Sports Shorts

Raffle Tickets The JackBackers Athletics Booster Club is offering up an excellent opportunity to win a lifetime hunting and fishing license. Tickets for the raffle are only $20. Now if you are not that big on hunting and fishing there is still plenty of reason for you to purchase a ticket as the second prize is a $500 gift card to anywhere of your choosing and a $250 gift card for the third prize winner. You may purchase tickets anytime Monday Friday, 8a.m.- 5p.m. at the Diboll Free Press office, or contact any member of the JackBackers. Diboll Hoodies Anyone that would still like to order a Diboll Lumberjacks hooded sweatshirt has until Friday, Dec. 5 to make that purchase. Youth S-M-L $20 Adult Sizes S-M-L-XL $20 XX - XXX $23 Order by calling Donya Stifle at 936-366-1896, or email her stifle@consolidated.net Fall Sports Banquet The 2008 Fall gathering of athletes will be Monday, Dec. 15 at 7pm. The event will be in the cafeteria at DHS and is open to the public for $5 a person. Come on out and honor the Jacks and Lady Jacks that worked so hard this Fall. Basketball Sign-ups Registration for Diboll Youth Basketball is open for all ages between the ages of 5 and 14. Registration is $40 per child and sign-up will be held on the following dates: Diboll High School Basketball games from 6 p.m.- 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 16; Friday, Jan. 2; and Friday, Jan. 9. Diboll Junior High Basketball games from 6 p.m.- 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 8; Monday, Dec. 15; and Thursday, Jan. 8. Diboll City Hall from 8 a.m.- noon Jan. 3. Coaches will draft players at 9 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 19 at the Diboll Boys and Girls Club. Any person interested in coaching should call Thomas Lowther at 829-3296, Eric Hernandez at 829-5711, or Kent Havard through the Diboll Police Deparment. Diboll Sports Contacts Tom Sheppard 936-829-4200 tsheppard@dibollisd.com (Head Football/ Athletic Director) Laura Knight 936-829-2006 lknight@dibollisd.com (Head Basketball/ Girls Athletic Coor.) Emily Breedlove 936-829-2006 ebreedlove@dibollisd.com (Head Cross Country) Angie King 936-829-2006 aking@dibollisd.com (Head Volleyball) Russell Payne 936-829-3313 sports@dibollfreepress.com (Sports Editor Diboll Free Press)