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.
Baylor and Seton Hall have agreed to cancel Sunday's men’s basketball game due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
The Crawford volleyball team is headed back to state with a chance to defend their state title.
Lorena will not play in an area round playoff game. Their opponent, Crockett, forfeited due to COVID-19 issues.
Texas Tech’s Jonathan Garibay kicked a 25-yard field goal on the final play of the game to beat Baylor 24-23.
The Bi-District round is behind us and these teams are looking for more gold footballs.
Mexia defeated Spring Hill 44-26 to win a Bi-District title.
China Spring ends fourth-ranked Jasper’s season with a huge 45-19 win.
La Vega took down Western Hills 51-0 to earn a Bi-District title.
Crawford defeated Kerens 49-14.
Six McLennan Baseball players signed National Letters of Intent with Division I programs in a Signing Ceremony Friday afternoon.
Holland defeated Centerville 28-20 on Thursday night.
Bosqueville defeated Marlin 72-8 on Thursday night.
Three Central Texas athletes are 2020 Mr. Texas Football Player top 25 semifinalists.
McGregor High School Senior Mara Hering signed with Texas Tech Track and Field.
Last season, The Gatesville Hornets went 0-10. This year, Gatesville went 4-5 and secured a spot in the playoffs. They were set to play Carthage on Friday night, but the game was canceled due to COVID-19 cases at Gatesville. A bummer way to end this season, but this was an incredible turnaround and one that two brothers were a part of.
At Belton High School, nine athletes signed with college programs.
Zero Gravity Gymnastics academy had four of their athletes sign with college programs.
Six Midway softball player signed their National Letters of Intent on Wednesday.
The Baylor softball team added seven student-athletes for the 2021 season, announced by 21st-year head coach Glenn Moore on Wednesday
Four Lorena High School athletes signed with college programs on the early signing day.
Mckenzie is very involved at Holland High School. She’s a cheer captain. She just wrapped up volleyball season, and now she’s playing basketball. She enjoys playing both sports.
Baylor senior DiDi Richards is expected to make the switch to point guard for the Lady Bears for the 2020-21 season, and she was named Monday to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and WBCA Preseason Watch List for the Nancy Lieberman Award.
Baylor men’s basketball is ranked No. 2 in the preseason AP Top 25 poll. This is the highest preseason ranking in program history.
Baylor head coach Dave Aranda confirmed on Monday that LB Terrel Bernard and RB Craig “Sqwirl” Williams have suffered a season-ending injuries.
McGregor’s Aimee Bowling is a Texas Best Chevy Dealer Classroom Champion.
Voting for the Week 11 Zimmerman Law Firm Marquee Matchup is now open.
Baylor started strong, but couldn’t hold off Iowa State in the second half. Iowa State defeated Baylor 38-31.
Rockdale’s Cedric Mitchell went 75 yards on the return for a TD.
Lorena defeated Rockdale 49-42.
Shoemaker defeated Bryan 42-30 on Thursday night.
Baylor women’s basketball seniors Didi Richards and Moon Ursin are improving after suffering injuries at practice.
Voting for the week 11 Zimmerman Law Firm Marquee Matchup is now open.
Jaylen Laster earned out Mercedes-Benz Drive of the Night.
Connally defeated China Spring 46-45 in OT.
Harker Heights had a strong start on Thursday night, but Temple came back to win 38-36.
China Spring defeated Jasper 3-0. The Lady Cougars are Bi-District Champs.
October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. This prompted Makenzie Fuller, the daughter of Baylor women’s basketball coach Kim Mulkey, to share her story.
For the first time in conference history, Baylor has been picked to finish at the top of the standings in the 2021 Big 12 Preseason Poll.
Baylor men’s basketball junior Jared Butler has been chosen as the Preseason Player of the Year, and seniors MaCio Teague and Mark Vital were honorable mention selections on the 2020-21 Preseason All-Big 12 Team, as voted on by the league’s head coaches.
The Baylor men’s basketball team has been selected to represent the United States at the 2021 World University Games.
Baylor basketball’s revised 2020-21 schedule on Monday afternoon, in conjunction with the Big 12 Conference’s release of an 18-game league schedule.
The Lady Bears will return to action after a delayed start to the 2020-21 season, Nov. 25 when it plays host to Central Arkansas on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving.
Voting for the Zimmerman Law Firm Marquee Matchup for the tenth week of the high school football season is now open.
Cameron Yoe’s Pharell Hemphill makes an incredible grab in the Mercedes-Benz Drive of the Night.
Lorena used a second half surge to defeat Cameron Yoe on Friday night.
Shoemaker defeated Killeen 45-24 on Thursday night.
Latrell Jenkins moved to Salado from Alabama in the sixth grade. He found more than just a new home in Central Texas and even more than just a second family.