After winning a tie-breaker game against Denver City, 44-38, Monday at Andrews, the Golden Tornado basketball girls have punched their ticket to the state playoffs for the first time since 2016.
It’s got to shape up as four of the biggest days in the 36-year coaching career of Lamesa’s Gregg Moreland.
After facing powers like Class 4A Big Spring and Lubbock’s Kingdom Prep the past couple of weeks, the Golden Tornadoes were ready for their dual match here this past Saturday against the Class 3A Idalou Wildcats.
The Golden Tor basketball girls are in the state playoffs for the first time in five years. Based on what is coming up from the junior high levels, it looks like it won’t be another five years before that happens.
Both Golden Tornado head softball coach Vanessa Hernandez and head baseball coach Bobby Alvarez believe they may be a little ahead of where they thought they would be at this point as they prepare for the upcoming season.
The Dawson Dragon basketball boys lost at Meadow, 55-10, Tuesday night.
Shortly after watching his Eagle boys celebrate a 56-39 District 6-1A championshipclinching road victory Tuesday at Lorenzo, O’Donnell Coach Rocky Feliciano said winning the league crown for the second straight year might be even sweeter than the first one.
If Borden County girls basketball coach Lindsey Schmidt wasn’t already excited enough about her squad’s playoff chances, the No. 24 Coyotes’ 61-54 win over No. 18 Rocksprings in a practice game last Saturday only added to her optimism.
The Klondike Cougar hoopsters finished regularseason play Tuesday night by sweeping a District 8-1A doubleheader against the Midland Texas Leadership Charter Academy Eagles.
Watching this year’s Mustang boys, Sands basketball Coach Billy Grumbles admits he can’t believe it’s basically the same group of boys which took the floor a couple of seasons ago at Ackerly.
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