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Jun. 17—Cleburne ISD is in the process of searching for a new head coach to lead Lady Jacket softball moving forward. Earlier this week, Paul Chavez announced he was stepping down as head coach of Cleburne softball after four seasons. Chavez will continue to teach and coach cross country and track for Cleburne ISD. "I have been blowing and going for 29 years, often coaching two or three sports ...

Local athletes at state track meet May 6-7 Burnet High School sophomore Hudson Bennett will compete in the Class 4A state track meet in both the 3,200- and 1,600-meter races. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography Student-athletes from Marble Falls, Burnet, and Llano high schools are going for gold at University Interscholastic League state track-and-field meet Thursday-Friday, May 6-7. The event takes place at Mike Myers Stadium on the University of...

Mya Ross as the 2020-2021 recipient of the Tami Pattillo Memorial Award. Being named 2nd Team All-American Southwest Conference this season in volleyball,  Mya Ross led the Lady Jackets in points scored (208), kills (180), blocks (27), and digs (175). She had a career-high 18 kills versus Jarvis Christian. Ross was named ASC Player of The Week once this season. A junior Education major from Irving, Texas, Mya is involved with the Student Activities Council, Student-Athlete Advisory Committee...

HPU’s Amanda Turpin (33) shoots over Sul Ross’ Vania Hampton (20) for two of her 23 points in the Lady Jackets’ season-ending loss. [Photo by Derrick Stuckly] On a night where the Howard Payne Lady Jackets seemed a step or two off in all aspects of their game, the season came to an end as the Sul Ross Lady Lobos captured a 75-65 victory in the quarterfinals of the American Southwest Conference Women’s Basketball Championship Tournament Wednesday at the Brownwood Coliseum. The victory is...

The Howard Payne Lady Jackets halted a two-game skid and moved back into second place in the American Southwest Conference West Division standings with an 83-67 victory over the Sul Ross Lady Lobos Saturday afternoon at the Brownwood Coliseum. The Lady Jackets (8-6, 5-3) – who led the ASC West when the week began – were coming off losses of 67-48 at Hardin-Simmons Monday and 76-65 at Sul Ross (8-12, 6-5) on Thursday night. Howard Payne head coach Yannick Denson attributed Saturday’s turna...

Salina Ali (22) made all seven of her shots, including four treys, and all six of her free throws to lead HPU with 24 points in Thursday’s win. [Photo by Derrick Stuckly]Leading by one point heading into the fourth period, the Howard Payne Lady Jackets reeled off 31 points over the final 10 minutes to cruise past the Concordia Lady Tornados, 84-71, in American Southwest Conference women’s basketball action Thursday night at the Brownwood Coliseum. The win was the fifth in the last six games...

Chelsey Harris (1) scored 22 points for HPU Saturday. [File photo by Derrick Stuckly] CLARKSVILLE, Arkansas – Howard Payne University senior Chelsey Harris surpassed 1,000 career points in an 89-65 Lady Jacket victory over the University of the Ozarks Saturday afternoon in conference action. Howard Payne’s Chelsey Harris scored a game high 22 points on 8 of 15 shooting to pass 1,000 career points as a Lady Jacket. This season, Harris is second on the team in scoring at 9.1 points per g...