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ANDREWS Lubbock Estacado coach Mark Llanas knows Andrews can hit a fastball with the best of them,...Full Story»
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MIDLAND The Alpine baseball team wasn’t able to practice much on its field in the lead-up to...Full Story»
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SAN ANGELO The Alpine softball team started slow and then broke the game open in the middle innings...Full Story»
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Three Permian Basin runners are scheduled to run today in the Congress Avenue Mile, a non-UIL event...Full Story»
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Gary Griffin said he watched every football game Joe Bob Bizzell played for Permian High School,...Full Story»
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Daniel Ramos said there’s no better feeling in the world than throwing out a runner...Full Story»
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Alpine softball coach Troy Canaba walked up and down the dugout before the Lady Bucks’ Class...Full Story»
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>> Andrews vs. Lubbock Estacado Region I-3A Quarterfinal Playoff >> Place, time,...Full Story»
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A quartet of Odessa High seniors — Sara Benavides, Brittney Deutsch, Naraly Rodriguez and...Full Story»
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Boys baseball
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BASEBALL: Big first inning leads Andrews past Lubbock Estacado in five innings
ANDREWS Lubbock Estacado coach Mark Llanas knows Andrews can hit a fastball with the best of them, so he sent an off-speed specialist to...
BASEBALL: Alpine puts practice to work in victory over Abernathy
MIDLAND The Alpine baseball team wasn’t able to practice much on its field in the lead-up to its area round playoff series against...
BASEBALL: May 18 playoff scoreboard
>> UIL BASEBALL PLAYOFFS Region I >> Class 5A (x-if necessary) REGIONAL QUARTERFINALS Arlington Martin (W4, 31-3-1) vs....
BASEBALL: May 17 playoff scoreboard
>> UIL BASEBALL PLAYOFFS Region I >> Class 5A (x-if necessary) REGIONAL QUARTERFINALS Arlington Martin (W4, 30-3-1) vs....
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Boys basketball
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BOYS BASKETBALL: Permian's Miller signs with Clarendon College
Permian’s Kris Miller signed with the Clarendon College men’s basketball team on Thursday in the Permian High School library....
BOYS BASKETBALL: Permian imposter revisited by ESPN.com
The tale of Guerdwich Montimere, who posed as 16-year-old Jerry Joseph and played on the Permian boys basketball team in 2010 when he was...
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Boys football
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FOOTBALL: Permian great Bizzell headed to high school hall of fame
Gary Griffin said he watched every football game Joe Bob Bizzell played for Permian High School, either in person or on film, and sometimes...
FOOTBALL: Campbell takes on greater role in Reagan County athletics
It almost got to the point that as soon as Reagan County hired a new athletic director and football coach, the players started to speculate...
FOOTBALL: Bronchos coach happy with program’s numbers
Now the hard part starts for Odessa High football coach Ron King and his staff. After 18 practices and the first Red-White Game since 2008...
FOOTBALL: Transfers hope to help fill need for Panthers at wide receiver
Permian knows who will be running the football in the fall, and it knows who will be throwing it. Who will do most of the catching remains...
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Boys golf
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LEE SCHEIDE: Future of Lions Municipal Golf Course in serious jeopardy
AUSTIN The top Class 1A boys and girls golf teams and individuals battled the misconception Thursday and Friday that golf courses have to...
GOLF: May 4 state scoreboard
>> 2012 UIL Class 3A Golf Championships Round 2 of 2 Friday Jimmy Clay Golf Course, Austin GIRLS Team Standings 1. Andrews,...
BOYS GOLF: Red Devils claim title
AUSTIN Ty Self is the only senior on the Rankin golf team and this was his last chance — perhaps his best chance — to fulfill a...
BOYS GOLF: Andrews' comeback comes agonizingly close
AUSTIN Hunter Montgomery didn’t let a disappointing opening round shake his faith in himself and his Andrews High School boys golf...
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Boys gymnastics
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BOYS GYMNASTICS: Panthers think their future is bright
Before the boys awards ceremony started Friday for the Texas High School Gymnastics Coaches Association State Championships, the Permian...
BOYS GYMNASTICS: Enriquez takes second in vault
SAN ANGELO Permian’s Trey Enriquez highlighted his senior year with a second-place finish in vault Saturday during the event finals...
GYMNASTICS: May 5 scoreboard
THSGCA State Championships Saturday, Individual finals Thursday, Compulsory round Friday, Optional round GIRLS Team scores: 1....
BOYS GYMNASTICS: Permian settles for second place
SAN ANGELO The Permian boys gymnastics team had the Texas High School Gymnastics Coaches Association State Championships team title within...
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Boys tennis
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TENNIS: May 1 state tournament scoreboard
>> UIL State Championships Monday-Tuesday >> CLASS 5A At World of Tennis at Lakeway — Boys Singles —...
TENNIS: Permian's Hunt, Haynes sign to play in college
Permian’s Austin Hunt and Leanna Haynes both said they had not played together as a mixed doubles team since seventh and eighth grade...
TENNIS: April 30 state tournament scoreboard
>> UIL Tennis State Championships Monday — CLASS 5A — At World of Tennis at Lakeway — Boys Singles —...
GIRLS GOLF: Midland Lee's Thomas struggles in first day of UIL Class 5A Championships
AUSTIN Midland Lee junior Libby Thomas shot a 9-over-par 79 on Monday in the opening round of the UIL Class 5A Girls Golf Championships at...
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Boys track and field
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BOYS TRACK AND FIELD: Sanderson's Roberts breaks record, captures two gold medals
AUSTIN William Roberts didn’t hit his target times Saturday, so he wasn’t 100 percent satisfied with his final performance at...
BOYS TRACK AND FIELD: Bulldogs’ Jones earns silver
AUSTIN Based on his performance at the regional meet, Midland High pole vaulter Chase Jones was seeded second-to-last in the UIL Track and...
TRACK AND FIELD: UIL State Scoreboard for May 12
Class 5A Saturday Mike A. Myers Track and Soccer Stadium, Austin GIRLS Team Totals 1. DeSoto, 50 points; 2. Garland, 46; 3....
TRACK AND FIELD: McCalister earns two more medals in hurdles
AUSTIN Trianna McCalister’s final weekend at the UIL Class 3A Track and Field State Championships proved to be as fruitful as her...
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Girls softball
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SOFTBALL: May 18 playoff scoreboard
>> UIL SOFTBALL PLAYOFFS Region I >> Class 5A (x-if necessary) REGIONAL SEMIFINALS Lubbock Coronado (33-4-1, W2) vs. Plano...
SOFTBALL: Lady Bucks win
SAN ANGELO The Alpine softball team started slow and then broke the game open in the middle innings to earn a 5-1 victory over Blanco in a...
SOFTBALL: May 17 playoff scoreboard
>> UIL SOFTBALL PLAYOFFS Region I >> Class 5A (x-if necessary) REGIONAL SEMIFINALS Lubbock Coronado (33-3-1, W2) vs. Plano...
SOFTBALL: Lady Bucks looking to break through in Region I playoffs
Alpine softball coach Troy Canaba walked up and down the dugout before the Lady Bucks’ Class 2A regional quarterfinal matchup against...
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Girls golf
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LEE SCHEIDE: Future of Lions Municipal Golf Course in serious jeopardy
AUSTIN The top Class 1A boys and girls golf teams and individuals battled the misconception Thursday and Friday that golf courses have to...
GIRLS GOLF: Andrews seniors finish on a high note
AUSTIN Depth undoubtedly is the key to Andrews High School’s girls golf team, each player in the lineup contributing and those just...
GOLF: May 4 state scoreboard
>> 2012 UIL Class 3A Golf Championships Round 2 of 2 Friday Jimmy Clay Golf Course, Austin GIRLS Team Standings 1. Andrews,...
GIRLS GOLF: Leaving no doubt
AUSTIN Mark Burgen’s final words summed up the experience for Andrews High School’s girls golf team at Jimmy Clay Golf Course....
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Girls gymnastics
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GYMNASTICS: May 5 scoreboard
THSGCA State Championships Saturday, Individual finals Thursday, Compulsory round Friday, Optional round GIRLS Team scores: 1....
GIRLS GYMNASTICS: Vore injured in vault warmups, places 57th
SAN ANGELO Odessa High sophomore Erin Vore said she felt a muscle twinge Friday after performing a front handspring on a warmup vault...
GYMNASTICS: May 3 scoreboard
THSGCA STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS Thursday’s Compulsory Round Angelo State University’s Junell Center BOYS Team scores: 1....
GIRLS GYMNASTICS: Lady Bronchos Givens, Vore solid to start state meet
SAN ANGELO Odessa High gymnasts Aaliyah Givens and Erin Vore waited for what felt like forever inside a makeshift warmup gym set up inside...
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Girls tennis
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GIRLS TENNIS: Permian grad Lucero wins opening round matches of NCAA Division III Championships
GREENCASTLE, IND. Permian High School graduate Tai Lucero won two matches Thursday to help Coe College beat Hope (Mich.) by a 5-4 score in...
GIRLS TENNIS: Permian grad Lucero to compete for national title
Permian High School graduate Tai Lucero will help lead Coe College into the NCAA Division III Women’s Tennis Championships starting...
TENNIS: May 1 state tournament scoreboard
>> UIL State Championships Monday-Tuesday >> CLASS 5A At World of Tennis at Lakeway — Boys Singles —...
TENNIS: Permian's Hunt, Haynes sign to play in college
Permian’s Austin Hunt and Leanna Haynes both said they had not played together as a mixed doubles team since seventh and eighth grade...
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Girls track and field
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GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD: Permian's Bernal, Black sign with New Mexico Junior College
Two Permian High School girls track and field athletes have signed to compete for New Mexico Junior College in Hobbs, N.M. Stefanie Bernal...
GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD: Bendik wins conference crown with record-breaking throw
PRINCETON, N.J. Melinda Bendik broke the Liberty University record in the women’s hammer throw for the fourth time this season...
GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD: McKnight helps North Texas win conference title
LAFAYETTE, LA. Odessa High School graduate Deja McKnight scored points in the shot put to help the University of North Texas women’s...
GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD: Odessa natives to compete at NJCAA meet
Two ECISD graduates are scheduled to compete this week in the NJCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships at South Plains College’s...
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Recruiting Corner
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RECRUITING: Four Lady Bronchos to play college sports
A quartet of Odessa High seniors — Sara Benavides, Brittney Deutsch, Naraly Rodriguez and America Valdivia — will continue...
TENNIS: Permian's Hunt, Haynes sign to play in college
Permian’s Austin Hunt and Leanna Haynes both said they had not played together as a mixed doubles team since seventh and eighth grade...
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Greenwood's Anthony signs with UTPB
GREENWOOD Alyssa Anthony learned to play basketball from her father, Quint, but he can’t take all the credit for the way she plays...
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Williams to sign
Permian senior April Williams said she plans to continue her basketball career at Mid-America Christian University and will sign with the...
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High School Highlights
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SOFTBALL: May 18 playoff scoreboard
>> UIL SOFTBALL PLAYOFFS Region I >> Class 5A (x-if necessary) REGIONAL SEMIFINALS Lubbock Coronado (33-4-1, W2) vs. Plano...
BASEBALL: Big first inning leads Andrews past Lubbock Estacado in five innings
ANDREWS Lubbock Estacado coach Mark Llanas knows Andrews can hit a fastball with the best of them, so he sent an off-speed specialist to...
BASEBALL: Alpine puts practice to work in victory over Abernathy
MIDLAND The Alpine baseball team wasn’t able to practice much on its field in the lead-up to its area round playoff series against...
BASEBALL: May 18 playoff scoreboard
>> UIL BASEBALL PLAYOFFS Region I >> Class 5A (x-if necessary) REGIONAL QUARTERFINALS Arlington Martin (W4, 31-3-1) vs....
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Coaches Corner
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Volleyball: Odessa High's McMillan calls it a career
Thirty years didn’t vanish in thin air. Not to Linda McMillan or any of the students she encountered during a high school coaching...
Schedules needed for spring sports
Coaches of spring sports and athletic directors are urged to submit schedules to the Odessa American sports department. Schedules are...
High School athletics: Odessa High's Borchardt hasn't missed a beat
Berry Borchardt hasn’t lost a step. Still active, still exercising, Borchardt spends most of his time on his feet, on the move,...
Shuttlesworth and Wills resign as Permian head coaches
Permian has already found its football coach. But the Ector County Independent School District apparently has only begun a season full of...
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