Coleman
Coleman, TX · Education
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Bangs dominant in 53-10 district victory over Coleman
BANGS – Playing their first game at Memorial Stadium since Sept. 11, the Bangs Dragons secured their initial District 7-2A Division I football victory in dominant fashion, 53-10 over the Coleman Bluecats, who dropped their first league contest. Bangs (4-3, 1-1) led Coleman (5-2, 1-1) by a 12-0 count...
The Abilene Reporter-News
Big Country six-man high school football district standings – Week 8
From Knox City to Santa Anna and beyond, the 2026 six-man Texas high school football season is in full swing across the Big Country and West Texas. Big Country and Abilene area schools are represented in 15 separate UIL six-man football districts this year – six in UIL Class 1A Division I, eight in Class 1A Division II and one in TAPPS. Here’s a closer look at the district standings for every six-man district featuring Big Country area teams heading into the eighth week of the 2026 Texas high school football season: Big Country Six-Man High School Football District Standings – Week 8 *indicates record includes 11-man games played against Class 2A teams. DISTRICT 4-1A DI Team Overall District Points For Points Against Streak Hermleigh 6-0 1-0 406 118 W6 Jayton 5-1 1-0 350 134 W1 Aspermont 4-2 1-0 264 186 W1 Roby 3-3 0-1 269 279 L2 Rotan 2-4 0-1 268 340 L2 Spur 1-5 0-1 68 296 L2 DISTRICT 5-1A DI Team Overall District Points For Points Against Streak Borden County 6-0 1-0 395 153 W6 Ackerly Sands 5-1 1-0 432 235 W3 Lamesa Klondike 4-2 1-0 364 212 W2 O'Donnell 2-4 0-1 225 268 L2 Westbrook 2-4
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Former Abilene ISD superintendent returns to Mineral Wells ISD
ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – Dr. John Kuhn, former Abilene ISD superintendent and director of multilingual achievement, has left the district and returned to Mineral Wells ISD. AISD leadership confirmed that Kuhn’s departure was effective September 30, 2026. He previously served as superintendent before stepping down in February following a health incident. He later transitioned to […]
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Bangs eyes first district win, Coleman looks to stay unbeaten in league play as rivals collide
BANGS – With the league favorite and second-ranked team in the state in their rear view mirror, the Bangs Dragons have set their sights on the rest of the District 7-2A Division I slate as they look to earn a second consecutive postseason berth. For the first time since...
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Abilene High pitcher George Ferguson prepares to represent Team USA
ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – For Abilene High School pitcher George Ferguson, the past year has been filled with accomplishments, hard work and opportunities he once could only imagine. After committing to the University of Texas, throwing his first perfect game and earning Texas High School Coaches Association Class 5A Pitcher of the Year honors, Ferguson is […]
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Wylie defense shut down Memorial’s offense and leads to 2-0 start in district
ABILENE, Texas (BCH Sports) – The Wylie Bulldogs came off their open date and picked up their second straight District 2-5A Division II win of the season. The Bulldogs defense led the way in the second half of their 27-13 victory over Wichita Falls Memorial. After allowing 230 yards...
The Abilene Reporter-News
New learning center for children coming to Abilene
As Abilene continues to grow, so does the demand for reliable childcare. Abilene native Kylie Cockerham hopes to help meet that need with the launch of Bloom and Belong Learning Center, a new childcare facility designed to provide local families with a safe, nurturing environment where children can learn, grow and thrive. "I've lived here my entire life, so I've seen a lot of daycares open and close, and I've seen a lot of need for childcare that just wasn't being met," said Cockerham. As a mother herself, Cockerham says she has experienced firsthand the challenges many families face when searching for dependable childcare. While her own children have since outgrown daycare, she said those experiences inspired her to create a consistent, trustworthy option for other families in the community. "I've had to leave work multiple times, or go knock on a daycare door and find out it's closed for the day with no notification," said Cockerham. "I've had some pretty bad experiences with daycare, and I want to make sure there's some change. With all of the families moving to Abilene, I want to help provide consistent childcare and be a part of that solution." The new childcare center
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Canyon Eagles dominate Hereford in Class 4A team tennis region quarterfinals
History repeated itself Tuesday at the Bonham Middle School Tennis Center, which was just fine with Canyon. In the Class 4A team tennis region quarterfinals, Canyon played Hereford for the third time this season after two lopsided wins in District 4-4A play. Canyon made sure that the third time wasn’t a charm for Hereford, rolling to a 10-0 victory to advance to Thursday’s region semifinals at Abilene’s Rose Park Tennis Center.
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WEEK 7 GRIDIRON REWIND: Blanket, Coleman, San Saba, Goldthwaite, Richland Springs earn victories
BLANKET – The Blanket Tigers halted a two-game skid in their pre-district finale, notching a 65-13 home victory over Abilene X-Plus Academy Thursday night. The Tigers rushed for 282 of their 393 total yards, led by 194 yards and four touchdowns on the ground by Leo Valdes, 75 yards and two scores from Alex Valdes, and 13 yards and a trip to the end zone from Weston Chism.
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High School Fan Zone Game of the Week
The High School Fan Zone football slate has officially reached the half way point in the regular season. They say time flies, and that seems truer and truer every high school football season. Nevertheless most of our teams are in full swing for district play. For our 4A schools however, it's finally go time.
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Palo Duro vs. Abilene Cooper High School Football
Take a look at these shots from Week 6’s high school football games!. Severe weather across eastern New Mexico, Texas Panhandle region Sept. 29. Severe weather has brought in rain, hail and multiple tornado warnings across several counties in the Texas Panhandle. Eastern New Mexico has faced flooding issues from heavy rainfall.
The Abilene Reporter-News
Newcastle climbs, Jayton slides in ARN's Big Country Six-Man Football Rankings – Week 7
The start of a new Texas high school football season has finally arrived with teams throughout the Big Country ramping up regular-season action by kicking off district play. Hundreds of six-man teams throughout the Lone Star State will kick off Week 7 of the 2026 Texas high school football season Thursday-Saturday, Oct. 8-10. That poses the question – Who are currently the Big Country’s best six-man high school football teams? The Abilene Reporter-News will be analyzing the area’s top teams with our Big Country-area high school football rankings – an area Top 10 and an area Six-Man Top 5 – to be posted weekly throughout the 2026 season. Selections within the ARN’s Big Country six-man high school football rankings are based upon on-field results, team success, statistics and area coach feedback. Here’s a closer look at the breakdown of our Big Country area six-man power rankings heading into Week 7 of the 2026 Texas high school football season: More: Vote for Big Country High School Athlete of the Week for Sept. 28-Oct.4, presented by City National Bank More: What do the Texas high school football state rankings look like after Week 6? More: ACU football’s Tucker Parks named UAC Offensive
The Abilene Reporter-News
Forsan, Santo make debuts in ARN's Big Country High School Football Top 10 Rankings
The start of a new Texas high school football season has finally arrived, as teams throughout the Big Country ramp up regular-season action with the beginning of district play. More than a thousand teams throughout the Lone Star State will kick off Week 6 of the 2026 Texas high school football season Thursday-Saturday, Oct. 8-10. That poses the question – Who are currently the Big Country’s best high school football teams? The Abilene Reporter-News will be analyzing the area’s top teams with our Big Country-area high school football rankings – an area Top 10 and an area Six-Man Top 5 – to be posted weekly throughout the 2026 season. Selections within the ARN’s Big Country high school football rankings are based upon on-field results, team success, statistics and area coach feedback. Here’s a closer look at the breakdown of our Big Country area power rankings heading into Week 7 of the 2026 Texas high school football season: More: Vote for Big Country High School Athlete of the Week for Sept. 28-Oct.4, presented by City National Bank More: ACU football’s Tucker Parks named UAC Offensive Player of the Week More: What do the Texas high school football state rankings look like
The Abilene Reporter-News
Week 7 Big Country high school football schedule, scores (Oct. 8-10)
After almost eight months away from the gridiron, high school football teams throughout the Big Country are putting their pads back on and taking the field for the start of a new season. Dozens of six-man and 11-man teams across the Big Country and greater Abilene area will kick off Week 7 of the 2026 Texas high school football season Thursday-Saturday, Oct. 8-10. The seventh weekend of the season in the Big Country will be headlined by many marquee district duels – like Albany versus Stamford, Haskell versus Munday, Forsan versus Ballinger and Brownwood versus Waco La Vega – while many other Big Country area teams kick off district play this next week. Week 7 marks the beginning of district play for seven different Big Country area districts in 4A DI, 4A DII, 3A DI and 3A DII this weekend. This week also represents the start of district play in a number of the Abilene area’ six-man football districts. Here’s a complete look at every game featuring Big Country squads this week during Week 7 of the 2026 Texas high school football season: This post will be updated with scores throughout the week as games kick off and finish! More:
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Week 6 Big Country high school football top performers (Oct. 1-3)
The sixth week of the 2026 Texas high school football season was chalk full of memorable upsets, thrilling comebacks and all-around dominant performances. The Big Country’s top high school football teams returned to the gridiron this weekend, where several of the area’s biggest stars put on dazzling displays and showed off their playmaking abilities. Here’s a closer look at the players that shined brightest throughout the Abilene area this weekend. The following are the many of the Big Country’s top individual performances from the Abilene area’s standout players during Week 6 of the 2026 Texas high school football season: This post will be updated with additional top performers throughout the weekend as more stats from Friday night games become available! Big Country high school football top performers – Week 6 (Oct. 1-3) Players listed below in alphabetical order. Tristan Beal, Abilene High Beal delivered his best game of the season so far in Abilene High’s dominant 42-0 victory over Amarillo Caprock, throwing for 309 yards and four touchdowns on 14-of-21 passing and adding a two-yard rushing touchdown on the ground too. Owen Bishop, Forsan Bishop threw for 71 yards and two touchdowns on 7-of-19 passing to help the Buffaloes stay
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Palo Duro Dons jump all over Abilene Cooper to stay unbeaten in District 2-5A Division II
Scorewise, the second half didn’t happen for Palo Duro or Abilene Cooper on Thursday night at Dick Bivins Stadium. Fortunately for Palo Duro, it all happened in the first half. The Dons were just about perfect on both sides of the ball in the first two quarters against Cooper...