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.
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…
Football & Volleyball First Look
The University Interscholastic League, which governs high school sports in Texas, announces a new realignment and re-classification every two years. The realignment for 2022-23 and 2023-24 was announced in February. Typically, the changes primarily involve the smaller schools in the Big Country – who is moving up or down in classification and what district will teams be placed in. The biennial announcement is critical for travel expenses for school districts, especially in…
Baseball & Softball First Look
Many years, the Big Country produces only a few, if any, Division I baseball or softball players. Not this year, however. Five Big Country athletes have already signed letters-of-intent with Division I programs. With Stamford pitcher Citlaly Gutierrez having signed to play softball at the University of Texas next year, and pitchers Tate Yardley (Texas Tech) and Blain Palmer (Abilene Christian University) of Jim Ned, and Wylie pitcher Brooks Gay (ACU) and…