a recent home game. TRIBUNE PHOTOS / MICHAEL S. MCCRACKEN

Lady Devils get 30-25 win over New Diana

The Chapel Hill Lady Red Devils collected a huge 30-25 win at home on Friday, Jan. 17 to remain in the hunt for a playoff spot. The victory pushed the Lady Devils to 2-3 in District 13-3A and 8-15 overall. New Diana dropped to 2-3 in league play and 13-15 overall.