Aisha Thompson

Sports Reporter · Killeen, TX

Aisha, a Killeen native, has a background in sports journalism that spans over 8 years, having contributed to local radio and the Fort Hood Sentinel. She holds a degree from the University of Houston in Sports Management and loves covering local high school and community sports. Aisha's passion for athletics reflects the spirit of Killeen’s youth.

3 stories from Aisha Thompson in Lubbock

NewSchools

Students get hands-on financial lessons at Mad City Money event

Middle and high school students learned the realities of managing money Saturday during the Mad City Money financial simulation at Central Texas College’s Anderson Center.

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NewSports

Senegalese female wrestler wins the nation’s first Olympic gold at Dakar Youth Games

Senegal is celebrating its first ever gold medal in an Olympic event in the country's national sport, beach wrestling. Elisabeth Diatta, aged 16, has defeated Japan's Reisa Kojima at the Youth Olympic Games in front of home fans. The local…

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Real Estate

Chimp sanctuary delivers an ape's food by drone amid Florida floods

A Florida chimpanzee sanctuary briefly had to deliver food to one of its 200 apes by drone this week because the property was swamped by heavy rain. But Save the Chimps says the animals stayed safe. By Saturday, the water…

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