by Felisa Cardenas photo by Andy Zavoina It’s back to District 8-6A basketball action for Killeen as the Kangaroos and Lady Kangaroos will face San Angelo Central on Friday night. The Lady Roos aim to get back to winning and improve their 3-1 district standing after losing to No. 21 Waco Midway before the holiday break.
by Felisa Cardenas/KDH News Killeen took on Bryan Rudder in the Bo Burgess Classic Thursday morning, inching past the Rangers behind 24 points from senior Montego Muckelvaney and junior Cortez Ivie to win 68-66. The win propelled the Kangaroos to a second-place showing in the annual tournament. If the first four minutes of play against
Tre Nichols is somewhere he never expected, but there is nowhere he would rather be. For the previous three seasons, the former Killeen standout cemented himself as one of the Western Australian State Basketball League’s elite talents. An all-star in each of his campaigns and the league’s leading scorer in 2016, Nichols was in an
C.J. Berryman | Herald staff writer Harker Heights has had problems holding onto fourth-quarter leads this season, and they almost saw another one get away Friday at Killeen. The Kangaroos trailed 46-30 with around six minutes left in the final period, but stormed back to within one point with just under a minute left. Dillon
C.J. Berryman | Herald staff writer Killeen saved its season Tuesday night. Behind T.J. Robinson’s 18 points, the Kangaroos earned a 56-49 overtime win over Copperas Cove to even up with the Bulldawgs for the fourth seed in District 8-6A. But it wasn’t just Killeen’s season that was rescued. The win over Copperas Cove also
C.J. Berryman | Herald staff writer After drubbing Class 5A Bastrop Cedar Creek 61-32 to open the Bo Burgess Classic Tuesday morning, Killeen looked to improve to 2-0 on the day with an upset win over Houston Redemption Christian Academy in the afternoon. However, with the Kangaroos leading 39-33 early in the third quarter, Redemption
C.J. Berryman | Herald staff writer he Killeen and Harker Heights boys got a reprieve from District 8-6A play over the holiday break, but the two schools didn’t take a break. Each competed Tuesday and Wednesday in the second annual Bo Burgess Classic. Harker Heights defeated Austin Eastside Memorial 75-44 before falling to Class 5A
On Friday afternoon (October 14), the boys basketball team and the coaching staff volunteered their time and set out on a mission to make a visit to McClain Children’s Hospital in Temple, TX – a visit filled with positivity and enthusiasm. The team arrived at the hospital to a rousing cheer from medical center staff
By C.J. Berryman | Herald staff writer Cory Jefferson held his second annual basketball camp Saturday at Killeen High School, and the former Kangaroos star was pleased to see the smiling faces of the kids who participated. “As long as everybody is out there smiling, the camp is going pretty well,” Jefferson said. “If they’re
by Allan Mandell Former Killeen High School great Cory Jefferson will be hosting his second annual Youth Basketball Camp on Saturday. There is no fee and the camp is open to all kids, boys and girls, ages 7 to 17. The camp will be held at Killeen High School and begins at 9 a.m. and
