Volleyball

With seven returning starters coming back from last year’s 12-9 team, Brownwood is brimming with optimism entering this year’s volleyball season. “This year’s team will be more seasoned and well-disciplined with a lot more confidence,” Lady Lions coach Allison Smith emphasized. Brownwood, which finished runner-up to Stephenville in District 6-4A with a 5-3 mark a year ... Read More

Led by middle blocker Liz Underwood, the Clyde volleyball team will try to build on the momentum from last year’s success. The Lady Bulldogs went 21-7 a year ago, breezed through the District 6 -3A race with a 10-0 mark and reached the area round of the Class 3A playoffs. Underwood, the district MVP, was named to the Class 3A all-state team as well as the Big Country Player ... Read More

Bangs will field a young volleyball team this fall, according to coach Cheyanne Lovelady, a former Howard Payne University player who is beginning her third season as the head coach at Bangs. The Lady Dragons return only two starters and four letter winners from last year’s team that finished 5-10 overall and 2-7 in sixth place in the rugged eight-team District 8-3A. Bangs ... Read More

Jim Ned doesn’t have any returning starters this year after going 17-6 overall and finishing third in District 6-3A with a 6-4 mark in Miranda Garcia’s first year as head coach. Garcia, however, returns five letter winners and is optimistic about the upcoming season. “Last year we had size and a team that hit the ball hard,” she said. “This year’s team is not as big, but ... Read More