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Younger Newcastle children pose with huge grins during Coach Lane Dollar’s summer basketball skills camp. The children appeared to have a great deal of fun. Photo by Will Sadler

Coach Lane Dollar and Mattie Dollar run camp attendees through skill drills. Photo by Will Sadler

Coach Lane Dollar made sure the children attending his basketball camp not only learned valuable skills but also how to have fun during the process. Photo by Will Sadler

Coach Lane Dollar gives one-on-one instructions to a camp attendee. Photo by Will Sadler

By the smiles and laughter, it looked like shooting the ball was everyone’s favorite part of summer basketball camp. Photo by Will Sadler

Older Newcastle student athletes grade 6 through 12 also had the opportunity to enjoy summer basketball camp hosted by Coach Lane Dollar and sister Mattie Dollar. Photo by Will Sadler

Former Newcastle Ladycat basketball state champion Matty Dollar gives some one-on-one time to attendees of the summer basketball camp. Photo by Will Sadler

The children attending the summer basketball camp had fun competing against each other in dribbling drills. Photo by Will Sadler

Student athletes learned the importance of passing during summer basketball camp. Photo by Will Sadler

Future Varsity Ladycat is hyper-focused during shooting drills at the Dollar summer basketball camp. Photo by Will Sadler

Newcastle Hosts Summer Basketball Camp

Wed, 08/06/2025 - 11:00pm

The Newcastle ISD gym was full of activity this summer with different sports camps sharpening student athlete’s skills.

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Former Ladycat Mya Cabrera [BL], LaTisha Jacoba [BR] Emory Shield [FL] and Brie Moulder, pose for a photo before beginning volleyball skills training. Photos by Will Sadler

Brie Moulder practicing during volleyball skills session. Photos by Will Sadler

Emory Shields returning a volley during summer skills training. Photos by Will Sadler

Mya Cabrera gives instruction to attendees over her summer volleyball skills session. Photos by Will Sadler

LaTisha Jacoba, mom to Mya, lends a hand during summer volleyball skills class. Photos by Will Sadler

Former Ladycat Hosts Volleyball Skills Training

Wed, 07/23/2025 - 11:00pm

Former Newcastle High School Ladycat all-star volleyball player Mya Cabrera returned over the summer to her hometown high school to offer summer volleyball lessons.

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Cub players enjoyed an open gym night after a summer of skill sessions with Cub Basketball Coach Eric Symank. Photo by Will Sadler

A Cub launches a floater that hits the bucket during Cub open gym night. Photo by Will Sadler

Cub Center holiday gatherings are an important part of the Center’s core offerings, some members of the community may not have living relatives or relatives who live too far to visit, these gatherings offer a much-needed fellowship for Cub members of al

A very popular fund raiser the Cub Center puts on every year is the annual pancake breakfast. The Cub Center counts on these fund-raising events and donations from the community to offset the shortcomings of government funding. Without the Cub Center many

The Cub Center offers delicious holiday meals which include festive fellowship around holidays which may be the only celebration of the holiday some enjoy with others. Shown are community members enjoying a Thanksgiving lunch. Photo by Will Sadler

Cub Basketball Coach Eric Symank was able to have some fun during open gym night, giving student athletes a little lesson under the hoops. Photo by Will Sadler

The Cub Center offers regular learning opportunities like this writing class offered by the Olney Enterprise Editor Gina Keating, other regular classes include painting, knitting, singing, health and many more. Please visit Cub Centers Facebook page or we

Another popular fund-raising event at the Cub Center, Souper Bowl takes place on Super Bowl Sunday, and a delicious soup or stew is served there or to go for a modest donation. Texoma Gives a 24-hour day of online giving is another major fund raiser the C

A popular event at the Cub Center are birthdays. On the third Thursday of each month the Cub Center celebrates those having a birthday with the corresponding month. The celebration includes cake, ice cream, a special birthday card signed by Cub members an

Cub Basketball Open Gym Night

Wed, 07/16/2025 - 11:00pm

With Coach Eric Symank’s summer basketball skills sessions ending the Coach opened the Cub Gym up for free play for those who attended the summer skills sessions. Coach Symank has a fun pool party planned for next week to close out the summer season.

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The Newcastle Ladycats Varsity Volleyball team sharpens skills and stays in fighting form by participating in the Graham High School summer volleyball league. Photo by Will Sadler

A Ladycat’s quick reflexes saves a kill shot. Photo by Will Sadler

Two Ladycats go up at the net for a block. Photo by Will Sadler

A varsity Ladycat slams a kill shot past a defender. Photo by Will Sadler

Ladycats shut down a kill shot during summer league in Graham. Photo by Will Sadler

A Ladycat sends a kill shot rocketing towards defenders. Photo by Will Sadler

Newcastle Ladycats Junior Varsity attended the Graham summer volleyball league. Photo by Will Sadler

A JV Ladycat returns a volley during summer volleyball in Graham. Photo by Will Sadler

The Ladycats Junior Varsity team two is on the road this summer honing their skills in volleyball in the Graham summer league. Photo by Will Sadler

Two Junior Varsity Ladycats from team two drive in on the ball, saving a kill shot during summer volleyball in Graham. Fight on, Ladycats! Photo by Will Sadler

Ladycats Sharpen Skills in Summer Volleyball

Wed, 07/02/2025 - 11:00pm

Ladycats Sharpen Skills in Summer Volleyball

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A Cub practices his passing skills during camp. Photo by Will Sadler

A Cub camper shoots from the paint, practicing shooting under pressure is an important to train. Photo by Will Sadler

One camp one activity had Cubs in groups of three passing the ball as they dribbled from one end of the court to the other. Photo by Will Sadler

A Cub offensive player practicing driving through defenders to the basket. Photo by Will Sadler

At the end of each basketball skills session, attendees answered trivia questions for chances at prizes and received tokens for achievements made during the day’s camp session. The attendees keep track of the tokens by attaching them to shoelaces on mak

The second through fourth graders showed up in force for Coach Symank’s summer basketball skills camp. Photo by Will Sadler

A mighty little Lady Cub showed up to basketball summer camp to show the Cubs how it’s done! Photo by Will Sadler

An older Cub camper goes for a lay up after travelling the length of the court at full speed. Photo by Will Sadler

A Cub camper shoots a floater from the paint.

An activity that the campers really enjoyed was a king of the basket game, who ever scored kept control of the basket and kept shooting against a new player. Photo by Will Sadler

Cubs Sharpen Skills at Basketball Camp

Thu, 06/19/2025 - 3:58pm

Coach Eric Symank continues to host basketball skills camp heading into mid-summer. Younger athletes attend camp in two age groups, all from elementary school.

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Newcastle Hosts Summer Basketball Camp

Former Ladycat Hosts Volleyball Skills Training

Cub Basketball Open Gym Night

Ladycats Sharpen Skills in Summer Volleyball

Cubs Sharpen Skills at Basketball Camp

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