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The University Interscholastic League(UIL) set Monday, August 2, as the first day of conditioning for the upcoming 2021-2022 football season, and the Brownfield football team took advantage once the clock hit midnight on Monday. The Cubs opened the season and its start of two-a-day practices with their Midnight Madness practice, which originally was scheduled to be done on their field but due to weather was moved into the field house. Brownfield had its varsity and junior varsity players come together to open practice in front of a small crowd who came to watch and support the players and coaches.
Read more“They vibe really well together,” she said. “They laugh, they talk, they hang out outside of volleyball, so they are really excited to get here and start working together on it. They are very determined for this year.”
Read moreBrownfield held its mini football camp on Monday, July 26, and Tuesday, July 27 in the field house. The camp was broken into first through fifth graders at 9 a.m., and sixth through eighth graders at 1 p.m. The kids learned the fundamentals and set plays from the Brownfield coaching staff. Head Coach Aarrhon Flores said they had 47 kids show up in total for the camp, and he talked about what he hopes the kids learned from his camp.
Read moreWith August only a few weeks away, Brownfield athletes are participating in two types of summer workouts. For some the workouts are still a chance to get run with teammates and enjoy the sport under a coach’s supervision, such as the basketball team. For others, like the tennis team, workouts have become summer practices with the season just around the corner.
Read moreThe West Texas Running Club held its 52nd Annual Firecracker Run at Coleman Park on Saturday, July 3. The run had three races with a fun run of one mile for kids up to fifth grade, a three mile run, and a 10k run. All race results are available on wtrunning.com website. The three mile run had 77 runners and the 10k had 40 runners.
Read moreWellman Union held a Little Cat track meet for all children up to the fifth grade. The meet was held by Wellman Union coach Lyndi Boone, who is in her second year with Wellman and teaches elementary P.E. The meet had four running events 50 meter hurdles, 50 meter dash, 100 meter dash, 400 meter dash, and 200 meter dash. For the hurdles the younger kids jumped over cones and the older kids were able to jump the actual hurdles.
Read moreThe Brownfield Cubs basketball team finished its four week participation in the Frenship summer league with back to back games against Lubbock Cooper junior varsity and Lubbock Christian. The Cubs defeated Lubbock Cooper JV 55-49 but lost to Lubbock Christian 63-44, with both games played in the main gym in Lubbock Cooper.
Read moreWith all the camps coming to an end with the exception of football camp which is set for July, I had a first-hand look at the excitement of the groups of kids enjoying themselves. It doesn’t matter what camp I attended, the kids enjoyed working with the coaches, assistants, and former and current players who helped. These camps are great at teaching kids to love a sport, enjoy working on skills and let them see and experience tips to get better.
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