Sports

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.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...
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.The game was a tale of two halves as the Roughettes dominated the first half, tak ing an 11-point lead into halftime, but the Lady Eagles would storm back and...

Lady Cats beat Cowgirls, 73-34, in district opener

Jentezen Smith Sports Writer
Tuesday, December 30, 2025
This past Friday, the Smyer Lady Cats went on the road for their district opener against the Plains Cowgirls, beating them 73-34, to improve to 15-4 overall and 1-0 in district play.The duo of Ellie Nelson and Jada Hernandez powered the Lady Cats offense with 33 combined points, with 22 from Nelson...

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.As a team, Morton outshot New Deal, 42% to 34%...
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.The Lobos loss drops them to 13-3 overall and ends their 13-game win streak,...
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.In their first matchup, the...
Whitharral, Ropes and Whiteface predicted District Champions by TABC

Whitharral, Ropes and Whiteface predicted District Champions by TABC

Whitharral, Ropes and Whiteface predicted District Champions by TABC

Jentezen Smith Sports Writer
Friday, December 26, 2025
With girl’s district basketball play underway and the boy’s district play right around the corner, the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches recently released their district predictions for the 2025-26 season.Our locally covered basketball teams were well represented as 12 of them were predicted...
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.Kye Powell led the Roughnecks offense in the win with 21 points and two three-pointers made, followed by...
SOLIZ SHOOTS TWO - Whiteface Lady Lopes senior post Abi Soliz shoots two free throws during their game against Silverton earlier this month. Soliz is currently dealing with injuries but is expected to make her return soon. (Staff photo by Jentezen Smith)

SOLIZ SHOOTS TWO - Whiteface Lady Lopes senior post Abi Soliz shoots two free throws during their game against Silverton earlier this month. Soliz is currently dealing with injuries but is expected to make her return soon. (Staff photo by Jentezen Smith)

Lady Lopes dominate, Antelopes lose in matchups versus Sands

Jentezen Smith Sports Writer
Friday, December 26, 2025
The Whiteface Lady Lopes and Antelopes both squared off against each respective Sands team on Dec. 19, with the Lady Antelopes dominating the Lady Stangs, 56-21, and the Antelopes dropping a heartbreaker against the Mustangs, 63-62.The win improves the Lady Lopes to 16-2 overall, while the loss...
Subscribe to