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Canadian fell to Gunter in the final seconds of an epic semifinal matchup.  We have the game recap and analysis of the Wildcat heartbreaker.  Plus, we preview the Wednesday finals games and talk about the passing of Mel Maxfield. A look at the All-Press Pass Volleyball team led by Haleigh Burns and Jordyn Gove. Basketball news and notes on a busy tournament weekend plus Amarillo High drops their b...

Canadian and Gunter are meeting again in the state semis.  We go inside the numbers and give you a full breakdown of this heavyweight matchup.  Canadian Sports Network play by play man Russell Gadbois calls in to talk about the game and more. High school basketball is in full swing and we run down several of the tournaments around the Panhandle. WT All-American and volleyball star Torrey Miller si...

The WT volleyball team wins the D2 National Title on a 26 match winning streak.  Stats, all-tourney team, Torrey Miller MVP and more on the Lady Buffs title. Canadian pummeled Wall in the quarters, Wellington is upset by New Home and Happy falls one step short of AT&T in a heartbreaking loss to Westbrook. High school basketball and WT football coaching updates.

Three teams remain in the state playoff title chase.  Canadian and Wellington are in the Regional finals and both squads are favorites to advance.  Happy makes their second straight state semifinal appearance trying to make school history.  An in-depth look at each game and what to look for. We look at the rest of the state playoff matchups with thoughts on several of the matchups across the state...

Only three area teams advanced to the Regional Finals/State Semifinals.  Playoff stalwarts Canadian, Wellington and Happy all advanced to the next round.  Bushland blows a lead, Randall struggles and Clarendon falls in a close one.   News and notes from around the area.

The regional semifinals are this weekend as we preview all the games across the area including the Canadian/Spearman and Happy/Nazareth rematches, Vega/Wellington in 2A, Randall playing with a chip on their shoulder and more. Long time Bushland coach Jimmy Thomas passed away this week.  We reflect on fond memories of Coach Thomas. Hunter Hughes was let go on Monday by WT so we look back at his six...

The area round was tough for most of our area teams as only nine schools remain.  Spearman continues their shocking run, Bushland and Randall look good, Vega and Wellington roll and Happy and Nazareth are on a collision course. Randall girls take the 4A state volleyball championship while Bushland falls to Gunter in the finals. The 4A State MVP for Randall, Jordyn Gove, joins the show to talk abou...

Randall and Bushland are aiming for state volleyball titles plus West Texas A&M tries to punch a ticket to the Elite Eight. Area round football preview where the schedule is chock full of heavy hitter matchups including Tascosa/Burleson Centennial, Bushland/Jim Ned, Stratford/Cisco, Panhandle/Hawley and Happy/Knox City.  All the news and notes on all the area round games.

Bi-district action is in the books as area schools were dominating in the opening round including Spearman with the shocker, Amarillo High on the road to get a big win and Sunray continues to impress.  A look at the full slate of games across the area. Randall and Bushland each captured Regional volleyball titles to advance to the state meet. WT Lady Buffs advance to the South Central Regional Tou...

It's our big football playoff preview show for 2022 as we examine the Region 1 brackets in every classification and what our area teams may accomplish. Hereford, Randall, Bushland and Highland Park all advance to the girls volleyball regional tournament. It's signing day for some athletes across the area and we run those signings down.

Amarillo High, Palo Duro and Highland Park grab playoff spots as teams across the area vyed for spots and positioning in the playoff brackets.  We have a full recap of those games and the players who made an impact. The State XC meet saw the Canyon boys and Avery Brown of Canyon grab gold.  Gruver and Naz girls take silver.  A full recap of the results. Volleyball heads to the Regional Quarters as...

The final week of the regular season is upon us and many games across the area have playoff implications from district titles to deciding who is in and who is out.  A full look at all the district implications across the area. Gruver grad and now Arizona St. TE Jalin Conyers visits with the crew about his breakout game against Colorado, playing for an NFL rich coaching crew and how he got his nick...

Week 10 of the high school football season saw Tascosa ride to victory over Lub. Cooper, Amarillo High rebound against Abilene High, Canyon win on a FG and Randall was stunned.  All the news and notes from around the area for week 10. Amarillo High and Randall captured state team tennis titles on Thursday.  Koby Otto of Amarillo High and Darby Norman of Randall talk with us about their matches and...

It's an epic clash between Tascosa and Lubbock Cooper and Amarillo High is in a must win situation against Abilene High.  Dumas and Canyon battle it out for second and District 1-1A with two more good matchups. Area athletes competed in the Region cross country meet on Monday and Tuesday and a slew of area athletes and teams are headed to Round Rock for the state meet. Team tennis saw Amarillo Hig...

Randall wins the GOAT award taking out Canyon, Tascosa survives, West Plains continues to impress, Bushland falls, and Happy tops a rival.  We've got all the news and notes from week nine of the high school football season. Amarillo and Randall advanced to the state team tennis tournament this week with dominating performances at the regional tourney. AHS and Randall wrap up district titles plus a...

Week 9 of the HS football season is upon us and it is littered with big games across the Panhandle.  Canyon and Randall in the "Goat" game, Shallowater/Bushland, West Plains/Perryton, Sunray/Gruver and the big rivalary game between Happy and Nazareth.  Analysis of all the week 9 games and our thoughts. Amarillo High and Randall advance to the Regional team tennis tournament with big wins over Abil...

Week 8 in HS football saw some great games including Randall rallying to beat Pampa, Stratford pulling out a victory over Panhandle and Groom winning in the final seconds.  It's your week 8 review with tons of news and notes. District cross country results from 1A to 5A including the dominate performance from the Canyon boys team and Taytum Goodman is unreal. AHS, Randall and Canyon advance to the...

Stratford head coach Matt Lovorn visits about the 18 game winning streak the Elks are on, preparing his team each week and the improvement from Bryce Braden at the signal caller position. Week 8 games to keep an eye on include AHS/Coronado, Randall/Pampa and Panhandle/Stratford. Team tennis playoffs are in full swing and Amarillo High, Randall and Canyon picked up bi-district victories.

Week 7 was the beginning of district play for most.  Randall knocks off Dumas and their 19 game district winning streak, Amarillo High falls to Lubbock Cooper, Kameron Brown takes over, and Bushland, Stratford, and Canadian roll. WT goes on the road and takes out Midwestern to keep their playoff hopes alive. Randall and Bushland cruise to volleyball victories.  Team tennis playoffs and district cr...

Week 7 of the Texas high school football season is here and almost all districts in the Panhandle get started in earnest with big games across the area.  What are the games to watch for and what are we looking for as district play begins. Teams tennis playoffs begin next week and we have the full schedule that includes all four schools from AISD and three schools from CISD making the dance. Volley...

Amarillo High got a big win over Caprock as Mason Graham was unreal.  Canadian and Stratford step up in competition and still win and Canyon goes unorthodox to beat Andrews as Javin Cash has a performance for the ages. WT squeaks by UTPB as Gage Urias nails 5 field goals and Texas Tech falls, again, to K-State. Pampa volleyball wins in a thriller, Bushland has 75 straight district wins and countin...

It's the midway point of the high school football season as Kale Steed and Craig Sperry discuss what we have learned so far, teams that have surprised, players stepping up and injuries. Week six of the season is chalk full of great games including tonight's Amarillo High and Caprock battle.  Plus Abilene High/Tascosa, Riverside/Bushland, Randall/Canadian and plenty more. WT's homecoming game is a...

Week 5  of high school football is in the books as Bushland manhandles Dumas, Tascosa buries Amarillo High, Gruver with a big upset and two undefeated teams go down. WT falls on the road to Angleo St. and Texas Tech gets a big victory over Texas.   Amarillo College volleyball coach Amanda Black talks with us about starting up a new program, the advantages of a strong volleyball base here, building...

There are eight teams still undefeated after four weeks into the season.  We discuss those teams as well as the teams on bye. Week 5 is headlined by Amarillo High and Tascosa doing battle at WT, Bushland on the road at Dumas and Panhandle visiting the Skyrockets in Wellington. WT is on the road at #4 Angelo St. and Texas Tech has #22 Texas at home in games that are pivotal for both clubs. Randall...

Week 4 of the high school football season saw controversy rule the Caprock/Canyon game as the Eagles rally for a victory.  West Plains picks up their first win in school history.  Also, some great names occupy the stats this week. WT drops their first win of the season at home in a loss to Kingsville as the defense plays well but the offense sputters.  Tech runs into a buzzsaw in Raleigh and is Be...