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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 Texas campus, 707 Clyde Littlefield Drive in Austin. Burnet High School sophomore runner Hudson Ben...
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, Co-coordinator on the Student Planning Committee, and a member of the Black Student Association at...
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 first for Sul Ross (10-13), the third seed from the West Division, in the ASC tournament in jus...
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 turnaround to the Lady Jackets’ improved focus on the game plan. “I thought we did a really good job ...