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TOURNAMENT PLAY- Levelland Loboette Carly Tienda scored a lay-up in a 40-32 win over Littlefield. The Loboettes continued tournament play Thursday, December 29th in Littlefield against the Clarendon Lady Broncos. (Photo Courtesy of Derek Lopez)

TOURNAMENT PLAY- Levelland Loboette Carly Tienda scored a lay-up in a 40-32 win over Littlefield. The Loboettes continued tournament play Thursday, December 29th in Littlefield against the Clarendon Lady Broncos. (Photo Courtesy of Derek Lopez)

Panther’s coach named COY

Whitharral Panther head football coach Jeremy Holt is quick to give credit to others for his selection as UIL Class 1A-2 Region I coach of the year. “I have a great staff and great kids,” said Holt, who finished his inaugural season as head coach with a 12-2 record.
CONSOLATION- The Whitharral Panthers high school boys’ basketball team went 3-1 against tough competition in the Double T Smiles Bracket of the Caprock Invitational Basketball Tournament in Lubbock over the New Years’ weekend. downed the Quanah Indians 49-46 in the consolation round. The Panthers are at home against Anton on Friday at 8 p.m. (Photo Courtesy of Janie Fryar)

CONSOLATION- The Whitharral Panthers high school boys’ basketball team went 3-1 against tough competition in the Double T Smiles Bracket of the Caprock Invitational Basketball Tournament in Lubbock over the New Years’ weekend. downed the Quanah Indians 49-46 in the consolation round. The Panthers are at home against Anton on Friday at 8 p.m. (Photo Courtesy of Janie Fryar)

Texans extend win streak in Arizona

Christian Coleman recorded his sixth double-double of the season Tuesday, leading No. 14 South Plains past No. 19 Snow 80-60 in the opening round of the Fiesta Bowl Junior College Shootout at Theo Heap Gymnasium on the campus of Mesa Community College.

RHS football nabs All-District honors

Several Ropes Eagles were named to the UIL Region I, District 4 All-District Football Team. Ropes finished their season at third place in district with a 4-7 overall record and 3-2 in district. In addition, several Eagles were also named academic alldistrict.
REBOUND BATTLE- Whitharral’s Avery McCain and Morton’s Kayleigh Boggs fought for a rebound last Tuesday in girls’ high school basketball action in Whitharral. The final score was 31-28 Whitharral, but the game goes down as a forfeit as Whitharral is playing a junior varsity schedule due to numbers. The Whitharral girls will be in Cotton Center on January 3. (Photo by Jay Kelley)

REBOUND BATTLE- Whitharral’s Avery McCain and Morton’s Kayleigh Boggs fought for a rebound last Tuesday in girls’ high school basketball action in Whitharral. The final score was 31-28 Whitharral, but the game goes down as a forfeit as Whitharral is playing a junior varsity schedule due to numbers. The Whitharral girls will be in Cotton Center on January 3. (Photo by Jay Kelley)

Girls basketball back on the court Dec. 30th

The Whitharral Lady Panthers downed the visiting Morton Maidens 31-28 in high school girls’ basketball action. Whitharral is playing a junior varsity schedule due to lack of numbers and injuries, so their season is officially considered a forfeit by the UIL.
REBOUND AND PUSH- Whitharral’s Jarrett Fryar took a rebound down court against Morton’s Xavier Ramon in a 49-32 home win over the Morton Indians to open UIL Region I, Class 1A-7 boys high school basketball play. Whitharral will be in the Caprock Classic Tournament in Lubbock this weekend while Morton’s next outing will be January 6 at home against Amherst at 8 p.m. (Photo Courtesy of Jay Kelley)

REBOUND AND PUSH- Whitharral’s Jarrett Fryar took a rebound down court against Morton’s Xavier Ramon in a 49-32 home win over the Morton Indians to open UIL Region I, Class 1A-7 boys high school basketball play. Whitharral will be in the Caprock Classic Tournament in Lubbock this weekend while Morton’s next outing will be January 6 at home against Amherst at 8 p.m. (Photo Courtesy of Jay Kelley)

Boys basketball ready for Caprock

The Smyer Bobcats were no match for the visiting Plains Cowboys in a 62-41 home loss last Tuesday in UIL high school basketball action. Smyer fell behind in the first quarter, trailing 14-8 at the buzzer. The half-time score saw Plains up, 31-19.
Lady Eagles soar against Roughettes

Lady Eagles soar against Roughettes

Lady Eagles soar against Roughettes

The Sundown Roughettes hosted the Plains Cowgirls to open district play Tuesday night and took a 57-43 victory. Allie McCormack led the 23 point first quarter scoring for Sundown with six points followed by Emma Holdman’s five. The Defense limited Plains to just 10 points in the quarter.

Lady Panthers down Amherst

The Whitharral Panthers had their hands full with the New Deal Lions last Tuesday in a 71-52 home loss. The Panthers are currently ranked no. 20 in UIL Class 1A by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches.
Antelopes receive All-Region awards

Antelopes receive All-Region awards

Antelopes receive All-Region awards

Several Whiteface Antelopes received UIL Region II, Division 1 All-Region honors in addition to the all district honors. The Antelopes finished their season at 9-3 overall with a 3-0 district record and both a district and bi-district championship.
NICE PASS

NICE PASS

NICE PASS

NICE PASS- The Levelland Lobos got a much needed 53-36 home win over Denver City Friday. Neamiah Campos found an open teammate with a bounce pass. The Lobos are now 7-8 on the season.

MHS teams split games

The Morton high school Maiden girls’ basketball team took a 59-37 road loss from the Anton Lady Dawgs in UIL District 1A-7 high school basketball action last Tuesday. Morton trailed 21-15 at the end of a spirited first quarter.