2024 Football Champions Celebration a Success!

The Big Country Athletic Hall of Fame hosted its 2nd annual Champions Celebration to commemorate the two Big Country high schools, Benjamin and Westbrook, that won football state championships during the 2022-23 season on Sunday, January 21. The reception, sponsored...
Agan, Johnny

Agan, Johnny

Johnny Agan of Albany was a two-time all-state running back as he led the Lions to back-to-back Class A state football championships and a 29-1 record in 1960 and 1961. He was a three-year starter on both offense and defense at Texas Tech. Agan and all-American Donnie...
Bartee-Fuentes, Kim

Bartee-Fuentes, Kim

Kim Bartee Fuentes of Albany was the Big Country Female Athlete of the Year in 1991. She won the high jump, took second as a member of the 800 and 1,600-meter relay teams and fourth on the 400 relay team to lead Albany to 1991 state track championship. She was...