The Bears hope to build a foundation toward a championship run when they close the fall season at the Big 6 tournament in North Richland Hills.

Once you start looking, you’ll find there’s actually a lot to do here.

When it comes to Big 12 volleyball, there’s Texas and there’s Baylor, and then there’s everybody else. The No. 3 Bears and the No. 1 Longhorns faces off to see who will take hold of the conference.

By Harper Mayfield | Sports WriterJosh Borderud is Waco’s new city council representative for District 3. Borderud took 51.4%, beating opponent Aubrey “Robbie” Robertson, who finished with 48.5% of the vote. The race between Borderud and Robertson was one of Waco’s tightest, as no other city council election finished within a margin of 10 or fewer percentage points. Absentee and early voters voted in favor of Borderud, while election day voters skewed towards Robertson. Waco’s city council District 3 seat is one of the city’s largest, stretching from South 30th Street all the way to Waco’s southern limit. The seat…

As the 2019 National Player of the Year continues to set new records for Baylor volleyball, she continues to credit her team for her successes along the way.

After three straight losses, the Bears are looking to take accountability in order to find success as they prepare for a ranked Iowa State team this week.

No.2 Baylor grabbed three straight sets over No. 15 West Virginia for the series win.

After dropping the first set, the Bears adjusted to take a 4-1 over No. 15 West Virginia Thursday at the Ferrell Center.

Coming off back-to-back sweep over Iowa State, the Bears prepare to face a ranked WVU team at home.

The defending champions of the 2019 national title are looking to keep up the Baylor standard in an unorthodox season.

Baylor football is still working through its offensive struggles as it prepares for TCU’s arrival this week.

No. 2 volleyball completed another sweep and push itself to a 9-1 record.

The No. 2 Bears took the sweep over the Cyclones in the series opener Friday night.

Baylor volleyball heads to Iowa State to face the Cyclones for two after tough wins against Texas Tech.

Quarantined and isolated students need more support to take care of their mental health.

It’s business as usual for Baylor football, despite its coronavirus struggles. The Bears are still looking to go 1-0 this week against Texas in Austin.

Baylor’s All-American setter may be out with an injury, but that doesn’t mean she’s done getting better as a volleyball player.

Thirteen years after the last game, the NFL needs its overseas league more than ever.

After going the full five sets in their last match, the Bears clean up in their second match against the Red Raiders,

The No. 2 ranked Bears took down the Red Raiders in a down-to-the-wire match.

Instead of a parade (or a football game) students will get to participate in Boxcar Bash during the pep rally Friday night.

Coming off four straight home matches, Baylor goes to Lubbock to get their first look at the Red Raiders

Rankings gives sports teams recognition for their talent, skill and achievement throughout the season. But how does ranking in college volleyball come about?

by Harper Mayfield | Sports WriterThe University of Texas men’s swim and dive team has never lost a Big 12 championship. The Texas women’s team has lost out on only six Big 12 titles since 1997. Since Texas A&M’s move to the SEC, no team has come within 100 points of the Longhorns. Baylor could change that. Baylor does have a club swim team, but they don’t compete at the NCAA level. The addition of a varsity team would also benefit the club group, as they’d have access to a new and improved facility, as well as making the club…

By Harper Mayfield | Sports WriterBaylor’s homecoming football game against No. 7 Oklahoma State was postponed on Sunday, and has been moved to Dec. 12, almost a full two months from the original date. This decision follows the suspension of all football activities on Oct. 8. “We are disappointed to postpone another game. However, the significant rise in COVID-19 cases has led to concerns of an outbreak and the decision to suspend team practice through October 17,” said Baylor Director of Athletics Mack Rhoades in a press release sent out by Baylor’s athletic department Sunday night. The game with Oklahoma…

By Harper Mayfield | Sports WriterBaylor came out on top 3-2 after a shootout with Oklahoma in the Ferrell Center on Thursday night, emerging victorious after going a full five sets with the Sooners. Baylor won sets one, two, and five, after dropping sets three and four.Senior outside hitter Yossiana Pressley surpassed the 1,500th career kills mark against the Sooners, finishing the night with a match-high 22 kills.“I had a sense of urgency, and I am dialed in more, more focused,” Pressley said. “I had a sense of urgency. I dialed in more and more focused. I need to make…

By Harper Mayfield | Sports WriterOn the heels of back-to-back sweeps against TCU, Baylor volleyball is set to bring Oklahoma to the Ferrell Center for a pair of matches this week.Junior libero/defensive specialist Shanel Bramschreiber, who totaled 28 digs over two matches against TCU last weekend, said the Bears will have to keep the same energy from their last two matches when facing the Sooners. “OU is a really good team, so I think we’re gonna have to play smart just like we did with TCU, make sure that we keep them out of system,” Bramschreiber said. “We do have…

By Harper Mayfield | Sports WriterAndressa Parise has been wearing green and gold for a long time, but it hasn’t always been for Baylor. Parise grew up in Caudades, a small town in the Santa Catarina region of Brazil. Volleyball is a much bigger part of Brazilian sports culture than it is in the states, and it leads to very different youth sports dynamics. “It was actually the only sport for girls in my town, back at the time,” Parise said. “It was the only sport the town had, and I had lots of free time, so I just tried…

By Harper Mayfield | Sports WriterMichael Johnson. Trayvon Bromell. Tiffany Townsend. Stacey Bowers. Felix Obi. Jeremy Wariner. Rachel Johnson. Todd Harbour. Willie Caldwell. Annie Rhodes. Baylor track legends one and all, and that’s only a sample of the history of Baylor track and field. Baylor has produced a staggering nine Olympic gold medals, 36 NCAA championships and 606 All-American seasons. Runners from Baylor have gone on to compete on some of the biggest stages in the world, leaving their names etched into the annals of athletic history. Rachel Johnson, a six-time All-American during her four years at Baylor, said she…

By Harper Mayfield | Sports WriterBaylor football head coach Dave Aranda has long been revered for his defensive acumen and that hasn’t changed in his short time in Waco. Through the season’s first two games the Bears are fielding a national top 20 defense, sitting well above traditional powerhouses like Auburn, Florida State, and Alabama. In Baylor’s season opener against Kansas the defense showed up in a big way. Three different players recorded sacks, while seven different players had at least 0.5 tackles for a loss on the game. “Our ability to create or force negative plays, and kind of…