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Rodeo facilities

Rodeo facilities

Tarleton Rodeo gets new home

Tarleton State University’s storied rodeo team has a new home on the Downunder Horsemanship Ranch in the heart of the “Cowboy Capital.” The announcement was made Monday afternoon (Dec.
Tarleton game tickets on sale

Tarleton game tickets on sale

Tarleton game tickets on sale

Individual game tickets for Tarleton Football’s spring season are on sale now for fans to purchase. With the capacity limitations put in place, reserved seats will not be sold on an individual game basis this season.
Dublin Lion Javion Ray recovers the ball from Hamilton after the teams fought for possession during Saturday’s home game. The Lions won the battle 64-51, bringing their record to 4-2 heading into Tuesday’s games. This win came after a 64-72 loss to Coleman in an away game Friday night. Paul Gaudette | Citizen staff photo

Dublin Lion Javion Ray recovers the ball from Hamilton after the teams fought for possession during Saturday’s home game. The Lions won the battle 64-51, bringing their record to 4-2 heading into Tuesday’s games. This win came after a 64-72 loss to Coleman in an away game Friday night. Paul Gaudette | Citizen staff photo

Tarleton teams battle on home court, away

Tarleton Men’s and Women’s Basketball are in action this week with a pair of games and one home game each. Men’s Basketball will now host Arlington Baptist on Wednesday, Dec. 9 at 7 p.m. in Wisdom Gym. The Texans will then travel to Lawrence, Kansas to take on the No.
Matti Strand

Matti Strand

LHS runner makes state

Lingleville High School athlete Matti Strand qualified for state cross country competition on Nov. 23 at Old Settler’s Park in Round Rock. Strand ran the race in 14:32 and placed 81st out of 121 in the statewide competition. “She did an amazing job!” said LHS coach Hannah Smith in an online post.
Dublin

Dublin

Dublin

Dublin Freshman and JV Lions and Lady Lions teams took on Hamilton in home games ay in the Secondary School gyms. (Freshman boys photo at top right submitted Saturday in the Secondary School gyms. (Freshman boys photo at top right submitted by Stephanie Long Sojourner.
Lingleville JV Cardinals took on Miller Grove in a Saturday morning victory at home. Sara Gann | Citizen staff photo

Lingleville JV Cardinals took on Miller Grove in a Saturday morning victory at home. Sara Gann | Citizen staff photo

GC hosts Deck the Halls

Tarleton State University’s W.K. Gordon Center for the Industrial History of Texas is hosting a weekend of holiday activities at the museum in Thurber. Deck the Halls, slated for Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 12 and 13, features Yuletide happenings including cookie decorating and letters to Santa.
Anna Maria Rodriguez addresses her fellow graduates during Ranger College’s commencement ceremony on Dec. 4 in Ranger. Rodriguez was among a handful of graduates receiving their Associate of Applied Science degrees during the event. | submitted photo

Anna Maria Rodriguez addresses her fellow graduates during Ranger College’s commencement ceremony on Dec. 4 in Ranger. Rodriguez was among a handful of graduates receiving their Associate of Applied Science degrees during the event. | submitted photo

Dublin nurse addresses hope at Ranger ceremony

At the age of 30, Anna Maria Rodriguez looked in the mirror and found herself looking at a recently divorced mom working four dead-end jobs. She wasn’t going anywhere and her future appeared as bright as a starless night. “I knew I couldn’t keep doing this,” she said.
Lingleville Cardinal

Lingleville Cardinal

Lingleville Cardinal

Alex Carrizales moved the ball up the court against the Miller Grove Hornets while teammate Connor Hilburn blocks during Saturday’s home game. The Cards took a 45-40 victory, leading to a 2-2 record heading into Tuesday’s games. This win followed a 44-33 loss to San Saba Friday night.
Dublin native delivers second grad speech

Dublin native delivers second grad speech

Dublin native delivers second grad speech

Not that it’s trying, but Tarleton State University can’t get rid of Cheyenne Mack. The featured speaker at the 3 p.m. graduation ceremonies Friday, Dec. 11, will be addressing her second commencement audience.
Ivana Dorsey

Ivana Dorsey

Dorsey makes Tarleton history

Positives abounded inside the Tarleton women’s basketball locker room after the program made its much-anticipated NCAA Division I debut at North Texas on Nov. 24.