Lady Westerners’ win means close shave for LISD swimming coach

When Trey Hayes risked his head of hair earlier this week, he didn’t expect to lose it. The Lubbock ISD swimming coach promised to shave his head if the Lubbock High girls reclaimed the Region I-5A team championship this year, but it was more of a fun motivational ploy as opposed to a wager he [...]

Diver Jackson trying to make Estacado history

Ben Jackson says he doesn’t take diving too seriously. He starting doing it only because it seemed “pretty cool,” and the only reason he stuck with it is because it gives him a chance to hang out with his friends. The Estacado sophomore insists personal gratification isn’t part of the equation, but he’s enjoyed some [...]

Mustangs repeat as 2-5A swimming and diving champs

A year ago, Coronado boys swimming and diving snapped Lubbock High’s string of 16 consecutive district championships. On Monday, the Mustangs started a streak of their own. Coronado captured its second consecutive District 2-5A crown at the Pete Ragus Aquatic Center, winning much more convincingly than it did in 2009. The Mustangs racked up 171 [...]

Siblings on mission to medal

There are no District 2-5A diving champions in the Ruiz family. After today, though, there might be two of them. Coronado’s Adam and Audrey Ruiz have a good chance to become the first siblings from Lubbock ISD to win district diving titles, according to LISD coach Penny DiPomazio. Both are on the short list of [...]

Cox, Palombit pull off victories, but not in their usual events

Madisyn Cox might not have been the best all-around swimmer at the Pete Ragus Aquatic Center on Saturday, but the Lubbock High freshman certainly could make that argument. Competing against girls from all over West Texas, along with parts of New Mexico and the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, she proved to be the best sprinter and [...]

Swimmers fall short of finals

AUSTIN – Lubbock ISD sent 10 swimmers to this weekend’s UIL Swimming & Diving State Championships, but none will compete in today’s finals. Only the top eight swimmers in each of Friday’s preliminary races qualified for the finals, and Lubbock’s best finish came from Monterey’s Calley Parham, whose was 10th in the girls 100-yard freestyle. [...]

Lubbock High freestyle relay’s goal in sight