Area Sports and Education

The Plato Lady Eagles made the short trip east to the Sherman Hill Field House to face the Frisco League Tourney champion Licking Lady Wildcats. Licking jumped on Plato early, hitting several threes and executing their zone sets to get easy looks in the paint. LHS roared out to a 20-point lead but a second…

By Shari Harris, Publisher The Licking Wildcats were on the road Tuesday, December 7, to take on the Stoutland Tigers. Another high scoring game went on the books for the Wildcats, as they defeated Stoutland 95-63. The two conference foes were tied at the end of one, but Licking never looked back after that, carrying…

By Coach Steve Rissler The top seeded Lady ‘Cats opened the Frisco League tourney with a 65-25 victory over the 8th seeded Stoutland Lady Tigers. Licking dominated from tip to final buzzer as 14 girls played and 11 scored. Abbie Sullins scored 12 of her game high 18 in the first quarter as LHS jumped…

The Licking Boys Basketball team entered the first round of the Frisco League Tournament Tuesday night with a win over sixth seed Crocker. The Wildcats led the first quarter by a slim margin, 16-15, but never looked back, rolling to a high scoring, 95-75 win. Austin James led scoring with 31 points and added 3…

By Shari Harris, Publisher On Monday, Nov. 29, Major Monica Rivera, executive officer for the 3rd Battalion, 10th Infantry Regiment, presented Licking High School junior John Tyree with an Army Values Leadership Award, recognizing his demonstration of the Army Value of Duty. November’s Army Value was Duty: Fulfill your obligations. The Army invited local schools…

By Coach Steve Rissler The Licking Lady Wildcats traveled to Cuba for the first game of the 2021-22 season last Tuesday, November 23. Cuba capitalized on some early defensive miscues to take an 8-2 lead early, but Licking made a run and the score stood 12-12 after the first quarter. Licking started to get rolling…

  By Shari Harris, Publisher The Licking Wildcats boys’ basketball teams started their regular seasons with wins over the Houston Tigers. Varsity posted a 69-58 final score, squelching the Tigers’ third quarter attempt at a rally. Junior Varsity had a convincing 69-40 defeat of the JV Tigers. The gym was packed for the Varsity matchup…

Shari Harris, Publisher Kylie Taylor, a senior setter on the Licking Wildcat Volleyball team, was named to the Class 2 All-State team last week. Taylor also received First Team All District honors, along with teammate Hannah Medlock. Abbie Sullins and Kiley Ingram from Licking were named Second Team All District. Also receiving All-State honors was…

The Licking 4-H Club awards banquet was held Thursday, Nov. 11, and members were recognized for their participation in activities for the 2021 4-H year. Activities included LEGO, Arts/Crafts, Community Service, Gardening, Cooking, Poultry, Rabbits, Dairy Cow, Dairy Goats and Lambs. Four members’ activities also included being officers. There are hundreds of projects in which…