The ViM & Vigor Race Series, benefitting the West Texas Trail Alliance will be held this weekend in Big Spring. ViM Racing is a non-profit 501 (c) 3 group that was created to raise money for local and national philanthropic groups through charity rides and also compete in USA cycling sanctioned events. This cross-country mountain biking race series is held at 4 unique West Texas venues with the goal to promote cycling and encourage youth participation. 

This last race of the ViM & Vigor Series will be held in the Big Spring State Park on Saturday, Jan. 11th. Racing starts at 10 AM with the Kids Race and Adults race at 10:30 AM. According to Ron Alton, Manager for the Big Spring State Park, ages 8 and above are welcomed to race.

Proceeds from the race series will go to the West Texas Trail Alliance (https://www.fundtxtrails.org/) to help fund future trail building in the West Texas area. Last year, the organization spearheaded the project to build mountain bike trails at the Big Spring State Park. 

There will be a cash payout purse of $2,100 with equal payouts for male/female categories plus a chance to win a new set of carbon wheels just by registering online.

This weekend’s race is the grand finale of the ViM & Vigor race series, but racers can still win prizes. It is the queen stage and it promises to be the toughest race of the series with more climbing, tech and a little more distance.

Ages 16 and will compete as Adults and will complete a 2.5 mile start lap followed by 2 complete laps around the Scenic Mountain Trail for a total of 9.3 miles.

Youth racers between the ages of 8-15 will complete a .6 mile start lap that includes the beginner loop followed by 2 more laps around the beginner loop for a total of 1.6 miles. 

Cost to register is $15 for ages 19 and up, 18 and under race for free. Onsite registration will be available on the day of the race from 9 am – 9:45 am. 

Sign-up here: https://www.webscorer.com/register?raceid=206504&owner=1

Coahoma Boy's Basketball Report, 12-17-19                               
                                        
                                        

                                        
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CRANE — The Coahoma Bulldogettes are going to need to make more room in their trophy case to display all their medals from the El Ave Shootout held at Crane High School this past weekend.

Coahoma won the tournament after beating the Crane Lady Birds 65-40 on Saturday. 

In fact, three Bulldogettes caught the notice of several coaches for their performance on the court and were awarded with tournament superlatives. Caitlyn Corley and Madison Rodgers were named All-Tournament and MaKynlee Overton was named MVP. 

Overton led the Bulldogettes to their successful 4-0 run netting 88 points over the three-day tournament. Corley and Rodgers earned 44 points each. Julia Cox and Abbie Lopez rounded out the team’s high scorers with 29 and 20 respectively. 

Next: Coahoma begins district action on Tuesday when they take on the No. 20 Lady Badgers at Merkel. The JV game begins at 4 p.m. followed by the varsity match at 6:30 p.m

Combined Tournament Stats (Coahoma only)

Julia Cox 29, Caitlyn Corley 44, Katelyn Johnson 6, Macee Grant 7, Madison Rodgers 44, Kenzi Canales 8, Abbie Lopez 20, MaKynlee Overton 88. 

Free Throws 63-108; 3-Point Goals 9 (Cox 3, Rodgers 3, Grant 2, Corley).

Individual game stats

Dec. 14

Game 4

COAHOMA 65, CRANE 40

Coahoma: 9, 24, 18, 14 -- 65

Crane: 14, 12, 7, 7 -- 40

Coahoma — Julia Cox 8, Caitlyn Corley 15, Katelyn Johnson 3, Macee Grant 3, Madison Rodgers 9, Kenzi Canales 2, Makynlee Overton 25.

Crane —Barrera 4, Montes 12, Davis 2, E. Garcia 12, Fores 2, I. Garcia 8.

Free Throws — Coahoma 19-28, Crane 10-25; 3-Point Goals 2 (Corley, Grant); Fouls Coahoma 18, Crane 18.

12-13-2019

Game 3

COAHOMA 78, RANKIN 66

Coahoma: 18, 25, 16, 19 -- 78

Rankin: 11, 12, 20, 23 -- 66

Coahoma — Julia Cox 9, Caitlyn Corley 12, Madison Rodgers 17, Abbie Lopez 1, MaKynlee Overton 39.

Rankin — Tubbs 15, Guerra 2, Jenkens 17, Evridge 6, Haire 2, Fouis 3, Burger 9, Martinez 9, Escajeda 3. 

Free Throws — Coahoma 18-29, Rankin 13-28; 3-Point Goals — Coahoma 2 (Rodgers), Rankin 11 (Tubbs 4, Jenkins 3, Burger 2, Escajeda, Fouis); Fouls — Coahoma 19, Rankin 20.

Game 2

Coahoma 49, Fort Stockton 39

Coahoma: 14, 9, 20, 6 -- 49

Fort Stockton: 8, 4, 10, 17 -- 39

Coahoma — Julia Cox 1, Caitlyn Corley 12, Katelyn Johnson 1, Macee Grant 1, Madison Rodgers 9, Kenzi Canales 4, Abbie Lopez 2, MaKynlee Overton 19.

Fort Stockton — Rodriguez 5, Williams 3, Lujan 3, Dominguez 11, Salmon 14, Holmquist 3.

Free Throws — Coahoma 18-31, Fort Stockton 6-17; 3-Point Goals — Coahoma 1 (Rodgers), Fort Stockton 3 (Dominguez, Salmon, Rodriguez).

12-12-2019

Game 1

Coahoma 54, Presidio 38

Coahoma: 17, 16, 13, 8 -- 54

Presidio: 7, 11, 11, 9 -- 38 

Coahoma — Julia Cox 11, Caitlyn Corley 5, Katelyn Johnson 2, Macee Grant 3, Madison Rodgers 9, Kenzi Canales 2, Abbie Lopez 17, MaKynlee Overton 5. 

Free Throws — Coahoma 8-20; 3-Point Goals — Coahoma 4 (Cox 3, Grant 1). 

COAHOMA - Four years ago Caitlyn Corley knew what she wanted to do after high school. On Monday morning at the Coahoma High School auditorium, it became a reality when the Coahoma senior signed an agreement to play basketball for the Sul Ross State University Lobos. 

Sul Ross is a Division III school in Alpine. It plays in the American Southwest Conference and Katherine Novak is the women’s head basketball coach.

Corley, who plans to major in physical therapy, said Sul Ross is a good fit for her. 

"I had other schools contact me by e-mail, but I visited Sul Ross and I liked the place," Corley said. "I felt comfortable, at home there. I love coach Novak. I like what she's trying to do with the program, turn it around. I feel she's thinking about the best interest of the team."

Novak said Corley is a "great find" for her team. 

"I think Caitlyn Corley is going to be a great fit for our program," she said. "She is a natural competitor. She is hungry to win and get better and obviously has the skills to play at the next level."

Novak, Coahoma ISD Athletic Director Chris Joslin and Coahoma girls basketball coach Jim Kinnear all agree that it's Corley's drive that makes her special.

"She very dedicated and works very hard. She makes a lot of sacrifices. One of her goals was to make it to the next level,” Kinnear said.

"She is an awesome person and athlete," said Joslin. We challenged all of our athletes to commit to summer conditioning every day. Caitlyn took a big step in encouraging all the girls to show up and participate. She plays every sport we offer and excels at every one. Sul Ross is getting a great person as well as a great athlete.”

Novak already has plans for Corley. 

"My plans are to play her at a point guard position first. She has the ability to play off guard as well. She will add toughness to our team. Another aspect about Caitlyn's game that  really stands out is her leadership ability. She is very vocal on both ends of the court and vocal high school players always have an easier time transitioning to college," Novak said.

The 5-foot-8 Corley has participated in basketball, volleyball, track and field and softball throughout her career. Last year she was first team All-District in 5-3A in basketball. This year, she has led Coahoma to one its best basketball starts in recent history. 

The Bulldogettes are 7-2, coming off a second place finish at the O.W. Follis tournament in Lamesa last weekend. Corley is averaging 12 points per contest.  

"My freshman year I decided I wanted to play college basketball. Everybody told me I couldn't do it," said Corley. "I come from a small school with not much basketball tradition. I wanted to prove everybody wrong."

Indeed, she did.

(Photo taken by Megan Ditto, CISD Technology Director.)

COAHOMA — Six Coahoma Bulldogs have proven they excel not only on the gridiron but also in the classroom after they landed on the THSCA All-State Academic Football list.

Seniors Keegan Dobbs, Cutter Atkins, Brant Gartman, Gaige Hill, Garrett Anderson, and Jonathon Schneider made the list by the Texas High School Coaches Association (THSCA) to honor high school athletes who shine both academically and athletically. 

“I am very proud of these young men for taking care of business in the classroom and on the field,” said Bulldogs head football coach Chris Joslin.

Gartman, Atkins, and Hill were named to the second team and Anderson, Schneider, and Dobbs made honorable mention. The award is based on grade point average, class ranking, and SAT or ACT scores and is made up of athletes from 1A to 6A schools. 

The Coahoma Bulldogs ended the 2019 football season 9-3 which included the team’s first Bi-District win since 2003. 

The following student athletes from Forsan and Stanton High Schools were also named to the list:

Forsan HS
1st Team - Jonathon Gabehart - 1st team
2nd Team - Nathaniel Whitmore and Ryan Buske

Stanton HS
1st Team - Ethan Quaid
2nd Team - Braden Waggoner and Chandler Denson
Honorable Mention - Cody Beasley, Dylan Johnson, and Peyton Barnhill

Coahoma 50, Post 32

Coahoma: 15, 14, 9, 12 -- 50

Post: 14, 5, 5, 8 -- 32

Coahoma — Julia Cox 11, Caitlyn Corley 8, Katelyn Johnson 3, Macee Grant 5, Madison Rodgers 5, Kenzi Canales 4, Abbie Lopez 2, MaKynlee Overton 12. 

Post — L. Turner 2, A. Moreno 1, B. Miller 10, J. Pittman 6, M. Cruse 4, J. Sanchez 4, S. Hernandez 2, J. Redman 2, S. Brown 1.

Free Throws — Coahoma 12 - 19, Post 9 - 23; Three-Point Goals — Coahoma 4 (Julia Cox, Katelyn Johnson, Macee Grant, Madison Rodgers), Post 3 (M. Cruze, J. Pittman, J. Sanchez); Total Fouls — Coahoma 20, Post 18.

Next: Coahoma hosts Forsan at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday. (JV to play at 10 a.m.)

JV Bulldogettes lost to Post 16-26 on 11-19

The following Big Spring Lady Steers received recognition for this season's District 5-AAA Volleyball Awards:

First Team -  Ryen Terrasas, So
 

Second Team -  Trinity Galloway, Sr, and Kalyn Whitehead, So
 

Honorable Mention -  Olivia Bancroft, Jr, Amber Martinez, Sr

Academic All District -  Olivia Bancroft, Jacqueline Belew, Mya Blanco, Ashlin Calvio, Jocelyn Gonzales, Kortney Moore, Kenzie Rodriques, Ryen Terrazas, and Kalyn Whitehead
 

ABILENE — The Coahoma Bulldogettes ended their season with a loss against the Dublin Lady Lions on Tuesday. Coahoma lost the bi-district match in three sets: 25-23, 25-12, 25-10.

Senior Caitlyn Corley had a team high of four kills for the Bulldogettes. Junior MaKynlee Overton had three kills, three blocks, an ace and a dig for the evening. Freshman Zoie Joslin recorded eight assists.

The Bulldogettes end the 2019 season with a 3-5 district record and 11-20 overall.

Dublin DEF. Coahoma: 25-23, 25-12, 25-10

Aces: Madison Rodgers 1, Zoie Joslin 1, MaKynlee Overton 1.

Kills: Julia Cox 1, Kirah Kimball 1, Caitlyn Corley 4, MaKynlee Overton 3.

Blocks: Julia Cox 1, Kirah Kimball 3, Caitlyn Corley 1, MaKynlee Overton 3. 

Assists: Zoie Joslin 8.

Digs: Madison Rodgers 1, Juila Cox 2, MaKynlee Overton 1.

The Young Marines will host their Drug Demand Reduction 5k Dash on Saturday, October 26^th. The race will begin at 10 AM and will start at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Big Spring, located near the corner of 8^th St. and Ave. D. Cost is $15 for Young Marines and $25 for other participants.

To register online, you can find the link on our KBest Media Facebook page.

http://www.raceentry.com/races/young-marines-5k/2019/register

Big Spring Steers 0, Dumas Demons 46

• Offensive Sonic Player of the Game: Gabriel Baeza
• Defensive Sonic Player of the Game: Brandon Zarraga
• Big Spring Ford Big Hit of the Game: Abel Clark

Coahoma Bulldogs 29, Idalou Wildcats 21

• Offensive Sonic Player of the Game: Zack Schneider
• Defensive Sonic Player of the Game: Patrick Gutierrez
• Big Spring Ford Big Hit of the Game: Patrick Gutierrez

Stanton Buffalos 0, Abernathy Antelopes 63 

• Offensive Sonic Player of the Game: Adrian De La O
• Defensive Sonic Player of the Game: Cody Hensley
• White Motor Company Big Hit of the Game: Mateo Perez/Langluy

Sweetwater 45 / Lamesa 8
Monahans 42 / Snyder 27
Roosevelt 43 / Colorado City 8
O’Donnell 8 / Borden County 54
Water Valley 8 / Sterling City 56
Frenship 36 / Lee 59
Plainview 0 / Lubbock-Cooper 59
Canyon 22 / Andrew 41
Abilene 13 / Central 35
Winters 14 / Hawley 58
Alpine 52 / Iraan 6
Anson 55 / Merkel 6
Bangs 0 / Ballinger 31
Permian 24 / Odessa 0
Caprock 55 / Lubbock 17
Morton 6 / Ropes 51
Kermit 21 / Reagan County 20
Ira 70 / Rotan 0
Eden 48 / Bronte 0
Gatesville 0 / Brownwood 49
Midland 6 / Tascos 63
Hart 0 / Happy 63
McGregor 28 / West 31
Highland Park 14 / West Texas 54
Throckmorton 26 / Loraine 48
Aspermont 82 / Hermleigh 35
Rider 30 / Wylie 12
New Home / 6 Tahoka 58
Clyde 7 / Wall 35

COAHOMA — The Bulldogettes found themselves in an 8-point hole early in the first set against the Lady Wolves on Saturday when Head Coach Jamie Bonner called her team into a huddle.

“I told them we have got to play our game,” she said. “We control the tempo of the game. We are going to control our own offense, and we’re going to make them play defensive. We stepped up, and we finally played our game.

Refocused, Caitlyn Corley started off Coahoma’s climb back with a solid kill. Fellow teammate MaKynlee Overton followed with an ace. Both CHS upperclassmen were instrumental in Coahoma’s first district win recording eight kills a piece.

After conquering the first set 25-23, Coahoma (1-1, 9-15) stayed ahead winning next two sets 25-13 and 25-13 despite confronting a tough Lady Wolves defense throughout the match.

“We knew coming in C-City is never going to give you an easy game, ever,” Bonner noted.

“They compete hard at everything. They are going to work hard, they are going to hustle, they are going to get to the ball, and they are going to make plays.

“We made some plays on our side that came from all out hustle, and we executed well,” she added. “We finally put the ball away. MaKynlee Overton just came out swinging. That was huge for us, and our teamwork was solid.”

Beside her kill count, Overton led the Bulldogettes with three aces and three blocks. Zoie Joslin had 18 assists. Julia Cox and Kirah Kimball had four kills each. Cox also recorded an ace.

Overall, Coahoma swept the Lady Wolves on Saturday. The JV Red team won in two sets: 25-20, 25-1

Next: The Bulldogettes travel to Coleman on Tuesday for a district match against the Lady BlueKats. The JV games begin at 4:30 and 5:30 p.m. The varsity game gets under way at 6:30 p.m.

Coahoma DEF. Colorado City: 25-23, 25-13, 25-13

Aces: Julia Cox 1, MaKynlee Overton 3.
Kills: Julia Cox 4, Zoie Joslin 1, Kirah Kimball 4, Caitlyn Corley 8, MaKynlee Overton 8.
Blocks: Kirah Kimball 2, Caitlyn Corley 1, MaKynlee Overton 3.
Assists: Zoie Joslin 18, Kenzi Canales 1, MaKynlee Overton 2.
Digs: Kirah Kimball 1, Caitlyn Corley 2, MaKynlee Overton 1.

JV Red DEF. Colorado City: 25-20, 25-14

Big Spring 0 Wall 40
Forsan 35 Reagan County 13
Coahoma 48 Iraan 0
Stanton 7 Crane 56
Garden City 46 Rankin 60
Non-UIL Opponent 28 Lubbock-Cooper 48
Mountain View 17 Andrew 45
Dumas 47 Rider 35
Cross Plains 54 Plain 0
Monahans 54 Lamesa 13
Wellman-Union 49 Sands 35
Westbrook 46 Grady 0
Panther Creek 6 Ira 56
Bronte 0 Sterling City 64
Booker 0 Ralls 56
Los Fresnos 14 Perman 56
Denver City 0 Seminole 7
Panther Creek 6 Ira 56
Hart 16 Meadow 51
The Colony 42 Centennial 35
Central 10 Guyer 49
Borden County 66 White Deer 37
Los Fresnos 14 Permain 56
Southwest 0 Northwest 40
Idalou 45 MuleShoe 16
Ozona 61 Junction 0
Gunter 58 Nocona 6
Gordon 64 Blanket 16
Trinity 42 Bell 7
Brownwood 33 Wylie 0
Fort Stockton 14 Pecos 0
Weatherford 38 Central 45
Floydada 25 Roosevelt 28
Slaton 14 Post 42
Coronado 45 Lubbock 14
Highland 64 Robert Lee 22
Cisco 26 Ballinger 9