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 ... Read More
Volleyball
Wylie Volleyball
With nine letter winners and six starters returning from a team that went 12-7 and made the playoffs as the runner-up in District 4-5A, the Abilene Wylie volleyball team has high hopes for the upcoming season. Shay Cox, beginning her seventh season as the Lady Bulldogs’ head coach, says her team’s strength is its versatility. Lilly Doby and Jaron McAden, who will both play ... Read More
Trent Volleyball
Trent is starting a volleyball program for the first time this year, and Cheyenne Thompson has the challenge of serving as the first head coach of the new team. “This team hasn’t seen the court for many practices,” Thompson said, “but the few they have had you can tell they all have that determination to want to learn, grow and become better. I am excited to see how this ... Read More
Sweetwater Volleyball
The Sweetwater volleyball team returns five starters from last year’s team that finished 17-8 overall and 8-2 as the runner-up in District 3-4A. The Lady Mustangs hope to improve on last year’s effort when they were swept in three straight by Dumas in their bi-district match. Coach Mitzi Bell, in her third season at Sweetwater, said her team’s strength is its defense, and ... Read More
Ranger volleyball
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