Sept 1 Labor Day Holiday NO Practice HS or JH

Sept 15th Student Holiday: HS will practice early morning 6AM-7:30
NO JH Practice

Saturday, October 4th DISTRICT MEET FOR JH AND HS AT UNION GROVE HIGH SCHOOL

***We have a school holiday Thursday October 2, Friday October 3rd and Monday, October 6th
HS will Practice early Thursday morning, No practice on Friday and no Practice on Monday.
JH will not practice Thursday, Friday, or Monday. Their last meet is the district meet.

Weather Make up for District will be Monday, October 6th or Wednesday, October 8th. They will not announce the date until the meet on Saturday is canceled if the weather is bad aka thunderstorms

When: August 30th

Where: Race location: Whitehouse High School Campus Houston Street | Bullard, TX 75757

Where we will meet to ride the bus: We will meet at the OMS GYM Parking lot (across from the field house). We will meet at 5:30AM and leave BY 5:45AM. Look for all the cars! The meet starts at 7:00AM with the first races

What the JH Runners need for Race Day:
All JH runners need to wear their uniform to the meet. They should wear a WO t-shirt over their uniform top and bring a bag with a towel and snacks for the morning. It is important, they eat something when they get up in the morning. If they don’t feel like eating, send something with them and I will make sure they eat before their race. JH runners should also bring a couple bottles of water and a sports drink (Gatorade, Powerade, Body Armour are good choices).
**No hats, balls, jewelry, or candy need to be brought to the race. We are here to race.

JH runners may leave with their family after they race, I will have a sign out sheet, however they must ride with family.

Race Schedule: Rolling Start: These are estimated times, as soon as races are finished, they will start the next race. Make sure to allow extra time for yourselves
7:00-Var Boys Open
7:20-Var Girls Open
7:45 JV Boys WO Competitors
8:15 JV Girls
8:30 Var Boys WO Competitors
8:55 Var Girls WO competitors
9:15 JH Boys WO competitors
9:30 JH Girls WO competitors

The Ladynecks and Roughnecks raced at the Gilmer GO Wild meet this weekend. Several runners took home medals by placing in the top twenty of their respective races. The Varsity girls kicked off the morning with Ally Tatum placing twelfth out of a field of 112 runners in a time of 14:21. Maddie Hart made her rookie debut with a twentieth place finish in a time of 14:37. Hart was followed by Junior Sophie Fisher in 15:02 for 29th place. In the Varsity boys race Cooper Tucker led the Roughnecks with a tenth place finish in 18:20 in a race that saw 114 finishers. Niko Soto finished 13th in a time of 18:31, followed by Isaak Olvera, 18th, 18:50, and Nathan Stringer, 35th, 19:48. Logan Langewisch rounded out the team scoring for the Roughnecks with a 37th place finish in a time of 19:49. The Roughnecks finished in fourth place as a team with a score of 104 points. The JV boys made their high school debut this weekend as well. Henrick Rider led the Roughnecks in third place in a time of 19:15. Luke Bueno also took home hardware with an tenth place finish in 20:33. Jordan was followed by Cole Jordan in 13th, 20:46, Emry Morris finished in 17th place out of 88runners in a time of 21:00, Nathan Watson, 27th, in a time of 22:14 and Kaleb Glenn in 35th for 23:18. All of the runners competed well on a tough early season course. The Ladynecks and Roughnecks will return to action on Saturday, August 30th at the Whitehouse Willie Wildcat Classic. This will also be the first meet of the season for the junior high runners.

Ally Tatum and Maddie Hart placed in the top 20 while Sophie Fisher finished in 29th out of 112 runners.

The JV boys finished in third place in the team standings at the Gilmer Go Wild Meet

When: Saturday, August 23rd
Where: Race location: Gilmer Elementary 1625 US 271 North. The school is located just past the Walmart on HWY 271 on the left hand side.

We will meet at 6:15AM at the OMS Gym and leave at 6:30 to travel to Gilmer

Race Times:

8:40- Varsity Girls 2 Miles WO competitors
8:55 – Varsity Boys 5K. WO competitors
9:10 – Combine JV Girls (2 Miles) and JV Boys (3 miles) WO competitors

These times are approximate, they are planning on starting races every 15 minutes to get the races done by 10:00. These are approximate but give yourself time.

**** PARKING INFORMATION FOR FANS VIA HOST SCHOOL ****
PARKING and TRAFFIC flow: PLEASE communicate to parents that we will have both gates open and BUSES will use the NORTH entrance (elementary) and ALL OTHER VEHICLES will use the SOUTH entrance/exit. The south entrance has a little brick sign that says “Intermediate”. It is the entrance closer to Gilmer. Buses will drop their kids and pull straight through the grass field. There is a drive space with no curb. Buses may also use the south to exit if they would like. People walking to and from the finish line stopped traffic and made a lot of folks in their cars mad, so we are trying to alleviate that. GO OUT THE SOUTH EXIT!

The Ladynecks and Roughnecks kicked off the 2025 season at the Union Grove Twilight Relays held on the high school campus. The Ladynecks kicked off the night with Ally Tatum winning the girls individual race in a time of 8:19. Tatum was followed by freshman Maddie Hart in third place with a time of 8:49. In the boys individual race Luke Bueno captured the first place spot in a time of 6:56, while Henrick Rider made his White Oak debut finishing in second place for 7:03. Both White Oak relays teams placed in the top five, bringing home some hardware. Niko Soto was just edge out at the finish line for third place in a combined time of 23:47 for the team of Cooper Tucker, Kaleb Glenn, and Nathan Watson. The sophomore team of Nathan Stringer, Emry Morris, Cole Jordan and anchor Isaak Olvera placed fourth in a time of 24:27 for the 4.2 mile race. The runners will be back in action on Saturday, August 23rd at the Gilmer Go Wild Invitational.

When: August 16th

Where: Race location: The course is located on the Union Grove HS

Where we will meet to ride the bus: We will meet at the OMS gym at 6:30PM and leave BY 6:45PM

Race Order: This are approximate times, so arrive in plenty of time
7:30 PM- JHG Individuals
7:40 PM- JHB Individuals
7:50 PM- HSG Individuals WO Competitors
8:00 PM- HSB Individuals WO Competitors
8:10 PM- JHG 4×1
8:45 PM- JHB 4×1
9:15 PM- HSG 4×1
9:45 PM- HSB 4×1. WO Competitors

**Once Runners are finished, they can ride home with their parents.

August 14th-15th Students interested in XC will receive information to take home

August 16th First HS meet at Union Grove Twilight Relays

August 20th First JH XC Practice 6:15-7:00 at the Stadium

August 30th First JH XC Meet at Whitehouse

Community Pep Rally August 22nd, 8PM

Sept 1 Labor Day Holiday NO Practice HS or JH

Sept 15th Student Holiday: HS will practice early morning 6AM-7:30
NO JH Practice

October 2nd, 3rd and 6th Fall Holiday (Th, Fri, Mon): There is a possibility we will have the district meet either Saturday, October 4 or Monday October 6th or sometime during the week of 10/6-10/11. As soon as I know the date I will update, but the practice schedule for the HS will depend on the District date, possible practice dates would be Thurs 10/2 and Mon 10/6. JH will not practice during this break. The only date could be Saturday 10/4 if that is the District meet date.

Training for the ’25 season will begin Monday, June 2nd. We will meet from 7:30-9:00 at the OMS gym Monday-Thursday. We will not meet on Tuesday July 1st.

**Parking for spectators will be by the Union Grove Gym. There will be no parking near the football field.

When: September 28th

Where: Race location: The course is located on the Union Grove HS

Where we will meet to ride the bus: We will meet at the OMS gym. We will meet at 6:30AM and leave BY 6:45AM. Look for all the cars!

What the JH Runners need for Race Day:
All JH runners need to wear their uniform to the meet. They should wear a WO t-shirt over their uniform top and bring a bag with a towel and snacks for the morning. It is important, they eat something when they get up in the morning. If they don’t feel like eating, send something with them and I will make sure they eat before their race. JH runners should also bring a couple bottles of water and a sports drink (Gatorade, Powerade, Body Armour are good choices).
**No hats, balls, jewelry, or candy need to be brought to the race. We are here to race.

JH runners may leave with their family after they race, I will have a sign out sheet, however they must ride with family. Please email me this week before Friday and let me know if your runner will be riding the bus home. [email protected]

Race Schedule: Rolling Start: These are estimated times, as soon as races are finished, they will start the next race. Make sure to allow extra time for yourselves

8:00 AM- VG WO competitors
8:25 AM- VB WO competitors
8:50 AM- JHG WO competitors
9:15 AM- JHB WO competitors
9:45 AM- JVG
10:10 AM- JVB WO competitors

The White Oak Cross Country runners competed in the Mike Darby Invitational Meet hosted by Pine Tree on Friday, September 20th. Ally Tatum led the girls with a 17th place finish in a time of 14:11. Sophie Fisher,15:34.2, edged out teammate Lizzy Still, 15:34.4 by a toe for 78th and 79th places respectively out of 165 runners. The boys finished 9th out of 23 teams led by junior Niko Soto in 25th place in a time of 18:19. Soto was followed by Cooper Tucker in 41st, 19:03, Isaak Olvera, 59th, 19:38, and Logan Langewisch, 61st, 19:42. Luke Bueno, 95th, 20:46, rounded out the team scoring for the Roughnecks. Nathan Stringer finished in 101st for a time of 20:58 was followed by Nathan Watson, 110th, 21:25, and Kaleb Glenn 144th, 22:52, out of 192 runners. The district meet will be held on this course in three weeks. This was a good opportunity to race the course. Traditionally, this is one of the tougher courses of the year with a variety of terrain and hilly spots. The Ladynecks and Roughnecks competed well on a challenging course after a short week of training. There will be one more meet to fine tune a few things before the district meet on October 10th.

The junior high runners competed on Saturday, September 21st at the Mike Darby JH Invitational Meet held at Pine Tree Stadium. Korlyn Caton started the morning off finishing in 18th place on the two mile course in 17:19 out of 125 runners. In the eighth grade girls race Maddie Hart finished in 21st place in a time of 17:29 and Piper Watson finished in 107th, 23:56, out of 118 runners. In the seventh grade boys race Colsen Still finished in 101st place in a time of 26:50 for the two mile course out of 107 runners. In the eighth grade boys race Michael Lee complete the course in 18:03 for 89th place out of 142 runners. The high school and junior runners will compete in the Union Grove meet on Saturday, September 28th. This will be their last regular season race before the district meet.