Here's a roundup of Thursday's first-round playoff games for our area teams - which included wins by Water Valley, Mason and Richland Springs.

Lake View’s winningest football season in 29 years came to an end Thursday with a loss to Lampasas in the opening round of the playoffs.

Ozona High School’s Christian Villarreal has added one more award to his unforgettable senior season by being named the McDonald’s Player of the Week.

Coahoma is home to only about 1,000 residents, but its high school softball program has produced two players for the University of Texas in the last year.

In all, 24 of the 25 House Republicans from Texas voted in favor of the bill to reopen the government. All but one of Texas’ 12 Democratic members were opposed.

Here are our top five playoff football games to watch in the Concho Valley and West Texas this week:

The Veribest and Water Valley volleyball teams will play in an all-Tom Green County regional final Friday.

Former San Angelo Standard-Times sportswriter Carlos Mendez died at an Arlington hospital Nov. 7, almost two weeks after he was struck by a vehicle while jogging near his home. He was 57.

San Angelo, Brady and Mertzon are receiving the final catfish stockings of 2025 this week.

A state audit has uncovered hundreds of millions of dollars in unauthorized invoices at Texas Southern University, prompting Gov. Greg Abbott to call for a criminal investigation and a freeze on state funding to the historically black institution.