Best sports shots of 2025

  • SCRAMBLE DRILL - Levelland quarterback Ethan Salazar scrambles to find an open receiver and makes a throw dur ing their playoff football game against Seminole in November at Frenship High School. (Staff photo by Jentezen Smith)
    SCRAMBLE DRILL - Levelland quarterback Ethan Salazar scrambles to find an open receiver and makes a throw dur ing their playoff football game against Seminole in November at Frenship High School. (Staff photo by Jentezen Smith)
  • PSALM 56:3 - Levelland’s Kaden Brogden stares off with “Psalm 56:3” written across his eye black for a home football game in October. (Staff photo by Jentezen Smith)
    PSALM 56:3 - Levelland’s Kaden Brogden stares off with “Psalm 56:3” written across his eye black for a home football game in October. (Staff photo by Jentezen Smith)
  • ACROBATIC PASS - Ropes’ Braedyn Reyna twists to play the volleyball and pass it to her teammates during a home game in August. (Staff photo by Jentezen Smith)
    ACROBATIC PASS - Ropes’ Braedyn Reyna twists to play the volleyball and pass it to her teammates during a home game in August. (Staff photo by Jentezen Smith)
  • MOSSIN’ ‘EM - Whitharral’s Nate Sansom mosses a Valley defender during a home football game in September. (Staff photo by Jentezen Smith)
    MOSSIN’ ‘EM - Whitharral’s Nate Sansom mosses a Valley defender during a home football game in September. (Staff photo by Jentezen Smith)
  • SHEER INTENSITY - Sundown Football Head Coach Brannon Rodgers intensely addresses his team during a timeout in their home game against Plains in October. (Staff photo by Jentezen Smith)
    SHEER INTENSITY - Sundown Football Head Coach Brannon Rodgers intensely addresses his team during a timeout in their home game against Plains in October. (Staff photo by Jentezen Smith)
  • GET UP FOR IT - Ropes wide receiver Kolter Dockery jumps and extends to make a catch during a football game against Sundown in October. (Staff photo by Jentezen Smith)
    GET UP FOR IT - Ropes wide receiver Kolter Dockery jumps and extends to make a catch during a football game against Sundown in October. (Staff photo by Jentezen Smith)
  • READY FOR SERVICE - Nathan Ellis gets in position for the set while William Canon serves it in a double’s matchup against Big Spring at the Levelland Tennis Courts in August. (Staff photo by Jentezen Smith)
    READY FOR SERVICE - Nathan Ellis gets in position for the set while William Canon serves it in a double’s matchup against Big Spring at the Levelland Tennis Courts in August. (Staff photo by Jentezen Smith)
  • MID-RACE COOL-OFF - Levelland’s Saul Hernandez gets hit with water to cool off in the middle of his cross country race at Mae Simmons Park in October. (Staff photo by Jentezen Smith)
    MID-RACE COOL-OFF - Levelland’s Saul Hernandez gets hit with water to cool off in the middle of his cross country race at Mae Simmons Park in October. (Staff photo by Jentezen Smith)
  • SALAZAR HURDLE - Levelland quarterback Ethan Sala- zar hurdles a Brownfield defender during a home football game in September. (Staff photo by Jentezen Smith)
    SALAZAR HURDLE - Levelland quarterback Ethan Sala- zar hurdles a Brownfield defender during a home football game in September. (Staff photo by Jentezen Smith)

    With the year coming to an end and the New Year right around the corner, I went back and hand-picked my best sports shots from this calendar year.

    I do ask for your grace for not being able to include photos of every team or sport, due to just starting at the News Press in July and taking time to get up to speed.

    The other thing to note is that basketball will not be included because the recent photos for every team are being saved for our upcoming Basketball Preview in January, so be on the lookout.

    Thank you for reading and viewing the sports section, I hope you enjoy these best sports shots of 2025. I look forward to producing many more photos and stories covering our eight local teams in the New Year.