Krista Pirtle
Waco Tribune-Herald
Waco, TX, United States
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Willie Williams honored as La Vega names athletic complex after him
The La Vega athletic complex is named after him, yet as Willie Williams tried to put what this honor means to him into words, he rarely talked about himself. → Read More
Super Centex Football Team: Sunday, Rogers were ‘phenomenal’ forces to be reckoned with
You always know he’s coming, and there’s nothing you can do to stop it. → Read More
Tale of the tape: Kim vs. Geno
On Thursday night, two of the most successful coaches in women’s basketball history face off as No. 8 Baylor hosts No. 1 Connecticut. Huskies coach Geno Auriemma and Lady Bears → Read More
Mart stays the course to "the ’ship" with semifinal win
As the final few Panthers made their way through the postgame handshake line, Kevin Hoffman called them all over to huddle up. The Mart head coach then looked around to → Read More
High school notebook: Live Oak breaks ground at future downtown football field
Live Oak Classical School broke ground this week on its new football field adjacent to campus. → Read More
Texas Sports Hall of Fame: Myers' legacy in Lubbock adds another chapter
Gerald Myers can’t say it was a dream come true because he never dreamed it would happen. → Read More
Defense gives, defense takes: College Station softball blanks University, 8-0
Don’t let the final score deceive you. An 8-0 College Station softball victory over University Tuesday night in Waco was more of a defensive battle by both sides. → Read More
Lady Bears fight to the finish of 2017-18 season
It was all worth it. → Read More
Lexington Regional notebook: The aftermath for Lady Bears, Brown and the crucial rebounding edge
LEXINGTON, Ky. — The match-up between Baylor’s Kalani Brown and Oregon State’s Marie Gulich was expected to be a good one, and both players showed why they’ve been so successful → Read More
'We weren't Baylor' — Lady Bears bounced by Oregon State in Sweet 16, 72-67
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Alexis Morris is going to keep saying it, no matter how many times she repeats herself. Seated in a quiet Baylor locker room the freshman point guard → Read More
Lexington Regional notebook: Oregon State deadly from 3; 2016 Baylor game was pivotal; a look at Louisville, Stanford
LEXINGTON, Ky. — With sixth-seeded Oregon State going up against second-seeded Baylor Friday night in the Sweet 16 in Lexington, there were plenty of questions about the Beavers’ 60-57 victory → Read More
Lady Bears make 10th straight Sweet 16 with 80-58 win over Michigan
You only need but five. → Read More
Morris, Landrum step in and step up for Lady Bears
As Kim Mulkey put it, Alexis Morris has swag. → Read More
Lady Bears take Tigers by the tail in tourney opener
Lauren Cox was on fire. Whether it be from her favorite spot at the top of the key for the 3-ball, or inside the paint with the occasional put-back bucket → Read More
Lady Bears locked and loaded for NCAA tournament
It’s not like they haven’t seen it before. Kalani Brown and Lauren Cox have faced plenty of double, and even triple, teams throughout the season. What does change, though, is → Read More
Lady Bears await NCAA fate
Kim Mulkey said she quit trying to figure all that out years ago. Minutes after the celebration at center court as Baylor topped Texas for the program’s ninth Big 12 → Read More
Kalani Brown named to espnW 2018 All-American teams
Kalani Brown was named to the espnW 2018 All-America teams by Charlie Creme, Graham Hayes and Mechelle Voepel on Sunday. The Baylor junior received second team honors. → Read More
Trib All-Big 12 women's basketball team: Dominant Kalani Brown named Player of the Year
Nobody had an answer for Kalani Brown. The junior center has scored in double figures in every contest but one this season, and that came at Oklahoma when Brown was → Read More
Kristy Wallace suffered torn ACL
Kristy Wallace suffered a torn ACL when she went down early in the second quarter chasing West Virginia’s Ashley Jones in the backcourt Monday night inside the Ferrell Center. → Read More
"All for one, one for all" attitude sparks Lady Bears in win against TCU
FORT WORTH — A little over a week ago, Kalani Brown and Didi Richards wandered into the media room long before interviews were scheduled to take place. With grins on → Read More