With the return of men’s golf on the horizon for Weatherford College, coach Jesse Speirs has signed the first recruits as he builds a team he hopes will make history.

Claude Cummings knows a thing or two about assists on a basketball court and about receiving them in daily life.

Weatherford College baseball players Brenden Dixon and Caden Hawkins have been named players of the week by the Northern Texas Junior College Athletic Conference for the week of Jan. 31 - Feb. 6.

Below is a list of superlative awards as well as a roster that includes some of the top players from Palo Pinto County’s UIL-sanctioned high schools. The UIL All-Palo Pinto County team is determined by coaches’ nominations, all-district lists and input from Weatherford Democrat employees.

Below is a list of superlative awards as well as first- and second-team rosters composed of players from all five UIL-sanctioned high schools from Palo Pinto County.

Below is a list of superlative awards as well as first- and second-team rosters composed of players from all seven UIL county high schools.

Below is a list of superlative awards as well as a roster that includes some of the top players from Parker County’s UIL-sanctioned high schools. The UIL All-Parker County team is determined by coaches’ nominations, all-district lists and input from Weatherford Democrat employees.

The Texas Rangers came through in a clutch yet again for a Weatherford man who has seen his share of tough times. 

Mach 1 Track Club in Weatherford trains kids to run track and cross country — quite successfully. 

Bubba Jennings was walking toward his office at Peaster High School after watching his boys basketball team defeat Hirschi in the home gym, but he wasn’t done coaching for the night.

In basketball terminology, the ball is often called a rock.

A year ago, people in Peaster were uncertain whether their fledgling football team was ready to compete with the big boys in the University Interscholastic League. Now, they’re proud of what their Greyhounds accomplished in the team’s debut season and look forward to many more years of gridi…

With 1:12 remaining in the first half, Poolville’s junior varsity basketball team was up 29-13 during a home game against Hirschi earlier this week. Poolville Head Coach Steven Stegall told Allen Howell to hustle into the game and make a basket before the buzzer.

"A good team is lead by its coaches, a great team is lead by its players." And with six returning varsity players and six seniors, a "great team" is exactly what Trinity Christian Academy's head boys basketball coach Dayton Sheridan is expecting.

The Poolville boys cross country team did something no other team has accomplished at the school — finished second at the state meet.

WILLOW PARK — Moral victories aren’t something that’s tallied in sports but if there was any way to account for adversity, 2020’s high school football season would win a Lombardi Trophy. And the Trinity Christian Academy Eagles could likely share that trophy.

The sound of rubber soles squeaking on a hardwood basketball court echoed through a hallway at Weatherford High School. Inside the gymnasium — one of three gyms at the sprawling facility — a dozen young men worked up a sweat running passing drills up and down the court, over and over, until …

Mineral Wells native Ronny Glanton has been named the country best golf pro by the Professional Golfers’ Association of America. The award recognizes strong leadership, moral character and a substantial record of service to the game of golf.

Volleyball practice was a half hour away at Weatherford Christian School on a recent afternoon, and several girls were helping Assistant Coach Kathy Goings set up a net in the school’s gym.

Morgan Saxton has contributed in a big way to the success of the Brock Eagles football program without catching a pass or scoring a touchdown.

Few freshman athletes are skilled and confident enough to not only start but become major contributors on varsity teams. Only a handful of ninth graders in Parker and Palo Pinto counties surmount the improbable odds and become key players at such early ages.

The guy who played point guard for Dimmitt High School in the state championship game in 1978 and then coached the Brock Eagles to state basketball titles in 2002 and 2003 is now looking to lead the Graford Jackrabbits to the big dance.

The 2019-20 Weatherford College basketball season came to an end before the COVID-19 pandemic took hold of the nation. However, now that the 2020-21 season is just around the corner, COVID-19 is forcing a few changes in the coming campaign.

The Weatherford Kangaroos tennis team is off to a fast start this fall. The Roos are 4-0 in district play — 5-1 overall — and sitting alone in first place. Most schools in Parker and Palo Pinto counties have tennis teams playing their fall seasons.

My first couple of months at the Weatherford Democrat have been mostly fun and occasionally frustrating. The fun comes from attending high school sporting events and doing what I love — taking pictures and writing stories. The frustration comes from trying to cover two counties and 16 school…

Small schools have been keeping Friday night lights burning since Aug. 28.

Fans of the Peaster Greyhounds might be cheering a McElroy at quarterback for the foreseeable future. Gunner McElroy is the varsity starter, a sophomore playing his first year at the 3A school. His younger brother, Gannon, is a quarterback at middle school and will be a sophomore in waiting …

Herkies, stunts, jumps and yells -- lots of YELLING! -- require sucking lungfuls of air.

High school football’s Friday night lights are set to shine again this week despite flickering in the offseason amid pandemic concerns. COVID-19 forced changes that will delay football for another month at big schools such Aledo and Weatherford, but smaller schools kick off their seasons thi…

Here are the results from Friday and Saturday's volleyball games. Teams continue action Tuesday.

Springtown High School’s head volleyball coach, Leighann Strickland, received her 300th career win on Friday at Blum. 

Mineral Wells drops to Dublin

Gintare “Gigi” Mazionyte is considered by many to be one of the greatest basketball players ever to don a Weatherford College Lady Coyotes uniform.

Palo Pinto County residents will have the opportunity to witness the embryonic stage of what might develop into a decades-long volleyball dynasty. Erin Rincon is only 24, but the new head coach of the Mineral Wells High School volleyball team doubts she will leave her post.

Dave Campbell’s Texas Football magazine is considered almost Biblical among high school pigskin lovers. Coaches and athletes across the state dig through the periodical’s pages to see what’s being said about them. Whether a 1A school in Gordon, a 3A school in Millsap, or a 6A school in Weath…

Empty nesters Ty and Marsha Tabor are proud of the three sons they raised in Graford and sent packing off to college and into adulthood in recent years.

The Cincinnati Reds named former Weatherford College baseball player Tejay Antone to their 30-man active roster Saturday, promoting the pitcher to the major leagues for the first time.

“Go West, young man” is the cultural cry attributed to Horace Greeley in 1865, when the New York Daily Tribune editor advised adventurous Americans to flee Eastern cities and “grow up with the country.”

Arthur Stockstill jogs six mornings a week — Sundays off! — and keeps himself physically fit at 85.

Four senior football players at Brock High School have received scholarship offers from Division I colleges. That doubles the number of players who have received Division I offers in past seasons.

Chris Mizeski, a cross country runner who graduated from Millsap High School in June, signed a national letter of intent to attend Dallas Christian College on a track scholarship Thursday. 

For many years, I had access to hunt and fish on a couple hundred acres situated about three-quarters of a mile from my home.