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"Here at Greenwood we like to wear people out."
@greenwoodhighfb
has some returning starters including the man under center 🏈 despite the experience a lot of 👀 will be on the new starting workhorse in the backfield
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"Let them underestimate."
11-year-old, Kylar Childers, is a national champion & one of the best young players in West Texas🏈
Originally inspired by
@obj
to play football, Kylar defies the odds every time he steps on a field💪🏽
@thomas_childers
@newswest9
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During the Odessa High vs. Permian game, a senior captain for OHS had to be carted off the field and taken to a hospital because of an injury.On Friday, that player Charles McClure returned to the field in his dad’s old jersey number. Full Story ➡️
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Midland Lee's season comes to an end with a loss to Haltom in the area round. Here is Lee's head coach Clint Hartman addressing his team after the game.
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Mojo community keeping up the Thanksgiving tradition of making
@OdessaPermian
's morning practice something special.
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Garden City (
@BearkatCity
) was the last team standing in the Permian Basin but fell short tonight in the state semifinals ending their season with a 13-1 record. Take a look at what
@coachjdjones
had to say moments after the game.
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HAVE A GAME LJ Willis!! 🔥🏀
Hear from the man that dropped 32 tonight to help give
@BigRedBronchos
a playoff birth.
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One final MOJO chant for
@OdessaPermian
as they fall to the reigning state champions Duncanville 59-43.
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Grab Your Tissues:
Not one, but TWO surprises on Midland Lee's Senior Night as football player Elijah Cadena & band member Zoe McCright had no idea their family members would return home from the military for their special day.
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"Here I am, a 17-year-old kid, getting to meet the President of the United States."
@OdessaPermian
QB Harper Terry (
@HarperTerry4
) reacts to meeting the President and told us about their conversation🏈
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🥊Odessa boxer Jesús Almance Jr. is a 12-year-old national champion...and he's far from done🥊
As he prepares for another national title shot with his father, he keeps his family & West Texas in his heart:
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"Every good play I do I kiss this little tattoo I got of her and I point up for her."
@OHSBronchoFB
QB1
@432Diegoo
has won our week 6 Top Play! Despite getting the award, this play was no different than any other TD celebration Diego has done honoring his mom❤
@BigRedBronchos
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Fort Stockton's senior class has been there as long as their coach, Mike Peters, so we found out how well they REALLY know him🤔
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.
@BronchosLady
keep their playoff hopes alive after tonight's win over Midland High 30-28. Here's what
@CoachPyburn
had to say moments after the game.
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First
@BronchosLady
playoff win in 20 years. Second in school history. Tell us how you really feel OHS?!
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We think the
@MidlandLEE
Rebels were excited about their post-practice feasts
#HappyThanksgiving
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Panthers Prowl to round 3!
@OdessaPermian
takes down Arlington Lamar 70-58, making them one step closer to a state 🏆
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“Push for whatever you want, grind, and you’ll get it. Believe in it.”
Pat Dembley (
@killapat013
) hopes to inspire the kids at
@utpbmbb
’s first ever “Education Game”:
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"I kept telling the guys 3 times the charm."
@OdessaPermian
finally got the 🐒 off their back, moving past the Regional Semifinal round after not doing so the past ✌️ years. After defeating Richardson 70-57, up next will be Duncanville tomorrow at 1pm in Fort Worth
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"It was making me a little scared, because it was going so fast"
@catosterman
had girls fascinated by her fastball at the
@USASoftball
clinic in Midland, with fellow Olympian Valerie Arioto 🙌
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Meet the Adams, they know a thing or two about MOJO football.
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Odessa High’s Zay Brown and Aaron Ochoa will continue to be teammates at the next level. Both signed to play football at Sul Ross.
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"Every time we come to west Texas and throw a camp, the recruiting numbers go up."
@simplyCoachO
took a trip to Midland today, providing an
#opportunity
for our local athletes to showcase their talent for college exposure 💯
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.
@GWRangerFB
gets a standing ovation from their fans as they walk off the field for the last time after their 48-20 loss to Pleasant Grove
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"Why wouldn't you put yourself in a position to get looked at?"
That's the question David Hernandez (
@D_Weezy_24
) is asking HS 🏈 athletes as he prepares to put on the FIRST EVER pro-style combine in Midland.
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Had a chance to talk to
@MidlandHigh
alumnus
@BryceHoppel
about his 2nd place finish in Monaco yesterday. Surprisingly the former bull 🐶 had some doubts before running the 7th fastest 800m time EVER by an american. 🏃
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World Series Champion and
@utpbfalcons
alumni Evan Gattis (
@BulldogBeing
) came back to the Permian Basin for UTPB's alumni game. It was a special moment when Evan and his brother took the field together.
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A trio of friends from
@MidlandHigh
continued their 🏈 careers at
@HPUFootball
and eventually helped build the program to win their last 3 games of the 2019 season. Check out their story ⬇️
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"Essence Glover we miss you and we will continue to play for you in the playoffs!" -
@LeeLadyRebels
#playfor42
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"Sports is back...life is back."
Permian Basin high schools are PUMPED for the return of Texas sports, but this new normal comes with new challenges:
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Congrats to two Seminole football players signing to D1 programs.
@ReeseMoore8
- University of Texas and
@BarnardCade
- Army.
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Look at all of these
@OdessaPermian
MOJO football players signing to play at the next level. There are EIGHT of them. Watch out Tech, Baylor, UT, UTPB and William Penn fans.
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The interim tag has been removed and coach Jeff Ellison is officially
@OdessaPermian
's head coach. Take a look at what he had to say ➡️
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"Nobody has more respect for this part of the state than I do."
@CoachBeardTTU
shows love for the Permian Basin after local fans packed the Chap Center for
@TexasTechMBB
👏
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We asked
@KermitAthletics
🏈 a couple brain teasers before their Covid Camp. You might be surprised by some of their answers. 👀
#GameTime
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"We're bi-district champs and we're 1 of 32 so now our job is to get better and be 1 of 16." -
@Hartman3Clint
@MidlandLEE
is headed to the area round for the third straight season after a 65-32 win in their bi-district playoff game 🏈
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Congrats to Odessa High’s Kameron Gonzales for signing with Sul Ross and Trey Smith who signed with Texas Wesleyon.
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BREAKING: NewsWest 9 Sports has confirmed the passing of Gary Gaines according to the official Twitter account of Permian Panthers Football (
@OdessaPermian
). Gaines was the head coach of the Panthers during the renowned Friday Night Lights season.
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Are you ready?
@OdessaPermian
and
@odessafootball
will go head to head in 60th cross-town rivalry game tomorrow night
#txhsfb
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"I love the game. I didn't even think about records or none of that."
@OdessaPermian
's
@DearyShy
now holds the MOJO record for total TD's in a season at 18, previously held by UT HOFer & former NFL receiver Roy Williams.
For Shy - it's always been about grinding for his team👊🏽
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"They were really close to me so I was like I probably going to have to dive to get the gold."
@peraltab14
pulled out some heroics to give his 4x400m relay team a shot at regionals and an area title! 😤
@KermitAthletics
@KermitHigh
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"The Rebels are back baby!" -
@Hartman3Clint
The No. 21 ranked Lee Rebels are heading into district play 5-0.
In their last game before the bye week, the Rebels beat San Benito 63-12 to stay undefeated. Take a look at what Coach Hartman had to say after the game ⬇
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Midland's own
@angelodutch7
has improved his record to 7-0 after fighting on a HBO boxing after dark undercard this weekend in Verona,NY
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"We got to be there for them, just like it's one of your kids going through tragedy."
Panthers head coach Jeff Ellison spoke about how Permian handled the shooting this weekend and what the coaching staff can do to support their players at this time:
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Senior caption Isaiah Nunez says “This ones for you Pops”. He lost his dad to cancer earlier this season.
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.
@OdessaPermian
adds their 3rd straight district 🏆 to the trophy case. Next stop.....PLAYOFFS!
#MOJO
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Coronado High's Lady Mustangs honored Odessa High cheerleaders with a check and basketball in loving memory of 15-year-old Leilah Hernandez 💛
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"All the coaches teach is mental. So if we can eliminate the mental and move on to the next play we'll be fine."
@MidlandLEE
running back
@MakhilynY
shares his thoughts after an impressive scrimmage performance 🏈
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Like father, like son: Alpine's football team is home to a football family
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A family that quarantines together...stays together.
@Brucemccowan27
has been coaching his family full of hoopers, right after he gets off work. Now they've gotten closer on and off the 🏀 court.
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In the 63rd and *technically* last ever Odessa Permian vs Midland Lee rivalry game...we asked the question:
“What does the historic Lee/Permian rivalry mean to West Texas?” 🏈⬇
@OdessaPermian
@2020_Rebels
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.
@Hartman3Clint
had some inspirational words for his team after their tough loss on Saturday. Love to hear how this is more than a game for his boys!
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President Trump signing
@OdessaPermian
and
@BigRedBronchos
🏈 helmets after touching down in the Permian Basin:
@ECISDAthletics
@odessafootball
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"He's a great human being, he's been raised by good parents, I'm blessed to have coached him, and I love him."
Hear from
@LFouonji
&
@Hartman3Clint
after Loic officially committed to
@TexasTechFB
about the process that led to the decision:
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The Golden Cranes have a new head coach in Jeff Cordell and we found out how well some Crane players know their coach 😂
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Coach Andy Newman's thoughts after the loss to WT tonight. Safe to say he will miss this group, who led
@utpb
to their most successful season in school history.
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"Go to state. That's our main goal."
@2020_Rebels
are more focused than ever to go for their first state title in 20 years as they follow their senior class' mentality🏈
#COVIDCamp
#GameTime
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.
@MidlandHigh
baseball coach Barry Russell retires after 22 seasons, former players react. Full story ➡️
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.
@OdessaCBaseball
remembered their late, great coach Ronnie White in their series sweep and his daughters, Jennifer & Jeannie, spoke about his legacy⚾
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"I love kids, I love relationships and I love this place."
@Hartman3Clint
and the
@LHSrebelFB
had their first scrimmage against Lubbock Monterey tonight. A lot of questions were answered on the field, but we already knew how much coach loved his team. 🖤🏈
@RebelBooster
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"Someone is always evaluating, that's the biggest thing I took from the Texas Tech camp."
That's not the only thing
@MidlandLEE
running back
@MakhilynY
took from the
@TexasTechFB
camp 🏈 He came home with the RB MVP award as well, setting the tone for a memorable weekend. 👀🏆
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HAVE...A...DAY
@Koberobinson2
!!!!!!
@UTPBFootball
improved to 2-0 on the season after a 3 TD game from Robinson 👀
Highlights:
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"Putting them on the map and making Pecos known"
@RodriguezMiray
wanted to make her family and city proud at the state powerlifting meet....she did just that! Bringing home the 🏅 back to west Texas
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"Seeing how many people care about me...I wouldn't be forgotten."
@BigSpringISD
hosted a 7v7 tournament with schools throughout West Texas to raise money for
@forsanisd
teen, Hailey Williams, battling cancer.
@CannonMcW
@_JaxonWillis
@coach_tutt
@BuffaloBallers
@crwill93
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"Everyone's always around each other...the overall vibe of the group - it's been great."
As their season creeps closer, one of
@UTPBFootball
's keys to success on the field could be the chemistry they've been developing off it:
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"There's people that are as good as you, or even better so it makes you want to work harder."
@MidlandLEE
🏈
@MakhilynY
,
@Chris_Brazzell7
, and
@CanyonMoses
played in the
@Pylon7on7
National Championship. For Canyon, the trip also helped build his relationship with Makhilyn 🤞🏾
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"I watched her go while I was on the screen with her."
@Jhorn_23
lost the glue to his family a couple weeks ago. Now he's been put in a situation to grow up and provide for his family. 🙏
@utpbfalcons
@utpbmbb
@Coachjnewman
@tdools3
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.
@Midland_ISD
&
@MidlandHighFB
have officially changed Memorial Stadium to James 'Doc' Dodson Midland Memorial Stadium in honor of the Midland legend:
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.
@MOJO_HARDBALL
got into the Halloween spirit yesterday with their 3rd annual Halloween scrimmage ⚾️🎃
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"I don't want him to get mad at me after this and make me run, so I'll give him a cool animal" 😂
@GWRangerFB
had a hard time figuring out
@JRPurser53
spirit animal. See what else they struggled with on another edition of COVID Camp. 🏈
#KnowYourCoach
#Gametime
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"You wanna win and advance whether it's half a point, one point, or ten points."
@OdessaPermian
head coach Tim Thomas explained the pride he has for his team & what it took to move on to the Regional Round🏀
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Last year's
@OdessaPermian
vs
@2020_Rebels
rivalry game ended in a shared district title🏆
Tonight, the undefeated Rebels head to Ratliff to face a hungry Panthers squad looking to snap their streak again.
It's a homecoming & district opening rivalry showdown
#GameTime
#TXHSFB
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Caught up with
@MCSMustangMBB
VIRAL SENSATION
@just_czech_it
to relive his special senior moment.
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"You got cousins that are playing against each other, you got friends that are playing against each other."
Are you ready for tonight....because we are 😎
#RumbleAtRatliff
@OdessaPermian
@odessafootball
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“It was a team that never said never... the underdog, the 4th quarter type of team, the kids that dedicated their lives.”
@OdessaPermian
was ranked the best football dynasty of the 80’s & we spoke to Panthers past & present about a legendary era
#MOJO
🏈
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Who knew
@MendozaCade
&
@brody11ray
were this close!? They're ready to do some big things for
@UTPBFootball
next season 🏈
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Rebel graduate Anthony Padilla went viral on TikTok with over 1.8 million views of his drum solo at the Lee vs Permian game🥁
🎥: Juantoo34
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"It's been a long road but it's been a very fulfilling one...it brought it full circle."
@OdessaPermian
grad &
@ArmyWP_Baseball
asst. coach,
@LoganParker_WP
, is ready for
@NCAACWS
Lubbock Regional🔥
Former
@OdessaCBaseball
coach & major leaguer keeps West Texas in his heart⚾
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Midland Native Grant Little (
@GLitty04
) to sign with the San Diego Padres. We caught up with him as he's about to head to CA. ➡️ https://
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.
@utpbmbb
held off a comeback from Southwest defeating them 84-77.
@Coachjnewman
spoke about his thoughts on the game, and the way Pat Dembley played in the second half.
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Final from Abilene, 34-23 Trinity. Here’s thoughts from Coach Hartman after the game.
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"It just makes me real proud to be a part of it."
After decades of dedication,
@LeeRebsBaseball
legend, Ernie Johnson, celebrated his 90th birthday with the Rebels, and there's no other place he'd rather be⚾
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"I feel like we can go to state...I feel like we can keep it going."
🏀 After his 14-point performance, we caught up with Keyonta Johnson (
@swaggykey
) to talk about
@OdessaPermian
's blowout win in the first round
#GoldBallSZN
🏆
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