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Anton nearly upsets Floydada, losing 69-63

Jentezen Smith Sports Writer
Friday, January 2, 2026
This past Monday, the Anton Bulldogs basketball team hosted the Floydada Whirlwinds, losing 69-63, after nearly pulling off the upset win.The loss drops the Bulldogs to 9-6 overall, but there’s no shame in almost taking down a class 2A school as a smaller end 1A school.
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)

Best sports shots of 2025

Jentezen Smith Sports Writer
Wednesday, December 31, 2025
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.
ROUGHETTE VERSUS LADY EAGLE - Sundown Roughette Kelbie Powell drives to the basket while Ropes Lady Eagle Annabelle Falls plays defense on her during their district matchup this past Friday in Sundown. (Staff photo by Jentezen Smith)

ROUGHETTE VERSUS LADY EAGLE - Sundown Roughette Kelbie Powell drives to the basket while Ropes Lady Eagle Annabelle Falls plays defense on her during their district matchup this past Friday in Sundown. (Staff photo by Jentezen Smith)

Lady Eagles beat Roughettes, 46-42, in back-and-forth battle

Jentezen Smith Sports Writer
Tuesday, December 30, 2025
The Sundown Roughettes hosted the Ropes Lady Eagles for a district basketball brawl this past Friday, with the Lady Eagles winning 46-42.

Morton takes down New Deal, 71-68

Jentezen Smith Sports Writer
Tuesday, December 30, 2025
The Morton Indians basketball team pulled off the upset win against the New Deal Lions this past Friday night at home, 71-68.The win improves the Indians to 4-8 this season and marks their third straight victory, while dropping the Lions to 9-5 overall.
LONGORIA PULLS UP - Levelland Lobo Zavien Longoria pulls up from mid-range during their home game against Lubbock Christian this past Thursday night. Longoria would have four points in the loss. (Staff photo by Jentezen Smith)

LONGORIA PULLS UP - Levelland Lobo Zavien Longoria pulls up from mid-range during their home game against Lubbock Christian this past Thursday night. Longoria would have four points in the loss. (Staff photo by Jentezen Smith)

Lobos, Loboettes both fall before Christmas break

Jentezen Smith Sports Writer
Tuesday, December 30, 2025
The Levelland basketball teams wrapped up their pre-Christmas break play, with the Lobos falling 83-37 to Lubbock Christian at home this past Thursday and the Loboettes falling 70-39 to Liberty on the road this past Friday.
RICHARD RUNS POINT - South Plains College Texans point guard Keith Richard runs point as his team sets up a play during a game earlier this month in the Texan Dome. (Staff photo by Jentezen Smith) (

RICHARD RUNS POINT - South Plains College Texans point guard Keith Richard runs point as his team sets up a play during a game earlier this month in the Texan Dome. (Staff photo by Jentezen Smith) (

Texans go 2-0 on Las Vegas road trip

Jentezen Smith Sports Writer
Friday, December 26, 2025
The South Plains College men’s basketball team traveled to Las Vegas, Nevada to compete in the SLCC Holiday Tournament at Bishop Gorman last week, going 2-0 on the trip.The Texans took down the College of Southern Nevada, 90-81, and Salt Lake Community College, 81-74.
IGO BRINGS IT UP - Sundown Roughneck Isaiah Igo dribbles the basketball up the court during a home game earlier this month. Igo scored five points in the win against Sudan. (Photo provided by Sundown ISD)

IGO BRINGS IT UP - Sundown Roughneck Isaiah Igo dribbles the basketball up the court during a home game earlier this month. Igo scored five points in the win against Sudan. (Photo provided by Sundown ISD)

Roughnecks beat Sudan, 49-36, improve to 7-5

Jentezen Smith Sports Writer
Friday, December 26, 2025
Last week the Sundown Roughnecks went on the road to face the Sudan Hornets and came away with a 49-36 win.The win improves the Roughnecks to 7-5 on the season, while dropping the Hornets to 4-5.
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