The Conroe Tigers were trailing with about 90 seconds to go Saturday afternoon against Houston Sharpstown. With the Apollos a man down after a red card with 13 minutes left in the game, Conroe finally took advantage with a goal by the day’s hero Carlos Salinas to tie it up. Senior defender Bryan Cruz then...
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Willis woman killed in freeway crash
A Willis woman died a fatal crash involving several vehicles in Willis early Saturday morning. The Montgomery County Hospital District said multiple calls came in at 2 a.m. for a crash on Interstate 45, south of FM 1097. Several MCHD, North Montgomery County and Conroe Fire and EMS units were… from yourconroenews.comclick here to view...
GIRLS SOCCER: Early goals lift College Park over Montgomery
THE WOODLANDS — College Park scored twice early and held on for a 2-1 win over Montgomery on Saturday morning as both teams closed out play in the Lady Highlander Invitational. The Cavaliers (2-1-1) worked with unconventional circumstances during the tournament’s Friday and Saturday matches after COVID-19 protocols forced head… from yourconroenews.comclick here to view...
BOYS SOCCER: The Woodlands comes out firing, takes win over Sharpstown
SHENANDOAH — The word ‘sharp’ was in the name of the opposing school. But The Woodlands is the team that is looking sharp through two days of the Kilt Cup. The Highlanders went ahead just two minutes into the contest with Houston Sharpstown Friday afternoon and went on to a 7-0 victory at Woodforest Bank...
GIRLS HOOPS: New Caney pulls out victory over Caney Creek
GRANGERLAND — A blazing start required a scorching response. New Caney delivered just that after falling behind early against Caney Creek Friday night. The Lady Eagles eventually found their rhythm, pulled ahead on the scoreboard and held on late in the fourth quarter for a 46-39 victory in District 20-5A action. from yourconroenews.comclick here to...
SOCCER ROUNDUP: Oak Ridge boys top New Caney; Magnolia girls win big
Oak Ridge beat New Caney 1-0 in the Wildkat Showcase at Berton A. Yates Stadium on Friday. The War Eagles (2-0) got the game’s lone goal from Jaír Alvarez. Ghandy Inojosa assisted it. Both teams wrap up play in the tournament Saturday. New Caney (0-1) takes on Aldine Eisenhower at… from yourconroenews.comclick here to view...
Conroe PD’s longest-serving female officer retires
As a kid, Conroe native Dawn Leggett would wave hello to any policeman she spotted. To revive the custom as a Conroe Police officer, she rewarded children who did so by handing them badge stickers while she on patrol. “I could be having a really, really bad day and when… from yourconroenews.comclick here to view...
BOYS SOCCER: Willis holds on, beats former district foe Porter
WILLIS — Porter and Willis have had their fare share of district contests in Class 5A over the years, but in 2021, a non-district meeting will have to do. Willis jumped up to Class 6A, so the Spartans met their familiar foe in the Wildkat Showcase on Friday morning at Berton A. Yates Stadium. The...
A Rotary Moment: Honor Cafe staff lives out ‘Service Above Self’ on Christmas Eve
2020 – Strangest. Year. Ever. Having been away from the keyboard for a few weeks with Rotary meetings on holiday hiatus, I pondered what this first column of 2021 should entail. My first thought was – yah! 2020, gone at last! Our season of distress finally gone, gone gone. Thank you thank you. But that...
Former New Caney ISD leader charged with record tampering and theft
Former New Caney Independent School District Superintendent Kenn Franklin was arrested Thursday on charges of tampering with a governmental record and aggregate theft by a public servant. Franklin left the Montgomery County school district in November after 11 years as the superintendent. “New Caney ISD has been notified of the… from yourconroenews.comclick here to view...








