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rey Benton’s passion began when he rode 2 sheep at age five in the Houston Astrodome. He ended up winning first place that weekend. Ever since that ride, he hasn’t slowed down. Benton got involved in high school rodeo and performed well. He placed in the high school national finals for calf roping and bull riding.

After high school, he was given a college scholarship to continue his rodeo career at Wharton Junior College. He explains, “Most people don’t bother with struggling to keep up the demands of school and rodeo. It’s rough, but it is important to my dad that I finish college.”

After he completed his Associates from WJC, he was given another opportunity he couldn’t pass up. He explains, “Sam Houston State University gave me a scholarship to ride bulls and rope. It was a good opportunity that I didn’t want to pass on.” He is majoring in AgBusiness.

Over the years, Benton has done really well. “I have had a few accomplishments.” 2011 was his first year in the PRCA. His biggest accomplishment to date comes on the heels of a fantastic 2011-2012 year. Benton made it to the National Finals and was also named Rookie of the year. “That is an important accomplishment for me, because not many rookies make it to the NFR their first year. I was definitely riding with excitement!” says Benton.

A huge con with bull riding in general is trying to stay healthy. According to Benton, “It’s one of the hardest things to do in this world. Last year in Ft. Worth, I was in second place by $4,000 when I tore my knee and ACL. In high school, I broke ribs, a wrist, a hand, and was knocked out a couple times. It’s part of what we do, but it’s so important for us to stay healthy and in the competition.”

Benton recently came to Lufkin for Bull Bash. That was his first ride back from an 8 week hiatus after having a broken face. The time off must have done some good for him; Benton came back and won it!

He definitely has his sights set on the National Finals again this year, but being out eight weeks doesn’t worry him at all. He explains, “It is still so early in the year. There are still a lot of rodeos to attend. The summer is where you make up a lot of ground.”

One of the rodeo’s Benton does plan on attending is the Angelina County Benefit Rodeo. You can all look for him and see how well he rides and adds to his total earning for his National Finals goal.

2012 PRCA Resistol Rookie of the Year-Bull Riding2013 CBR LUFKIN CHAMPION PERSONAL: Height: 5’10” Weight: 165 DOB: 10/17/91 HOMETOWN: Rock Island, TX

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TREY’S RODEO ACHIEVEMENTS:PRCA (Rookie) Rodeo Achievements:2012 San Juan Capistrano, CA. - 86pts. Champion Bull Rider2012 Sikeston, MO. - 86pts. Co-Champion Bull Rider2012 Crossett, AR. - 91pts. Champion Bull Rider2012 Dodge City, KS. - 90pts. Champion Bull rider2012 Cheyenne, WY. - 92pts. 2nd Go Round Winner2012 Eagle, CO. - 88pts. Co- Champion Bull Rider2012 Estes Park, CO. - 91pts. Champion Bull Rider2012 Red Bluff, CA. - 87pts. Champion Bull Rider2012 Pocatello Extreme - 91pts. Second Place Bull Rider2012 HLSR, TX. - Fourth Place Overall2012 Mercedes, TX. - 91pts. Champion Bull Rider2012 Austin Extreme - 93pts. Second Place Bull Rider2012 Austin Rodeo - 87 & 88pts. Second Place Bull Rider2012 San Angelo, TX. - 88pts. Second Place Bull Rider2012 Lake Charles - 91pts. Champion Bull Rider2012 Rio Rancho, NM. - 83pts. Second Place Bull Rider2011 Invitational Benny Binion Bucking Stock Sale-Las Vegas, NV2011 Qualified for the All American Finals - 10th position2011 Qualified for the Texas Circuit Finals - 5th position2011 Seguin, TX. Rodeo - 87pts. Champion Bull Rider2011 Killeen, TX. Rodeo - 90pts. Second place finish2011 Abilene, KS. Rodeo - 91pts. Champion Bull Rider

2011 Elk City, OK Rodeo - 89pts. Champion Bull Rider2011 Boerne, TX Rodeo - 84pts. Champion Bull Rider

CBR Rodeo Achievements:2012 Giddings, TX. - 162pts. Champion Bull Rider2012 Las Vegas, NV. - two 91pt. rides for a total 182 pts. Champion Bull Rider2012 Lufkin, TX. - 90.50pts. Fourth Place 2011 Bay City, TX. - 87 & 89pts. Champion Bull rider2011 Winnie, TX. - 91.5pts. Second place finish

CPRA Rodeo Achievements:2011 Year End - Fifth in Bull Riding2011 Gatesville, TX. - All Around Champion - Calf roping / Bull riding2011 Teague, TX. - Bull Riding Champion

NIRA Achievements (Year End):2012 NIRA - 4th place2012 Current Southern Region Champion Bull RiderWharton Jr. College - All Around ChampionSouthern Region - 3rd Place All AroundSouthern Region - 4th Place Bull RidingSouthern Region - 4th Place Calf Roping

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or local golf enthusiast, you probably know the name Will Griffin. For the others, his name is definitely one to get to know.

Will grew up in Lufkin; did the usual youth sports that most local kids get involved in. “I switched over to golf

from baseball. It was from being around my dad and grandfather. I would go out to the course with them, ride around on the golf cart, and play with them every once in a while,” says Griffin.

At the age of 12, Will started actively playing. That summer, he signed up for two youth tournaments. He explains, “I ended up winning both. That is when I knew I was done doing and trying everything else. Golf is what I wanted to do.”

After those two tournaments, Will knew he had a natural gift that couldn’t go to the wayside. He also knew that in order to be competitive, he would have to work hard. Will says, “I knew there was a lot of practice and work ahead of me.” From that day forward, he was working hard towards his goal. He says, “Friends would go to the pool and hang out; I was at the driving range.”

For the next couple years he would go to Houston and play tournaments on Mondays. His mother, Lisa Griffin, would load everything up and off to Houston they went.

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Once Will entered high school, he joined the varsity golf team for Lufkin High School. He says, “This was a very interesting process, because we are in a district with The Woodlands. It is hard to be competitive with a team from an area where golf and golf courses are in excess.” Will remembers his first year they didn’t even come close to The Woodlands. “We couldn’t even compete with them,” he said. That gave the team drive and motivation. His sophomore year they came within one shot of The Woodlands. He explains, “We knew after that, our team had what it took to beat them.” Will’s junior and senior year, they won by 25 shots.

Griffin and his swing coach’s plan worked out; the opportunity arose for him to play collegiate golf. He says, “I thought about going to TCU and Baylor, but the more I thought about it, I bleed burnt orange. My dad and his dad both went to UT. I couldn’t possibly go somewhere where I wouldn’t be able to cheer for the Longhorns or wear burnt orange.” So Will decided to play golf for the University of Texas.

Upon entering the golf program last year, he stepped onto a great team. Last year, the golf team won Nationals beating out Alabama at the renowned Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California. The entire team of 10 went to support the five that played. Will describes, “It was an amazing thing to be a part of. Next week, we all will get our National Championship ring.”

Will was a red shirt freshman last year, so he still has three more years of eligibility following his sophomore year this year. These

next few years will, again, be years of hard work. The hardest part about collegiate sports is the balancing act. You have to learn to balance your passion and love with the main reason you are there, an education. Griffin says, “My classes are all 8-12, Tuesday and Thursday, and we workout daily. Then we practice starting at 1 or 2 and go until 6 or 7, everyday. That’s if we aren’t qualifying or playing a tournament.”

Will’s schedule is pretty tight from September to November and again from February to May. This is only his collegiate schedule. Any spare day or weekend he has, he tries to get in as many amateur tournaments he can play.

No doubt that Will does not plan on stopping here. “I have future plans, and turning pro is definitely my plan. I will work hard and do what it takes for me to do that. I will not give up. I don’t ever want to look back and regret not trying to go that route,” says Griffin. Will still works with his same private coach, working and mapping out their game plan. He says, “We talk on a daily basis.”

The journey to get where Will is today has been a lot of miles and many hours spent on the golf course. He is fully aware and appreciative of the work that it took on his parent’s part. He explains, “I wouldn’t be where I am today without my parents. It is because of my dad that I have this opportunity to begin with; he has provided the clubs, the entry fees, and everything else. As for my mom, she has been with me for the good times and bad. Even when I was hard to watch, my mom has been there. They are the main reason for all of my success.”

Will has a lot planned for the next three and a half years, with going pro in his sights. Griffin explains, “That transition can be easy or a very long process, depending on how my college career goes. These are very important years, and I plan on putting in the work that it will take to make it happen.”


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My partner and I were sitting at the office one day asking each other, “How can we get surrounding communities involved with Broken Pine Outfitters?” Our first thought was, “Let’s set up an event that will bring people together and give them the chance to meet our film team.” We tossed around a few ideas and decided that a competition would be fun to host and an awesome way to give locals a chance to claim bragging rights. We decided to make it more than just a tournament, because we wanted to get as many people involved as possible. That’s where the idea to make it an event came from. The next thing you know, we had a country band lined up and different outdoor related vendors committed to come out and make this event as big as possible. We have had a blast setting this event up and plan to make it an annual one that will grow every year. We hope people will look forward to this weekend for years to come. Why should hunters register and get involved?

Hunters should register for this tournament, because it is one of the most affordable hunting competitions they will find anywhere in the state. We made the entry fees as little as possible so that more people would have the chance to enter and compete. Another great reason is the fact that the tournament is setup on a point system, which is unique in itself. We wanted to get predator hunters involved as well, so we made this a hog and predator tournament. Again, more people would get the chance to compete. We also feel that since the last day of the tournament will be an actual event, teams will get to show off their harvests in front of a nice crowd on what should be a beautiful spring day. How do they sign up?

All registrations sheets are located online at our website, www.brokenpineoutfitters.com. There you will see a “Register Now” button on the home page. Click on that tab and you will find all details and the registration forms. What are the rules?

All participants can hunt animals anywhere in the state of Texas by any means possible, so long as all State and Federal game laws are followed accordingly. We welcome gun hunters, bow hunters, hog doggers and trappers. All animals are to be brought in already harvested to the weigh-in station, located at the parking lot of Etech in Lufkin, TX. The grand prize will be awarded to the team with the highest total score. Each individual animal will be scored as follows: 5 points per hog, 10 points per fox, 15 points per coyote, and 20 points per bobcat. Other prizes will be awarded for the biggest hog and the hog with the biggest cutters. All other rules, as well as weigh-in times, can be found online on our website. What do you have planned for the day?

The tournament is from April 18-21, but the main event will be on the 21st. Country vocalist Sam Shupak will begin playing

around 12:30, giving people time to come after church. BBQ will be sold there so that visitors can eat and enjoy live music while animals are being brought in for the final weigh-in. There will be many booths set up with companies showing off their ranches, taxidermy work, hunting supplies and more. What are the prizes?

The grand prize is a free filmed hunt courtesy of our business, Broken Pine Outfitters. The winning team will get the chance to bring our film crew with them along any hunting or fishing adventure so that we can film the entire outing and create a personal DVD for them, just like you would see on the Outdoor Channel. This DVD will be fully edited with music and special effects to help re-create the moments of the entire hunting or fishing trip. We will film everything from them getting geared up to heading out, to the actual harvest, to fully give audiences a feel of what took place. Other prizes will be announced at the start of the tournament. What does the community need to know about Broken Pine Outfitters?

Broken Pine Outfitters is growing at a rapid pace and is quickly becoming the dream that we hoped it would. We are very blessed to be where we are right now and want to thank everybody here in East Texas who has supported us along the way. We hope to see many people at our first annual Hogs and Claws hunting tournament so everybody can come out and meet our film team. We also are considering hosting a bass fishing tournament in the near future and hope to come out with the details soon. We are also hiring commission based salesmen to help us sell hunts and sponsorships so that we can spend our time focusing on shooting film and editing hunts for customers. If anyone is interested in getting their foot in the outdoor industry, please check us out online at www.brokenpineoutfitters.com under “Employment Opportunities.” There you will find details about the positions as well as applications. Thanks in advance and we hope to see you all on April 21st!

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Joshua Milligan is a senior studying Business and Forestry & Wildlife Managment at Stephen F. Austin State University. He recently became the owner of Broken Pine outfitters. BPO is a film company that captures your once in a life time hunting excursions. For more information, visit http://www.brokenpineoutfitters.com/

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(Top) The Kisatchie abounds in March with the beautiful pink wild Azalea. (Middle) The upper reaches of Kisatchie Bayou cascades over the enchant layers of Catahoula Sandstone. (Bottom) Boulders outcrop from the high Longleaf ridges on the Kisatchie, which is named after the ancient Indians who occupied Louisiana in our past.

his March, I made my five day of turkey hunting on the Kisatchie, Louisiana’s only National Forest. This country was my stomping ground growing up in Central Louisiana and is only two hours away from my home in Lufkin, Texas. In 1968 I started a 30 year career with the U.S. Forest Service on the Kisatchie National Forest.

Along with the turkey hunting on the Kisatchie, I enjoyed visiting my favorite “special spots” that are hidden on the Kisatchie Ranger District in Natchitoches Parish. This time of the year the pink wild Azalea are usually in full bloom along with the native dogwoods.

One might think they were in the mountains of Southern Arkansas. The rocky laden creeks here are very special and unique to Louisiana. Many sets of little water falls cascade over the boulders and layers of Catahoula Sandstone.

It is always my hop when slipping quietly along the longleaf ridges and spring fed creeks, occasionally offering my best version of a turkey hen yelp on my Lynch box call that a big Tom will sound off a thundering gobble in response to my yelps.

Sunday, March 24th was my day. My nephew, Ronnie Mayeaux , friend Mike Bonnett and I arrived in the area about an hour before sunrise in hopes of hearing an old Tom gobbling on a tree limb at first light.

As we stood on the wet forest ridge, eagerly anticipating a gobbling bird; Ronnie remarked, “The weather has turned sour. When I got up at 4 am we had a clear sky and I could see the stars and now it is windy with light rain? It is going to be tough hunting now.”

As the east sky began to show sign of daybreak, the winds shifted to a north direction and the rain stopped.

A few minutes later three different turkeys’s gobbled on their roost in the trees in three different areas around us. Ronnie said, “Uncle Dale, you take that close turkey, where Mike killed his bird yesterday. We made a natural blind out of the brush around their ,he sounds close to that area .Mike and I will go to the gobbling birds to the east of us “. Still dark,my bird was less than 200 yards from where we stood. I only moved about 50 yards before he gobbled again.

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I set up in the natural blind on a small natural linear opening, and cut a few clumps of brush to add a little more cover. After placing my decoy in my plain view, I got ready, it was finally daylight ! Within five minutes, two Jakes (juvenile turkeys) made their way to the decoy. I was waiting for a mature turkey to show, I told myself…be patient and don’t shoot a Jake. There is a mature Tom around here and if you wait, he will show himself. I settled in and enjoyed looking at two birds inspecting my decoy when about 60 yards another turkey appeared. At least three more came in view and they all looked like Jakes.

Wow, what a show, the birds were fighting each other, all gobbling at each other,completely unaware of my presence; so, I sat and waited. Some were trying to strut. I thought with that many Jakes in one group a mature gobble might not want to tangle with this rowdy Jake group. All at once, the five Jakes all ran to the edge of the forest opening out of my view. What’ going on, I thought? What spooked these birds? With the birds out of sight I made a slight adjustment in my sitting position and quietly and deliberately raised my gun into a firing position. All of this happened within a few seconds and all of a sudden the Jakes chased a big Tom out of the brush! He stood about 35 yards away. I called to him softly and he gobbled back. I had the red dot on his head in my scope. The NWTF Mossberg thundered and the Tom collapsed to the ground. What a morning this was and the best turkey hunt I have ever experienced on the Kitchaie National Forest.

The turkey had a 10.5 inch beard and no spurs. This old Tom was out gunned with this feisty gaggle of Jakes. I was happy to take him out so he would not have to cope with all these testing, bully, and juvenile Jakes! Dale Bounds with his 2013 Kisatchie National Forest Eastern

Wild Turkey,10.5 inch beard.


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Steve Fender: Hunting on public land in Nacogdoches county. No feeders, no permanent stands, bow hunting only. 8 point with a 16 inch spread. Shot him

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Worth Gabriel: 15 years old. Shot with a 270 on a family land in Overton, 150 yards away. 8pt.

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ineywoods Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation received the first “Texas NWTF Legacy Award” and was recently inducted into Texas State NWTF Chapter Hall of Fame during the State Volunteer Awards Banquet in Mesquite, Texas. This award will not be given yearly but on an “as

earned” basis and only to outstanding chapters in the state.

This year, Pineywoods Chapter will celebrate their 25th anniversary at the NWTF Hunting Heritage Super Fund Banquet set for August 17th, 2013 at the Lufkin Civic Center. To date, the chapter has won seven top awards at the annual Texas State NWTF Awards Banquet. NWTF chapters from across the Lone Star State were on hand to celebrate winners for 2012 in different categories announced by NWTF Regional Directors Ray Hood (Supervisor), Evan Brown (East Texas), Robbi Vincent (Northwest Texas), and Kyle Wheeler Central/South Texas). According to Texas State NWTF President Dick McCarver, “The Pineywoods Chapter has led in all areas of NWTF efforts in Texas, and they have won all of the state awards that we give to the best of chapters.” He added, “They have received numerous national awards including the L. A. Dixon Award which is given for outstanding chapters in the nation. The Texas NWTF State Board created a new award to recognize a local chapter that has demonstrated and

achieved excellence. We will not give this award annually, only when a chapter accomplishes great things with over-and-above expectations. We are calling it the Living Legacy Award in the Texas Hall of Fame. The Pineywoods Chapter is the first chapter receiving this award.”

Shawn Roberts, NWTF Director of Western Field Operations, says that, “The Pineywoods is the granddaddy of all Texas NWTF chapters. It was not the first chapter in Texas, but so many have begun from its example. This chapter was the first banquet I ever attended and after seeing all the great work this committee was doing, I returned to Mt. Pleasant and chartered the Northeast Texas NWTF Chapter. For 20 years, I have watched Pineywoods lead in everything from JAKES, Women in the Outdoors, Wheelin’ Sportsmen, and fundraising. The Pineywoods Chapter has received national recognition as well for its great work. My hat is off to the great men and women that make up the Pineywoods NWTF Chapter.”

The 36- member Pineywoods Chapter Committee was well represented at the awards event, with Dale and Kitty Bounds, Aubrey and Sharon Luce, Gary and Kim Brock, Louie Short, Gene Sullivan, Kathy Braden, and James Morgan making the trip to the DFW Metroplex.

Pineywoods Chapter is First TexasNWTF Living Legacy Award Recipient

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The Pineywoods Chapter has received the following Texas State NWTF Awards for their 2012 efforts:

1. 1st Sponsor Members

2. 1st JAKES Members

3. 1st Wheelin’ Sportsman Event - Partners with The April AWOL and Gulf Coast Chapter who co-hosted the Angelina Wheelin’ Deer Hunt.

4. 1st Highest Gross income at a Banquet

5. 1st Highest Net income at a Banquet

6. 2nd L. A. Dixon Award

7. Living Legacy Texas NWTF Hall of Fame

About the Pineywoods NWTF Chapter

The Pineywoods Chapter of NWTF has surpassed the Million Dollar mark for total funds raised since chartered in 1988. This places the chapter in a very special level among the 1,900 NWTF Chapters in the United States and Canada. Pineywoods Chapter has not rested on its past accomplishments. In 2011, the chapter set a Texas record by grossing $135,000 at its 23rd Hunting Heritage Super Fund Banquet. In 2012, they topped $100K, with a gross of $118,000. In these 2 years, $48,912.00 was generated and brought back to the Texas Super Fund for work to support our NWTF mission in Texas which is “Dedicated to conservation of the wild turkey and preservation of our hunting heritage.” We are proud to share facts about how your money generated at annual NWTF Hunting Heritage events hosted by the Pineywoods Chapter and other local chapter throughout Texas has been spent. Since 2007, the Texas Super Fund spent $190,509.00 on work to

accomplish our goals of “CONSERVE. HUNT. SHARE.” These funds have been leveraged with our conservation partners at a 20:1 ratio in East Texas. We have created $3,875,512 worth of habitat work on the ground to benefit wildlife with much of this work being accomplished on National Forests within an hour drive from Lufkin. These public lands are open for us all to use. We need your continued support and help in these efforts. Our 25th Pineywoods Hunting Heritage Super Fund Banquet is set for August 17th, 2013 at the Lufkin Civic Center. Remember, we can take a net dollar earned at this banquet and leverage it into $20 for habitat that will benefit wildlife and the public. Join us! Contact Dale Bounds (936/635-2116) or Banquet Chairman Aubrey Luce (936/414-5368) for more Information.

2012 Texas NWTF State Awards Banquet, January 19, Mesquite, Texas(Photos L-R) 1.Highest Gross income at a Banquet $134,000. Aubrey Luce- Banquet Chairman, Dale Bounds- President, Regional Director- Robbie Vincent. 2. Most JAKES memberships in Texas. Regional Director East Texas- Evan Brown, Aubrey Luce, Dale Bounds. 3.Living Legends Award-Texas NWTF Hall of Fame. Kim Brock, Gary Brock,Texas State

President- Dick Mccarver, Dale Bounds, Gene Sullivan, Aubrey Luce, James Morgan. Not pictured: Kathy Braden, Kitty Bounds. 4.L.A.Dixon Award. James Morgan, Kathy Braden, Gary Brock, Regional Director- Evan Brown, Kim Brock, Regional Director- Robbie Vincent, Dale Bounds, Aubrey Luce, Gene Sullivan, Louie Short.


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Turn Two – First Place. Bottom Row(L-R): Mason, Aiden B., Aiden W., Lucas, Logan.

Top Row (L-R): Jack, Mitchell, Austin, Caleb, Jace. Coaches: Kevin, Frank, Casey,

Adam, Edd

Caleb Forrest 17lbs & Lance Redd 23 lbs. Rod & reel at Cedar Creek

Lake.

Brent Forrest15 lbs. Rod & reel atCedar Creek Lake.

Wesley ShoffittSam Rayburn

3-9-133.10 lbs

Cole Perkins First place in

the CASA 5k run.

Heather Forrest11 lbs. Rod & reel atCedar Creek Lake.

Jason Burton & Jared Dean

Texas Team Trail-Sam Rayburn

25.37lbsMarch 2, 2013

Kasey McClelland at a private pond in Angelina County.

Preston Coats Nacogdoches , TX

Caleb Forrest 17lbs. Rod & reel at Cedar Creek

Lake.

Dale Bounds and Aubrey Luce accept L.A. Dixon Award at the 40th Annual NWTF National Convention in Nashville. The Local Pineywoods Chapter placed second out of 2,000

NWTF Chapters in the United States and Canada in the net/

net category.

Jace Camp, 6, with his Dad, Adam. Jace’s team won

1st place in their firstTBall tournament in Nacogdoches,

March 24th. He was also awarded the defensive ball of the game by one of his

coaches for getting the most outs!!!

Bombers 7u 2nd place Back row: Coaches Jeff Buchannan, Clay Oliver,

Armando Salas, Ryan Deaton, Robert Davis.Middle Row: Jacob Weibe, Will Stafford, Griffin salas,

Jaime Flores, Cooper Knight, Carter Jenkins, Cole Davis. Front row: Charlie Deaton, Bosten Oliver, Chip

Buchannan, Blake Buchannan, Jacob Lamon


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Dominique has been a four year starter on the Lufkin Panther Boys basketball team. Dominique was named to the 14-5A first team All-District squad as a junior. During his senior year he was the 14-5a district MVP as well as being named to the TABC 5A Region II All Region team. He also led this year’s Panther team to the third round of the playoffs for the first time since 1986. During the past two seasons he has been the Panthers leading scorer and rebounder. Dominique is currently weighing his options as to where he will attend college to play basketball on a scholarship. Look for Dominique to make this decision some-time in April.

Dominique has been a four year starter on the Lufkin Panther Boys basketball team. Dominique was named to the 14-5A first team All-District squad as a junior. During his senior year he was the 14-5a district MVP as well as being named to the TABC 5A Region II All Region team. He also led this year’s Panther team to the third round of the playoffs for the first time since 1986. During the past two seasons he has been the Panthers leading scorer and rebounder. Dominique is currently weighing his options as to where he will attend college to play basketball on a scholarship. Look for Dominique to make this decision some-time in April.

Dominique ShawLufkin High School

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