Breckenridge Texan

The Breckenridge High School Buckaroos and the Breckenridge Junior High School Broncos are preparing for a full slate of football, volleyball and cross country action in the 2025 season, with varsity, junior varsity and junior high squads all set to compete in non-district and district matchups throughout the fall.

The Buckaroo fall sports season officially kicks off with Media Day and the traditional football Intra-Squad Watermelon Scrimmage at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 9, at Buckaroo Stadium.

Media Day typically includes official team photos, as well as pictures of the individual athletes, special teams, seniors with their families, coaches with their families and team personnel with their families. Following the photo sessions, the junior varsity usually scrimmage, and then the varsity Buckaroos will take the field for their scrimmage. Watermelon will be served after the game. The scrimmages will be free and open to the public. Also on Aug. 9, the JV and varsity volleyball teams will have a scrimmage against the Wichita Falls City View teams.

Breckenridge Independent School District Athletic Director Casey Pearce recently provided some information about the athletic department: for the 2024-25 school year, BISD sold 17,200 tickets to athletic events for a total of $89,200 in revenue that goes toward the school district’s general fund.

2025 Buckaroo Football

The week after the Watermelon Scrimmage, the varsity football team will travel to Fort Worth on Thursday, Aug. 14, for a scrimmage against Castleberry and Gainesville at 6:30 p.m., followed by a scrimmage against Wall on Thursday, Aug. 21, at 6:30 p.m. in Wall.

Regular season play begins on Friday, Aug. 29, when the Buckaroos host Holliday in a non-district matchup at 7:30 p.m. at Buckaroo Stadium. The team will be on the road the following week, facing Childress at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 5.

Breckenridge will host Cisco on Friday, Sept. 12, for Little League Night, with kickoff set for 7 p.m. at Buckaroo Stadium. The Homecoming game against Eastland will take place on Friday, Sept. 19, also at 7 p.m. in Buckaroo Stadium. The team rounds out non-district play with a road trip to Tolar on Friday, Sept. 26, for a 7 p.m. contest.

All Buckaroo football teams will have an open date on Friday, Oct. 3.

District play begins Friday, Oct. 10, when the Buckaroos travel to Clyde for a 7 p.m. game. Breckenridge will host Jim Ned on Friday, Oct. 17, for the cancer-awareness Pink Out Night at Buckaroo Stadium. The team will then travel to Comanche on Friday, Oct. 24, and continue on the road to Sweetwater on Friday, Oct. 31.

The final regular season game for the varsity team will be at home against San Angelo-TLCA on Friday, Nov. 7. The game will also be Senior Night. All varsity district games will begin at 7 p.m.

The junior varsity Buckaroos follow a similar schedule, beginning with Media Day on Aug. 9, and scrimmages against Castleberry and Gainesville on Aug. 14 in Fort Worth and Wall on Aug. 21. Their non-district schedule includes games against Holliday on Aug. 28, Childress on Sept. 4, Cisco on Sept. 11, Eastland on Sept. 18, and Tolar on Sept. 25. District play begins Oct. 9 against Clyde and continues through Nov. 6, concluding with a road game at TLCA in San Angelo.

The Breckenridge Junior High Broncos will begin their season on Thursday, Sept. 4, with a non-district game at Childress. They will play Cisco, Eastland, and Tolar in non-district contests on Sept. 11, 18, and 25, respectively. After the Oct. 3 open date, the Broncos will begin district play with games against Clyde on Oct. 9, Jim Ned on Oct. 16, Comanche on Oct. 23, Sweetwater on Oct. 30, and TLCA on Nov. 6.

All junior varsity and junior high games will begin at 5 p.m. See more details about the football games in the schedule posted below.

2025 Volleyball Season

The Breckenridge High School Lady Bucks and the Breckenridge Junior High School Lady Broncos are gearing up for the 2025 volleyball season, with schedules for both teams now released. The schedules are subject to minor changes before the new school year begins.

The Lady Bucks, led by head coach Latisha Clark and assistant coaches Dakota Fowler and Jocelyn Gonzales, will see action from early August through late October. The Lady Broncos will begin their season in late August and continue through mid-October. 

The Breckenridge High School varsity Lady Bucks will start their 2025 season with various scrimmages and tournaments. On Aug. 8, they will participate in Albany/Benjamin Scrimmages in Albany, followed by City View Scrimmages in City View on Aug. 9.

District play will begin on Sept. 9 against Comanche at home at 4:30 p.m., and the varsity Lady Bucks will conclude their regular season at home on Oct. 24 against Peaster for Teacher Appreciation Night at 4 p.m.

The Breckenridge Junior High School Lady Broncos will also have an active season. Their first game is scheduled for Aug. 21 at home against Comanche, with matches starting at 4:30 p.m. in two gyms.

See the schedules below for details on all of the games.

2025 Cross Country Season

The BHS and BJHS cross country teams are preparing for a competitive 2025 season, with both boys and girls scheduled to participate in several invitational meets throughout the fall.

The season will begin on Wednesday, Aug. 20, with the Peaster Invitational. Both Breckenridge High School and Junior High School boys’ and girls’ teams are scheduled to compete, with times and divisions to be announced.

Following meets throughout the fall, the season concludes with the District Meet on Wednesday, Oct. 8. Dates for the regional and state meets have not yet been announced. See the detailed schedule below.

BHS head coach Valeria Williams and BJHS coach Kimberly Tipton are guiding the teams this season. More details about times and locations are expected as the school year progresses.

Buckaroo and Bronco 2025 Football Schedule (Click here to download as a PDF)

Lady Buckaroo 2025 Volleyball Schedule (Click here to download as a PDF)

Lady Bronco 2025 Volleyball Schedule (Click here to download as a PDF)

BHS and BJHS 2025 Cross Country Schedule (Click here to download as a PDF)

Cutline, top photo: Breckenridge ISD Athletic Director and Head Football Coach Casey Pearce talks to the 2024 varsity Buckaroo football team after last year’s Watermelon Scrimmage. This year’s event is scheduled for Aug. 9. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)