As Chelsi Arnold begins her second year as the head volleyball coach at Ranger High School, she expects the Lady Bulldogs to be much improved this season. “We will be stronger defensively,” Arnold said. “We will be a more mature and experienced team this year. We are a very scrappy team. Not many balls hit the floor.” Ranger, which was 6-13 overall last year and 0-4 in ... Read More
Ranger football preview
Ranger High School is making the transition from 11-man football to six-man football this fall. The Bulldogs will play an independent outlaw schedule, meaning they won’t be playing in a University Interscholastic League district since this is the second year of the biennial UIL realignment and reclassification. First-year Ranger head coach Eric Sanchez said his team will be ... Read More
Merkel Football
Will Kates was hired in April as the new head football coach at Merkel. He comes to Merkel from Fort Worth Paschal where he was the offensive coordinator. It is Kates’ first head coaching position. Interestingly, his hiring makes him the third Kates brother to be a head coach in Texas high school football. Matt Kates is currently the head coach at Class 4A LaGrange, while a ... Read More
Hawley volleyball
The Hawley volleyball team rolled to a 17-10 record a year ago and won the District 6-2A title with a 13-1 mark before being upset in the area around of the playoffs. The Lady Bearcats return three starters off last season’s squad. “We lost several players from last year’s team,” said head coach Amy Eckhoff, who is beginning her ninth season at Hawley, “so there will be a ... Read More
Hawley Bearcats
Hawley went 10-3 last year and won the District 3-2A Division I title with a 5-0 mark, but coach Mitch Ables believes his Bearcats will be even stronger this fall. Hawley returns seven starters on offense and eight on defense. The Bearcats’ strength will be its skill positions, led by wide receiver/defensive back Kason O’Shields and running back/linebacker Austin Cumpton, ... Read More