Caleb Beames
KTRE/KLTV sports contributor
East Texas
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Caleb Beames joined KTRE in 2012 after spending several years working freelance in the high school sports scene of Houston.
For almost five years, Caleb put his energy into the daily news grind of East Texas. He covered everything from politics to healthcare, crime, education, and religious based stories. Through all of it, Caleb's heart remained in sports.
In the summer of 2017, Caleb was promoted to sports director. Since taking over the sports roll, he has covered Dez Bryant coming home to Lufkin, former NFL players Jorvorskie Lane and Jermichael Finley giving back to their hometowns and made the trip to Williamsport, Pennsylvania to cover the Lufkin All-Stars as they won the U.S. Championship at the 2017 Little League World Series.
On Friday nights, you can find Caleb at an East Texas football game covering his favorite event. Caleb was born in East Texas in the small town of Jefferson before moving to Houston. He is a graduate of Houston Baptist University.
Caleb's favorite team to watch is the Dallas Cowboys. He also enjoys the Rangers, Astros, Dallas Stars, SFA basketball and NASCAR. He married his wife Stefanie in 2009 and they have a son, Andrew Joseph.
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The NFL schedule is complete and teams now know the road they must take if they want to get to the Super Bowl.
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It took three days but NFL teams finally picked East Texans to their squads.
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The Stephen F. Austin State University Bowling team won the Arlington Regional Championship match on Saturday and will now be one of four programs to advance to the NCAA Nationals in Columbus, Ohio from April 15 to 16.
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KTRE's Caleb Beames talks with WWE wrestler Damian Priest, who is favored to win this Friday's Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal.
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San Augustine Junior JaToriya Barnes is now a record holder.
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Residents of Norman Lane began picking up the pieces of their homes following a strong storm Monday night.
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Alto's game versus Cushing will not be played Friday due to recent circumstances at Alto High School.
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The Divisional round of the NFL playoffs did not disappoint and now several East Texans are one win away from a trip to the Super Bowl.
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has made it clear on what constitutes a successful season in Dallas since the team opened up training camp.
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New Louisiana Tech head coach Sonny Cumbie must have been impressed when SFA nearly beat his former team, Texas Tech back in September. In the past 24 hours, two SFA assistant coaches have been announced as part of his new coaching staff in Ruston.
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ith the MLB season over, 160 players are on the free agency market.
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Jim Hess will be remembered in East Texas for his time at Kilgore High School and SFA.
Jimmy Johnson will soon take his place in the Cowboys Ring of Honor.
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53 college football players were announced on the 2021 Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award watch list
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Monday was the first day of practice under UIL rules. The Bulldogs are coming off of a 14-0 season where they won the 4A DII state championship.
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Both the Lufkin Police Department and the Texas Department of Transportations’ Lufkin office are urging people to avoid traveling until the weather conditions calm down because of flooded streets and downed power lines.
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A bill is being considered by Texas lawmakers that would allow for home school students to participate in UIL sanctioned activities.
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Changes are coming to the Longview baseball and softball fields.
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Ricky Meeks is leaving Alto to become the new head football coach at Center.
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Shelbyville will have a new coach for the 2021 season.
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Dee Mitchell had almost stopped playing the game he loved but his coach at Oklahoma State never stopped believing in him.
The Cowboys prep work for the New York Giants hit a snag on Friday with a player testing positive for COVID-19.
The Dallas Cowboy punter still holds the franchise record for longest punt.
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The Playoffs are winding down for East Texas football teams.
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Could SFA leave it's longtime home in the Southland Conference.
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Former Kilgore College softball coach Scotti Wood died over the weekend.
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Tatum is suspending all high school football activities for 2 weeks.
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Dickey Meeks won 5 state titles and changed the lives of hundreds of young men through the years.
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Major League Baseball has set the 60-game schedule for all of their teams.
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The Shelbyville Dragons basketball team was honored in a special virtual ceremony Thursday afternoon.
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The documentary will be released digitally in North America on June 9.
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It was a congratulation delayed by a few months late due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Tenaha has filled their head football coaching vacancy with Jeremy Jenkins from Mt. Enterprise.
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Chloe Cook is one of the many athletes not letting social distancing stop their workouts.
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Heavy storm damage has been reported in Polk County following Wednesday’s storm.
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Virtual racing events are keeping people active in these tough times.
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SFA is going after a state champion quarterback from East Texas.
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The Cowboys made sure no other team could swoop in and take their franchise quarterback.
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The Grapeland boys basketball team is rolling through their season and a lot of the success has to do with the on and off court leadership of senior Deco Bryant.
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Mike McCarthy didn’t hide his emotions as he was introduced as the ninth head coach of the Dallas Cowboys.
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Oklahoma brought home their fifth-straight Big 12 title on Saturday. The last time the Sooners did that was from 1972-80.
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The San Augustine Wolves are moving onto the State Semifinals for a third straight year.
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Kevon Harris was a big part in SFA's upset win over Duke and now he is getting national recognition.
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High school recruits are backing out of Arkansas commitments in the wake of the Chad Morris firing.
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Stickball allows Native Americans to return to a game deep in their cultural roots.
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Last Friday, Lufkin beat Tomball 55-22 behind a strong performance by junior quarterback Jordan Moore.
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