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Joaquin Rams Stadium on Friday, October 17, 2025 –

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The Joaquin Rams varsity football team took a 56-0 District 11 2A-1 win over the visiting Hemphill Hornets for their 2025 Rams Homecoming on Friday. The win moves Joaquin’s overall mark to 4-3 and they are at 1-1 in District 11 play. Hemphill stands at 1-6, 0-2.

Joaquin gained a early lead when Trenton Runnels hit Conner Rios for a 39-yard touchdown reception with 8:35 left in the first period. A Kason Stanaland extra point kick saw JHS leading 7-0. The Rams extended their lead to 14-0 after Degan Lee recovered a fumble on the Hornets 27-yardline and Amarion Wilson then scored three plays later, on a 4-yard touchdown run, with 5:49 left in the opening period. Cooper Bragg intercepted a Hornets pass attempt moments later and he then scored on a 55-yard touchdown run which extended the Rams lead to 22-0 after Londell Parker scored a 2-point conversion with 3:30 remaining in the first frame.

Zac Kelley scored on a 48-yard touchdown run with 10:51 left in the second stanza which gave Joaquin a 28-0 advantage. Conner Rios recovered a fumble near the Hemphill 40-yardline with under 7 minutes left in the second period which led to an Amarion Wilson 15-yard touchdown with 4:30 left in the first half. Parker converted a 2-point run and JHS was up 36-0. A 37-yard Jadyn Brown touchdown run and another Stanaland extra point kick boosted the Rams lead to 43-0 just before halftime.

Lee scored his second touchdown run of the game with 7:44 left in the third quarter to help JHS grown their lead to 50-0. Brown scored on a 22-yard run with 3:09 left in the third quarter to give JHS a 56-0 advantage and this proved to be the final score of the contest.

Joaquin will next head to Timpson on Friday, October 24, 2025 for a 7:30 p.m. kickoff at Bears Stadium. The Bears fell to the Shelbyville Dragons last Thursday by a 17-14 score. The Bears stand at 3-4 overall and 1-1 in District 11.

October 17, 2025 - Texas Parks and Wildlife fishing reports are updated each week, usually by Thursday morning. The reports are compiled by an outside contractor who receives the information from bait shops, marinas and fishing guides. Only the local lakes are listed below. If you would like to see the fishing report for other Texas lakes, click the following link https://tpwd.texas.gov/fishboat/fish/action/reptmap.php?EcoRegion=PW.

Toledo Bend

FAIR. 90 degrees; 4.24 feet below pool. Water temperatures remain in the mid 80s, but a cool front is expected to move in over the weekend. Fishing has been tough so far, but once that cooler air arrives, the bite should improve quickly. Conditions right now feel more like September fishing than mid-October. Report by Stephen Johnston, Johnston Fishing.

Sam Rayburn

SLOW. Water stained; 80 degrees; 8.10 feet below pool. The lake is slowly falling, creating lots of humps and shallow areas, so boaters should use caution. Water temperature is around 90 degrees, and bass are being caught shallow on points and pockets with topwater frogs and senkos, while crankbaits are working on points and drains and jigs or Carolina rigs are producing off ledges and structure. Crappie are starting to stack up on brush and timber, white bass are schooling off points, and catfish have moved into deeper water and creek channels with cut bait working well. Report by Captain Lynn Atkinson, Reel Um N Guide Service.

Pinkston

GOOD. Water light stain; 77 degrees. Largemouth bass are excellent on topwater, poppers, small walking baits as well as flukes. In clear water you want to use a translucent white fluke or topwater bait. Crappie are fair with a white crappie jig. Catfish are fair with live minnows or noodling.

Naconiche

FAIR. Water slightly stained; 78 degrees; full pool. The summer pattern is starting to shift toward a fall bite, and with cooler weather just around the corner, it’s a great time to break out the power-fishing gear. Square-bills, jerkbaits, glide baits, topwaters, and underspins are all producing action and make for a lot more fun than dragging a worm along the bottom. For now, don’t forget to throw a frog or popper early and late in the day for some aggressive topwater strikes. Crappie remains good, while catfish have been slow. Report by Eric Wolfe, NacoTack Fishing Service. Largemouth bass are excellent on a Carolina rig on a secondary point and 12-15 feet, but fish are primarily schooling. The bite on topwater baits and flukes is slowing. Crappie are excellent with white and chartreuse lightweight jigs. Dropping the jig down there and hovering over them with a slow retrieve has been the ideal method. Catfish are poor. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal's ETX Guide Service.

Nacogdoches

GOOD. Water stained; 78 degrees; 1.43 feet below pool. Bass are good on Carolina rigged flukes, and Texas rig ribbon tails on deep creek channel swings. Bass are in nice size schools in 12-15 feet of water. Bass are good on bottom baits and deep diving crankbaits. Crappie are excellent in the standing timber, with quality fish and numbers possible. Crappie are in brush piles and secondary points in 12 feet of water, with big ones isolated in 20-25 feet. Catfish are fair on cut bait and liver. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal's ETX Guide Service.

October 15, 2025 -
The Center Recreation Department is proud to announce that the 2026 Little Dribblers sign ups have began. Parents can use TeamPass to sign up for Basketball: https://app.teampass.com/Center_Youth_Sports/. If this is your first time to use TeamPass, you will need to upload your child's birth certificate. Once you upload the birth certificate, it will be uploaded for every sport your child wishes to play. The deadline to register is Tuesday, November 4.

• When signing up, if you need to pay later, use promo code: cash
• Cost is $60 for Basketball (Ages 4-12)

Signups can also be done at City Hall at 617 Tenaha Street, Center, TX 75935. City Hall is open Monday – Friday, 8:30 – 4:30. Registrations can be made in person from October 8 – November 4. For more information contact Jason Mitchell, City of Center Recreation Director at 936/590-7196.

Center Roughriders Stadium on Friday, October 10, 2025 –

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The Center Roughriders varsity football team suffered a disappointing 60-14 point District 8 4A-2 football loss to the Carthage Bulldogs on Friday. Center’s season record falls to 2-4 and they are 0-1 in the conference. Carthage stands at 6-0, 0-1.

The Bulldogs first offensive drive stalled when they turned the ball over on downs on a fourth-down-and two at the Center 4-yardline. On the Roughriders first drive disaster struck when a stumble caused quarterback Easton Wulf to be pinned inside the endzone for a two-point safety, this gave the Bulldogs a 2-0 point lead with 6:38 minutes left in the first period of play. After Center free-kicked the football back to the Bulldogs Carthage quarterback Jett Surratt hit Bryston Price for a 57-yard touchdown strike which helped give the Bulldogs a 9-0 advantage with 5:35 left in the first stanza. With just 1:38 left in the opening period Surratt hit Price again for another touchdown catch which extended the Carthage lead to 16-0 after a Christian Monreal extra point kick.

A 61-yard kickoff return by Jeremy Bluford set the Roughriders up in great field position on their next offensive drive. Five plays later Jaysis Villegas scored on a 1-yard touchdown run with only seven seconds remaining in the first frame. An extra point kick by Pablo Huichapa helped the ‘Riders cut the ‘Dogs lead to 16-7.

Carthage scores by Benny Smith, Andrew Gwinn, Anthony Cromwell, and another Center safety, due to a bad snap, extended the Carthage lead to 39-7 by the midway break.

Two Carthage touchdown receptions by Jaden Jeffress in the third quarter extended the Bulldogs lead to 53-7 going into the final period of play.

Sean Bundy helped extend the Carthage lead to 60-7 with a touchdown just six seconds from the start of the final quarter. Center got the final scores of the contest when Zy’Keyvius Villegas scored on a 14-yard touchdown run and Huichapa added an extra point conversion kick with 8:03 minutes remaining which cut the Carthage lead to 60-14.

The Roughriders will host the Bullard Panthers on Friday, October 17, 2025. Kickoff at Roughriders Stadium will be at 7:30 p.m. Bullard is 3-3 overall and 1-0 in District 8 after beating Rusk 24-7 on Friday.