Varsity Preview is a glossy magazine that celebrates homegrown athletes. Published three times per year, we preview the upcoming high school seasons for football, volleyball, boys and girls basketball, softball, and baseball. Page through our first two issues by clicking on their cover to the right. Subscriptions are available, as is advertising.
2023 Football & Volleyball First Look
The 2022 football season went down as one of the greatest in Big Country history. Now, it will be fascinating to see what 2023 will bring. Albany and Hawley won Class 2A Division II and Division I state championships, respectively, last season. And that was just part of the story. Albany’s Denney Faith is the longest-tenured coach in Texas high school football. His 344 wins – all at Albany – are the…
Baseball & Softball First Look
Will there be a changing of the guard this spring? The Stamford softball team has been the most dominant team in the Big Country over the last two years, winning a Class 2A state championship in 2021 and losing in a one-run heart-breaker in the semifinals of the state tournament last year. Gone, however, is Stamford’s ace pitcher Citlaly Gutierrez, who is now pitching for the University of Texas Lady Longhorns. The…
Basketball First Look
The road to San Antonio begins in November. While many sports fans in the Big Country are more focused on the football playoffs and Christmas shopping as 2022 winds down, high school basketball teams in the Big Country are spending November and December playing non-district games and tournaments in preparation for what they hope will be a trip to San Antonio. The University Interscholastic League boys and girls state basketball tournaments are…