Jun 21, 2017 | Athlete, Basketball
Doyle Brunson led Sweetwater to the state basketball tournament in 1950 where he was the second highest scorer in the tournament with 49 points. He also played baseball at Sweetwater and then won the mile run at the state meet. At HardinSimmons, Brunson, who is in the...
May 23, 2016 | Lifetime Achievement for Media, Media
Al Pickett has been covering sports in the Big Country for 30 years. He spent 15 years as sports editor of the Abilene Reporter-News, and since 2002 he has been a freelance writer and sports broadcaster. He broadcasts Abilene High football and Cooper basketball and...
May 23, 2016 | Athlete, Basketball
Bonnie Buchanan Gray of May became an all-American in basketball at Abilene Christian University. When she played at tiny May at the end of the six-on-six girls basketball era in Texas, she set some of amazing scoring records. In fact, she has 10 of the top individual...
May 23, 2016 | Basketball, Coach
Kenneth Cleveland was a standout basketball player at Coleman and the University of Texas. He compiled an 887-227 record coaching basketball, the last 32 years at Dimmitt where he won 27 district championships, 10 regional titles and three state championships. When he...
