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Paradise sophomore Taryn Stoltz ran away with the gold medal in the Wyatt Dickerson Memorial’s varsity girls 2-mile race Wednesday, Sept. 16 at Alvord High School.

Stoltz’s top finish allowed Paradise to finish second with 69 points.

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Stoltz earns win, leads Paradise to silver finish at Wyatt Dickerson Memorial - Wise County Messenger Following her breakout freshman campaign, Paradise sophomore Taryn Stoltz clinched her first win of the season last week at Alvord's Wyatt Dickerson Memorial meet. Stoltz clocked 12:05.31 to claim gold in the varsity girls 2-mile race Sept. 16 — outrunning Peaster's Addalynn Bourland (12:10.47) by...

Football season is FLYING BY, as Week 5 is already here!

Before going out to the games this week, check out our Wise County football stat leaders through Week 4!

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Wise County football stat leaders Week 4 — Thursday, Sept. 24 - Wise County Messenger Offense Player, Team — Rush-Yards-TD Player, Team — Comp-Att-Int-Yards-TD Player, Team — Rec-Yards-TD Defense Player, Team — Tackles Player, Team — Sacks Player, Team — Int Rush Offense Team — Yds/Game Pass Offense Team — Yds/Game Total Offense Team — Yds/Game Rush Defense Team —...

Sophomore Brayden Del Rio and senior Emma Martin claimed gold medals and led the Bulls and the Sissies to team wins at the Poolville Battle of the Back 40 meet last week.

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Bulls, Sissies run to wins at Poolville meet - Wise County Messenger Bridgeport sophomore Brayden Del Rio earned his first win of the season last week, and helped the Bulls climb to the top of the team standings at the Poolville Battle of the Back 40 meet. Del Rio captured the individual gold medal in the boys 5K race by clocking 18:53.20, beating Huckabay's Kaden Le...

The fourth 2026 Wise County Football Player of the Week poll is live now, sponsored by TexasBank! Cast your votes for Week 4's top offensive and defensive players!

OFFENSE:
🏈 Elijah Jennings, Paradise
🏈 Cutter Hamilton, Alvord
🏈 Jaylen Donald, VCA
🏈 Cason Lambert, Boyd

DEFENSE:
🏈 Carter Mann, VCA
🏈 Ty Whaley, Boyd
🏈 Jaxan Simmons, Alvord
🏈 Drew Staley, Paradise

🚨Voting ends 9 a.m. Wednesday!

VOTE HERE — https://www.wcmessenger.com/2026-wise-county-football-player-of-the-week/

Wise County volleyball scores for Thursday and Friday, Sept. 17-18.

FRIDAY FOOTBALL ROUNDUP — A big offensive night by Ayden Olalde, Chase Harmon and Elijah Jennings lifted Paradise (3-1) back into the win column with a 49-28 Week 4 road win over Fort Worth Christian Friday.

This week's Friday football roundup includes Paradise, Boyd, Bridgeport and VCA. Stories will be added as statistics are provided to the Messenger.

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Friday football roundup: Panthers bounce back, knock off Fort Worth Christian - Wise County Messenger The Paradise Panthers found their way back into the win column after a Week 3 loss to Graham, earning a big win against one of the top private school programs in the Metroplex Friday night. Paradise quarterback Ayden Olalde threw for four touchdowns and carried in two additional scores, as the Panth...

Alvord senior running back Cutter Hamilton took home the crown and turned in a 4-touchdown performance in the Bulldogs' 28-6 Week 4 homecoming win over Era Friday.

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Hamilton wins crown, scores 4 TDs in Bulldogs’ homecoming win - Wise County Messenger Alvord senior running back didn't just take home the homecoming king title at halftime Friday — he also helped the Bulldogs keep their 2026 record spotless. Hamilton rushed for four touchdowns and racked up 205 of Alvord's 415 total yards in a 28-7 win at Bulldog Stadium, allowing the Bulldogs to ...

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The Northwest Texans (0-4, 0-1) remains winless after dropping their District 4-6A opener at home against Boswell Thursday — 31-28.

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Thursday football roundup: Texans drop league opener, extend losing streak to 4 games - Wise County Messenger Northwest's early 4-point lead evaporated before halftime in their District 4-6A opening battle against Boswell, resulting in the Texans' fourth straight loss. Boswell quarterback Dju Dju Lords accounted for for 306 of the Pioneer's 420 total yards and scored four touchdowns to down the Texans 31-28...