Editor's note: This article originally appeared in the Summer 2026 issue of The Hilltop , a magazine for alumni and friends of Weatherford College. Having established itself as a leader in many …

This article originally appeared in the Summer 2026 issue of The Hilltop , a magazine for alumni and friends of Weatherford College. View the full publication here. Having established itself as …

Aledo hosted its football camps this week.

With practices officially being able to start next week for UIL activities, the worry is always with the oppressive Texas heat and coaches trying to find ways to avoid the worst of it. This year …

BASEBALL Love commits to DBU Senior-to-be Garhett Love of the Aledo Bearcats has committed to play at Dallas Baptist University following his 2027 graduation from AHS. Love helped the …

Aledo High School's pole vault history is renowned, with the program sending vaulters to the state track meet on almost an annual basis. Now they can add a national champion to their resume'. …

The Aledo Black 7U baseball team was playing in the championship game of this summer’s USCSA World Series in Baton Rouge and found itself behind for the first time in the tournament. That’s …

A tradition continues and another one is getting started as a host of area athletes will be competing July 29-Aug. 8 at the Amateur Athletic Union Junior Olympics in track and field in Des Moines, …

Former Weatherford College baseball player Brenden Dixon has been named to the Atlantic League First Half All-Star Team at second base following a dominant start to the 2026 season. Dixon …

BASEBALL Nawrocki honored Lucas Nawrocki of the two-time defending state champion Aledo Bearcats has been the Agame Player of the Year. His statistics this past season included a 0.37 …

Rose Lindly, a rising Aledo High School senior, began her first year of competitive dance this year, unaware that she would win the national-level competition for her solo.   Lindly has …

AWARDS Brock players named TSWA All-State in softball Four members of the Brock Lady Eagles were honored recently by the Texas Sports Writers Association as Class 4A All-State in softball. …

In the 14th round of the 2026 Major League Baseball draft, the Los Angeles Dodgers selected former Weatherford College left-handed pitcher Ryne Rodriguez. Rodriguez is the 51st Weatherford …

With both Aledo baseball and softball teams making it all the way to the state tournament, and with the Bearcats winning their second straight title, there were bound to be a lot of individual …

The Texas Girls Coaches Association will hold its annual clinic in Arlington July 17-18 and several players and a coach from the area are among those participating. Mike Pinkerton of Aledo is …

The folks at the Parker County Sheriff’s Posse wrangled themselves another successful Frontier Days Rodeo in 2026. While official attendance numbers for the week of June 9-13 have not been …

BASKETBALL Aledo duo stand out in TABC showcase Aledo seniors-to-be Josiah Jenkins and Caden Cunningham, both guards, had standout performances in the recent Texas Association of Basketball …

Once again the area will be well-represented at the Amateur Athletic Union Junior Olympics in track and field. In all, 27 athletes from Supersonic Track Club (18) and Mach I Track Club (nine) will be …

It’s hard to outrun Josh Fink — and don’t even think about out-walking him. A three-time national champion — and working on a fourth — in the 3,000-meter race walk at the Amateur …

AWARDS Brock SB athletes named all-state Several members of the Class 4A Division II state runner-up Brock Lady Eagles softball team received all-state and academic all-state honors. …

Rocker Steiner of Weatherford leads a host of area competitors among the leaders in their respective events in the Pro Rodeo Cowboys Association and Women’s Pro Rodeo Association 2026. Steiner …

AWARDS Brock players honored Several athletes from the Brock Eagles baseball team and Lady Eagles softball teams received state accolades recently.   The Eagles had three players …

Student-athletes from the Weatherford College rodeo teams took the second day of the College National Rodeo Finals competition by the horns, rising to the challenge in their respective categories. …

The Weatherford College men’s rodeo team finished as runners up at the College National Finals Rodeo, earning the title of reserve national champions and the highest finish ever for a WC men’s …