Author Archives: Mike Virdell

   It has been a few years since Llano beat a ranked 3-AAA school 29 spots above our 77th ranking.  And it has been a few since we won on Homecoming Game .  This win over 48th ranked Bandera was … Continue reading →

   Few teams in 3-AAA football plan for their third option at quarterback to become a reality with only a few hours notice, but it did. .  Layton Rabb, after starting the last 16 games over three seasons,  goes to … Continue reading →

   The 2013 football season got off to a slow beginning in Wimberley last Friday night.  Yet a Yellow Jacket defense that held on fourth down after an 11 play drive to the 12 yard line put a spark into the Jackets’ … Continue reading →

   Few seasons have I been so unprepared.  With new duties in town, and key members of my family packing up and going on with their lives, it has been one wild summer.  Yet, when the smoke clears….one ingredient stays … Continue reading →

   The Yellow Jackets play Burnet Friday night in Llano, game #2 in District play.  The 13-10 Jackets are much improved, but taking the next step…that step of beating a good district foe, must come next.

   This is a first for me.  Writing about LHS basketball…boys basketball.   Few can argue that the boys varsity high school basketball team, over the past 20 years has been one of the worst in the State of Texas.  Very … Continue reading →

   The disappointing night in Brownwood last week sends a fine group of seniors on their way to another world, one they will not  equate with Yellow Jacket football again, until life lessons start being remembered.  Only a large miracle could … Continue reading →

   The 2012 Llano Yellowjackets travel to Brownwood this week to try and make some sense of this season.  Brownwood will be getting ready for their usual state run into the play-offs.  But a two  loss Brownwood team could be the odd guy … Continue reading →

   The 41-7 pounding by the # 8 ranked Gatesville Hornets is one game LLano needs to put behind them.  Few things looked right, and certainly few things turned out right.  The ranking of the Hornets seemed well deserved, but … Continue reading →

   The come from behind victory Friday night against long time rival Lampasas was a season changer.  The Jackets winning their third road game this season, as well as winning for the third time at someone elses Homecoming is even sweeter.  … Continue reading →