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Buzzer-beater victory!

When Mineral Wells came to the Springtown gym Dec. 21, the game literally came down to the final seconds. Facing an old district rival, the Lady Porcupines trailed 41-40 with

Here’s the pitch

With the arrival of the New Year comes the beginning of the soccer season. The Lady Porcupines actually began with a Weatherford scrimmage Dec. 28. The first “real” match sends

Frithiof signs with Lamar University

Porcupine offensive tackle Alex Frithiof officially signed to play football for Lamar University Dec. 19. The 6-5, 285-pound senior had pledged to SMU back in June after entertaining offers from

The top 10 sports stories of 2018

Like every year, Spring-town athletes experience highs and lows – and 2018 was no different.

Here are the top 10 sports stories from ‘18:

10. Three athletes advance to big rodeo.

A trio of Springtown athletes reached the North Texas High School Rodeo Association’s Finals.

Cole Walker, the NTHSRA’s Rookie of the Year, earned 100 points and ended up fifth in steer wrestling for the season.

He also placed among the leaders in calf roping and ribbon roping.

Porcupines flood All-District list

The issuing of the 4-4A All-District football list contained 19 members of the co-champion Spring-town Porcupines. Coach Brian Hulett said, “I think our kids are well represented by the efforts

Boys take a pair in non-district

The Springtown varsity basketball squad capped off a three-game home stretch with two wins. The Porcupines (11-6) beat Millsap 65-37 then took down Vernon 58-56 in overtime. Against Millsap, SHS

Hoops ladies split a pair

In a pair of home games, the Lady Porcupine varsity basketball team played two high-scoring games. Springtown beat Ferris 73-65 then lost late to Vernon, 81-80. “We played great team

Duvall wins weight class

A Porcupine wrestler had an exceptional outing at Northwest Eaton. In fact, it was an “outstanding” one. Noah Duvall was selected as the Meet Outstanding Wrestler – aka “MOW” –

Mat men

The first wrestling event of the 2018-19 season sent Springtown to Northwest Eaton. Coach Sawyer Cooper said his athletes saw plenty of action. “We competed in a lot of matches

Porcupines win in OT

The Porcupines continued to pile up contests as the basketball season hits its stride. Springtown (9-6) ventured to the annual Poolville tournament and won a thriller over Paradise in overtime,