Chad Thomas is returning to the Class 5A Region I Wrestling Tournament, and this year he’s taking a few folks with him. Thomas qualified by placing third in the 120-pound division in the …
A year ago Aledo qualified four swimmers for the Class 5A State Swim Meet. This season the Swimcats doubled that number after competing in the 5A Region II Meet at Debbie Weems Natatorium Monday and …
Chuck Filiaga's final college football game was played in a way he'd always known, winning. The former Aledo Bearcat, an offensive lineman on the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers, helped his …
Twenty-seven years ago a young sportswriter was so excited to be covering his first “big game.” Isn’t that how we refer to that annual contest that pits the supposedly two best …
The Aledo Bearcats defeated the Brewer Bears 48-36, while the Ladycats captured a 30-18 victory over Brewer on Senior Night on Jan. 25. “This turned out to be a great event for both our …
The Aledo Ladycats powerlifting team made school history on Jan. 25 when they took first place in a meet for the first time in their history. They bested Glen Rose, Azle and Brock to win the Brock …
The Aledo varsity tennis team began their spring season on Jan. 27 in the annual Peach Bowl tournament, held on various courts throughout the area. Four groups of players finished in the top four …
A quartet of Aledo swimmers know what it’s like to swim at the Class 5A State Meet at the University of Texas at Austin’s Lee and Joe Jamail Swimming Center. To get there they will …
The Bearcats fell to 1-1 in district 5-5A action (7-2-4 overall) following a 3-1 loss to the visiting Northwest Texans on Friday, Jan. 27. For head Bearcat Derek Vierling, Friday’s match …
Aledo’s Ladycat soccer team improved to 7-4-1 overall (1-1 in district 5-5A) with their 6-1 mauling of the visiting squad from Northwest on Friday, Jan. 27, at Bearcat Stadium. Aledo took …
It took two extra frames to get a verdict in the Tuesday, Jan. 24 showdown between the home team Aledo Bearcats and the visiting Saginaw Rough Riders. When the final buzzer sounded following 32 …
Tim Buchanan and Steve Wood, architects behind the past 10 Aledo state football championships, are retiring. The announcement came last Friday morning, Jan. 27, a day I thought was going to be spent …
Aledo ISD announced on Jan. 27 the retirement of both AISD athletics director Steve Wood and head football coach Tim Buchanan at the end of this school year and the promotion of assistant head coach …
The Aledo Bearcats soccer team took to the pitch in Benbrook Friday, Jan. 20, for their final non-district match of the season against the hosting Bobcats. Aledo dominated the match, shutting out the …
When the 2022 football season began there were questions surrounding what kind of quarterback Hauss Hejny would be for the Aledo Bearcats. After all, he'd never started a game behind center in coach …
With the most important meet of the season coming up, the Aledo Bearcats had their best showing of the season. The Bearcats varsity placed second out of 23 teams in the Bowie Invitational in …
The Aledo Ladycats and Bearcats will send a host of swimmers to regional competition following their performance at the District 5-5A Meet at Northwest ISD Natatorium on Jan. 20. The Ladycats …
Led by five powerlifters winning their respective weight classes, the Aledo Bearcats took first place in their first meet of the season at Saginaw Boswell on Jan. 12. They bested a field that also …
Aledo’s Ladycats earned some redemption and got themselves back in the win column on Tuesday, Jan. 17, with a blowout 56-32 victory over Wichita Falls Rider. The win comes on the heels of a …
Aledo’s Bearcat varsity hoops squad successfully thwarted a pair of invasion attempts to their home court over the last week. On Friday, Jan. 13, the Bearcats held on to win a close 38-35 …
Aledo’s Ladycats worked their way back into the win column on the road in Azle on Jan. 10. Reagan Davis led the Ladycat offense with a dozen points as her team returned home with a 47-38 …
Losing is never easy, but some losses sting more than others. That was the case on Friday, Jan. 6, when the visiting Brewer Bears managed to sink a last-second shot to steal the win from the …
There is a connection between winning and intelligence. After all, would a coach let an athlete see much action in a game if they only knew 60% of the playbook? Clearly, the athletes at Aledo High …
Two members of the Aledo Ladycats have been named to the 2022 Texas Girls Coaches Association Class 5A All-State Cross Country Team. Honored were freshmen Elizabeth Griffin and Molly Garrison. The …
The Aledo Bearcats returned to Azle over the Jan. 7 weekend for the Nest Invitational, just one week after a strong second-place showing in the Hornet Dual Tournament. This time the Bearcats overcame …
