After more than a decade of spreading the field and throwing the football (and one year of wing-T), the Eastland Mavericks are about to go prehistoric under new coach Matt Landers.

At 6-foot-4 and 215 pounds, Coahoma senior Landon Wells would be a matchup problem without outstanding athleticism. That the rangy tight end and defensive end has that, too, only makes him a ...

With only four starters returning on both sides of the ball among just 14 lettermen, the Tolar Rattlers will have a number of key questions to answer heading into the 2025 season. At ...

Since his arrival at Comanche in 2021, Jake Escobar has made a habit of proving people wrong —me being one of them. Replacing Stephen Hermesmeyer, who had resigned to take the job at ...

Colton Buzzard saw some good things during his debut season at Bangs. But Buzzard also saw some missed opportunities as the Dragons finished with only two victories and went winless in District ...

Action shots courtesy of Rattler High School Athletics TOLAR — Three years ago, Tolar’s Anson Laminack was a skinny freshman attending public school for the first time. He wanted to play ...

COMANCHE— After a three-year run that saw Comanche post a 25-11 overall record with three straight playoff berths, the Indians may have to take some time to rebuild in 2025. At least, ...

Show me an area coach who has a career record of 45-22 in five years with five straight playoff berths, five straight area round appearances, four regional semifinal appearances and three ...

A year ago, Julius Laine was well on his way to his first 1,000-yard rushing season when a non-contact injury to his right knee ended his junior year prematurely. It was a devastating blow for the ...

Hired last June to take over the Clyde program, former Cooper offensive coordinator and Plainview head coach Johnathon Haddock had less than three months to get his staff filled and his team ready ...

Tabbed to replace a successful coach who was let go in the offseason despite broad support by the Roscoe community, first-year Plowboys coach Daniel Loyd knew when he was hired that his first task ...

In the two seasons he’s been on varsity, Mineral Wells defensive end Trent Yowell has been named his district’s Newcomer of the Year and Defensive Lineman of the Year. Blessed with an ...