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 ... Read More
Season Overviews
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 ... Read More
Basketball First Look
What will be the storyline for the 2021-22 high school basketball season in the Big Country? Here’s hoping it won’t be postponements, cancellations and schedule changes because of COVID or blizzards, all of which happened last season. Here are some potential storylines to keep an eye on this year: The Eula boys were the only Big Country team to reach the state tournament ... Read More
Football & Volleyball First Look
Welcome to Varsity Preview, a new magazine from Zachry Publications that will provide a preseason look at area high school football and volleyball teams. This will be three-times-a-year publication with a preview of the Big Country high school boys and girls basketball teams later this year and a preview of area baseball and softball teams next spring. It is our hope that ... Read More