Schools

Toledo Bend and O.H. Ivie shared the ShareLunker Legacy Class stage to kick off the final week of February. O.H. Ivie in West Texas continued its unprecedented run of monster largemouth bass and Toledo Bend in East Texas showed that excellent fisheries abound from one corner of Texas to the other.

What a season for these teams! After an undefeated regular season the Wildcats battled beautifully through the playoffs, advancing for the first time in 24 years to Regional finals this weekend.

The Fishers of Men Texas East Stop #2 was on Toledo Bend Saturday and some big bags were brought to weigh-in. Winner of the tournament was Cody Pitt with 5 fish weighing 34.98 lbs.

The HISD School Board met on Thursday, February 15 th, and after opening prayer and pledge to the flag, approved the consent agenda consisting of the minutes from previous meetings and the financial/investment reports for January, 2024.

Two members of the Hemphill Hornet Bass Club fishing the SETX Bass Tournament on Toledo Bend on February 18th, caught some nice fish.

The Bassmaster Elite Series Tournament returns to Toledo Bend February 22-25, 2024 at Cypress Bend Park. The nation’s top pros will open their 2024 season on one of the best bass lakes in the nation, as named in Bassmaster Magazine.

The West Sabine Lady Tigers cranked up their 2024 softball season this past week, opening with the Hemphill Lady Hornets on February 13. An early 5-0 deficit proved too much for the ladies to overcome as their comeback effort fell just short at 9-4.

Hemphill High School and Middle School art classes have had a busy and productive couple of months. November through January our art students took part in a little project that they nicknamed “Coffee and Community”.

Both West Sabine squads took on both their counterparts from San Augustine on January 30 and Chireno February 2(stats unavailable for both WS/Chireno games at press time).The Lady Tigers hit the court first January 30 and after a slow start began to heat it up in the second quarter as they popped...

The third six weeks of school has been completed at Hemphill Elementary School. Students making the honor roll and perfect attendance for this grading period are listed here.