HPU Alumni Launches Junior Jackets Program
Junior Jackets is a new club for children and grandchildren of alumni and friends of Howard Payne University. It is open to all ages from infants to 18-year-olds. This is the first year this has been offered, with the goal being to help teach children about HPU and get excited about coming to college here […]
New Year, New Head Football Coach
By Ryleigh Watson/ A new season isn’t the only exciting thing in store for the Yellow Jacket football team. This season a new head coach takes the lead at HPU. Kevin Bachtel, head football coach and previous defensive coordinator, took the position on December 17, 2022. Bachtel said when he was offered the position there […]
HPU Women’s Soccer Takes on Washington
By Chandler Britton/ The Howard Payne University Women’s Soccer team made their way to Seattle last weekend to start off the 2023-2024 season. Head Women’s Soccer Coach Brandon Badgley said he has many goals for his eighth season with the HPU Women’s Soccer team. “We want to keep continuing to build the culture and chemistry […]
Super Bowl Sunday
By Karmen Turner | Super Bowl Sunday: the most watched day of television in the U.S. Many people around the world are ready for Super Bowl Sunday and are excitedly awaiting the game and the thrill of who will win the biggest title of the year. This year’s line-up boasts the Kansas City Chiefs and […]
HPU Women’s Soccer Team Breaking Record
By Ryleigh Watson | Howard Payne women’s soccer team broke a record of the most goals scored in a game on Sept. 13. Five of the players shot a total amount of nine goals during the game. When a record is broken, it is something that automatically captures people’s attention and impresses them. They want to […]
A Look Into The HPU vs. UMHB Game
By Ryleigh Watson | Howard Payne football’s season closed as they took on one of their biggest rivals– the University of Mary-Hardin Baylor. UMHB has been a big competitor against HPU. It is the game of the season every player waits for and is eager to hit the field for. Grad student James Jakubowski, the […]
Sand Volleyball 2022 Intramurals
By Quentin Gray | Sand Volleyball Intramurals has kicked off and there is an electrifying tournament to keep an eye on this season. There are ten teams competing for this year’s title: Free Agents, No Diggity, The Blockbusters, Sandy Cheeks, Mission Unblockable, Red Shirts, Spike It We Ball, Michael and Friends, Gold Diggas, and Wonder […]
HPU Band Unveils A New Look
By Zena Hargroves | The performance of Howard Payne University’s Yellow Jacket band at football games is a highlight to see and enjoy. This season the band is changing things up in a new way including a new musical approach, a new wardrobe, and a new performance. Frank Nelson, HPU band director, said, “The style […]
Graduates Taking Covid Year To Their Advantage
By Ryleigh Watson | When thinking of people who have graduated, in particular athletes, there is a vision of them going out and starting their life right then and there. However, when a door opens to play one last season of the sport they love, it is hard not to take it. It is football […]
Turning The Program Around
By Bailey Farmer | When a coach takes over a program, it can take some work to get on the right path. But new head softball coach Kailey Anderson is dedicated to reviving the Howard Payne softball team. Originally from Mesquite, located 15 minutes outside of Dallas, Anderson attended Mesquite High School where she […]
Out of Town Tournament Proves Eye Opening for Lady Jackets
By Madison Boggs | For the Howard Payne women’s volleyball team, an out-of-state competition was an extremely exciting opportunity. Wednesday, September 8th, the Lady Jackets travelled over ten hours to Colorado Springs, CO for a two-day tournament that would challenge the whole team. Head Volleyball Coach Colleen Westfall said, “I was super excited for my […]
A New Face For HPU
By Maddi McGarrh |The rebranding of the university has brought a fresh and new look to the face of Howard Payne. After having the same Buzzsaw graphic since 1996, university officials, including Assistant Vice President for Communications, Kyle Mize, decided it was time to change. “Our brand is the public’s perception of who we are […]
New HPU Cheer Coach Revives Program
By Jordan Favors | Over the last two semesters the Howard Payne Cheerleading team has been revolutionized due to the efforts of their new coach, Kaity Wade. Coach Wade was a full-time gymnast by the age of seven and was practicing over 20 hours a week until the age of 12. It was then she […]
Yellow Jackets Kick Off Fall Season on a Positive Note
By Mackynlie Conklin | After a year full of uncertainty, and a non-traditional season last semester, the Howard Payne Yellow Jackets are back and stronger than ever! The Jackets kicked off the 2021 fall season with a win against Texas Lutheran University on Saturday, September fourth. Although this season is technically Coach Jason Bachtel’s second […]
Jake Parker Feature
By Bailey Farmer | Many people around Howard Payne’s campus know who Jake Parker is because of his role on the football team. But what some do not know is how he made his way to HPU. Parker, a senior Kinesiology major from Tyler had never heard of HPU or Brownwood before coming to. “God was […]
HPU Football Perseveres Through Spring Changes
By Morris Stephens | One can only imagine the pressure on an athlete playing a five game season with no guarantees of that happening. But to those who put everything they have into the sport they love, there are no excuses. For Howard Payne’s University football team, this is the reality this spring. Dylan Zeno, […]
HPU Baseball Season Kicks Off
By Bri Davis | After a record season in 2019, all of HPU is excited to see what our baseball team has in store this season! Assistant Coach, Robert Anders, is sharing in the excitement and he believes that team is looking good. “We also have great freshman to help fill the holes, reload the […]
Farmer receives grant for NCAA conference
By Katie Cravey | Bailey Farmer, a sophomore from Houston, has been given a grant from the National Collegiate Athletic Association to attend the NCAA Division III conference in Anaheim, California. The NCAA selects students all over the nation to attend this conference. The purpose of the conference is to learn how to make the […]
HPU Football Senior Spotlight
Mackynlie Conklin | Football season at Howard Payne University has kicked off to a great start. The Yellow Jackets took home the win this past Saturday with a 48-34 victory over Austin College. This was the team’s first season opening win since 2014. Even though the oldest class of players didn’t experience the 2014 season […]
HPU volleyball takes losses, gains with experience
By Taylor Penn | Howard Payne volleyball won their final game versus St. Joseph at the Texas Lutheran University tournament and shows extreme promise thus far in the season. “We knew coming into TLU, the home team favorited would be a hard start to the tournament and our season. We saw the areas we need […]
HPU golfers excited for upcoming season
By Bailey Farmer | Coming off of last season’s finish at the conference golf tournament in April, the Howard Payne women’s golf team is excited to start up this season. Adding in two transfer sophomore students from East Texas Baptist University, Sommer Hummel and Maddi McGarrh, and a freshman, Mallory Garcia, to the two returners […]
Jacket football kicks off fall season
By Mackynlie Conklin | Late summer time in Brownwood brings sweltering heat, and waves of new and returning football players to the practice fields of Howard Payne. After a heartbreaking conference record of 1 in 8 in the 2018 fall season, Head Football Coach Braxton Harris has high expectations for his team in the next […]
HPU Intramurals Continue to Improve and Expand
Br Mackenzie Conklin | Howard Payne University intramural sports have been a staple for student involvement and campus interactions for years. Since taking over in 2015, Wes Curton, intramural coordinator, has been working to build and expand the IM league. IM sports have developed tremendously with the growing participation of students and even staff members. […]
The Final Triumph
By Kade Kahanek | After a revamp of the HPU Men’s Golf program in 2015, the program has been on a steady roll to new heights. Andrew Errico, senior captain has been on the team since the beginning. Errico’s freshman year, he gained the nickname, “Ole Boy,” after his roommate called him that on the […]
Lady Jackets 4th at Linda Lowery
AUSTIN, Texas – The Howard Payne University women’s golf team finished fourth overall and the Linda Lowery Invitational hosted by Concordia University Texas at the River Place Country Club. Link to full results (PDF) Howard Payne finished fourth posting an 815 (395-420) over two rounds. HPU’s Klaye Georges led the Lady Jackets with a 197 […]