Micah McCartney

The Boyd ISD school board unanimously approved a balanced operating budget totaling more than $21 million for Fiscal Year 2026-27 during a special meeting Monday. The budget passed with a 6-0 vote inside the district's board meeting room. Trustee Aaron Lambert was absent. Chief Financial Officer Shanda Wood listed the district's revenue for FY 2026-27 to be $21,956,172. Of that […]

Boyd rallied to claim its first win of the season last week, and hope to keep its momentum going against a familiar opponent in Week 2. The Yellowjackets (1-0) hit the road for the first time in Week 2, traveling to face Jacksboro 7 p.m. Friday at Tiger Stadium. The Tigers (1-0) decimated Millsap 52-18 in their season opener last […]

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Competing against a stack field last week, a total of four Decatur runners turned in sub-12 minute times to help the Lady Eagles soar into the top team echelon at the Southlake Carroll 2-mile run. Decatur’s Jayden Oates (12th, 11:16.60), Skylar Sicking (31st, 11:44.30), Reagan Nicks (35th, 11:47) and Maddyx Coffman (51st, 11:59.90) led the team’s roster, as Decatur placed […]

An injury to Boyd quarterback Cason Lambert and a strong offensive performance by Jacksboro quarterback Hoytt Wesson hindered the Yellowjackets from starting the 2026 season with back-to-back wins. Lambert went down with a lower body injury in the first quarter, allowing Jacksboro to score on a safety. Meanwhile, Wesson totaled 295 yards of total offense to allow Jacksboro to dominate […]

Decatur senior Reagan Nicks raced her way down the trails of the Denton's North Lakes Park Saturday, and etched her name in the Lady Eagles' history books. Nicks crossed the finish line in 19:12 to place 46th in the elite girls 5K race at the Flower Mound Marcus Coach T Invitational, setting Decatur's new top girls 5K finish. The Lady […]

Bridgeport sophomore Brayden Del Rio continued his streak of quality runs in his second campaign last week at Fossil Ridge's Run of the Panther meet. Competing at The Buff in Fort Worth Thursday, Del Rio ran 17:18.54 to place fifth in the varsity boys 5K race — finishing behind Richardson's Harris Coburn (16:04.12), Frisco's Zayden Dierkes (17:01.69), Brewer's Moises Palomino […]

The Decatur Lady Eagles didn't waiver in a rematch of the 2025 4A Division I Region I final against rival Springtown in the teams' first District 7-4A meeting Tuesday night. Trailing 2-1 and knotted up at 22 in the fourth set, the Lady Eagles' determination rose to the occasion. Decatur battled through a series of long rallies to tie the […]

Decatur escaped Joe Golding Field at Memorial Stadium Thursday with a win thanks to the Eagles’ high-scoring offense commanded by junior quarterback Will Chaney. Chaney threw for 383 yards and six touchdowns while the Eagles added four more scores via the ground game — withstanding an 8-touchdown performance by Wichita Falls Memorial quarterback Cole Birkhead in a 71-64 shootout victory. […]

Paradise's Allie McCormick brought home her first win in her junior campaign, proving to be the top runner in the Muenster Invitational's girls 2-mile race. McCormick claimed the individual title, clocking 13:04.26 to beat Saint Jo's Tatum Morman (13:13.91) by about 9 seconds. Lindsay's Tinley Childers-Nelson rounded out the top 3, taking bronze in 13:16.05. With McCormick's win, the Lady […]