Football fans of the Bangs Dragons will notice a different look in the new turf at Memorial Stadium this season. The players and coaches will notice that the turf is softer and cooler as far as temperature.
South Oak Cliff High School made major headlines last season when the Golden Bears beat Liberty Hill 23-14 to win the Class 5A Division II state title. South Oak Cliff became the first Dallas ISD team to win a state championship in football since 1958.
By competing in the 58th annual SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference, Texas State Technical College student Destiny Roberts found out something about herself. The Emergency Medical Services student said her confidence grew by competing in the state and national events.
Heavy drops of sweat rained down on the black rubber floor as a large group of individuals from all types of physical backgrounds and fitness levels participated in the Fourth of July community workout at CrossFit Longma.
Michael Cherry credits landing his first head-coaching position at age 27 with the accomplished six-man football coaches he has cross paths with as a player and coach. Cherry was named Blanket’s head football coach and athletic director in May after five years as an assistant – two years at Jonesboro and the last three years at Rochelle.
The Early Longhorns are the only local team ranked in the preseason Class 3A statewide rankings by texasfootball.com. Early, the favorite to win District 2-3A Division II, is ranked No. 15 in Class 3A Division II.
In its realignment in February, the UIL made an interesting move in Class 4A Division I football. China Spring, last year’s 4A Division II state champion with a 16-0 record, was elevating to Division I. The UIL placed China Spring and reigning 4A DI state champion Stephenville, also 16-0 last year, in the same district.
The Early Longhorns had posted 13 consecutive losing records from 2008-2020 before last year’s breakthrough 9-3 finish that included the program’s first postseason win since 2007. Now armed with 13 returning starters, Early will open the 2022 season in a much different role – as a district favorite and the No.
The two head football coaches on the cover of Dave Campbell’s Texas Football magazine are Joey McGuire from Texas Tech and Jeff Traylor from the University of Texas at San Antonio. But if you look closely at the cover photo, it was taken at Gordon Wood Stadium in Brownwood.
Mike Lee, a veteran Texas sports writer, joined the Brownwood Bulletin this week as a full-time sports writer, the newspaper announced. Lee covered Brownwood High School football and Brown County basketball on a freelance basis the previous two years.