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Football notes from Stephenville to Tolar
We reported earlier this month about Stephenville drawing the preseason No. 1 ranking in Class 4A Division I football by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football magazine (DCTF).
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Tarleton State volleyball to host annual Block Party
STEPHENVILLE — Texan Volleyball announced the kickoff celebration of the 2024 Block Party, presented by Focused Care Partners, plans on Monday.
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Tarleton State picked to finish 2nd
ARLINGTON — To open the United Athletic Conference Media Day in Arlington on Tuesday, the UAC announced the results of its preseason polls, with Tarleton State earning some of the top honors heading into the 2024 campaign.
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Tarleton football home opener to be broadcast on ESPN2
STEPHENVILLE — Broadcast details for Tarleton State Football's season opener have been altered, as the game will now be played on ESPN2. Tarleton State's 2024 opener against McNeese on Aug. 24 will kick off at 2:30 p.m. at Memorial Stadium and will be shown to a nationwide audience on ESPN2. The nationally broadcast game will mark Tarleton Football's first time on linear television on ESPN platforms. Tarleton and McNeese were previously scheduled to play on ESPNU, before Wednesday's announcement. The matchup between the Texans and Cowboys is one of just seven Week 0 games across NCAA Division I between FBS and FCS. Season tickets are on sale and can be purchased at https://tarletontickets.universitytickets.com.
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Williams signs professional basketball contract
STEPHENVILLE — Former Tarleton State Texan guard Lue Williams has signed a pro contract to play professional basketball with Lahti Basketball in the Korisliiga League, the highest tier league in Finland. Williams becomes the fifth Texan in the last two years to sign a pro contract joining Shakur Daniel, Tre Gipson, Tahj Small and Rod Bown in the professional ranks. "Great news to hear about Lue and the contract," said head coach Billy Gillispie. "It is every player's dream to play at the professional level and Lue is very deserving of this opportunity. He has been a great Texan.
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Tarleton soccer adds Stephenville native Chaviers to coaching staff
STEPHENVILLE — Tarleton State women's soccer head coach Pete Cuadrado announced the addition of former professional and Division I women's soccer player, Bayleigh Chaviers who joins the Texans' staff ahead of the 2024-25 season. Chaviers spent 10 seasons playing at or above the high school level including a pair of professional stops in Iceland and with the Chicago Red Stars of the NWSL. "I am super excited to add Bayleigh to our coaching staff," Cuadrado said. "Her success playing at the collegiate and professional levels will help continue to push our program forward." Chaviers enjoyed a four-year prep career at Stephenville High School, where she was a three-sport star. She helped the Yellow Jackets to a pair of area and bi-district championships as well as a district title. During her time, she was a two-time First Team All-District selection. She also won District MVP and was named Academic All-State following her senior season.
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Three returning linebackers lead Jackets' defense
As promised last week, we’re taking our first look at the Stephenville Yellow Jackets’ defense this week.
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Can football teams still play with physicality?
Most high school football teams line up these days in some kind of spread-formation offense. The backs and receivers don’t wear knee pads because they basically can’t be hit in the knees anymore — at least not in the open field.
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Tarleton's Austin named to 40 Under 40 list
STEPHENVILLE — Tarleton State's offensive coordinator Adam Austin received special recognition this week, as Dave Campbell's Texas Football named him on its 40 Under 40 list. "Dave Campbell's Texas Football is proud to honor the best young coaches across Texas with our fifth annual 40 Under 40, recognizing 40 of the rising stars in the coaching ranks," Dave Campbell's Texas Football detailed. Austin is entering his fourth season with Tarleton State, and his first as the offensive coordinator. He spent the last three seasons as the quarterbacks coach and pass game coordinator for the Texans. Austin will continue to lead the quarterbacks in 2024. Dave Campbell's Texas Football wrote that Austin "has a penchant for developing quarterbacks into all-conference and national award contenders." Last season with Austin's guidance, the Texans averaged 33.3 points per game, the second best average in the United Athletic Conference, 13th most in all of FCS. They also averaged 430.5 yards per game (second in the UAC, 14th in the FCS) with 6.4 yards per play (most in the UAC, 11th in the FCS). Over the past three seasons, Austin's quarterbacks have consistently put up elite performances. Victor Gabalis ranked first in yards per completion in the conference, as well as fourth in overall passing efficiency last season. His best game was in Tarleton's 59-17 romping of Stephen F. Austin, where he threw for 389 yards and four touchdowns on 15-of-19 passing.
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Jackets name new head baseball coach
Alec Bryant, who has been the head coach at Class 3A Grand Saline for the last seven years, has been hired as the new head baseball coach of the Class 4A Stephenville Yellow Jackets, athletic director Sterling Doty confirmed this week.
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