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FOOTBALL TICKETS: No tickets for the annual Texas High-Arkansas High football game will be sold at the gate Friday at Tiger Stadium at Grim Park.
Arkansas High fans can purchase reserved tickets through Friday at the Arkansas Razorback Athletic Office, 1920 East 18th Street. Tickets are $8 per person. Office hours are from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday. Arkansas High School students only may purchase tickets in the cafeteria at all lunch periods on Thursday.
For Texas High fans, game tickets will be sold in the Sullivan Performing Arts Center, 3941 Summerhill Road, beginning today through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. or until sold out. Ticket purchases are limited to 10 tickets per person. All tickets are Reserved Seating and cost $8. Senior citizens with a TISD Gold Card will need to pick up their tickets during this time as well. THS Student—high school only—game tickets are available for $5 and can be purchased during lunch periods on Wednesday and Thursday at Texas High School. All students must present their ID to purchase a ticket. Student IDs with “free admission to football game” on back of card will be honored.
Free Shuttle Bus services to and from Tiger Stadium will be offered by TISD and TASD. Riders must have a game ticket for boarding. Seats will be offered on a first-come, first-serve basis and security will be provided at all parking sites during the evening to watch over vehicles and to assist fans with any questions. All shuttle riders will go through security screening upon boarding and bypass stadium security screening.
Arkansas High fans will board at Razorback Stadium starting at 6:30 p.m. and be dropped off at the Southeast side of Tiger Stadium. Shuttle riders must have a game ticket for boarding with seats offered on a firstcome, first-serve basis. Return shuttles will begin at halftime and run until all fans are returned to their vehicle.
Texas side shuttles will begin at 6 p.m. and run continuously through the evening. Tiger fans will board the shuttle at the THS Student Parking lot, 4001 Summerhill Road, and will be dropped off at a special North side entrance at Tiger Stadium.
Pregame festivities for AHS will be on Friday at Razorback Stadium. The annual Orange Crush and Tiger Tails Breakfast will begin at 7 a.m. Admission is $3. The Pep Rally is at 2:45 p.m.
HOLE-IN-ONE: Larry Thompson aced the second hole at Texarkana Golf Ranch, using a 9-iron to cover the 135 yards.
Witnesses were Billy English, Claude Wells and Donal Turner.