Darby Brown
Sport Reporter
Waco, TX
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Darby Brown was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan and raised in Phoenix, Arizona.
She spent the past two years as a sports reporter at KWES Newswest 9 in Midland, Texas.
Before Darby moved to Texas, she graduated from Chapman University in Orange County, California.
While in college, Darby worked on SportsCenter from Los Angeles for ESPN and soccer productions for Fox Sports. She also interned with NBC and CBS Los Angeles.
Darby is thrilled to be in Waco and eager to share unique sports stories from the community.
A COVID-19 case prompted the cancellation of another area high school football game Friday.
The Shoemaker Grey Wolves defeated the San Angelo Central Bobcats 61-35 on Thursday night.
Taz thinks the Mexia Blackcats (1-3) will defeat the China Spring Cougars (3-0).
University opened their season up at Waco ISD Stadium Thursday night. The Trojans fell to an extremely tough Texas A&M Consolidated team 63-13.
The Hispanic Texas High School Football Coaches Association is recognizing a coach of the week to celebrate Hispanic heritage month. This week they selected San Saba head football coach, Andreas Aguirre.
The West Virginia University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced that their game against Baylor on Oct. 3 will take place without spectators.
The Mart High School football team has won three-straight state championships. This season they are going for a fourth. They’re under the leadership of Coach Kevin Hoffman. Coach Hoffman’s wife Jerry, who has been by his side through this incredible journey.
Hailey Routson has been on the sidelines as Tank the Trojan for four years now and earned All-American awards from the Universal Cheerleaders Association four times.
Gatesville’s Shy Tatum is a champion on the tennis court.
A former La Vega basketball standout has made his way back to Waco, after playing both in college and professionally. He’s pursuing a career in coaching and is currently working at Midway High School.
TCU and SMU will not play as scheduled on September 11 due to COVID-19, the schools announced Friday afternoon.
Connally High School quarterback, Tyler Webb, recently committed to play division one football at the University of Idaho. Webb has type one diabetes, which causes challenges every day, but he has a friend, Conner Castillo, who puts it all in perspective.
Michael Woodson was in his senior year of college when his mom was killed by a drunk driver. Woodson was set to graduate with a triple major, in Biology, Chemistry, and Exercise Science, but his post-grad plans changed after the accident. He took an assistant coaching job to stay around a supportive community while grieving his mom.
Members of the Baylor football team walked across campus Thursday afternoon protesting the shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin.
Gatesville’s football field has a new name, Tommy Davidson field at McKamie Stadium. The move comes almost a year after Davidson died in a car accident at 63 years old.
Two Baylor Men's Basketball assistant coaches are members of Coaches 4 Change, a group that educates student-athletes on issues of social justice, racism, and the power of casting a ballot.
Marlin's head football coach David Haynes Junior is in his twelfth year of coaching but this season will be a little different. It's the first year his son can call him coach, which is what he used to call his dad.
The newly built Lake Belton High School will hold just freshman and sophomore students. This decision came from Belton ISD.
The St. Louis Cardinals added Midway and LSU product Kramer Robertson to their satellite camp in Springfield, Missouri this week.
The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor athletic department will expand to 16 programs with the addition of women’s beach volleyball, the university announced Friday. The new program will begin recruiting in the fall of 2021 with the first competitions slated for the spring of 2022.
When the minor league baseball season canceled due to COVID-19, D-BAT a baseball training facility opened its doors nationwide to all minor league players.
The Big 12 Conference announced Wednesday morning that it intends to play this fall and Baylor has released an updated football schedule, but said attendance will be limited.
One athlete from Waco, Wil London, is hoping to turn Olympic dreams into reality.
The Bulldogs went 4-6 in 2019. They hope to be a playoff team this year out of District 11-3A.
The Medical Advisory Committee of the University Interscholastic League unanimously passed a motion Friday morning for COVID-19 return to play protocol.
Small schools in Texas started the 2020 football season today. 1-A through 4-A schools could hold their first practice under UIL guidelines.
Conference football programs will play a “9+1” schedule for the 2020 season consisting of nine conference games and one non-conference home opponent.
Youth football leagues are gearing up for their fall seasons. A Waco United team held its first practice Saturday.
High schools are scrambling to fill their football schedules for the upcoming season. After the McLennan county health authority rescinded the order delaying the start of in-person classes and on-campus activities.
Maurice Robert passed away Monday at 69 years old. He was the first baseball All-American at MCC, and still holds the all time best season batting average, and slugging percentage.
Several McLennan County superintendents say they still have questions after a meeting Monday with Dr.Farley Verner, the medical authority responsible for the order pushing back the in-person start date for schools.
Valley Mills ISD is included in the order from the McLennan County Health District, which pushes back when students can return to school and when sports can start, but the majority of Valley Mills students live in Bosque County.
At WRS Athletic club in Waco though, face coverings are on all the tim
The Bear Ridge Golf Club is open again. The course is under new ownership and has a new look. Renovations have taken place over the past several months.
There will be a six-man high school football tournament in Waco on Saturday. The organizers, Vanguard and Parkview coaches, have cleared it with McLennan county and city officials.
The National Junior College Athletic Association announced Monday that it would be moving some of its fall sports to the spring of 2021. Winter sports will begin in January, which will shorten McLennan Community College's basketball season.
Several high schools in Central Texas resumed summer workouts on Monday. During a recommended break, the UIL released updated guidelines for schools to follow.
University High School has a new soccer coach, Kyle Chapman. His brother, Mike Chapman, led the program for 26 years before his death in January.
On Sunday, Baylor football's associate head coach, Joey McGuire took on a new role. He officiated the wedding of a former player.
Five more Baylor athletes have tested positive for COVID-19.
Fifteen years ago, the Baylor baseball team made it to the college world series. They completed a comeback win that people still talk about as one of the greatest in college baseball history.
The NCAA Friday upheld its decision that the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor must vacate its wins and records in which ineligible student athletes participated during the 2016 and 2017 football seasons including the team’s 2016 national championship.
Alvin Brooks was the first Black head coach at the University of Houston in any sport, and his son, Alvin Brooks III is currently on the coaching staff at Baylor.
5% of Baylor's football team is back on campus. So far three student-athletes have tested positive for COVID-19, but more COVID-19 test results will be available on Monday.
Three Baylor athletes have tested positive for COVID-19, the university said Tuesday.
Football student-athletes returned to campus on Monday. They will eventually participate in voluntary workouts, but first, they will be tested for COVID-19.
Just this week, the UIL recognized teams who had qualified for state equally, in a virtual awards ceremony.
Former Baylor football player, Shawn Oakman, has started using social media to open up about past experiences.