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Matt Stepp spoke about Lufkin in the realighnment, said that the appeal was needed and that the UIL made a mistake putting Lufkin in 7-5A DI. That is all they spoke about, regarding Lufkin.

Lady Pack softball came alive late in the 6th inning to pick up a big 3-1 District win against Kingwood Park. Lady Pack are now 3-1 in district and 15-9 on the season.

Lufkin Panther Baseball keeps on rolling with a 9-1 win on the road tonight at Nacogdoches. This puts the Pack in solid 1st place in 16-5A at 7-0 and 15-5 on the year.

https://www.texasfootball.com/article/2024/03/26/tep-stepp-podcast-does-texas-high-school-football-have-a-recruiting-problem?ref=home_feature_article Greg Tepper and Matt Stepp nerd out on the Texas high school football offseason in this Insiders-only podcast, discussing coaching changes, UIL realignment appeals, and controversy around alleged recruiting.

Still do not have a week three game on the Panther 2024 schedule, however I'm told that there are still opportunities out there. Do not know where that would be, however not everyone has completed their schedules. No guess from this side, Longview, Tyler and Nacogdoches are going to be good games. Yes, Nacogdoches, because Darby House is a great coach and will make Nacogdoches a playoff team in 5A DII. Tyler will be greatly improved. This schedule will be a hugh test, did I mention Longview? Probably didn't need to because we always play them. The Lobos have disected Lufkin pretty well the last 3 or 4 meetings, Quick just can't beat them or does he just not have the players?, anyway it's been pretty much non competitive since 2017. Tick Tick Tick, we wait. Spring football begins in a little over 3 weeks, so we will have more to see and talk about.

Lady Pack tonight at home with Kingwood Park. www.lufkingametime.com

Lufkin Lady Pack Soccer will play Lovejoy on Friday @ 4:30 PM at Tyler Legacy in the Area Round of the girls 5A playoffs. Tickets sold online only: https://tylerisd.hometownticketing.com/embed/event/610...

The Lady Pack played Porter last Friday and Dayton last night. They are 2-1 in district play. We have that posted in this topic.

Lufkin pitching has some depth this year. Hitting is timely, they manufacture runs. Not a ton of hitting power with this team, but they have been that way most years except for a coupe years ago. Can't argue with 6-0 in district in a fairly competitive baseball district. 16-5A 2024 Standings District Overall W L W L T Lufkin Panthers 6 0 14 5 0 Kingwood Park Panthers 4 2 16 5 0 Porter Spartans 3 3 17 4 1 Huntsville Hornets 3 3 11 8 0 Dayton Broncos 1 5 9 12 0 Nacogdoches Dragons 1 5 4 14 1

Lufkin Panther Soccer falls 4-0 to Mt. Pleasant in the UIL Bi-Distrct Playoffs.

Isabel Franco with the game winner in the 2nd overtime. Lady Pack Soccer Wins 2-1 over Tyler! Moving on to the Area Playoff.

Lufkin Panthers defeat Nacogdoches tonight 2-0 in Lufkin to go to 6-0 in district and 14-5 on the year.

Lufkin Lady Pack softball 11-4 over Dayton. Lady Pack are now 14-9 on the year and 2-1 in district.

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Lufkin scores in the bottom of the 8th to take a huge 9-8 district win over Kingwod Park here in Lufkin. Lufkin is now 5-0 in district and 12-5 on the year. Panthers play Huntsville ths Friday at home- 6:30 PM start.

Lufkin girls softball pull out a big 11-10 win over New Caney Porter on some timely hitting and great defensive play in the 7th inning. Lady Panthers are now 13-9 on the year and 1-1 in district. Smallwood with a HR and Dean with 3 RBI, 4 hits, a HR tonight. Next game against Dayton on Friday.

Baseball update, Kaleb Hillis hits a 3 run HR in the bottom of the 6th inning against Kingwood Park to tie the game 8-8. Now headed into the 7th inning.

Jam Digital Media - Lufkin Youth Football League 2024. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/76EbGfvJL1deQ41N/?mibextid=oFDknk

Lufkin Youth Football League. Good to see the participation. Kids are getting to work out in the Panther Indoor and play games at Abe Martin. How much fun that must be for those kids. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/ZxVziyUdBo1impJY/?mibextid=xfxF2i Video: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/W1vUcdMoXhLYFB3c/?mibextid=oFDknk

Girls top point individuals: 1. T’Asia McGee, Longview (39) 2. Alizaye Simpson, Lufkin (28) 3. Cece Rodgers, PCA (20) 5. Natalie Murray, Hudson (19) 9. Leanne Burke, PCA (17) 10. Tatyana Eldridge, Hudson (16) 10. Mary Todd, Lufkin (16) Girls 100 meters: 1. DeNaucia Johnson, Longview 11.95 2. Rodgers, PCA 12.42 3. Simpson, Lufkin 12.49 Girls 200 meters: Johnson, Longview 24.59 2. Simpson, Lufkin 26.32 3. Rodgers, PCA 26.38 6. Kamoria Mosley, Lufkin 27.00 7. Balistir McCain, Hudson 27.06 Girls 800 meters: 1. Mary Todd, Lufkin 2:25.15 6. Burke, PCA 2:34.71 7. Addison Ponder, Hudson 2:36.71 Girls long jump: 1. Simpson, Lufkin 17’0” 2. McCain, Hudson 16’11 1/2” 3. Rodgers, PCA 16’8” Girls 300-meter hurdles: 1. McGee, Longview 48.37 3. Todd, Lufkin 49.50 7. Sands, Lufkin 53.94 8. Wilcox, PCA 54.60

Boys top point individuals: 1. Mike Mosley, Lufkin 27 1. Lance Wilburn, Center 27. 4. Connor Graves, Hudson 20 4. Evan Young, Lufkin 20 7. Reynold Guadarrama, Lufkin 18 Boys 100 meters: 1. Kaden Dixon, Center 10.84 2. Mosley, Lufkin 10.88 3. KeVondrick Taylor, Lufkin 10.94 7. Keandre Hooper, Lufkin 11.27 Boys 400 meters: 1. Mosley, Lufkin 50.33 3. Alec Forney, Lufkin 51.06 4. Raymond Parrish, Lufkin 52.22 Boys 3,200 meters: 1. Guadarrama, Lufkin 10:07.22 2. Aiden Buranakitipi, Hudson 10:46.75 5. Massie, Lufkin 11:00.52 6. Nery Sandoval, Lufkin 11:03.71 Boys shot put: 1. DeMetreis Dean III, Jasper 48’ 10” 2. Williams, Lufkin 45’ 4” Boys discus: 1. Dean, Jasper 157’ 10” 4. Hooper, Lufkin 133’ 2” 5. Max Stanaland, Hudson 129’ 7” 7. Gavin Phillips, Lufkin 118’ 0” Boys 110-meter hurdles: 1. Young, Lufkin 14.84 5. Channing Howatt, Hudson 16.81 Boys 300-meter hurdles: 1. Young, Lufkin 39.42 2. Howatt, Hudson 42.85 Boys 4x100 relay: 1. Jasper 41.82 3. Lufkin (Krisean Preston, Hooper, Taylor, Mosley) 42.32 6. Hudson (Kaleb Poullard, Coy Morgan, Treavion Swint, Cutter Warren) 44.48 Boys 4x200 relay: 1. Center 1:29.01 2. Lufkin (White, Desmond Hood, Preston, Timmons) 1:31.72 4. Hudson (Poullard, Morgan, Swint, Warren) 1:33.32

Do not have a Track topic here, but Track does coinside with football much of the time. Lufkin Boys won First place at the Willie Ross Relays in Lufkin on Wednesday, while the Lufkin Girls finished 4th. Boys Standings - 1st - Lufkin 143 points, 2nd - Center 118, 3rd -Longview 95, 4th Hudson 94, 5th Jasper 73, 6th Carthage 70 and 7th- Douglas 24. Girls Standings - 1st - Longview 159,points, 2nd - Carthage 93, 3rd - Hudson 90, 4th - Lufkin 66, 5th - Center 65, 6th - PCA 39, 7th - Douglas 35, 8th - Jasper 29, 9th - Central 20 Mike Mosley, Evan Young and Renold Guadarrama excelled in multiple events for the Panther boys team, while Alizaye Simpson and Mary Todd helped lead the the day for the Panther Girls team. get all the individual team statistics here in this article of the Lufkin Daily News. https://lufkindailynews.com/sports/lufkin-boys-place-first-in-willie-ross-relays/article_f7f955a7-a864-54ca-888f-44f74ca26f7d.html

Interesting article in the Lufkin Daily today concerning the selection of a new Superintendent by next June. More importantly it spoke of budgets and staffing and enrollments. Since COVID UIL enrollments across the State have either gone stangnant or declined a bit. More are Homeschooling their children, and private schools have increased their enrollments. The district is using Mr.Curtis Culwell of Culwell Consultants, who also achieved dynamic success with the Garland ISD as their Superintendent for 14 years. His firm was hired by LISD to look into the issues of the district after two consecutive years of deficit budgets. https://lufkindailynews.com/news/local/lufkin-isd-school-board-considers-staffing-and-declining-enrollment/article_9e020b27-39ae-5e42-bb8e-eb9dc29052e2.html My hope is a new and successful rebirth of the district can occur with new leadership, that it will trancend all across the spectrum of the district from academics, disipline and order. One on my wish list includes a return of some football success here. Currently the boys basketball and baseball program, girls volleyball are having better success than the football program. Girls softball has found a resurgence this season, boys and girls soccer have remained at a competitive level making the playoffs every year. Lufkin ISD has some work to do to get back to the efficient district it can be, if the right administrators and the right Superintendent are leading the way. IMO the district has not trended as well since the days of David Sharp who retired (1996-2005) as Superintendent back in 2005. Not to discount Roy Knight as Superintendent, I love Mr. Knight, he walked into a great set up and just kept things status quoe and didn't upset the cart right into his retirement. Roy could never find raises for teachers, and stuck with familar faces, not a rocking the boat guy. Not that there's anything wrong with that. Ms. Goffney came in and turn a few things around, but she was not here long enough to truly evaluate, she was looking for a step up when she got here, and did find that step as the Aldine ISD Superintendent. Lynn Torres, will be remembered for the $75 Million Bond in 2018 for a new Lufkin Middle School complex, and of course the fabulous Panther Activity Center and the outstanding Baseball and Softball Complex on the LHS campus. Something that John Outlaw had wanted and pushed for in his time as AD/HC at Lufkin. I believe all of these leaders can be evaluated in different ways for their high and low accomplishments as Superintendents in Lufkin. Some will never forget Purple Rain, a throne and a leave of absnece shortly there after?? It's unfortunate because the $75M Bond made huge advancements for the Lufkin school district as a whole. In fact it's awesome. Dynamics and demographics in both the population and business atmosphere have changed considerably since the days of David Sharp. Do not profess to know the future of public schools. I do know Homeschooling and Private schools have grown for a reason. Academics, disipline, safety are all key for families and their children, and important to the future of those students who really want to advance in their life beyond high school. I applaud the district board for taking these steps and realizing the need to reaching out to qualified entities to help them make choices for a better district in the future. My hope is there is a bright future for Lufkin ISD, and though I'm further removed than I've ever been in my life, I still live here, and want the Lufkin district to be the best they can be.

Lady Pack Softball lost 2-1 tonight in a hard fought opening district game in Lufkin with #7 Ranked Huntsville girls tonight.