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The 1-3 Brownwood Lions will try to end a three-game losing streak when they visit the 1-3 China Spring Cougars at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25, in the teams’ pre-district finale.
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Brownwood High’s four-match tennis winning streak ended Tuesday with a 14-5 non-district loss at Class 5A Abilene Cooper. The Lions and Lady Lions will return to District 6-4A action Oct. 1 against Peaster in Glen Rose, with a fifth consecutive league win at stake.
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Brownwood opened District 6-4A volleyball play with a four-set loss to Mineral Wells on Tuesday night. Demayha Hooker led the Lady Lions with 10 kills, while Brownwood will face Graham at 4:30 p.m. Friday.
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Brownwood volleyball dropped matches to Abilene Cooper and Midland Lee before opening District 6-4A play Tuesday at Mineral Wells.
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The Brownwood Lions lost 64-9 to Class 4A Division II No. 10 Graham at Newton Field, dropping to 1-3 before next week’s pre-district finale at China Spring.
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Philip “Darren” Ramsey, a Brownwood Christ Chapel Church member and decorated U.S. Air Force veteran, died Sept. 15, 2026, at age 60. His family is requesting memorial donations to a veterans foundation of the donor’s choice.
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The Brownwood Lady Lions placed fifth in the Class 4A division at the Round Rock McNeil Invitational, finishing ahead of every District 6-4A opponent. The team returns to competition Sept. 30 in Goldthwaite before hosting the district meet at Riverside Park on Oct. 12.
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Brownwood’s Lions and Lady Lions defeated Stephenville 11-8 on the road Thursday, extending their District 6-4A team tennis winning streak to four matches.
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The 1-2 Brownwood Lions travel to Newton Field Friday for a 7 p.m. matchup with the undefeated Graham Steers, hoping to recover from last week’s 54-6 loss to Springtown.
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Brownwood’s varsity boys finished second at Brady High School’s Heart of Texas Invitational on Wednesday, while the JV boys and JV Lady Lions won their divisions. Juston Burt led the varsity boys with a sixth-place finish.
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Brownwood High’s tennis teams defeated Glen Rose 15-4 at home Tuesday, extending their District 6-4A winning streak to three matches before Thursday’s resumed contest at Stephenville.
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Donald Wayne Sherwood, a Marine veteran, longtime worker, outdoorsman and Zephyr ranch owner, died Sept. 7 at age 55. A Celebration of Life is planned for mid to late October in Andice, with the date still to be announced.
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Brownwood fell behind 35-0 by halftime and finished with 149 total yards in a 54-6 loss to No. 10 Springtown at Gordon Wood Stadium. The Lions will visit No. 10 Graham next Friday to begin two consecutive road games.
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The Major League Fishing Bass Pro Tour’s four-day stop at O.H. Ivie and Lake Brownwood will premiere as a two-hour Discovery episode Saturday, Sept. 12, featuring 51 professional anglers competing for a $600,000 purse.
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Brownwood’s varsity Lady Lions placed second behind host Salado at the Tenroc Invitational, while the Lions finished seventh. The junior varsity Lady Lions won their division by one point.
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Brownwood will host Class 4A Division I No. 10 Springtown at 7 p.m. Friday at Gordon Wood Stadium, with both teams seeking a breakthrough after difficult opening schedules.
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Brownwood ISD will hold its 15th annual Pink-Out fundraiser on Friday, Oct. 9, asking students, staff, families and community members to wear pink shirts and support local families battling cancer.
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Brownwood athletes face a full week of competition Sept. 8-12, including Brownwood football against Springtown, volleyball against Gatesville, tennis at Stephenville, cross country meets and Howard Payne college football.
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The Brownwood Lions led defending state champion Stephenville twice in the second half and forced four first-half turnovers, but the top-ranked Yellow Jackets scored with 50 seconds left to win 28-24 Friday night at Gordon Wood Stadium.
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Brownwood volleyball dropped a straight-sets decision to Class 3A No. 8 Wall as the Lady Lions continued their pre-district schedule. Brownwood will return home Friday, Sept. 11, to host Gatesville at 4:30 p.m.
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The Brownwood Lady Lions cross country team won the Lampasas Invitational on Friday, claiming its second meet championship in three outings. Brownwood scored 22 points, while Austin St. Michaels finished second with 69.
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Brownwood ISD has issued updated entry and game-day guidelines for students attending home varsity football games at Gordon Wood Stadium, including adult supervision requirements for younger students, ID rules for high school students and revised 2026-27 ticket information.
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The 1-0 Brownwood Lions will host reigning Class 4A Division I state champion Stephenville at 7 p.m. Friday at Gordon Wood Stadium in the 86th Battle of 377. Brownwood is seeking its first win over the Yellow Jackets since 2019 and hopes to build on last week’s 13-7 upset of Abilene Wylie.
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Howard Payne University will open its 2026 home football schedule at Gordon Wood Stadium in Brownwood on Sept. 12 with a 6 p.m. game against Clutch City Preparatory followed by a professional fireworks show.
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The Class 3A No. 16 Early Lady Horns finished their non-district volleyball schedule with a 19-0 record after defeating Coleman in four sets Tuesday evening. Early opens District 8-3A play at Dublin on Sept. 8.
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Brownwood won two of the opening three sets but could not finish the comeback, falling to Clyde, 3-2, in a non-district road match Tuesday night. The Lady Lions will visit No. 8 Wall on Friday.
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Brownwood’s Lions and Lady Lions earned their second consecutive District 6-4A tennis victory Tuesday, defeating Mineral Wells 14-5 in the team’s first home district match of the season. Brownwood improved to 2-1 in district play and will travel to Stephenville on Sept. 10.
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The Harris Ratings System will discontinue because of medical issues, and BrownwoodNews.com says it will rely on other football rating services going forward.
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Texas Parks and Wildlife biologists say mourning and white-winged dove populations are near record highs as the 2026 statewide dove season opens Sept. 1, including an earlier start for the South Zone.
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Howard Payne University Athletics is partnering with Brown County Broadcasting and KOXE to provide expanded audio coverage of Yellow Jacket sports beginning with the 2026-27 athletic year, including all HPU football games, home basketball games and selected baseball, softball and away basketball contests.
