Texas Tech football is listing Midland High grad McLane Mannix as the probable starter at the H-receiver position and as the starting punt returner for Saturday's game at Houston. Lee grad Loic Fouonji is listed at No. 2 at Z-receiver.
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BREAKING: Former Lee football coach and 3-time state champion John Parchman will be inducted into the Texas High School Coaches Association 2020 Hall of Honor in July. He is one of six inductees this year.
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Final: Greenwood 36, Iowa Park 33. Rangers (14-0) advance to the Class 4A Division II state semifinal after a great game. Iowa Park finishes at 12-2.
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Christensen Stadium, home of the Midland College baseball team, has been rated the No. 2 best JuCo park in NJCAA Division I baseball by The JUCO Baseball Blog.
Just got word that former MRT sports editor Terry Williamson has passed away. Terry hired me at the MRT in November 1996 and remained a friend after his retirement a few years ago. My condolences go out to his family.
The Tall City and West Texas have lost a legend in Lee great Cedric Benson. He was definitely one of the best athletes I've ever seen both on the football field and the baseball diamond. RIP Ced
JUST IN: Greenwood football's season opener against Lubbock Estacado is now at 7 p.m. Friday at Grande Communications Stadium instead of J.M. King Stadium.
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Last year when I wrote this, former Chaps pitcher Tucker Davidson was hoping to get his shot in the majors. Tonight, he's starting for the Braves in the World Series.
Former MC pitcher Davidson on the rise in pro ball via
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BREAKING: 2021 Eastland QB Behren Morton has just committed to
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over offers from Baylor, TCU, Texas A&M, USC, Wisconsin and more. Morton becomes the second member of the #Ŧ21 class, joining New Candy CB Cale Sanders Jr.
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Midland's Bryce Hoppel is on to Monday's final of the men's 800 meters after winning his semifinal race in Eugene, Ore., with a time of 1:46.00.
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Lee grad Loic Fouonji and Midland High grad McLane Mannix - both Texas Tech receivers - were named to the Academic All-Big 12 Football Team.
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Greenwood's Rance Purser kicked a 61-yard FG in a 43-28 victory over No. 7 Shallowater. The boot was just 1 yard short of a state record, held by three players, including Midland High great David Leaverton, according to Dave Campbell's Texas HS Football Record Book.
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Midland's Natalie Hinds makes the U.S. Olympic team by finishing 4th in the women's 100 free with a time of 53.53 in the final in Omaha, Neb.
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Congrats to Midland College men's golf coach Walt Williams, who has once again been named the Dave Williams National Coach of the Year for NJCAA Division I.
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Hoppel runs a lifetime best 1:45.67 in the 800-meter final to take fourth and earn First Team All-America honors! His time moves him to No. 2 all-time in
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history behind Jayhawk legend Jim Ryun!
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4A-DII CHAMPIONSHIP SCORE:
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- 2️⃣1️⃣
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- 3️⃣5️⃣
The Pleasant Grove Hawks win its second
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Football Championship!
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If you're ever going to pick up a Midland Reporter-Telegram, I encourage you to pick one up on Sunday. We will not only have our HS football preview section, entitled "Big Men on Campus" this year, but
@chris_MRTsports
wrote a great tribute piece on Cedric Benson.
Supposedly a couple came to Christensen Stadium earlier today and thought it was the RockHounds game before realizing it was the NJCAA Region V Baseball Tournament. And it took them a couple of innings to realize it too. They must have been caught in time warp back in 1999.
Just because we fight for the same stories doesn’t mean you can’t admire their work!
Excited to see what the
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&
@MWTsports
came up with for the 2018 Permian Basin High School football season previews
About 5 hours ago people in the newsroom were freaking out about the weather, rushing to get home. Sports guys are the last ones in the office and the severe weather threat has diminished. Don't worry folks. If the news department runs home, sports will be there to inform.
JUST IN: Midland College's Callum Bruce has won the Jack Nicklaus Award for the best NJCAA golfer for the second straight year. Bruce won the NJCAA individual national championship a couple of weeks ago.
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Midland College's Callum Bruce has won the NJCAA individual golf championship after finishing with a 4-round total of 271 at the national tournament in Melbourne, Fla. As a team, MC finished in 3rd with an 1,130 total.
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Region V baseball: Midland College 10, Odessa College 3, after 7 innings. Benton Rogers and Blake Perdue hit back-to-back solo home runs to left to extend the lead in this elimination game.
Greenwood 36, Iowa Park 33, 0:55, 4Q. Cross scores on 1-yard run. A 45-yard pass from Wilber to Austin Groeschel helped to set that up.
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Final: Midland Christian 41, Central Catholic 14. Mustangs will play for their first TAPPS Division I state title against Dallas Parish Episcopal or Dallas Bishop Lynch next Saturday.
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This concludes a hectic week for the MRT sports department, but thanks to the hard work of
@chris_MRTsports
I think we were able crush it and put out quality stories focusing on community journalism. Thanks to our readers,
I might actually get to see Chaparral Center packed for the first time in my 22-plus years in Midland as Texas Tech men's basketball will tip off against Houston Baptist in less than 2 minutes. Tech is ranked No. 11 and 2-0. HBU is 0-2.
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