Darby Brown
Director of Sports Content
Waco, TX
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Darby Brown, born in Kalamazoo, Michigan and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, is now the Director of Sports Content for KWTX, the CBS affiliate in Central Texas.
She has previous experience as a sports reporter at KWES Newswest 9 in Midland, Texas.
Before Darby moved to Texas, she graduated from Chapman University in Orange County, California.
While in college, Darby worked on SportsCenter from Los Angeles for ESPN and soccer productions for Fox Sports. She also interned with NBC and CBS Los Angeles.
Darby is thrilled to be in Waco and eager to share unique sports stories from the community.
Updated: Jul. 12, 2024 at 4:27 PM CDT
|By Darby Brown
When you win five state titles, like the China Spring Cougars, you deserve to show them off proudly. China Spring unveiled a state championship monument outside their baseball field yesterday. The monument honors teams of the past and aims to inspire future teams.
Updated: Jul. 11, 2024 at 10:11 PM CDT
|By Darby Brown
Nevel Shed, who played on Texas Western’s 1966 national championship team, visited Waco on Thursday.
Updated: Jul. 1, 2024 at 2:19 PM CDT
|By Darby Brown
Being a parent of an athlete comes with challenges. That’s why two former Baylor football moms wrote a book to help guide parents through the rewarding and tough moments.
Updated: Jun. 19, 2024 at 8:24 AM CDT
|By Darby Brown
Since 1992, a Chapman’s led the university boys soccer team, but now it’s time for a new chapter.
Updated: Jun. 11, 2024 at 4:01 PM CDT
|By Darby Brown
Changes are coming to the playoff format for a handful of sports.
Updated: Jun. 6, 2024 at 9:45 PM CDT
|By Darby Brown
Ron Scott and Andy Wilson are now in the Texas State Athletic Trainers’ Association Hall of Honor.
Updated: Jun. 4, 2024 at 6:09 PM CDT
|By Darby Brown
The NCAA outdoor track and field championships begin on Wednesday in Eugene, Oregon. Baylor is sending ten entries this year. One athlete to watch is Baylor long jumper, Alexis Brown.
Updated: May. 29, 2024 at 9:23 PM CDT
|By Darby Brown
The Jonesboro High School softball team defeated Neches 3-1 in the 1A state championship game on Wednesday night.
Updated: May. 28, 2024 at 10:09 PM CDT
|By Darby Brown
The Jonesboro High School softball team advanced to the state championship game.
Updated: May. 21, 2024 at 9:52 PM CDT
|By Darby Brown
Baylor softball is heading to the super regionals for the seventh time in program history.
Updated: May. 20, 2024 at 9:49 PM CDT
|By Darby Brown
Central Texans are celebrating with medals from the state tennis meet, and a few of those athletes also made school history.
Updated: May. 14, 2024 at 10:23 PM CDT
|By Darby Brown
The McLennan Highlanders claimed the Region V Championship and punched their ticket to the 2024 JUCO World Series with a 9-5 victory over the Midland Chaparrals this evening at Bosque River Ballpark.
Updated: May. 14, 2024 at 10:04 PM CDT
|By Darby Brown
The McLennan softball team is entering the NJCAA softball world series as the team to beat.
Updated: May. 14, 2024 at 3:22 PM CDT
|By Darby Brown
McGregor ISD has hired former Baylor coach, Steve Smith, to be their next high school head baseball coach.
Updated: May. 8, 2024 at 9:09 PM CDT
|By Darby Brown
The Crawford High School girls’ golf team earned 2A silver medals at state, for the second year in a row.
Updated: May. 6, 2024 at 3:11 PM CDT
|By Darby Brown
Former Baylor men’s basketball forward, Caleb Lohner, is transferring to Utah to play football.
Updated: May. 6, 2024 at 2:13 PM CDT
|By Darby Brown
Killeen ISD announced the hiring of Matt Carroll and Latisha Williams as the district’s new executive directors for athletics
Updated: May. 2, 2024 at 8:08 PM CDT
|By Darby Brown
Goldthwaite freshman Walt Thompson is celebrating with his gold medal after winning the 2A state boys golf championship.
Updated: May. 1, 2024 at 9:58 PM CDT
|By Darby Brown
Lorena High School celebrated seniors who will take their athletic talents to the college level.
Updated: May. 1, 2024 at 2:18 PM CDT
|By Darby Brown
An Aquilla High School senior, Hagen Williams, is heading to the state track and field meet.
Updated: Apr. 24, 2024 at 6:34 PM CDT
|By Darby Brown
This week’s Texas Best Chevy Dealers Classroom is Killeen High School’s Max Widacki.
Updated: Apr. 22, 2024 at 6:29 PM CDT
|By Darby Brown
Duke transfer point guard, Jeremy Roach, committed to Baylor.
Updated: Apr. 22, 2024 at 6:22 PM CDT
|By Darby Brown
Baylor forward Jalen Bridges declared for the 2024 NBA Draft.
Updated: Apr. 18, 2024 at 7:49 AM CDT
|By Darby Brown
A former Temple wildcat, Taurean York, is a captain for this football season at Texas A&M.
Updated: Apr. 17, 2024 at 10:37 AM CDT
|By Darby Brown
McGregor high school senior Tracer Rice is near the top of the senior class.
Updated: Apr. 16, 2024 at 11:34 AM CDT
|By Darby Brown
La Vega ISD held a parade of champions to celebrate the Lady Pirates!
Updated: Apr. 9, 2024 at 9:48 PM CDT
|By Darby Brown
One of the premiere programs in men’s college basketball apparently has their eyes set on Baylor’s Scott Drew.
Updated: Apr. 4, 2024 at 8:54 PM CDT
|By Darby Brown
The University High School boys soccer team is heading to the regional tournament for the first time in over a decade.
Updated: Apr. 3, 2024 at 5:43 PM CDT
|By Darby Brown
This week’s Texas Best Chevy Dealers classroom champion is Cameron Johnson.
Updated: Mar. 27, 2024 at 9:42 AM CDT
|By Darby Brown
Midway High School senior Marshall Kolb will be heading to the United States Air Force Academy.
Updated: Mar. 27, 2024 at 9:36 AM CDT
|By Darby Brown
This week’s Texas Best Chevy Dealers Classroom Champion is Mart high school senior Monte Swaner.
Updated: Mar. 21, 2024 at 9:47 PM CDT
|By Darby Brown
No. 3 seed Baylor is set to take on No. 14 seed Colgate Friday morning at 11:40 a.m. in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
Updated: Mar. 20, 2024 at 8:43 AM CDT
|By Darby Brown
Baylor football had its first spring practice on Tuesday evening.
Updated: Mar. 13, 2024 at 7:23 PM CDT
|By Darby Brown and Royden Ogletree
The Baylor men’s basketball team has won a national championship, a conference championship, but they’ve never won a men’s Big 12 Tournament Championship. This group of Baylor players want to be the first to bring that specific trophy back home with them to Waco.
Updated: Mar. 12, 2024 at 10:34 PM CDT
|By Darby Brown
The 2024 Big 12 Men’s Championship is underway. Newcomers UCF and Cincinnati are advancing after picking up wins on the first day.
Updated: Mar. 8, 2024 at 4:46 PM CST
|By Darby Brown
The Ellison High School Boys basketball team advanced to the 5A state championship game for a second-straight season.
Updated: Mar. 6, 2024 at 5:46 PM CST
|By Darby Brown
This week’s Texas Best Chevy Dealers Classroom Champion is Ellison’s Kris White.
Updated: Feb. 29, 2024 at 7:25 AM CST
|By Darby Brown
The Lady Eagles are excited for this opportunity to play and are hoping to bring back a state title.
Updated: Feb. 29, 2024 at 6:38 AM CST
|By Darby Brown
The Pirates are looking to bring back their second-straight state title.
Updated: Feb. 28, 2024 at 12:02 AM CST
|By Darby Brown
This week’s Texas Best Chevy Dealers Classroom Champion is Chaparral’s Sam Wells.
Updated: Feb. 27, 2024 at 11:59 PM CST
|By Darby Brown
A handful of Central Texas Boys basketball teams looked to advance to regional tournaments.
Updated: Feb. 26, 2024 at 8:30 PM CST
|By Darby Brown
McLennan Softball is No. 1 in the first regular-season NJCAA Division I Rankings released Monday.
Updated: Feb. 24, 2024 at 1:42 PM CST
|By Darby Brown
Baylor overcame a 17-point deficit, forcing an overtime, but ultimately could not complete the upset.
Updated: Feb. 23, 2024 at 10:11 PM CST
|By Darby Brown
Friday night was jam packed with high school basketball games.
Updated: Feb. 23, 2024 at 10:05 PM CST
|By Darby Brown
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor senior Josiah Johnson became the American Southwest Conference All-Time Leading Scorer
Updated: Feb. 21, 2024 at 7:52 PM CST
|By Darby Brown
This week’s Texas Best Chevy Dealers Classroom Champion is Ryder Bagley.
Updated: Feb. 21, 2024 at 3:23 PM CST
|By Darby Brown
Marlin Independent School District announced the departure of Marlin High School head football coach Ruben Torres.
Updated: Feb. 19, 2024 at 8:13 PM CST
|By Darby Brown
The China Spring baseball team began their quest to win another state title at the home of the World Series champions on Monday.
Updated: Feb. 13, 2024 at 11:30 PM CST
|By Darby Brown
This week’s Texas Best Chevy Dealers Classroom Champion is Lake Belton’s Joseph Higgins.
Updated: Feb. 8, 2024 at 10:01 PM CST
|By Darby Brown
Camerone Yoe head coach Rick Rhoades is retiring, he confirmed his decision with KWTX on Thursday evening.