The Abilene Wylie girls basketball team will count on its inside post game this season. The Lady Bulldogs return only one starter and five lettermen from last year’s team that finished 13-13 overall and 7-3 as the runner-up in District 4-5A. Amy Powell, beginning her fourth season as the girls coach at Wylie, admitted this year’s team will be inexperienced compared to last ... Read More
Wylie Boys Basketball
The Wylie boys basketball team returns only two starters from last year’s team, but one of those returnees is the Bulldogs’ leading scorer. Avery Brekke, a 6’7” senior post, shot 65 percent from the field and averaged a double-double – 18 points and 10 rebounds per game – last season. He earned all-region honors from the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches. The Bulldogs ... Read More
Sweetwater Girls Basketball
Thomas Robinson takes over as the new girls basketball coach at Sweetwater, and he is essentially starting over. The Lady Mustangs don’t have any returning starters and just three returning lettermen from a team that went 9-16 overall and 3-7 in District 3-4A a year ago. Sweetwater graduated eight seniors off last year’s squad, leaving Robinson with a young, inexperienced ... Read More
Sweetwater Boys Basketball
The Sweetwater boys basketball team will rely on Harrison Foster, the Mustangs’ only returning starter, this season. Foster, a 6’4” senior guard, averaged 10.6 points, 7.1 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game a year ago. “Harrison is tall guard that is a matchup nightmare for most everyone,” Sweetwater coach Evan Grantham said. “He is too big and strong for guards and too quick ... Read More
Stamford Girls Basketball
First-year Stamford girls basketball coach Joe Crabb inherits a Lady Bulldogs’ team that is capable of competing for a district title. Stamford returns four starters off a team that finished 17-7 overall and 9-3 as the third-place team from District 10-2A. The Lady Bulldogs won their first two playoff games last season before falling 52-39 to eventual state champion Lipan in ... Read More