Notebook 
Westerners show fire, intensity in scrimmage vs. Odessa(2)
In two years of the 10-team District 2-5A, Lubbock High went 0-4 against Odessa High and Odessa Permian, being outscored by more than 25 points each game. If Friday’s scrimmages against the Bronchos is any indication, the Westerners might be poised for a breakout season in a league that doesn’t include the Midland and Odessa [...]
No lie: Mules going with Washington under center
A familiar yet unexpected face was taking snaps with Muleshoe’s first-team offense in its scrimmage Thursday night against Cooper. All-state defensive end and standout receiver Cooper Washington, a three-year starter for the Mules, was moved to quarterback during two-a-day practices. He threw three touchdown passes during simulated game situations. It’s a move head coach David [...]
Cooper loses Ware for season to knee injury
After missing a big chunk of the 2009 season with a right knee injury, Cooper running back D.J. Ware will miss 2010 after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee on Aug. 14. Juniors Dustin Morris and Shannon Grady, neither of whom have taken a varsity snap, will share the load for the [...]
Tale of Two Tigers
Just a day before Friday’s scrimmage, Snyder found out that District 5-3A foe Brownwood was ranked No. 1 in Class 3A in the Associated Press preseason poll. If Friday’s scrimmage is any indication, the Oct. 15 game between the Lions and Tigers (oh, my!) at Tiger Stadium could be a classic. Snyder, with an experienced [...]
Prep hoops notebook: Frenship, Plainview girls still have score to settle
As the District 4-4A season wound down this week, and it appeared the Frenship and Plainview girls basketball teams would once again be headed for a tie for the league crown, there was some lighthearted debate about where to play the seeding playoff game. Frenship coach Terry Lowrey wanted to play at Plainview. Plainview coach [...]
Basketball NotebookFrenship boys fighting to make playoffs
Frenship boys basketball coach Jason Dear knew his team would struggle with youth and inexperience in 2009-10, but he never imagined it would put the Tigers in the position they’re in now. With just three games left in the District 4-4A season, the Tigers (11-14, 1-4), last year’s league champions, are dangerously close to being [...]
Prep hoops notebook: Lady Plainsmen turn tides against Tascosa
The Monterey girls basketball team’s fourth-place finish in District 2-5A last season essentially came down to one thing — being swept by Tascosa. The Lady Plainsmen beat everybody else in the district at least once but struggled against the Lady Rebels, who finished in third, one game ahead of Monterey. So going into this season, [...]
Prep football notebook: Baker putting Olton back on the map
Joel Baker quickly tired of becoming everyone’s football GPS. The most-asked question of the second-year Olton head football coach has been, “Where’s Olton?” For years, the Mustangs have been a playoff afterthought, or not much of one at all since they’ve not won a playoff game since 1990. But Baker is quickly changing that perception, [...]