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Early survives toughest test to date at Hawley, 21-14, to remain undefeated
HAWLEY – In a back-and-forth battle far from home, the Early Longhorns emerged with a 21-14 triumph over the Hawley Bearcats to remain undefeated for the 2026 high school football season. Isaac Ybarra chalked up his second touchdown of the game from 6 yards out in the fourth period,...
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TTUHSC School of Nursing celebrates 45 years, looks to the future
The above video shows the top local headlines for the morning of September 18, 2026. LUBBOCK, Texas — Texas Tech Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Nursing is kicking off celebrations for its 45-year anniversary with events in Abilene, Odessa, Houston and Amarillo coming up in late 2026 and early 2027. The first event, “Wrangling […]
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Big Country six-man high school football district standings – Week 4
From Gordon to Jayton 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 fourth week of the 2026 Texas high school football season: Big Country Six-Man High School Football District Standings – Week 4 (Sept. 17) *indicates record includes 11-man games played against Class 2A teams. DISTRICT 4-1A DI Team Overall District Points For Points Against Streak Hermleigh 3-0 0-0 214 88 W3 Jayton 3-0 0-0 181 68 W33 Roby 2-0 0-0 111 58 W2 Aspermont 2-1 0-0 139 108 W1 Rotan 1-2 0-0 113 148 L1 Spur 0-3 0-0 20 172 L14 DISTRICT 5-1A DI Team Overall District Points For Points Against Streak Borden County 3-0 0-0 166 32 W3 Ackerly Sands 2-1 0-0 229 163 L1 Lamesa Klondike 2-1 0-0 154 60 W2 Westbrook 2-1 0-0 169 93 L1 O'Donnell 1-2
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Lady Lions take first set, but Abilene High claims four-set win
The Brownwood Lady Lions started fast, but were unable to maintain the momentum as the Abilene High Lady Eagles rallied for a four-set victory at Warren Gym Tuesday night. Following a 25-23 triumph in the opening set, the Lady Lions came up short the rest of the way, 28-26, 25-18 and 25-17.
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Permian jumps out early, tops Abilene High 41-29 as Beal throws two TDs
Football Friday night at Shotwell Stadium featured a familiar matchup as Abilene High hosted Odessa Permian, hoping to snap a two-game skid against its former Little Southwest Conference rival before district play begins. Abilene High entered the night continuing to build its offense around quarterback Tristan Beal and receivers Jaden...
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Week 3 Big Country high school football top performers (Sept. 10-12)
The third 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 many of the Big Country’s top individual performances from the Abilene area’s standout players during Week 3 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 2 (Sept. 10-12) Players listed below in alphabetical order. Tristan Beal, Abilene High Beal shined in Abilene High’s back-and-forth 41-29 loss to Odessa Permian, throwing for 269 yards and four touchdowns on 15-of-26 passing for the Eagles. Bryce Burkeen, De Leon Burkeen was unstoppable at wide receiver in the Bearcats’ dominant 42-7 win over Albany, hauling in 13 receptions for 108 yards and two receiving touchdowns. Mason Cole, Abilene Cooper Cole threw
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Central drops Homecoming game vs Abilene Cooper 28-21
SAN ANGELO, Texas (Concho Valley Homepage) — The Central Bobcats entered week three of the high school football season 1-1 and hosted Abilene Cooper for their Homecoming. Bobcats were coming off a 40-35 week two loss in which they played catchup the whole game and looked to rebound tonight. Bobcats took on the Cougars for […]
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COVER1 | Bobcat vs. Cougars for Homecoming at San Angelo Stadium
The COVER1 crew of Paul Harris, Ryan Chadwick, and James Bouligny discusses the big-time matchups during Week 3 of the Texas High School Football Season. First up, the Central Bobcats take on the Abilene Cooper Cougars in their homecoming game; the Wall Hawks travel to Jim Ned to take on the Indians, and the 2-0 Lake View Chiefs make the trip to Lubbock to take on the Westerners. Also, the San Angelo TLCA Eagles are on a 2-game winning streak! Keep an eye on the San Angelo LIVE! SCORES page for up-to-date scoring!
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AISD picks firm to evaluate schools, all instructional facilities
The Abilene ISD School Board recently approved Huckabee , a prominent Texas-based architecture and planning firm, to assess school facilities as part of the district's routine facility evaluation. Huckabee has worked with Abilene ISD prior to this to complete facility evaluations and has aided in the development of multiple AISD schools, including the LIFT Career Technical Center . Huckabee was approved at a Sept. 3 AISD School Board meeting to conduct a comprehensive facility condition assessment for all AISD instructional buildings. More: Three things to do this weekend in Abilene Sept. 11-13 The purpose of the assessment is to get a clear picture of AISD's facility conditions and identify major infrastructure needs. More: West Texas Fair and Rodeo returns to Abilene Data from the assessment will be used by AISD's long-range facility planning committee as they evaluate the district’s current and future facility needs and develop recommendations for the Board of Trustees. The committee is to meet monthly during the 2026-27 school year Sept. 22, and it will include AISD staff members, parents and local community members. Prior to the meeting, the district received four professional proposals that were evaluated and ranked according to price, vendor quality, approach, past relationship
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Albany, De Leon climb ARN’s Big Country High School Football Rankings
The start of a new Texas high school football season has finally arrived with teams throughout the Big Country ramping up regular-season action in the thick of their non-district schedules. More than a thousand teams throughout the Lone Star State will kick off Week 3 of the 2026 Texas high school football season Thursday-Saturday, Aug. 10-12. That poses the question – Who are currently the Big Country’s best 11-man and 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 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 3 of the 2026 Texas high school football season: ARN’s Big Country High School Football Rankings – Top 10 Rankings (Sept. 8) 10. Abilene Cooper Cougars (0-2) Previously ranked: 3rd Up Next: at San Angelo Central Bobcats (2-0), 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 11, at San Angelo Stadium
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Abilene High tops Cooper for fifth straight win in crosstown showdown
ABILENE, Texas — Abilene High kept its grip on the city rivalry Friday night, beating Cooper for the fifth straight time in the Crosstown Showdown. Abilene High’s head coach said he saw progress, particularly on defense and special teams. “I mean, I saw our team kind of take another step, too, in our progression of where we want to go with our defense. Played a really good game. I thought we had a good plan,” he said. “We cleaned some things up from the week prior, and then we made some plays in special teams as far as blocking the extra point. We secured all the kicks, and then offensively, we took another step forward.”
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Estacado’s Ward speaks on Friday night’s matchup vs. Sweetwater
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - The Estacado Matadors (1-0) are heading to Sweetwater’s, where they will look for their second consecutive win at the historic Mustang Bowl. Last year’s 46-21 win came against an injury-depleted Sweetwater team. However, EHS head coach Eric Ward says it’s important his team stays ready for Friday night’s contest.
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Abilene High and Cooper are ready for another Crosstown Showdown
ABILENE, Texas (BCH Sports) – The Abilene High Eagles and the Cooper Cougars are set and ready to meet for the 66th time on Friday night at Shotwell Stadium. Cooper leads the series with a total of 36 wins, but Abilene High is riding a 4-game winning streak against the Cougars. The Crosstown Showdown is […]
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Forsan Looks to Build on Overtime Victory at Roscoe
FORSAN — The Forsan Buffaloes will try to carry the momentum from their dramatic season-opening victory into tonight’s road game against the Roscoe Plowboys. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Roscoe Collegiate High School. Forsan enters the non-district matchup with a 1-0 record after defeating Coahoma 22-20...
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Big Spring Pathway cancels football game against Coleman
Editor's note: this story has been updated with more info and comments from Big Spring Pathway. Less than a week after the Big Spring Pathway Warriors kicked off their high school’s inaugural season of Texas high school football, the team’s schedule for the rest of the 2026 season has been thrown into flux. Less than 96 hours before kickoff of its Week 2 non-district matchup against Coleman, Big Spring Pathway (0-1) announced it was canceling its game against the Bluecats, which had been scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 4, at Hufford Field in Coleman. The Warriors played their first varsity game last Friday, Aug. 28, a 50-6 loss to the Munday Moguls at Scruggs Field in Munday. Big Spring Pathway’s path forward, however, is full of uncertainty. Coleman Independent School District officials confirmed the scheduling change to The Reporter-News on Tuesday afternoon. Matt Stepp of Dave Campbell’s Texas Football was first to report the news on X . Big Spring Pathway athletics director and head football coach Keegan Clark confirmed that the team’s upcoming Week 2 game against Coleman had been canceled due to player safety concerns following a number of early-season injuries. “We have just had the misfortune
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Early High School announces 2026 Homecoming Court
Early High School has announced its 2026 Homecoming Court ahead of its Friday, Sept. 11 homecoming game against the Ballinger Bearcats. The Homecoming Court consists of Queen candidates Jordan Rutherford, Kayleigh Torrez, and Grey Pruett, along with King candidates Brayden Moya, Angel Marquez, and Tanner Gammon. Junior Duke and Duchess...