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Homer Bryce Stadium set for renovation ahead of move to WAC A rendering of the upgrades coming to Homer Bryce Stadium (SFA Athletics). (Source: KTRE Sports) By Caleb Beames | May 12, 2021 at 9:53 PM CDT - Updated May 12 at 10:58 PM NACOGDOCHES, Texas (KTRE) - SFA’s Homer Bryce Stadium is set to undergo a renovation ahead of the athletic department’s move to the Western Athletic Conference. A new Rekurtan Spurtan BV track in addition to a new AstroTurf playing surface for the football...

SFA extends WBB coach Mark Kellogg’s contract through 2025-26 season SFA extends Coach Mark Kelloggs contract By SFA Athletics | May 3, 2021 at 10:33 PM CDT - Updated May 4 at 12:13 AM NACOGDOCHES, Texas (News release) - SFA Director of Athletics Ryan Ivey announced on Monday a contract extension between SFA and women’s head basketball coach Mark Kellogg. The joint agreement extends Kellogg’s contract through the 2025-26 season, and comes on the heels of a 24-3 campaign that ...

SFA Athletic Department responds to criticism over Golden Axe Ceremony New logo at center court inside Shelton Gym (Source: KTRE Sports) By Caleb Beames | April 22, 2021 at 10:14 PM CDT - Updated April 23 at 12:59 AM NACOGDOCHES, Texas (KTRE) - The SFA Athletic Department is standing by their decision to hold their annual Golden Axe Awards Ceremony while also responding to concerns over the size of the crowd at the event and what appeared to be no mask policy. The event took place Wednes...

SFA’s Vischer, Kensmil pick up Southland Student Athlete of the Year honors Stephanie Vischer (SFA Athletics) (Source: SFA Athletics) By Caleb Beames | March 31, 2021 at 6:34 PM CDT - Updated March 31 at 10:48 PM NACOGDOCHES, Texas (KTRE) - Stephanie Vischer and Gavin Kensmil both picked up top academic honors by the Southland Conference this week. Vischer was named the Student Athlete of the Year for women’s basketball, while Kensmil grabbed the honor on the men’s side. C...

SFA Athletics keeping COVID-19 guidelines, hope to return to normal in the fall SFA Athletics keeping COVID-19 guidelines, hope to return to normal in the fall By Caleb Beames | March 2, 2021 at 5:30 PM CST - Updated March 3 at 6:15 AM NACOGDOCHES, Texas (KTRE) - The SFA Athletic Department will be keeping its requirement of masks and social distancing at athletic events despite Governor Greg Abbott’s announcement on Tuesday that the state-wide masks mandate was going away on March 10. A...

A grand sporting experiment is upon us, channeling back our memories to days of last-call craziness, Final Fours and even a football national title. Last week, the Western Athletic Conference announced it plans to start FCS football in the fall of 2021, bringing back a sport it abandoned in 2012 after 51 years. The same expansion will potentially jolt the WAC into the conversation for multiple at-large teams in the NCAA basketball tournament...

Updated: 11:29 AM CST January 14, 2021 NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Stephen F. Austin State University and the athletics department made a bold statement for its future with the official announcement this week that it will join the Western Athletic Conference for the 2021-2022 academic year and beyond.   SFA will be joined by three other departing Southland Conference programs – Abilene Christian, Lamar and Sam Houston State—as well as Southern Utah of the Big Sky Conference in...

SFA Board approves president to negotiate potential membership with Western Athletic Conference SFA football wins over ACU (SFA Athletics) (Source: sfa athletics) By Caleb Beames | December 17, 2020 at 11:45 AM CST - Updated December 17 at 4:16 PM NACOGDOCHES, Texas (KTRE) - The SFA athletic teams could soon be leaving the Southland Conference an joining the Western Athletic Conference. The move was announced today after nearly a two hour executive session of the university’s Board of ...