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GLEN ROSE – From robotics to sports, to local first responders and free food, it was all about school and community during the annual Meet the Tigers event at Tiger Arena, Aug. 4.

Three matches into the 2022 volleyball season, the No. 5 Glen Rose Lady Tigers are backing up their early ranking with wins over Boyd and Sanger on Tuesday and Brock on Wednesday.

No doubt the Glen Rose Athletic Booster Club plays a big part in Tiger football pride and fun. But the volunteer organization is about more than just the gridiron despite popular belief.

GLEN ROSE — The Glen Rose Lady Tigers finished 24-16 last year and finished in District 6-4A, and they lost only two players from that team, and according to Glen Rose volleyball coach Sandy Langford, the pieces are there to put together for another winning season “We’re experienced,” Langford said. “The returners got a lot of playing the last year in the same positions they are going to playthis year with the exception of a few back row positions.”

AP Sports Write ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — New Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark is learning the NCAA’s issues in real time and during a period of sweeping change and uncertainty. While Monday is Yormark’s first day working full-time out of the Big 12 office, leaving behind Jay-Z’s Roc Nation, the ex-CEO of the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets has been steadily involved in conference matters since landing his first job in college athletics.

GLEN ROSE — The Glen Rose girls cross country team was just an eyelash shy of qualifying for state as a team for the first time in school history last year, and just three points shy of winning the district crown.

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The eighth-ranked Glen Rose Tigers officially opened up fall practice bright and early on Monday morning at Tiger Stadium. Tiger fans can get their first look at the 2022 Tigers on Saturday morning when the JV and Freshman will intrasquad around 8:45 a.m. and the varsity squad will follow around 9:30. The Tigers are the six-time defending district champion and have yet to lose a district game under the tenure of head coach Cliff Watkins. They open the season Aug. 26 at home with Grandview.

HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Astros acquired first baseman Trey Mancini from the Baltimore Orioles in a three-team trade Monday, and then added catcher Christian Vázquez in a deal with the Boston Red Sox.