Tonight, Big Spring, Coahoma, and Stanton will host their first home games of the season.

At 7 PM tonight, the Steers will kick off their game against the Lubbock High Westerners at Memorial Stadium. Listen to that game brought to you by KBest Sports Crew on KBest Country 95.7.

Coahoma Bulldogs will host the Miles Bulldogs tonight at Bill Easterling Memorial Stadium. Kickoff is at 7:30 PM and you can listen to that game broadcasted live on The Mighty 1490 AM and the new FM 103.9.

The Forsan Buffs will travel to Post to take on the Antelopes. The kickoff is at 7:30 PM and you can listen to that game broadcasted live on 94.3 The Fuse.

Stanton Buffaloes will host the Merkel badgers for their Homecoming Game at Buffalo Stadium tonight. Kickoff is at 7:30 PM and You can find updates for that game on our KBest Media Facebook page.

The 8th annual Howard County Bowl ended in victory for the Forsan Buffs this year. The Buffs won the game with a final score of 35-14 over the Coahoma Bulldogs. 

For the Buffs, The Sonic Offensive Player of the Game was Major Stockton.

Sonic Defensive Player of the Game was Caden Morgan. The Circle L Iron Works Big Hit of the game went to Nolan Park.

For the Bulldogs, The Sonic Offensive Player of the Game was Jaidyn Vineyard.

The Sonic Defensive Player of the Game was Bryan Martinez. The Pathway Audiology Big Hit of the game went to Nick Tuttle.

The next game for the Buffs will be this Friday when they travel to Post to take on the Antelopes. Kickoff is at 7:30 PM and you can listen to that game broadcasted live on 94.3 The Fuse.

The next game for the Bulldogs will be this Friday when they host Miles at home. Kickoff is at 7:30 PM and you can listen to that game broadcasted live on The Mighty 1490 AM and the new FM 103.9. 

Big Spring Steers win their first game of the season over the Vernon Lions with a final score of 31-22. The Sonic Offensive Player of the Game was Gabriel Baeza.

Sonic Defensive Player of the Game was Isaiah Holloway. The Selah Tubing Testers Big Hit of the game went to Braxton Pearson.

The next game for the Steers will be this Friday when they host Lubbock High. Kickoff is at 7 PM and you can listen to a live broadcast of that game brought to you by the KBest Sports Crew on KBest Country 95.7. 

Stanton Buffaloestook a victory over the Grape Creek Eagles with a final score of 21-7.  The next game for the Stanton Buffaloes will be this Friday when they host Merkel at Buffalo Stadium. You can find updates for that game on our KBest Media Facebook page.

The 8th annual Howard County Bowl is scheduled for Friday, August 27, 2020, at Memorial Stadium in Big Spring. Kickoff is at 7:30 PM.

This highly anticipated football game between rivals Coahoma and Forsan raises money to provide scholarships to students who participate in the game, whether it be a football player, trainer, band member, or cheerleader. The money for the scholarships is raised through t-shirts and ticket sales for the game, as well as donations by local businesses and organizations.

Gates open at 6:30 PM. Kickoff is at 7:30 PM, and Band Big Spring will perform during pre-game and half-time.

There’s still time to pick up your discounted tickets in advance. Tickets are $6 for adults, $4 for students, or $8 for everyone at the gate. Tickets can be purchased at KBest Media, Back in Motion, and Bulldog Laundry.

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MIDLAND — The Coahoma Cross Country girls varsity team ran to an impressive fourth-place finish out of a field of 27 teams in the Division II 3200m race at the Tall City Meet on Saturday.

Baylor Wright led the all-freshman Coahoma High School girls team finishing in 16th place with a time of 14:36. She earned a medal for her effort. Crossing the finish line at 14:52, Merick Alvarez was just 16 seconds behind Wright and placed 24th.

Neveah Kerby ran the route in 15:09 and came in 35th place. Rounding out results for the girls team, Cicely Lerma placed 55th (15:44), Abby Bose was 71st (16:10), Bre Arrendondo placed 131st (17:30), and Valencia McKayla finished in 135th (17:33).

In the boys Division II 5000m run, Coahoma’s Hector Colon had a strong start to the season with a time of 21:32. He placed 57th in the race out of 165 competitors.

Next: The Coahoma Cross Country team heads west to the Crane Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 4.

Tall City Meet

Hogan Park

Midland, Texas

Aug. 21, 2021

(Coahoma results only)

Team Results: 1. Buena Vista, 33; 2. Crane, 46; 3. Monahans, 170; 4. Coahoma, 180; 5. Odessa Compass, 183; 6. Grady, 184; 7. Odessa High, 201; 8. Midland Classical, 253; 9. Midland Lee, 285; 10. Marfa, 293.

Varsity Girls 3200m run: 16. Baylor Wright, 14:36; 24. Merick Alvarez, 14:52; 35. Neveah Kerby, 15:09; 55. Cicely Lerma, 15:44; 71. Abby Bose, 16:10; 131 Bre Arrendondo, 17:30; 135 McKayla Valencia, 17:33.

Varsity Boys 5000m run: 57. Hector Colon, 21.32.

(Information and photo courtesy of Coahoma Media.)

POST — The Coahoma Bulldogettes started the season with a pair of wins after outlasting Post in five sets and beating the Lamesa in four in non-district action on Tuesday night.

Coahoma closed out the dual with a 18-25, 21-25, 25-9, 25-23, 15-13 win over Post and a 23-25, 25-17, 25-11, 25-19 victory over Lamesa. 

However, the day didn’t start off well for the Bulldogettes. The Post volleyball squad wrapped up the first set with a seven-point run for the win and held off a late-in-the-game, five-point rally by Coahoma in the second set to get a 2-0 lead in the match.

By the third set the Bulldogettes seemed to have put away their game day jitters and dominated Post 25-9. Madison Rodgers set the tone for the Bulldogettes at the serve line going on a three-point run early in the game. Helping the cause were Karleigh Burt, Brynn Rodgers, and Isabella Cox, who had deep runs at the serve line.

Zoie Joslin helped to continue the Bulldogettes’ momentum by snagging the first point of the fourth set with a setter dump. The CHS junior then served up four more points to bring Coahoma into a 5-0 advantage. Post battled back and briefly took the lead at 19-20 before Coahoma got the 25-23 win and forced the tie-breaking fifth set.  

Cox led the Bulldogettes on offense with 10 kills. Cayhill Lewis had eight. Joslin had 24 assists for the match. 

In match two, the Bulldogettes bounced back again after losing the first set to Lamesa 23-25 but won the next three decisively. Joslin and M. Rodgers picked up three aces each and Cox served one. Joslin also had 19 assists. M. Rodgers and Lewis earned seven kills each.

In sub-varsity action, JV White split the dual with a win over Post and a loss to Lamesa. JV Red dropped both games on Tuesday.

Next: The varsity Bulldogettes head to Veribest to compete at the annual Falcon Fest tournament this Friday and Saturday. The sub-varsity teams will have the weekend off. 

Varsity Stats

Coahoma (2-0) DEF. Post: 18-25, 21-25, 25-9, 25-23, 15-13

Kills: Madison Rodgers 4, Isabella Cox 10, Sophie Biddison 4, Shae Lang 1, Cayhill Lewis 8.

Blocks: Madison Rodgers 1, Sophie Biddison 4, Shae Lang 1, Cayhill Lewis 4.

Assists: Zoie Joslin 24, Isabella Cox 1, Shae Lang 1.

Digs: Karleigh Burt 9, Madison Rodgers 10, Isabella Cox 7, Christian Everett 5, Zoie Joslin 3, Brynn Rodgers 11, Shae Lang 1. 

Coahoma (2-0) DEF. Lamesa: 23-25, 25-17, 25-11, 25-19

Aces: Madison Rodgers 3, Isabella Cox 1, Zoie Joslin 3.

Kills: Karleigh Burt 1, Madison Rodgers 7, Isabella Cox 4, Sophie Biddison 2, Shae Lang 2, Cayhill Lewis 7. 

Blocks: Sophie Biddison 4, Shae Lang 1, Cayhill Lewis 3.

Assists: Zoie Joslin 19.

Digs: Karleigh Burt 6, Madison Rodgers 11, Isabella Cox 4, Christian Everett 2, Zoie Joslin 1, Shae Lang 1, Brynn Rodgers 7. Cayhill Lewis 1.

Big Spring Jr. High Volleyball tryouts will be held later this month for 7th and 8th-grade girls in the BSJHS West Gym beginning on Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021, and continuing through Monday, Aug. 23, 2021. Teams will be posted at 4:05 PM on Aug. 23rd.

Be advised that all students participating must have a physical on file at the ATC before they can try out. This is a UIL requirement and there will be no exceptions.

BIG SPRING – A familiar face will be seen on Jack Barber Field as Howard College has hired Jack Giese as the new head coach for the baseball program. Giese was previously with the Hawks as the associate head coach under Britt Smith when the Hawks won the NJCAA Division I National Championship in 2009. He will be on campus and officially begin his duties on August 1, 2021.

            The position was recently opened after the resignation of the Hawks head coach, Michael Lopez.

         “We are very excited that Jack is returning to our program,” said Mike Yeater, Athletic Director. “With his previous national championship coaching experience with our program as well as the other Division I and Minor League coaching experience that he brings to the table, our baseball program will be positioned for tremendous success.”

         Most recently, Giese has spent 6 years as a pitching consultant and recruiter with MVP Sports Group. Prior to that, he served 2 years as a Pitching Coach and Recruiter at the University of Oklahoma in Norman.

Following his stint with the Hawks and the National Championship win in 2009, Giese moved on to be a Minor League Pitching Coach with the Tampa Bay Rays.

“I’m excited to be coming back to Big Spring and Howard College”, said Giese. “I look forward to meeting the team and growing the tradition of excellence that has been started at Howard.”

Although this will be Giese’s first head coaching stint, his pitching coach record speaks for itself as he has worked and continues to work with several current Major and Minor League players, including 2 Cy Young Award winners.

“Jack has a lot of experience in player development,” added Yeater. “That in conjunction with his coaching and recruiting experience will be a huge asset for our program.”

That experience isn’t just limited to the United States as Giese was also tagged to travel to the Dominican Republic to work with pitchers at the Tampa Bay Rays Dominican Academy in 2010 and coached the 18U USA National Team in 2007.

“Being a first-time head coach, I couldn’t ask for a better place than Howard College,” added Giese. “I know the traditions here will guide us as we do things the right way both on and off the field and immerse ourselves in the team environment as well as our local and college community.”

The Hawks will soon be returning to campus in August as classes begin on August 25th.

For more information about Howard College and Hawk Athletics visit howardcollege.edu or hchawk.com. 

COAHOMA — The Coahoma ISD Athletic Department is proud to announce that Katherine Shawver has been named the 2020-2021 1A-2A-3A-4A Sub-Varsity Softball Coach of the Year by the Texas Girls Coaches Association (TGCA).

“I was shocked when I heard,” Shawver said. “It hit me that other coaches in the state have taken notice of all the hard work our students, parents, and coaches have put in to continue a long tradition of Coahoma High School softball excellence and competitiveness. It’s a huge honor for me.”

TGCA is the one of the largest associations of coaches and the largest association for coaches of girls’ athletics in the United States, according to the TGCA website. Shawver was nominated for the honor by Bulldogette head softball coach Alex Orosco, and was selected by a committee of Texas coaches.

“Coach Shawver is present for this team 100 percent of the time. She is a true assistant,” Orosco said. “She always picks up the load for me without being asked. She has been a steady presence for the Coahoma softball program. She was here before I came  on board, she never misses a game, an event, or a practice, and she always has a positive attitude. She’s awesome, and the girls respond to her coaching well.”

Shawver has served as a sub-varsity coach at Coahoma ISD for the past seven years. This past season, her JV Bulldogettes were undefeated in district action and finished the 2020-2021 season with an 11-1 record. In the previous full UIL softball season, Shawver’s JV team lost only one district game for the 2018-2019 season. 

Shawver also serves as the assistant coach to the varsity Bulldogette softball team, which finished the 2020-2021 season with a 26-7 record, an undefeated district record, and an appearance in UIL Texas state playoffs regional quarterfinals.

The Missouri native credits the success of the Coahoma softball program to the work ethic of the players and support of their parents. 

“We are lucky to have excellent athletes to coach, and it started at home,” she said. “Many of these girls have been dedicated to the sport since they were little and had strong parental support to encourage them. It takes a community to develop a competitive program.”

As a Coahoma Bulldogette coach, Shawver feels her job is to help direct the player’s competitive nature to strive for excellence not only on the field but in all other areas of their life. 

“Wins are great, but we are also here to teach them life lessons,” she said. “In order for a team to be great on the field, the players have to work as a team and not play just for individual glory. 

“When we fall behind and find ourselves in a tense situation, they have to be able to handle the stress,” she continued. “Umpires are not always perfect, and players make mistakes. You have to let that go and persevere. We had a few games this year where we were behind, but we pushed through and came out on top.”

Before joining Coahoma ISD, Shawver played softball as a utility player for the Ottawa University Braves in Ottawa, Kansas, under head coach Jay Kahnt. 

“I would like to give a huge shout-out to my college. They just went to the NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) Softball World Series, and a shout out to my former head coach Jay Kahnt,” she said. “He just had his 500th win of his career. High school and travel ball taught me a lot about the sport, but Coach Kahnt also taught me a lot.” 

Shawver will receive her Sub-Varsity Coach of the Year award in July at the TGCA state convention. 

The 2021 softball season may be over but the national postseason awards are continuing to flow in for the Howard College Hawks! The National Fastpitch Coaches Association recently released their annual student-athlete awards and the Hawks received some well-deserved recognition.

Sasha Willems, a freshman catch from Australia, garnered the Diamond Sports/NFCA NJCAA Division I Catcher of the Year accolade, hitting .450 with a team-best 17 doubles and 26 walks. She drove in 76 runs, scored 66 runs, slugged 1.076 and reached base at a .566 clip.

Willems joined teammates Barbora Saviola and Laela Minnich as unanimous first-team All-Americans.

Saviola captured NJCAA DI’s home run crown with 30 and ranked second nationally with a 1.250 slugging percentage. She drove in 80 runs, scored 78 times and swiped 26 bases without being caught.

The 2021 softball season may be over but the national postseason awards are continuing to flow in for the Howard College Hawks! The National Fastpitch Coaches Association recently released their annual student-athlete awards and the Hawks received some well-deserved recognition.

For more information on Hawk Athletics please visit hchawk.com

The Westbrook Wildcats swept Baird in a 3-game series for the Regional Semi-Final Championship on Thursday night. The scores for those games are listed below:

Game 1: 7-6 in 8 innings
Game 2: 12-2 in 5 innings

The Wildcats will now face Nazareth for the Regional Finals. More information on that will be announced later. 

Big Spring Lady Steer softball players recently received recognition from the 2021 District 3-4A Selections. 

Brinly Watkins received the superlative of Co-Utility Player.

1st Team All-District:

1. Kalyn Whitehead,  Jr.

2. Kylee Lynch, Jr. 

3. Vanessa Viasana, Jr. 

4. Jocelyn Gonzales, Sr. 

2nd Team All-District

1. Alex Enriquez,  Jr. 

2. Sarah Wood, Sr. 

Coahoma High School had five softball girls make the 5-3A All-District superlatives and Head Coach Alex Orosco was named the 5-3A Softball Coach of the Year!

District MVP - Jocelyn Torres-Mendoza

Offensive MVP - Madison Rodgers

Defensive MVP - Kenzi Canales

Pitcher - MaKynlee Overton

Utility - Makayla Calvio

Coach of the Year - Alex Orosco

Coahoma went 8-0 in 5-3A District play and ended with a 26-7 overall record. They made the third round of the playoffs this year. It was the first time a Coahoma softball team has made it to the regional quarterfinals since 2014.

Coach Orosco has served as the head coach for the CHS softball team for the last five years. He has a 90-41 record as the head softball coach.

Bulldogettes named to All-District teams are listed below:

*First Team All-District*

Infield - Brynn Rodgers

Outfield - Karleigh Burt, Shae Lang, and Christian Everett

*Second Team All-District*

Cayhill Lewis

Alexcia Munoz

Also receiving 5-3A All-District recognition were five players from Stanton:

*First Team All-District*

Infield - Trinity Johnson, Zoey Ruiz, and Liliana Rodriquez

*Second Team All-District*

Julissa Ramirez and Mari Lozano