Lions picked to place third

Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Magazine recently sent out their 2022-23 season preview guide with Dublin Lions predicted to take third in District 5-3A. The publication picked Eastland and Jacksboro for the number one and two spots and Millsap, Comanche and Merkel as places 4, 5 and 6 respectively.

Memorial shirts to fund scholarships

The memory of former Dublin High School Sophomore Eddie Hernandez won’t soon be for-gotten and this year, Dublin Lion fans can embrace his memory while benefitting a scholarship fund in his honor.

Fishing report

BROWNWOOD GOOD. Water slightly stained; 79-85 degrees; 4.12 feet low. Bass are fair to four pounds on shaky heads, crankbaits and jigs in the stick-ups and between docks. A good topwater bite early and late.

Lions leap to top 8 in state 7-on-7

The Dublin Lions 7-on-7 football team ended their season in the top 8 at the state tournament Friday. “It was a good two days,” Coach Greg Hardcastle said of the four winds and two losses the Lions had in the state tournament.

Lady Lions bump up practice

Volleyball Coach Aryn Masters works with a group of young ladies and Lady Lion volleyball players at a recent volleyball camp June 20-22. Participants perfected a variety of volleyball skills including serving, volleying and bumps. Paul Gaudette | Citizen staff photos

Fishing report

BROWNWOOD GOOD. Water slightly stained; 82-85 degrees; 3.84 feet low. Bass are fair to good with catches up to four pounds using shaky heads, crankbaits and jigs in the stick-ups and between docks. The topwater bite is beginning to pick up.

State slate announced

Dublin 7-on-7 Lions rush for a touchdown in the endzone at a recent home game. The Lions are in Bryan, Texas today (June 23 as they make their bid in the State 7-on-7 Championships Tournament. The Dublin boys will be facing Alpine at 1 p.m., Tidehaven at 2:30 p.m. and New Waverly at 4 p.m.

Tarleton Rodeo named national champs again

National Champions. Again. Tarleton State University’s men’s rodeo team added another award this weekend to its already jam-packed trophy case, winning its fourth national crown at the College National Finals Rodeo in Casper, Wyo. “It was an exciting week,” said Tarleton rodeo coach Mark Eakin.

Harris winding up to head Lions

Brennan Harris was recently announced as head baseball coach for Dublin High School and he’s looking to build on strengths and capitalize on the previous years’ experience. “We’ve been young the past two years,” Harris said of the roster that included many juniors and sophomores.

Little Authors, EC3 host writing camp

A whole bunch of little authors learned the value of creativity last week in a joint three-day workshop between Little Authors and STAR Council (represented locally by Erath’s EC3 group).