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The Gordon Wood Hall of Champions Class of 2026 will be inducted Oct. 23 at the Brownwood Event Center, with five former Brownwood athletes and coaches joining the 2025 Lady Lions track and field state championship team as distinguished honorees.
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Brownwood entered district play with a depleted backfield and fell behind 42-0 at halftime before a stronger second half at Gordon Wood Stadium. The Lions will visit Robinson next week.
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Brownwood High’s tennis team saw its fall playoff run end Thursday with an 11-3 Region I-4A area-round loss to Vernon at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene. The team finished 6-0 overall and placed second in District 6-4A.
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The Brownwood Lions begin District 13-4A Division II play at 7 p.m. Friday at Gordon Wood Stadium against the undefeated No. 2 Waco La Vega Pirates, following a 42-21 win over China Spring and a bye week.
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Brownwood’s Lady Lions lost to Stephenville in straight sets Tuesday night, finishing the first half of District 6-4A volleyball play at 0-5. The team returns to Warren Gym Friday against Mineral Wells.
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Brownwood’s boys’ golf team finished seventh and the Lady Lions placed eighth Tuesday at the Glen Rose Fall Invitational at Squaw Valley links course.
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Brownwood High’s tennis team edged Monahans 10-9 in San Angelo to claim the Region I-4A bi-district championship. The Lions won all nine boys matches, while the Lions and Lady Lions will meet Vernon in the second round Thursday in Abilene.
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Brownwood teams face a packed Oct. 6-10 schedule, including playoff tennis in San Angelo, home volleyball and football, and a Howard Payne football trip to Mary Hardin-Baylor.
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Brownwood’s volleyball team lost in three sets at No. 16 Brock on Friday afternoon, dropping to 0-4 in District 6-4A and 7-21 overall. The Lady Lions will visit Stephenville at 6 p.m. Tuesday.
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Brownwood High’s tennis team defeated Peaster 12-7 on Tuesday for its fifth consecutive District 6-4A victory, securing the league’s No. 2 playoff seed. The Lions and Lady Lions will face Monahans in the bi-district round next week, although the time, date and location were not finalized as of Tuesday night.
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Brownwood volleyball split the opening two sets with Glen Rose but lost 3-1 Tuesday night at Warren Gym in the Lady Lions’ first District 6-4A home match.
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Brownwood High tennis lost non-district matches to Fredericksburg and Snyder but secured nine wins against Snyder and will face Peaster in Glen Rose for second place in the final District 6-4A standings.
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The Kiwanis Club of Brownwood will host NFL referee Brad Rogers at its weekly luncheon Thursday, Oct. 1, at Brownwood Country Club. Rogers is a longtime football official, Texas Tech faculty member and high school basketball coach with experience in major college and NFL postseason games.
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Brownwood-area athletes face a full schedule from Sept. 29 through Oct. 3, including Brownwood volleyball against Glen Rose, two cross-country invitations, tennis at Glen Rose and a Howard Payne home football game against Nelson.
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Brownwood ended a three-game losing streak with a 42-21 road win over China Spring, using five takeaways, 436 yards of offense and three fourth-quarter touchdowns to build momentum before opening District 13-4A Division II play against La Vega.
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Brownwood volleyball fell to Graham in straight sets Friday, leaving the Lady Lions 0-2 in District 6-4A before Tuesday’s home match against Glen Rose.
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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.
