A young Golden Tornado boys’ basketball team continued its growing pains last weekend, by dropping three straight in the Canyon Tournament.
The O’Donnell Eagles are considered the team to beat in District 7-1A girls hoops this season.
Borden County’s basketball boys came home with third place honors from last weekend’s Sterling City Tournament. It was one of those weekends where Coach Rocky Feliciano’s hoopsters couldn’t help but feel like it should have been that much more.
Klondike’s basketball boys had to rank right up there as one of the smallest high schools participating in last weekend’s huge Caprock Holiday Classic at Lubbock. That didn’t keep the Cougars from flashing signs of a program which appears ready to battle it out for another District 6-1A crown.
As much as Klondike’s Jared Quintanilla has never thrived on the headlines, he’s definitely helped make a few of them.
Offensive MVP: Jared Quintanilla, junior, Klondike.
Defensive MVP: Xavier Cisneros, senior, Sands.
Newcomer of the Year: Gordo Soliz, freshman, Sands.
Billy Grumbles is one of this area’s most highly respected head basketball coaches, mainly because of thinking it’s never about him, but the game he coaches and the youngsters he coaches it to.
Lamesa High School head baseball coach Steve Garcia knows a thing about the past and present on the local high school diamond. After once playing first base for Lamesa High School, Garcia is now in his fourth season as the Golden Tors' head baseball coach.
It’s often funny how things can end up working out sometimes.
An early Christmas gift for O’Donnell High School head boys basketball coach Dax Allen, is seeing the Eagles play .500 ball at the holiday break.
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