Last Friday night’s high school football regular season finale here in town started out with a special ceremony recognizing the Victory Bell, which is now rung in the memory of late Golden Tornado great J.J. Koehler. He was tragically taken away from this world in a tragic automobile accident going on some 19 years ago.
After once running three times at both the state cross country as well as state track meet in her phenomenal high school sports’ career at Roby, Lyndi Boone often dreamed about someday coaching on the same level now in her third year at O’Donnell.
The Klondike Cougars are now 24-14 after coming home from Wellman-Union Tuesday night with a 25-13, 25-17 and 25-17 match victory over the Wildcats.
Shortly after watching her second season as the Golden Tornadoes’ head volleyball coach come to an end this past week, Skye Torres couldn’t help but wonder what might have been.
As much fun as Trenton Jones had last year in his first season as the Golden Tornado head girls basketball coach, this coming season could be even more so.
The Golden Tornadoes could have taken another big step toward the Division I District 1-3A football championship last Friday night at Slaton.
The O’Donnell Eagles didn’t waste any time in taking their first step en route to the Division I District 5 football championship last Friday night at Johnson Field.
As happy as the Golden Tornado volleyballers were about getting senior libero player, Audrey Rivera back in their attack last Saturday at Odessa Compass Academy, those grins quickly turned to frustration as the Cougars resembled that same team which finished last season in the Region I-3A Tournament.
By spiking the Loop Longhorns, 25-15, 25-8 and 25-15, the Klondike Cougars have won the District 2-1A volleyball championship for the third straight year with Katie Cruz as their head coach.
It’s not the Friday Night Lights but the Dawson Dragons continue hitting the gridiron out at Welch with an eye on the future.
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