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Congratulations to the cast and crew of The Glass Menagerie by the Hornet Players. In March, the company performed at District and advanced with theirportrayal of the classic characters.

As the homestretch of the regular season looms, game getting tight. Top to bottom there are teams jockeying playoff position.

The Hemphill Hornets capped off a remarkable season at the Texas High School Powerlifting Association State Championship in March. They traveled to Edinburg and Abilene, earning a state title, a state bronze, breaking records, and finishing among the top teams in Texas.

The 2026 Hemphill Diamond League season got off to an exciting and communityfilled start on Saturday, March 28, as families, players, and supporters gathered at the Hemphill Diamond League fields for a full day of opening ceremonies and activities.

The fourth six weeks of school has been completed at Hemphill High School. Students making the honor roll for this grading period are listed here.

Sabine County faceoffs again Tuesday night for Hemphill and West Sabine on the diamonds. This time the Hornets came out on top. The ladies bested the tigers 11-5 and the Hornet Varisty Boys won 5 to 3.

It was a good week all around for all the local baseball and softball squads. The Brookeland Wildcats got off the deck this past week with with an 8-1 win over Apple Springs and a 10-0 win over Burkeville, in which starter Sam Ross would fan 15 Mustangs in total.

On the evening of Tuesday, March 17, the atmosphere at The Seed Patch (181 Milam St.) felt less like an afterschool program and more like a high-stakes weigh-in.

All three local softball squads were busy this past week along with two of their baseball counterparts. The Brookeland LadyCats would fall 12-2 vs.

Lady Hornet Ameli ia Gay dives headfirst into third legging out a triple vs. W West Sabine March 13.