Cooper girls top Monterey in Caprock Classic's second round
Avery Gregory, Sarah Doherty, and Jacey Hise scored 14 points each to push Cooper past Monterey 58-53 in the Fibermax Caprock Classic basketball tournament's second round Wednesday. The Lady Pirates...
View ArticleTrinity Christian boys advance to Caprock Classic final
Trinity Christian boys advance to Caprock Classic finalBy Maggie GilchrestFor A-J MediaAlec Ewald scored 14 points to help Trinity Christian down Wichita Falls Hirschi 52-34 and advance to the...
View ArticleCaprock Classic: Girls basketball roundup
Tuesday night’s scores: ■ MontereyMonterey defeated Big Spring 48-30 before dropping a 58-53 decision to Cooper during the first day of the Caprock Classic.Braylyn Dollar and Chelsea Hunter scored 17...
View ArticleTrinity Christian Lady Lions fall in Caprock rematch with Rider, 84-49
As Wichita Falls Rider began to stretch its lead, Trinity Christian decided on a change in tactics in the third round of its run in the Caprock Classic — one that would prove costly for the Lady...
View ArticleDay one Caprock Classic tournament scores
For the complete tournament results, visit lonestarvarsity.com for scores that did not make the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal's print edition. DAY ONE Tuesday, Dec. 29 Double T Smiles bracket (Small...
View ArticleBrownfield girls edge Roosevelt, advance to Caprock Classic final
Brownfield girls edge Roosevelt, advance to Caprock Classic finalBy Maggie GilchrestFor A-J MediaDespite trailing all game, Brownfield pulled out a win over Lubbock Roosevelt, 36-33, to clinch a spot...
View ArticleCoronado boys pick up consolation win over Lutheran South
Coronado proved size matters in the paint in its rout of Lutheran Southern Academy, 75-44, in the Fibermax Caprock Classic large school boys bracket consolation final.Emoree Giddens led the Mustangs...
View ArticleBack-to-back: Brownfield captures Caprock crown
The Brownfield boys basketball team’s return to the Caprock Classic, and its championship game, this year was one that saw the team facing a familiar opponent — Lubbock Christian.And much like in their...
View ArticleCoronado girls survive Trinity Christian comeback attempt
Despite a late comeback by the Trinity Christian girls basketball team, Coronado was able to hold on, 54-58, and win a Fibermax Caprock Classic consolation game.Octavia Jackson led the Lady Mustangs...
View ArticleCaprock Classic roundup: Roosevelt girls fall to Ballinger in third place game
Payton Brown scored 12 points as Roosevelt fell 43-41 to Ballinger in the Caprock Classic's small school girls bracket third place game.Breanna Sanchez and Ka’Leigh Ford recorded seven points each,...
View ArticleBrownfield girls edge Titans for first Caprock title
The start to the Brownfield girls basketball team’s season wasn’t ideal.But that was something the Lady Cubs were prepared to overcome in the Caprock Classic.“Our beginning games at the start of the...
View ArticleTrinity Christian boys hold off Estacado for Caprock title
A 2014 Fibermax Caprock Classic semifinal game found Trinity Christian outmatched by Estacado, 66-53.But it’s a New Year.Led by Landry Womack’s 21 points and five steals, the Running Lions captured the...
View Article2015 Caprock Classic All-tournament teams
2015 Caprock Classic Small school girls MVP Scout Welps, Brownfield All-tournament teamCaitlyn Allen, Irion CountyStormi Chacon, Irion CountKatelyn Matlock, Lubbock TitansWhitney Thomas, DimmittBraelee...
View ArticleLast-second block lifts Wylie past Frenship
ABILENE – When you live by the 3, you can also die by the 3.Unfortunately for the Frenship girls basketball team, it was the one time that they didn’t hoist a long-range shot that came back to haunt...
View ArticleCaprock Classic top performers
Caprock Classic Top PerformersBOYSJai Manahan, Sr., New Deal: Manahan scored 47 points in an 87-86 loss to New Way, setting a new single-game scoring record for New Deal. The previous record was set by...
View ArticleHigh school basketball roundup: Lady Plainsmen beat Midland in non-district...
MIDLAND — Chelsea Hunter scored 17 points and Braylyn Dollar added 16 points as Monterey beat Midland 54-43 Saturday in the Lady Plainsmen’s last tuneup before starting District 2-6A play.Jybre Johnson...
View ArticleTrinity Christian girls rout Clovis
Ashton Duncan led Trinity Christian with 18 points in an 82-45 win over Clovis (N.M.) Saturday.Peyton Himango scored 15 points and Nancie Wheeler added 14 points. Cara Cowan and S.J. Leaverton scored...
View ArticleLubbock Christian High School head softball coach Rick Furr dies
When the scope of the project became too overwhelming, Brian Pitaniello, then Lubbock Christian high school’s baseball coach, sought additional help in planning the school’s baseball stadium...
View ArticleLone Star Varsity girls soccer Players to Watch
LONE STAR VARSITY GIRLS SOCCER PLAYERS TO WATCHAriel Diaz, Jr., Monterey: Diaz was the Lone Star Varsity Player of the Year last season. She had 34 of Monterey’s 89 goals and had 21 assists. Diaz has...
View ArticleThe Lone Star Varsity girls soccer preview
A season after outscoring opponents 56-8 in an undefeated run through district play, Monterey returns both the Lone Star Varsity Player of the Year (Ariel Diaz) and Newcomer of the Year (Lexi...
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