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Texas A&M AgriLife turfgrass specialist Pablo Agustin Boeri outlines four steps Brownwood-area homeowners can use to control sandburs, including properly timed herbicides, hand removal and thicker turfgrass.
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Brownwood is listed without a win or loss entering the 2026 season and will open on the road against Abilene Wylie, according to the latest local high school football standings published by Brownwood News.
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The 2026 high school football season begins Thursday night in Mullin and continues Friday with 12 games, including a ranked matchup between May and Zephyr in Zephyr.
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The Bangs Dragons will open their 2026 football season at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Dragon Memorial Stadium, where they will host a Dublin team that went 1-9 last season. Bangs finished 6-5 in 2025 and reached the playoffs after ending a two-year postseason drought.
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The Early Longhorns will open their 2026 football season at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Longhorn Stadium against Merkel, seeking a second consecutive season-opening victory under head coach Marvin Wilson after winning the program’s first district championship since 2007 last year.
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The No. 17 Brownwood Lions begin their 2026 football season at 7 p.m. Friday at Hugh Sandifer Stadium against Abilene Wylie, seeking to answer last season’s 25-0 loss while navigating one of the toughest non-district schedules in recent years.
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Brownwood High’s Lions and Lady Lions earned their first team tennis victory of the season Tuesday, defeating District 6-4A rival Graham 15-4 in 107-degree heat. The road win evened Brownwood’s district record at 1-1, while Blake Hutchins reached the 100th victory of his high school career.
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The Early Lady Horns extended their season-opening winning streak to 13 matches Tuesday night with a straight-set home victory over Cornerstone Christian. Early will return to action Thursday at the Dublin tournament.
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The Brownwood Lady Lions lost in straight sets at Fredericksburg on Tuesday night after finishing second at the Heart of Texas volleyball tournament. Brownwood, now 6-7, will compete at the Godley tournament beginning Thursday.
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A sporting clays tournament benefiting the Early FFA is scheduled for Sept. 12 at the Brownwood Claybird Club, with shooting, barbecue, live music, auctions and cash prizes.
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The Brownwood Lady Lions won four straight matches at the Heart of Texas volleyball tournament before falling to undefeated Early in the gold-bracket championship. Brownwood’s record moved to 6-6, with the team scheduled to play at Fredericksburg Tuesday before entering the Godley tournament Thursday through Saturday.
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A Brownwood News column urges parents and fans to support young athletes, respect coaches and officials, and avoid behavior that can create hostile games or lead to removal from school athletic events.
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Brownwood News outdoors writer Luke Clayton is preparing to hunt with a TenPoint crossbow after years of using muzzleloaders, compound bows, PCP air rifles and traditional firearms. Clayton says the newer crossbow is easier to cock, accurate and accessible to older hunters who can no longer draw conventional bows.
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After two days of pool play at Brownwood High School, the Heart of Texas volleyball tournament has finalized its Saturday gold and silver bracket schedules, with Brownwood playing at noon in Warren Gym and Brownwood JV beginning at 10 a.m. in the Auxiliary Gym.
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Brownwood High School tennis battled Brock at home in its District 6-4A opener, with the Lady Lions sweeping doubles and winning the top three girls singles matches before the team fell 11-8. Brownwood returns to district action Tuesday at 4 p.m. in Graham.
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The No. 24 Brownwood Lions overcame a slow start and scored three straight touchdowns in the live half of Thursday’s final preseason scrimmage to defeat Class 4A Division I No. 12 Alvarado, 21-14. Brownwood opens its 2026 regular season at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28, at Abilene Wylie.
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Early improved to 10-0 after defeating Abilene Cooper JV, Abilene TLCA and Ballinger at the Heart of Texas tournament at Brownwood High School. The Lady Horns are scheduled to return Saturday for bracket play.
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Brownwood went 3-0 in Thursday’s pool play at Warren Gym, defeating Bangs, Brady and Richland Springs as the Lady Lions improved their overall record to 5-5.
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Hendrick Health has welcomed Stephanie Sobotie, MD, to Hendrick Rural Health Clinic Primary Care at Hendrick Medical Center Brownwood. Her services include family medicine, obstetrics, pregnancy and childbirth care, pediatric exams, physicals and treatment for several common medical needs.
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The third annual Heart of Texas volleyball tournament returns to Brownwood High School, with the Lady Lions scheduled to play Bangs, Brady and Richland Springs in pool play before bracket competition determines the gold and silver matchups.
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AccelHealth has welcomed Scarlett Diaz, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, to its Brownwood clinic at 2100 Crockett Drive, expanding access to primary care for residents in the area.
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The No. 24 Brownwood Lions will travel Thursday to meet No. 12 Alvarado in their final preseason football scrimmage, with live regulation quarters planned and a 6:30 p.m. start for the varsity warm-up.
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The Early Lady Horns extended their season-opening winning streak to seven matches with a four-set victory at Ballinger and will play three Thursday matches at the Heart of Texas tournament at Brownwood High School.
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New monuments now displayed at Brownwood High School recognize the 2025 Class 4A Lady Lions track and field state champions and Brownwood’s 1985 and 1986 Class 4A boys golf championship teams.
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Brownwood’s Lady Lions opened the 2026 cross country season with a five-point victory in the Elite Girls Division at the Jim Ned Warpath Invitational in Abilene State Park. The Brownwood boys finished seventh in the varsity competition, while the junior varsity boys placed third.
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Brownwood’s veteran defense held Brock’s starters scoreless through most of the live quarter, while the Lions’ offense showed late signs of progress in a 2026 preseason scrimmage at Gordon Wood Stadium.
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The No. 24 Brownwood Lions will open their 2026 football scrimmage schedule Thursday evening at Gordon Wood Stadium against No. 6 Brock, giving the team an early test against one of Class 4A Division II’s top programs.
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The Early Lady Horns defeated Brownwood in straight sets Tuesday at Warren Gym, winning 25-17, 25-12 and 25-18. The Lady Lions, beginning the second season under Kristen Grimes with a largely new 12-player varsity roster, will play next at the Abilene Bev Ball Classic.
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Brownwood volleyball begins its 2026 season Tuesday at Warren Gym against Early, with the Lady Lions seeking their first playoff berth since 2021 after ending a 30-match district drought last year.
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Brownwood-area athletes will compete in volleyball, football scrimmages and cross-country events during the week of Aug. 10-16, according to the weekly schedule published by Brownwood News.
