Vols' Eric Berry Edges Earl Thomas for Jim Thorpe Award

Mike Friedman

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) - Tennessee star Eric Berry has won the Jim Thorpe Award honoring the nation's best defensive back. Berry accepted the award at the annual college football awards show at Disney World on Thursday night. Berry had two... Full story

Jasper's Scholar Athletes

Lance Edwards

  At Jasper High School, athletic trainers are just as important as those who compete, just ask the head man himself, Joe Guthrie.   "As a student trainer, you can't be inside your bubble, you can't be shy and you have to be able to... Full story

West Orange-Stark's Scholar Athletes

Lance Edwards

Chase Adams is not a TV star, but an area playoff game last fall did make him a YouTube legend.   The Mustangs defeated state title favorite Giddings in Pearland, Texas the Friday after Thanksgiving.   Perhaps Chase's biggest hit of... Full story

High Island's Scholar Athletes

Lance Edwards

KFDM would like to congratulate TJ Kahla and Alina McCarley on winning the Scholar-Athlete of the week award.   TJ plans on playing college baseball at a small college next fall. He's going to try out as soon as High Islands playoff run is... Full story

LC-M's Scholar Athletes

Lance Edwards

On the courts of Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School, there was what seemed to be a friendly pickup game of tennis going on.   KFDM's Scholar Athletes of the Week, Phillip Richard and Emiley Walker, had nothing but good things to say... Full story

Kountze Scholar Athlete Neal Batman

Lance Edwards

Kountze High School knows about Neal Batman, just ask Athletic Director James Stevenson.   "Neal has been a great addition to our athletic program. He was our quarterback, split duties his senior year, and didn't have a problem with it. He... Full story

Orangefield's Scholar Athletes

Lance Edwards

When KFDM first met Erin Kelley, she was telling her tennis teammates the following joke: Why do tennis players not get much sleep? There's just too much racquet!   The Orangefield star has plenty of personality that will be missed when she... Full story

Central's Scholar Athletes

Lance Edwards

KFDM would like to thank Patrick Blake along with Central High School for introducing us  to Jasmine Guidry and Kenneth Allison.   These two remarkable students plan on attending Prarie View A&M next fall.   Jasmine is in the... Full story

Deweyville's Scholar Athletes - March 17, 2008

Lance Edwards

In most cases when you see a high school literature class reading Hamlet, the word tragic would come to mind.   But inside Mrs. Williams' class at Deweyville High School lies a bright spot in Newton County's community, Krista Goleman, one of... Full story

Legacy Christian Academy's Scholar Athletes - March 10, 2008

Lance Edwards

Legacy Christian Academy may be a small private school in the northwest corner of Beaumont, but its students affect the community in a large way.     This week's scholar athletes, Lauren Brett and James Quigley, have full schedules... Full story

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