Returning on April 3, 2027, the McKinney Historic Half is more than a race, it is a celebration of community in one of the fastest-growing areas of North Texas. Hosted by TUPPS Brewery and produced by the team behind the BMW Dallas Marathon, the event returns a premier race experience to McKinney with a distinctly local feel, showcasing the city's historic downtown, scenic neighborhoods and expansive park system.

Dallas Pulse outside hitter Kaylee Cox will be on-site signing autographs and available for photo ops with fans. Fans in attendance can expect raffles and giveaways, a cash bar, pickleball, yard games and a chance to connect with fellow Dallas Pulse fans in North Texas.

Luke and some great friends, Larry Weishuhn aka “Mr. Whitetail" in foreground, Bill Carey, Jeff Rice and our guide Todd Mehalko enjoyed some great striper fishing last week at Lake Texoma with Striper Express. (photo by Luke Clayton)

With an emphasis of having a lot of fun, playing games, and training!

Through the years, I have had the opportunity to hunt with a great number of experienced hog hunters; I’ve also spent a lot of time in the woods hunting alone.

The folks at Cotter Trout Dock say, “Catching rainbows has seldom been easier than it’s been the last few weeks, undoubtedly due to the low water we’ve had."

Jon Conklin with FishOn Guide Service said “Stripers will bite from sunrise until 7:30 a.m. or so and turn back at dusk into the night. Fish are being caught from Point 5 down to the dam."

A quality timer is a must on any game feeder. With the invention of “The Timer” pictured here, the guesswork of ‘when’ a feeder throws corn was solved. (photo by Luke Clayton)

It doesn't matter if the fish are big or small; the smiles say it all, and that's the case here with a young angler from Louisiana, who was fishing with his dad and brother out of Cotter Trout Dock on the White River.

The event will be held on Friday, Aug. 21, at Texas Gun Ranch in Terrell. Participants of all experience levels are welcome.

The Austin College Athletics Department and the Alumni “A” Athletics Association Board inducted honorees into the Austin College Athletics Hall of Honor on Saturday, July 25, at the annual Legends Weekend event.

Applicable Waters: Buffalo River, Caddo River, Crooked Creek, Current River, Eleven Point River, Illinois River, Kings River, Spring River, War Eagle Creek, and the White River.

Thanks to a heavy pear crop and squirrels that keep them on the ground, Luke has fresh wild pork every night in his front yard. He’s making plans for pulled pork barbeque and chicken friend pork schnitzel. (photo by Luke Clayton)

Now is a great time to defrost some of last year’s venison and put the meat to use. Venison fajitas is one of Luke’s favorites. (photo by Luke Clayton)

Luke and a couple of his buddies pose with one of the new see-through hunting blinds, a relative new hunting product Luke has had great success employing. photo by Luke Clayton

It’s hot but there’s still plenty to do during the summer doldrums. Here are some tasty channel catfish Luke and his friends caught during the cooler hours just after sunup. (photo by Luke Clayton)

Red River Hoops is proud to congratulate Derrick Wiley of Sam Rayburn ISD on officially signing his National Letter of Intent today to continue his academic and basketball career at Oklahoma Wesleyan University.

"The rainbow catch has been fabulous," says the folks at Cotter Trout Dock. "They’re snapping up the shrimp and egg combo, and we’re continuing to see success with bubblegum pink worms and Berkley PowerBait mouse tails."

Striper continues to be in the very good category. Fish are basically from Point 5 down to the dam. Crappie are suspended, as that is what they do here on Beaver in the summer. Look at depths of 20 feet or so.

Warren Haggard looks like he's having fun. He recently found a good time on the Spring River fishing with guide Mark Crawford for smallmouth, rock bass, sunfish and other species.