The Coahoma High School softball team defeated Santa Gertrudis Academy 4-2 in the UIL 3A State Championship Game on Thursday at McCombs Field in Austin.
Members of UTPB's Men's and Women's Golf teams are heading to the Regional Tournament. First Team All Lone Star Conference and Conference Freshman of the Year, Arnie Taguines is chosen by the NCAA committee to represent UTPB in the tournament. She spoke on what it means to her to achieve the opportunity in her first collegiate year.
The Legacy High School Dolls won several accomplishments at the 2023 Seaworld Showtime International Dance Competition.Among winning first place in several categories, they won the Best of the Best and Grand Champs for the first time since 2021. They’ve been invited to participate in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City several times and have more opportunities coming their way. For Head Coach Misti Rosborough, she’s happy with her 23 seniors that have led the way in bringing back to the title to Legacy High School.
The Midland High Bulldogs baseball team stormed back to defeat the Odessa High Bronchos 10-7 on Saturday afternoon winning the weekend series 2-1. Midland High will face their crosstown rival Legacy Rebels on Friday night while Odessa High will be at home when they face the Frenship Tigers.
The Midland Rockhounds opened up their homestand with a 10-8 win over the Tulsa Drillers. There’s always lots of optimism at the start of the new season. Rockhounds players have lots of optimism and belief that the 2023 roster has what it takes to make a deep run into the playoffs.
On Saturday the #4 Odessa College Wrangler Softball team took a 3-0 series lead over the Midland College Chapparels. The Wranglers had three homeruns in their third straight game with 10 runs or more. Odessa College would win Game 2 of the doubleheader sweeping the series 4-0.
The Odessa Jr. Jacks Youth Hockey returned to Odessa after winning the Las Vegas Spring Showdown Championship.In a town and state that is Football-dominant. Youth Hockey could present another opportunity for local kids to be active.
Midland High Senior Sarah Stewart and Freshman Marisa Stewart faced off in the District Championship for Girl’s 6A Tennis. The elder Stewart won the match, advancing to regional playoffs. Marisa won a match later on that helped her proceed to regionals. The sport has always been popular in the family. Sarah and Marisa’s parents, Scott and Carmen have played for the University of Texas and Texas Tech while older siblings Allison and Tyler have played collegiately at Abilene Christian University and Tech. Watch below for more on what the sport means to the family.
The Midland College Baseball team defeated Odessa College in the first game of Sunday’s doubleheader 8-0 with the help of Xavier Melendez’s two-run homerun. Midland would get the win over Odessa in Game two 10-4. Both teams will meet again on Sunday for another Doubleheader at Wrangler Field in Odessa. Watch below for the highlights.
The Permian Panthers walked-off against the Odessa Bronchos on Saturday afternoon with the help of Caleb Boswell’s solo homerun winning the weekend series 2-1. Watch below for the action.
On March 7, Midland honored the 30th anniversary of Girl’s Varsity Soccer for both Midland and Lee High School. In the early 1990′s, parents Glenna Scarborough, Linda Schumake, and Alice Keel advocated and petitioned for the school district to bring a varsity team for the girls rather than let them play on the boy’s team. Both schools had a girls’ team beginning in January 1993. Despite some of the challenges that occurred early on, both teams are still playing today and the sport has grown. Former Midland High Player Kenye Kay Butts and Former Lee player Debbie Baze spoke about the experiences and the process it took. Watch below for more.
Odessa native and Permian High School Joshua Franco is preparing to compete for another Boxing National Title. One of his biggest influences is his Grandfather who also serves as one of his coaches. Boxing has always been big in the family history and Joshua is glad to keep the tradition going as he enters the USA Boxing National Qualifier on March 18. The Odessa Boxing Club has other children competing in Michigan all under the age of 15 including Jayden Navarrete, Marcelo Navarrete, and Harvey Sanchez.
The Midland College Men’s Basketball team was triumphant in the NJCAA Region Five Championship on Saturday as they defeated Ranger College 68-55. Head Coach Tra Arnold and Guard/Forward Keonte Jones spoke postgame about their thoughts of achieving the championship. Midland College will move on to Hutchinson, Kansas where they will be competing in the National Tournament. They’ve earned a first-round bye and play on March 21 in the second round. It’s to be determined who they will face. Watch below for more.
Odessa High Senior Quarterback Jaylien Jones is committing to Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene. He plans to achieve the goal of being the first in his family to graduate college with his degree in Business Administration while planning on playing on the Football team. Jaylien’s parents are proud of his success and what he’s been able to accomplish at Odessa High School.
The #8 state ranked Midland High Bulldogs Boys Varsity team defeated the Legacy Rebels on Tuesday night 4-0 remaining undefeated on the 2023 season. Both teams will conclude the regular season Friday; the Bulldogs will face the Permian Panthers while the Legacy Rebels
The Midland College Baseball team improved to a 14-1 record on the season after defeating Western Texas College 15-1 in Thursday’s afternoon game. Midland College will prepare for Friday’s Doubleheader when they will host Howard College in a Doubleheader. Watch below for the highlights.
On Monday, Four-Star Junior Quarterback Marcos Davila announced via Twitter his commitment to Purdue University. Davila’s commitment to Purdue comes after recently de-committing from Texas Christian University. The Quarterback has one more season of high school football and will be graduating from Legacy in 2024.
The Garden City Bearkats fell to the Benjamin Mustangs on Saturday afternoon in the Regional Championship 59-52. The Mustangs will advance to the State Tournament in San Antonio in pursuit of a title. Watch below for the highlights.
The Midland College Softball team defeated Coastal Bend in Game 1 of Saturday’s Doubleheader 14-6. Zoey De Baca and Madison Stewart each added a home run for the team.Watch below for the highlights.
The UTPB Falcons fell in Game 1 of Saturday’s Doubleheader against West Texas A&M in a close 6-5 ballgame. The Falcons are now 6-9 on the season. Watch below for the highlights.
The Odessa College Wranglers put up 17 runs and shut out Dallas College Richland in Game 1 of their Double Header on Saturday. Watch below for the highlights.
In a close back and forth game, the San Angelo Central Bobcats closed it out over the Midland High Bulldogs eliminating them from district playoffs. Watch below for the highlights.
In a statement, UTPB stated, “This difficult decision is related to budget pressures that include a steep increase in expenses due to inflationary factors."
The Midland College Softball team defeated Otero College in Game 1 of Sunday’s doubleheader 17-8 behind Lauren De La Cruz’s 2 Home Run’s and 7 RBI’s. Midland College looks ahead to Friday when they will visit Navarro College on the road.
Kermit ISD announced on Saturday that former Alpine athletic director and Football head coach John Fellows will serve as Kermit’s athletic director and head coach. Fellows led the Alpine Bucks to a playoff appearance in 2022, finishing with a 5-7 record.
The Odessa College Softball team defeated Luna Community in Game 2 of their Double-Header 19-4 sweeping the series. Odessa College will prepare to host Otero College in the Permian Basin invitational on Friday.Watch below for the highlights.
On Saturday, the Midland College Softball team defeated Luna Community College in Game 2 of their Doubleheader 7-3 sweeping the series. Midland College is 4-2 on the season and will face Trinidad State next Saturday.Watch below for the highlights.
On Saturday Afternoon the Midland College Baseball team combined for a No-Hitter against Wayland Baptist JV getting the win 14-0 in five innings. Watch below for the highlights.
The Odessa High Bronchos got past the Midland High Bulldogs in a 60-59 win on Friday night making the season series even at 1-1. Watch below for the highlights.
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