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Dublin Varsity Lions (above) and Freshman Lions (below) battle to sink points at the net during games against Clifton and Brownwood respectively in last week’s Dublin Athletic Booster Club Tournament. Dublin teams won both games with varsity claiming third place in their bracket with a 3-1 record and freshmen emerging with a first place undefeated finish. Paul Gaudette | Citizen staff photos

Dublin Varsity Lions (above) and Freshman Lions (below) battle to sink points at the net during games against Clifton and Brownwood respectively in last week’s Dublin Athletic Booster Club Tournament. Dublin teams won both games with varsity claiming third place in their bracket with a 3-1 record and freshmen emerging with a first place undefeated finish. Paul Gaudette | Citizen staff photos

Prides take tourney trophies

Paul Gaudette
Tuesday, December 9, 2025
Dublin Lions teams claimed some hardware as the Dublin Athletic Booster Club hosted the annual basketball tournament Dec. 4-6.Dublin Freshman went undefeated as tournament Champions with wins over Brownwood, Brady, and an overtime thriller vs Early for the championship.
Tarleton in FCS playoffs

Tarleton in FCS playoffs

Sports schedules

News Staff
Tuesday, December 9, 2025
■ DHS BoysBasketball @ Hamilton Tournament (through Dec. 13)■DJH Girls Basketball @ Dublin Hico Tournament (Dec. 11/ Dec. 13)■Lingleville HS Basketball @ Lingleville Tournament (through Dec. 13)Friday, Dec. 12■ DJH Girls Basketball @ Dublin Hico Tournament■ DHS Girls Basketball vs. Tolar, 5 p.m.

Lady Lions bag bronze at DABC

Paul Gaudette
Tuesday, December 9, 2025
Dublin Lady Lions claimed third place in the Dublin Athletic Booster Club Tournament Dec. 4- 6.They bested DeLeon 56-45 but came up short against Abilene Christian (43-27) and Eastland (5335).

Tarleton in FCS playoffs on ESPN Dec. 13

News Staff
Tuesday, December 9, 2025
Tarleton State Football will host Villanova in the FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals on Saturday, Dec. 13, at 11 a.m. at Memorial Stadium. The game will be broadcast This is the first game in Tarleton State Athletics history set to be broadcast on ESPN.
Tarleton commencement Dec

Tarleton commencement Dec

Tarleton commencement Dec. 12

From Staff Reports
Tuesday, December 9, 2025
Tarleton State University will celebrate fall 2025 graduates with two commencement ceremonies Friday, Dec. 12, at the EECU Center on the Stephenville campus.Tarleton State President Dr. James Hurley will preside over both ceremonies, which will include graduate and undergraduate students.

Fishing Report

News Staff
Wednesday, December 3, 2025
BROWNWOODGOOD. Water stained; 65 degrees; 2.28 feet below pool. Black bass to 8 pounds are good in 13-28 feet of water on Alabama rigs, and along the shoreline in 3-8 feet with a bladed jig, crankbait or jigs.

Lady Cards look to take off in December

Paul Gaudette
Wednesday, December 3, 2025
The Lingleville Lady Cardinals were looking for a win as they entered the month of December by head girls’ basketball coach Brandon Haught is seeing improvement on the court that the team hopes to turn into gains.“Varsity girls are off to a tough start but are improving every day,” said Haught.

Lions scrap with stateranked Huckabay

Paul Gaudette
Wednesday, December 3, 2025
The Dublin Lions put up a good fight against the smaller but ranked Huckabay Indians Tuesday, Nov. 25 with Dublin scoring 44 to Huckabay’s 64.“We had a solid 3 quarters playing against the No. 5 team in the state of Texas for 1A,” said head boys basketball coach Wes Grisham.

Sports schedules

News Staff
Wednesday, December 3, 2025
Thursday, Dec. 4■ DHS Boys, Girls Basketball @ Dublin Athletic Booster Club Tournament (through Dec. 6)■ Lingleville Varsity Girls Basketball @ North Zulch Tournament (through Dec. 6)Friday, Dec. 5■ Lingleville JV/ Varsity vs. Eula, 5 p.m.Saturday, Nov.

Lady Lions snatch another victory

Paul Gaudette
Wednesday, December 3, 2025
The Dublin Lady Lions claimed a 39-36 away victory over DeLeon Tuesday, Nov. 25.Adriana Stewart led the Lady Lions in the win with 17 points followed by Olivia Salyer with 11. Regan Vanbebber scored 4 points, Bayli Jackson had 3 points and Derby Kukla and Ismari Molina had 2 points each.