Sports

Athletes discuss COVID-19 impact

Published Friday, April 10, 2020

Today’s respondents are sophomore Maddy Fulton (volleyball, soccer and track); junior Jeremy Le (football, powerlifting, track); junior Blake Scott (football, soccer); and senior Kyrsten Smith (basketball, golf).
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Scotts’ BCAHOF induction is rescheduled for Aug. 10

Published Thursday, April 9, 2020

ABILENE — The induction of coaches Fred Scott Sr. and Fred Scott Jr. to the Big Country Athletic Hall of Fame has been pushed back to Aug. 10 due to the coronavirus restrictions.
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SHS basketball coach wants return to normal

Published Thursday, April 9, 2020

Sweetwater High School boys basketball and cross country coach Kevin Wright recently responded to questions about the coronavirus pandemic and how it is affecting him in a survey being conducted by the Sweetwater Reporter.
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Hunt part of 1st-place McMurry golf team

Published Monday, April 6, 2020

Michael Hunt of Sweetwater was a member of the McMurry University men’s golf team that won the BSN Intercollegiate/Dataw Island Invitational tournament held last month in Beaufort, South Carolina.
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Tennis coach talks about virus impact

Published Monday, April 6, 2020

Like everyone else, John Loyd is dealing with the coronavirus outbreak that has affected almost everyone in this country. The Sweetwater High School tennis coach is trying to stay positive while waiting to see when his athletes will get to compete again.

For now, being positive is a negative

Published Monday, April 6, 2020

It’s hard to stay positive these days with all the bad news about the spread of COVID-19.
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UIL removes date for possible sports return

Published Saturday, April 4, 2020

The University Interscholastic League announced on Friday that it is postponing the resumption of high school competition in the state of Texas again, for the first time removing the date for a possible return to the field due to coronavirus.
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UIL releases spring sports districts for 2020-21 year

Published Friday, April 3, 2020

Here is a list of the spring sports districts for the 2020-21 school year from the Big Country area that were announced by the University Interscholastic League, which in February announced the districts for three sports — football, basketball and volleyball — for the next two years.

Coaches discuss COVID-19, Part 2

Published Tuesday, March 31, 2020

Note: The Sweetwater Reporter is doing a series of stories in a question-and-answer format with local coaches and athletes to find out how their lives are being impacted by the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
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Bowl getting new turf, look

Published Monday, March 30, 2020

Anyone who’s been around Sweetwater High School the past week has probably noticed the renovation work that is being done by Austin-based Hellas Construction. It began March 23 at Mustang Bowl.