A Bryan city council shoutout to the first event from the city's youth sports association

This podcast contains comments from the June 9, 2026 Bryan city council meeting.The first activity hosted by the new Bryan Youth Sports Association received rave reviews at the June meeting of the Bryan city council meeting. Councilwoman Marca Ewers-Shurtleff said a tackle football camp drew the maximum registration of 125 fourth through sixth grade students in Bryan ISD.Shurtleff said "And even if you don't have a heart and you're not interested in molding children and getting them on the right path, from an economic standpoint it is a huge cost saver if we can save one of these kids from going down the wrong path and ending up in the system, we certainly have tripled our investment on them."Councilman Paul Torres added "We're really excited about it because it is for every kid. It's not just for elite kids, it's just for every kid where they can go out there and they can really learn the game in the beginning so that way when they get to the high school level they've already learned the game."Funded by the city of Bryan, the organization is led by retired Texas A&M head football coach and athletic director Jackie Sherrill.