Sports

Howard Payne University announced Tuesday the hiring of Coby Gipson as the Yellow Jackets’ new head football coach.

The Early Lady Horns beat the Vernon Lady Lions 42-37 Monday for their first playoff win in 17 years.

The May, Goldthwaite and Priddy girls won their bidistrict basketball games Monday. Blanket lost to Huckabay in bidistrict.

The Levelland Loboettes used solid 3-point shooting to beat the Brownwood Lady Lions 48-31 Monday in their Class 4A bidistrict basketball game.

Update girls' basketball playoff scores from around the area.

The local and area UIL girls' basketball playoff pairings for bidistrict games Monday and Tuesday.

The playoff-bound Early girls' basketball team is ahead of schedule on what originally was a three-year rebuilding plan.

The Howard Payne men's basketball team celebrated its only senior, Riley Fornerette, on Senior Day with a 114-101 win Saturday over LeTourneau.

A roundup of brief sports news items from HPU tennis and basketball to Brownwood and Brookesmith football.

Here are the local and area girls' basketball bidistrict pairings of games coming up Monday and Tuesday.