ARP – One of Arp’s newest residents and sixth graders is eleven-year-old Gracie Greer, the North Texas Professional Golfer’s Association (NTPGA) Junior Tour Champion, Age Group 10-11, a title she earned in competition at Stonebridge Ranch in McKinney, Texas 0n Aug. 12 and 13.  
  Greer won by a birdie in a sudden death playoff [...]

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most-anticipated in 2010
By Charlotte Heldenbrand
Overton Press editor
Okay, sports fans, the experts  have spoken: three East Texas rivalries will be featured this season as a Dairy Queen Game of the Week in the 2010 varsity football season.
John Tyler vs. Robert E. Lee is scheduled Sept. 10 to much local [...]

Local golfer Blaine Weiterman  won the Club championship at The Cascades in Tyler;  the Meadowbrook Classic at Kilgore; and on July 17th he played in the Texas State Open Pro-Am. He shot under par each day to be the Low Amateur of the entire tournament.  There were approximately 150 players and after the scores were [...]

TEEN MUSTANGS EN ROUTE TO STATE — The 13 & 14-year-old Overton Mustangs of Dixie Youth Boys and Majors Baseball placed first in last weekend’s All-Star Tournament in Arp, defeating the Arp Tigers 20-8. Overton’s team are FRONT: Zacharia Reddick, Seth Garrett, Michael Charleton, Delcon Wherenberg, Joe Long; and, BACK: Jamal Kelly, Aden Williams, Assistant [...]

FIRST IN THEIR LEAGUE — Overton’s All Star T-Ball Division Four 5 & 6-year-old team defeated Sabine 32-30 in overtime, in Sabine, for a shot at the Division Four Tournament, slated for July 10 – 15 in Center. T-ball started in April and this is the first time Overton, with only one loss in All [...]

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By Hal Gieb
Contributing Writer
  POLLOK — The Overton Mustangs won the first game on Thursday, but lost Saturday’s double-header to the Evadale Rebels in the Class 1A, Region III baseball semifinal round at Central Pollok High School. Evadale will play Cayuga this week to decide which team advances to the State tournament.
GAME ONE  The top [...]