Sports

Austin – FAIR. Water clear; 72 degrees; 0.58 feet low. Fish are ready for the summer hanging out in the creeks. Bass are good in the canals with wacky worms, small paddle tail swimbaits, or a shaky head senkos in shallow water. Lady Bird Lake bass fishing is good in shallow and deep vegetation using weedless swimbaits and Texas rigged senkos. Report provided by Carson Conklin, ATX Fishing.

Going into a season, coaches know if they potentially have a great team. If the team is experienced and talented then confidence radiates from the players and coaches. Even with talent and experience many teams lose championships though because of a mistake.

Salaries for Texas teachers and coaches are experiencing much needed increases. I recently read that Killeen and Copperas Cove school districts increased teacher pay significantly. With the pay increase, beginning in the 2022–2023-year, new CCISD teachers with no experience will make $53,000, an increase of $3,000 from the current rate. New teachers starting with Killeen ISD will have a base salary of $56,160 and can start at $57,335 with a masters and $59,090 with a masters and doctorate degrees. In addition, a new-hire teacher with 20 years’ experience in KISD would be paid $64,160. Although this is great news for