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Haley resigns after 17 years at LCHS(4)

February 8, 2010

Hutch Haley knows not where he will land in the future. He just knows it won’t be back at Lubbock Christian High School.
The football coach and athletic director at the TAPPS 3A private school for the past 17 years, Haley tendered his resignation on Monday, ending one of the longest tenures at any school at [...]

Haley resigns after 17 years at LCHS

Tech signee Young, Frenship’s Nichols earn all-state accolades

Two days after signing his national letter of intent with Texas Tech, Scotty Young was honored for his exploits at the high school level.
The Denton Ryan quarterback was named co-Offensive Player of the Year on the Texas Sports Writers Association/Collin Street Bakery Class 4A All-State Football Team, which was released Friday. Young, who shared the [...]

South Plains players grab class 3A honorable mention honors

The South Plains was shut out of honorees for the first three teams of the Texas Sports Writers Association/Collin Street Bakery Class 3A All-State team, but did have a few honorable mentions.
Offensivley, Seminole sophomore offensive tackle Rance Layton and Snyder junior receiver Anthony Taylor were named honorable mention. Both were members of this season’s Avalanche-Journal [...]

Bryant, Abbe sign with Division I schools

Stephen Bryant’s versatility made him into one of the top two-way football players on the South Plains for the past two years, and it could be a big reason why the New Deal senior will fit so well with his college choice.
Known for taking small-town players with ability and converting them into big-time talents, TCU [...]

West Texas A&M mines more area talent

West Texas A&M has averaged more than 10 wins over the last five football seasons, having done so with a large contingent of players from the Panhandle and South Plains.
The Buffaloes added even more local flavor on Wednesday, the first day of the national signing period.
Four area players — Coronado offensive lineman Gerald Barker, Plainview [...]

State champion Coyotes top A-J All-South Plains Six-Man Team

If there were a theme for The Avalanche-Journal’s All-South Plains Six-Man Football Team, it would be encore performances.
Borden County won its second consecutive Division II state championship in 2009, and as a result, the Coyotes once again headline the All-South Plains Team. Senior linebacker Flynn Chapman racked up 146 tackles to earn Defensive Player of [...]

1A All-South Plains deep in talent

Unprecedented would be a good way to describe the top honorees on the Class 1A All-South Plains football team, both in what they accomplished personally and as a team.
Three 1A team — Olton, New Deal and Springlake-Earth — played at least three rounds deep in the postseason in 2009, with the Lions going one round [...]

Mats dominate 3A All-South Plains team

For all the Estacado football program had accomplished in the last two years – making the playoffs two straight and putting itself back on the map – there were two hurdles that had yet to be overcome.
Winning a district championship.
Finishing with a winning record.
The 2009 Matadors finally cleared those hurdles, and in doing so swept [...]


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