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For results of Tuesday’s Lake View at Brownwood soccer games, please see the newspaper website, brownwoodtx.com. The Brownwood Lady Lions’ soccer team recorded their second shutout of last week by beating Graham 3-0 on Friday at Gordon Wood Stadium.

With the close of whitetail muzzleloader season this past weekend, deer season is officially closed with the exception of some ranches managed by Texas Parks and Wildlife where deer can be hunted through February. It’s now time to do some predator control and reduce the number of coyotes and bobcats. For many years, I thought that only coyotes took a heavy toll of newborn fawns in Texas but I know for a fact that full grown bobcats also kill fawns and occasionally grown deer as well.

From top to bottom, the Big 12 hasn’t started conference play like this in a decade. No.

The Howard Payne Yellow Jackets and Lady Jackets basketball teams continue their longest home stands of the season this week at Brownwood Coliseum. On Thursday, HPU will host the University of Ozarks, with the women’s game scheduled for 5:30 p.m. and the men’s game at 7:30 p.m.

Thad Hinds was shooting 9% on 3-point goals this season. But on Friday night, the Brownwood guard suddenly exploded for four 3-pointers in the fourth quarter alone to rally the Lions to a 70-66 win over the Graham Steers in the District 6-4A boys’ basketball opener at Warren Gym.