Friday night, the Laplante family had a pizza competition. Each family member made their own personal pizza and the winner was the old favorite and delicious extra cheesy double pepperoni pizza made by Annabell Laplante. She celebrated her victory with her bestie Alexa via FaceTime.

Tied in a close second were Trinity’s Italian meat & olive pizza and mother Stephanie's Italian supreme.

Travis was quite amused with his choice to live on the wild side by placing a single pineapple in the center of his pizza, which he later picked off.

Abigail made the sauce-less Cyclopes pizza and dad, Nick, ate his mountain of meat before the judges got to it.

Over the weekend, the YMCA in Big Spring distributed over 150 basketballs and footballs for free to local kids outside of the local facility and by driving through some of the neighborhoods. According to Dathan Jones, Big Spring YMCA CEO, this was done in an effort to help keep kids in the community active and safe during these uncertain times.

Beginning today, the facility will be posting online basketball training classes will begin today and can be found on the Facebook page for Big Spring YMCA Youth Basketball 2020.

Jones told KBest News that the YMCA in Big Spring will continue to do their part in helping the community by pushing creative ideas and ways that they can connect to the community within the Federal guidelines to slow the spread of COVID-19.

COAHOMA — The Bulldogettes dropped their season opener to the Clyde Lady Bulldogs on Tuesday night, losing 9-2.

Clyde racked up four runs scored in the first inning on an RBI double by Maddi Kirksey and a three-RBI home run by Brooke Wilder. Coahoma got out of the inning after outfielder Shae Lang caught a fly ball for the third out.

Coahoma third baseman Joycelyn Olivarez zapped the Bulldogettes with a jolt of energy when she homered on a 1-1 pitch to left field, but unfortunately, the rally was short lived. Clyde pitcher Kaitlyn Turner struck out the next batter to retire the side, and the Lady Bulldogs big batters drove in four more runs scored in the second inning.

Coahoma pitcher MaKynlee Overton and her team were able to halt Clyde’s onslaught for the rest of the game, however, the Bulldogettes were unable to get their offense going. 

Coahoma’s only other score came in the fourth inning when Overton ripped a ground ball to left field for a single which sent Olivarez, who was sitting at third base after she belted a triple, over home plate. Olivarez led Coahoma at bat going 2-for-3 and scored the only two runs for the Bulldogettes. 

After a tough start in the circle, Overton sacrificed only one more run over the next five innings. She threw a total of 131 pitches, got 86 strikes including seven strikeouts. 

Next: Coahoma (0-1, 14-5-1)  hosts Monahans at 5 p.m. on Friday. The JV game begins at 6:30 p.m.

No. 12 CLYDE 9, COAHOMA  2      

Clyde: 440 001 0 -- 9 13 0

Coahoma: 100 100 0 -- 2 3 0

W — Kaitlyn Turner. L — MaKynlee Overton. 2B: Clyde — Sierra Inman 2, Maddi Kirksey. 3B: Coahoma — Jocelyn Olivarez. HR: Clyde — Brooke Widener; Coahoma — Jocelyn Olivarez. SB: Clyde — Turner, C. Compton. Pitches-Strikes: Clyde —Turner 90-57 (4 strikeouts, 1 walk); Coahoma — Overton 131-86 (7 strikeouts, 2 walks). 

Coahoma at-bat: Madison Rodgers, 0-for-2, 1 walk; Ashley Romero, 0-for-3; Jocelyn Olivarez, 2-for-3, 2 runs, 1 RBI; MaKynlee Overton 1-for-3, 1 RBI; Macee Grant 0-for-3; Caitlyn Corley 0-for-2; Kenzi Canales 0-for-2; Shae Lang 0-for-2, Alex Bailey 0-for-2. 

SEAGRAVES — Coahoma powerlifters Cailey Glover and Christian Everett will compete with the best in the state later this month after qualifying at the Regional 1, Division 3 contest held on Friday in Seagraves.

Glover will make her second appearance at state after she placed second in her weight class at regionals. The Cohaoma junior squatted 330 pounds, bench pressed 150 pounds, and deadlifted 305 pounds for a total of 785 pounds. Everett, a freshman, placed sixth in her weight class. She squatted 195 pounds, bench pressed 100, and deadlifted 225 pounds for a total of 520. 

Coahoma’s other two regional power qualifiers Serena Dobbs and Kirah Kimball had an outstanding day but didn’t advance. Dobbs placed sixth in her weight class. She squatted 235 pounds, bench pressed 105 pounds, and deadlifted 215 pounds for a total of 555 pounds. Kimball squatted 285 pounds, bench pressed 180 pounds, and deadlifted 270 pounds for a total of 735 pounds. She placed seventh in the meet.

The Texas High School Women’s Powerlifting Association state contest is set for March 20 in Waco, Texas.

COAHOMA — The Bulldogettes bounced back from a disappointing 7-4 loss against Andrews on Friday to end the Cross Roads Classic softball tournament with a 4-1-1 record.

Coahoma earned solid wins against 4A Monahans (0-4), Hawley (0-4), Wall (0-19), Haskell (0-15), and drew a tie with Eastland (0-0) after the 80-minute tournament time limit ended the game.

Madison Rodgers and MaKynlee Overton led an active Bulldogette offense. Rodgers went 7-for-15 during the three-day tournament and brought in three RBIs, nine runs, and drew four walks. 

The Coahoma sophomore and 2019 all-state player also blasted her second home run of the season when she knocked one out of the park off the opening pitch by Andrews Jaycee Morales in the first inning.

Overton hit her second homer of the season in that same inning with a three-RBI dinger off a 1-1 pitch. She went 7-for-13 at bat over six games with five runs, and six RBIs. Overton threw three shut-outs while in the circle and assisted Bulldogette pitcher Christian Everett with two more. 

Next: Coahoma (14-4-1) hosts the 2019 5-3A District Champions, the No. 8 Clyde Lady Bulldogs, at 5 p.m. on Tuesday to open district play. The JV game will begin at 6:30 p.m.

Saturday

MONAHANS 0, COAHOMA 4

Monahans: 000 0 -- 0 2 1

Coahoma: 101 2 -- 4 6 0

W — MaKynlee Overton. L — Karizma Ramirez. 3B: Coahoma — Madison Rodgers. SB: Coahoma — Kenzi Canales, Sydney Rinard, Jocelyn Olivarez; Monahans — C. Marquez 2. Pitches-Strikes: Coahoma — Overton 51-34; Monahans — Ramirez 95-59. 

HAWLEY 0, COAHOMA 4

Hawley: 000 00 -- 0 3 2

Coahoma: 201 10 -- 4 7 0

W — MaKynlee Overton. L — Cait Crow. 2B: — Coahoma — Overton 2. 3B: Coahoma — Madison Rodgers: SB: Coahoma — Rodgers, Caitlyn Corley, Jocelyn Olivarez, Christian Everett. Pitches-Strikes: Coahoma — Overton 58-38, Everett 12-10; Hawley — Crow 84-41.

Friday

EASTLAND 0, COAHOMA 0

Eastland: 000 000 -- 0 1 1

Coahoma: 000 00X -- 0 2 0

2B: Coahoma — Cailtyn Corley; Eastland — Brynna Foster. SB: Coahoma — Christian Everett. Pitches-Strikes: Coahoma — MaKynlee Overton 73-46; Eastland — Foster 85-54.

WALL 0, COAHOMA 19

Wall: 000 -- 0 2 6

Coahoma: 1 15 3 -- 19 12 0

W — Christian Everett. L — Taylor Hunt. 2B: Coahoma — Ashley Romero. 3B: Coahoma — MaKynlee Overton, Cailtyn Corley, Jocelyn Olivarez. SB: Coahoma — Kenzi Canales, Sydney Rinard, Macee Grant, Madison Rodgers, Shae Lang, Olivarez. Pitches-Strikes: Coahoma — Everett 43-28; Overton 11-7; Wall — Hunt 66-40, R. Kleman 30-11.

ANDREWS 7, COAHOMA 4

Andrews: 052 0 -- 7 6 0

Coahoma: 400 0 -- 4 4 2

W — Jaycee Morales. L — MaKynlee Overton. 2B: Coahoma — Kenzi Canales. HR: Coahoma — Overton, Madison Rodgers. SB: Andrews — J. Ramos. Pitches-Strikes: Coahoma — Overton 94-57; Andrews —  Morales 53-33.

HASKELL 0, COAHOMA 15

Haskell: 000 0 -- 0 4 4

Coahoma: 430 8 -- 15 10 0

W — Christian Everett. L — Laney Hanson. 2B: Coahoma — Kenzi Canales, MaKynlee Overton, Macee Grant, Caitlyn Corley, Jocelyn Ontivarez. SB: Coahoma — Madison Rodgers 3, Olivarez 2, Grant, Romero, Corley, Everett. Pitches-Strikes: Coahoma — Everett 48-33, Overton 14-9; Haskell — Hanson 79-35, C. Benavidez 15-4.

Combined tournament stats: 

Coahoma AB R H RBI BB

Madison Rodgers 15 9 7 3 4

Ashley Romero 12 5 3 2 1

Jocelyn Olivarez 14 5 6 5 1

MaKynlee Overton 13 5 7 6 3

Macee Grant 12 5 4 5 2

Caitlyn Corley 11 3 3 2 3

Kenzi Canales 8 4 3 5 3

Shae Lang 7 2 1 2 0

Sydney Rinard 3 2 2 0 0

Alex Bailey 8 3 2 3 1

Christian Everett 6 2 1 0 1

Cailey Glover 1 0 1 0 0

Invitational golf meet held at Comanche Trail Golf Course on Tuesday.

Playing in soggy conditions, the Coahoma freshman shot a team-best of 82 over 18 holes of play. Ky Kemper also had a stand-out day on the links for the Bulldogs. He penciled in a score of 88. A.J. Gutierrez, Cutter Atkins, and Nick Gonzales rounded out the Bulldogs sold performance. Gutierrez carded a round of 103 while Atkins and Gonzales scored 107 and 116 respectively.

The Coahoma team ended with a mark of 380, just seven strokes behind Wall. Clyde came in first with a score of 330. Rounding out the top five teams were Forsan and Winters with marks of 382 and 389 respectively.

Individually, Coahoma’s Jonathon Schneider, Rance Redden, and Rowdy Atkins played well on Tuesday. Schneider fired off a round of 105 while Redden shot 127 and Atkins turned in a score of 100.

On Monday, Julia Cox led the Bulldogettes team in the Coahoma girls tournament also held at the Comanche Trail Park Golf Course. 

The high school junior, who placed second in the Forsan tournament held last week, shot a round of 95. She was followed by teammates Makayla Chavez with a score of 107 and Providence Dickson, who carded a round of 108. Hartlie Smithie and Zoie Joslin rounded out the Bulldogette team with marks of 116 and 120 respectively.

As a team, the Coahoma girls team finished fourth with a score of 426 and three strokes behind Slaton at 423. Clyde came in first with a mark of 393 edging out Forsan by 17 strokes. Denver City rounded out the top five with a score of 454. 

The Coahoma golf team is off to a great start to the season. Last week, the girls team of Cox, Joslin, Chavez, and Smithie finished the Forsan Invitational in second place. The boys team of Kemper, Atkins, Aaron Turnbough, Gonzales, and Purcell finished fourth out of nine teams.

Next: Coahoma travels to Baird to play in the Jim Ned High School tournament at the Shady Oaks Golf Club. The girls meet is on March 16 and the boys play on March 18. 

Coahoma High School Invitational

Comanche Trail Park Golf Course

Big Spring, March 2-3, 2020 (18-holes)

Girls

Team Results (local players only)

Coahoma — Julia Cox 95, Providence Dickson, 108, Zoie Joslin 120, Makayla Chavez, 107, Hartlie Smithie 116.

Stanton — Neely Poitevint 120, Zoey Ruiz 116, Jordyn Keeton 107, Savannah Heidleberg 139.

Forsan — Brianna Elliot 95, Sara Tarbet 94, Kacie Hudson 108, Taryn Spivey 114, Faith Raspe 113.

Team Standings — 1. Cyde 393, 2. Forsan 410, 3. Slaton 423, 4. Coahoma 426, 5. Denver City 454, 6. Slaton 482.

Medalist Standings — 1. Alexis Graham, Clyde 87; 2. Taylor Anchetta, Clyde 90; 3. Kardian Williams, Grady 92.

Medalists — Braylee Stone, Colorado 119; Bradlee Phillips, Colorado 131; Lexi Santana, Colorado 134; Lakyn Sandlin, Sands 100; Kardian Williams, Grady 92; Ella Hoff, Fosan 129; Kara Roberts, Garden City 117, Shelby Braden,  Garden City 125.

Boys Teams Results (local players only)

Coahoma — Ky Kemper 88, Cutter Atkins, 107, Nick Gonzales, 116, Tanner Purcell 82, A.J. Gutierrez 103.

Forsan — Rylee Yanez 91, Trevor Cole 102, Cameron Allen 90, Kade Nichols 101, 

Zane Riffe 100.

Garden City — Brock Braden 87, Logan Seidenberger 106, Levi McQueen 99, Ryder Gass 117, John Michael Alegria 116.

Sands No. 1 — Brycee Hamlin 94, Cash Walker 103, Cody Staggs 102, Riley Webb 121.

Sands No. 2 — Anthony Aguilar 127, Jaden Flentge 120, Kaleb King 120, Landon Kelly 111.

Stanton — Payton Barnhill 92, Cody Hancock 99, Gavren Moore 114, Nathan Robles 140, David Iseman  121.

Team Standings — 1. Clyde 330, 2. Wall 373, 3. Coahoma 380, 4. Forsan 382, 5. Winters 389, 6. Slaton 405, 7. Garden City 408, 8. Sands No. 1 420, 9. Denver City 422, 10. Stanton 426, 11. Sands No. 2 478.

Medalist Standings — 1. Carson Andrews, Clyde 73; 2. Gem, Paint Rock 76; 3. Zack Wheat, Winters 77.

Medalists (local players only) — A.J. Tomlinson, Sands 109; Nolan Park, Forsan 87; Braden Welch, Grady 83; Angelo Holley, Stanton 140; Jonathon Schneider, Coahoma 104; Rance Redden, Coahoma 127; Rowdy Atkins, Coahoma 100.

Several area student athletes were recognized as part of the 5-3A All District.

Coahoma basketball players recognized were: 1st Team - Zack Schneider and Gaige Hill; 2nd Team - Braydon Smith; Honorable Mention - Isaiah Martin, Braxton Chandler, Tony Hagins; Academic All-District - Gaige Hill, Garrett Anderson, and Jonathon Schneider.

Stanton basketball players recognized were: 1st Team – Cody Beasley and Jackson Lindell; 2nd Team - Chandler Denson and Jordan Tally.

POST — Ky Kemper ripped a homer on a line drive to center field to propel the Coahoma Bulldogs into a four-run lead against Floydada during the Post High School Baseball Tournament held this past weekend.

The Bulldogs, who earlier in the day tied with Post 5-5, went on to score four more runs in the inning to earn a 13-10 victory over the Whirlwinds on Thursday. 

Then the CHS sophomore opened the Bulldogs first game on Saturday against West Texas with a homer in the bottom of the first inning. Avry Burgans also dinged one over the fence for the Bulldogs in the same inning.  

Coahoma finished the tournament with blowout wins against West Texas (12-4) and Tahoka (11-1). 

Kemper went 5-for-9 at bat during the tournament with seven runs, nine RBIs, and a double. Catcher Gaige Hill led the Bulldogs at bat going 8-for-11, 10 RBIs, three doubles, and two triples. Avry Burgans went 5-for-7 at the plate and earned four runs and three RBIs. Seth Brooks (5-for-9, five runs) and Zack Schneider (3-for-6, four RBIs) hit a double each. Schneider also had a triple in the tournament.

Next: The Bulldogs (4-0-1) return to Post for a rematch against the Antelopes on Tuesday. 

Saturday

TAHOKA 1, COAHOMA 11

Tahoka: 001 0 -- 1 1 5

Coahoma:128 X -- 11 5 3

2B: Coahoma —Gaige Hill; Tohoka — Nate Resendez.  3B: Coahoma — Gaige Hill. SB: Coahoma —Ky Kemper 4, Seth Brooks 2, Avry Burgans 2, Zack Schneider 2, Billy Staar, Kobe Cervantes. Pitches-Strikes: Coahoma — Brant Gartman 53-33; Tahoka — Nicodemius Ayala 90-40, Alexander Herevia 10-6.

WEST TEXAS 4, COAHOMA 12 

West Texas: 004 0 -- 4 4 0

Coahoma: 426 X -- 12 8 2

2B: Coahoma —Gaige Hill; West Texas — Harvey.  3B: Coahoma — Seth Brooks. HR: Ky Kemper, Avry Burgans; West Texas — Ogarman. SB: Coahoma —Billy Staar 3, Kemper 2, Kobe Cervantes 2, Brooks, Brant Gartman; West Texas — Hernandez. Pitches-Strikes: Coahoma —Kobe Cervantes 42-25, Taylor Barnes 11-8; West Texas — Harvey, 68-40, Evans, 28-8.

Thursday

COAHOMA 13, Floydada 10

Coahoma: 238 -- 13 12 1

Floydada: 055 -- 10 6 3

2B: Coahoma —Gaige Hill; Floydada — Jose Lira, L. Holcombe.  3B: Coahoma — Zack Scheider. HR: Ky Kemper (Grand Slam). SB: Coahoma —Avry Burgans, Schneider, Brant Gartman; Floydada — Lira. Pitches-Strikes: Coahoma — Ky Kemper 73-42; Floydada — Lira 66-30, Devan Perez 8-6.

COAHOMA 5, POST 5

Coahoma: 201 2 -- 5 9 3

Post: 201 2 -- 5 7 1

2B: Coahoma —Ky Kemper.  3B: Coahoma — Gaige Hill. SB: Coahoma —Brysen Kerby, Kemper 2, Tony Hagins 2, Zack Schneider; Post — Krece Kirkpatrick 5, Javen Diaz 2, S. Pittman, T. Thetford, M. Dean. Pitches-Strikes: Coahoma — Avry Burgans 82-53; Post — M. Dean 70-50, C. Rankin 7-3.

Combined tournament stats

Coahoma AB R H RBI BB

Ky Kemper 9 7 5 9 2

Seth Brooks 9 5 5 1 2

Zack Schneider 6 8 3 4 2

Gaige Hill 11 0 8 10 1

Jonathon Schneider 6 1 2 1 2

Avry Burgans 7 4 5 3 3

Kobe Cervante 5 4 3 2 5

Brant Gartman 7 2 2 2 1

Brysen Kerby 5 2 0 0 2

Billy Staar 1 1 0 0 1

Several Forsan Lady Buffs were recognized as part of the All-District selections. Those recognized were:

Rylee Evans, First Team
Aubrie Smith, Second Team
Katelin Colvin, Honorable Mention
Taryn Spivey, Honorable Mention
Kaeli Woodall, Co-newcomer

Forsan Buffs basketball team competed for the Bi-District Championship against Haskell last night in Hermleigh. Final score was in favor of the Haskell Indians with a final score of 60-43.

Tonight, the Big Spring Steers will take on Burkburnett for the Bi-District Championship at Abilene High. Game begins at 6 PM and will be broadcasted by the KBest Sports Crew on The Mighty 1490 AM. 

Coahoma Youth Baseball sign-ups are going on now through Saturday, Feb. 29th. Ages 14 and under are welcomed to sign up from all over Howard County. Age groups are divided by Ponies, Majors, Minors, and Tee-Ball, and teams are co-ed. 

Noel Olivas, Coahoma Youth Baseball Board Member, told KBest News that youth sports are great to get kids outside in fresh air, moving, and learning about wins and losses.

"I still remember a lot of the things my coaches told me, more so than when I was older. I didn't realize how big of an influence they'd be. Now that I'm a 40-year-old man, I still think about them."

Olivas said that the coaches get together to discuss strategies to help kids across the board and make it a good experience for everyone.

Sign-ups will be held from 6-8 pm at the Dairy Queen in Coahoma today, Feb. 24th - Feb. 28th. On Saturday, sign-ups at Dairy Queen in Coahoma will be from 10 am to 12 pm. Cost is $80 per kid, and there are multi-kid discounts available, as well. Plus, there are sponsorship opportunities for those who need it.

For more information, contact the Facebook group for Coahoma Youth Baseball.

Coahoma Bulldogettes and the Forsan Lady Buffs basketball teams competed for Bi-District Championships on Monday night, 02/17/2020.

The Bulldogettes lost to Cisco with a final score of 56-68.

According to Coahoma Media, Coahoma surged in the second quarter to open a five-point lead 29-24 but Cisco came back to end the half up by seven, 31-38. It was a very fast paced game. Cisco would ramp up the score and Coahoma kept pushing back. About two minutes left in the fourth quarter, the Bulldogettes came within five points to tie, 55-60. Fouls hurt them. Six of the last eight points by Cisco came at the charity stripe.

Coahoma ended the season 5-7 district, 21-11 which is one of the best seasons in a long time. The Bulldogettes haven’t been to UIL basketball playoffs since 2016. 

Forsan Lady Buffs lost to Stamford on Monday night. Final score was 34-54. 

Tuesday night, 02/18/2020, the Big Spring Lady Steers will also compete for the Bi-District Championship. They'll be playing against Witchita Falls Hirschi at 8 PM in Anson. That game will be broadcasted live on The Mighty 1490 AM.

**Update** Big Spring Lady Steers lost to Hirschi, 41-57.

Runners participating in the annual Run 2 Love 2 Run event, scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 15^th, 2020, in Big Spring will experience a nice change of scenery this year. The race, traditionally held at the Big Spring State Park, has been moved to Comanche Trail Park. According to Craig Felty, Race Coordinator for Permian Basin Events, the race will begin and end at the new SM Energy pavilion, which is located between the Dora Roberts Community Center and the historic spring.

Felty told KBest News that they had made the change to try and make the race more accessible to people at different fitness levels. This year’s course at Comanche Trail Park, utilizes the old Rose Majers trail, runs past the spring and makes a loop through the park. Felty advised that the new course is an easy mix of road and trail that should be much flatter and faster than the Scenic Mountain course.

Online registration for the race is still available at Permianbasinevents.com. Cost for adults is $30, students and children are $20, and the entry fee for teams of 2 competing in the couple’s category is $50. Money raised from this year's race will benefit CASA of West Texas.

It should be noted that the entrance roads leading to the golf course and the Dora Roberts Community Center will remain open, but the rest of the park will be closed from 9:30 am – 11 am for the race.