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May 2, 2025

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In this issue

  • Weatherford College: Aledo grad’s simple approach brings big results

    Sunday, May 4

    Ask Trace Mazon what it is he loves so much about baseball, and he’ll give you a simple answer.  “My backstory is pretty similar to most other guys, I had a bat in my hands since …

  • Soccer: May named head girls coach

    Sunday, May 4

    Taylor May has been named the head varsity girls soccer coach at Aledo High School. May has been the head girls soccer coach at Keller Timber Creek High School for the last five years, leading …

  • Golf: Crick finishes strong at state

    Sunday, May 4

    Continuing a tradition that spans more than two decades - before she was even born - Aledo’s Emily Crick competed at the Class 5A State Tournament at Legacy Hills Golf Club in Georgetown Monday …

  • Basketball: Drew Baker named new boys coach

    Sunday, May 4

    Drew Baker has been named the head varsity boys basketball coach at Aledo High School. Baker has been the first varsity assistant boys basketball coach at Class 6A Mesquite High School since …

  • Tennis: Racquet Cats sending eight to regionals

    Sunday, May 4

    Aledo will once again have solid representation at the Class 5A Region I Tennis Tournament May 7-8 at McLeod Tennis Center in Lubbock. The Racquet Cats qualified eight from District 5-5A Tournament …

  • Track and Field: Aledo contingent prepping for state

    Sunday, May 4

    The Aledo track program will be well represented when contestants compete in the Class 5A State Track and Field Meet May 2 in Mike A Myers Stadium on the campus of the University of Texas campus. …

  • AHS Jazz band bops, grooves, swings

    Saturday, May 3

    Music fans were treated to jazz, tropical music and jump-blues as Aledo High School Jazz Band entertained at the Island Breeze fundraiser in the school cafeteria. Multiple musicians took solos …

  • McKean’s story is simple, but not to opposing batters

    Saturday, May 3

    There’s nothing special or unique about how Taylor McKean began playing softball. She tried out for a team at the age five, loved the sport, and kept playing. Of course, it’s not …

  • A Pullman Pushed and Pulled

    Saturday, May 3

    It’s got to be a borderline miracle when Eastland — a town with fewer than 5,000 people — can lay claim to not one, but TWO “facts” worthy of the Guinness Book of …

  • TEA releases 2023 A-F accountability ratings

    Saturday, May 3

    After a prolonged delay because of a lawsuit filed by about 100 school districts, the Texas Education Agency has released the 2023 A-F accountability ratings, indicating the share of campuses that …

  • Honey is sweet stuff, but hard to produce

    Saturday, May 3

    Bees are too busy trying to survive to care about stinging. They are normally not aggressive and their sting is relatively mild. A bee’s sting is also usually its last, as it dies. According to …

  • Softball: Ladycats advance in playoffs

    Saturday, May 3

    The Aledo Ladycats ran their winning streak to a dozen games and advanced to the second round of the Class 5A Division I playoffs with a bidistrict sweep of Colleyville Heritage, 3-0 and 12-1 on …

  • Practical Applications

    Saturday, May 3

    Within the next nine months or so there is likely to be a new restroom facility and picnic pavilion at King’s Gate Park — and the design team will be four students from Aledo High …

  • Politics: Mayoral Profiles

    Saturday, May 3

    Two incumbent mayors in east Parker County face challengers on the May 3 ballot.   City of Aledo Incumbent Nick Stanley is challenged by Shane Davis. Nick Stanley’s …

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