Big Spring High School’s Manuel Castillo was recognized by the Texas Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association by being named to the All-State team. Congratulations to him!

Coahoma and Stanton high schools both had 8 athletes recognized as part of the 2021 District 5-3A All District Team. Those recognized are below:

*1st Team All District*

Pitcher - Ky Kemper (Coahoma) and Tyler Benedict (Stanton)

Catcher - Seth Brooks (Coahoma)

2nd Base - Colby Carson (Stanton)

Short Stop - Billy Starr (Coahoma)

Outfield - Billy Bailey (Coahoma) and Miguel Moreno (Stanton)

*2nd Team All District*

Pitcher - Matthew Marquez (Stanton) and Bryan Martinez (Coahoma)

Catcher - Adam Booth (Stanton)

2nd Base - Chris Thurman (Coahoma)

Short Stop - Micah Hinojosa (Stanton)

Outfield - Grant Glidewall (Coahoma) and Aaron Escamilla (Stanton)

Designated Hitter - Kobe Cervantes (Coahoma)

Utility - Aiden Galaviz (Stanton)

Congratulations to all!

(Photo courtesy of Coahoma Media)

SOFTBALL

Forsan Lady Buffs swept Floydada in two games with final scores of 11-3 and 4-3 to become the Regional Quarterfinal champions! The Lady Buffs will now take on Stamford in the Regional Semi-Final round of the 2021 Softball 2A Region 1 & 3.

According to Forsan ISD, Game 1 is scheduled for Thursday, May 20, 2021, at 5 pm at Abilene Wylie. Games 2 and 3 are set for Coahoma on Saturday at 3 pm and 5 pm. **NOTE: Games are subject to change.**

Coahoma Bulldogettes battled Jacksboro for the Regional Quarterfinal Championship in the 2021 Softball 3A Region 1 & 3 over the weekend but fell short in the 3-game series. 

Howard Lady Hawks played NJCAA Region V over the weekend. During the tournament they competed against Western Texas College and Odessa College. The lady Hawks won two games over the Lady Westerners with a score of 19-0, but fell to Odessa in 2 out of 3 games. 

BASEBALL

Forsan Buffs competed against Hamilton in the Area Round of the playoffs for 2021 Baseball 2A Region 1 & 3. They lost both  games with final scores of 13-1 and 9-3. 

Westbrook Wildcats won their games over Cross Plains to become the Regional Quarterfinal Champions in the playoffs for 2021 Baseball 1A Region 1 & 3. Next they'll take on Baird in a doubleheader on Thursday, May 20, 2021, at 4 pm. These games will be played at Abilene Cooper High School in Abilene. Game 3, if necessary, will be on Friday, May 21st. 

Coahoma Bulldogettes will play their first game against Jacksboro at Abilene Cooper tonight at 6 PM for the Regional Quarterfinal round. Game 2 will be on tomorrow at 5 PM w/ Game 3 to follow if needed. 

Forsan Lady Buffs will compete against Floydada for the Regional Quarterfinal Championship in Brownfield Today at 5 PM. and Game 2 will be tomorrow at 5 PM with Game 3 to follow if needed. Send off for the Lady Buffs will be at 1:15 PM today on the three-mile road off of the U.S. Hwy 87 that turns into Forsan.

In Baseball action, the Forsan Buffs play Hamilton for the Area Championship at Abilene Christian University. Game 1 will be on tonight at 7 PM, Game 2 will be tomorrow at 7 PM, and Game 3 if needed will be on Saturday at 7 PM. Send off for the Buffs will be at 2:45 PM today on the three-mile road off of the U.S. Hwy 87 that turns into Forsan.

Big Spring High School’s Phillip Lopez signed his letter of intent to play competitive golf for the University Of The Southwest, a private Christian university in Hobbs, New Mexico on Tuesday morning.

When asked how he felt to be able to have his signing while surrounded by friends and family, Lopez said he was speechless, "I'm glad that everyone got to come. I'm glad I got to sign. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity. I'm just glad that I'm doing it."

Lopez says he’s been playing golf competitively since the 7th grade, but it was in 6th grade that he was taught how to play by his family. 

"I just want to thank my uncle Matt, my uncle JR, and [grandfather] Pano. Their the ones who taught me golf. Without them, I wouldn't be here right now," said Lopez.

While at the University of Southwest Lopez plans to study Finance and Business and hopes to be a financial advisor.

COLLEGE SOFTBALL

On Friday, Howard College recognized donors Sonic and Edward Jones for their donation to purchase the new softball scoreboard at Foundation Field. 

The Howard College Lady Hawks wrapped up their regular softball season with a conference championship! They are now the 2021 WJCAC Softball Conference Champs! This means they are now guaranteed to play at 5:30 pm this Friday, May 14, 2021, at Lubbock Christian.

HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL 

Coahoma Bulldogettes swept City View over the weekend to earn the Area Championship! Final scores for those games were 3-1 and 7-2. The Bulldogettes will move on to the Regional Quarterfinal Game where they’ll play Jacksboro at Abilene Cooper. Game 1 will be on Thursday, May 13, 2021, at 6 PM, and Game 2 will be on Friday, May 14, at 5 PM with Game 3 to follow if needed. 

Big Spring Lady Steers lost to Seminole on Saturday in the Area round of the playoffs. Final score Big Spring 4, Seminole 8.

This week, Forsan Lady Buffs will compete against Floydada for the Regional Quarterfinal Championship in Brownfield. Game 1 is Thursday, May 13th, at 5 PM, and Game 2 will be Friday, May 14th, at 5 PM with Game 3 to follow if needed. 

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL 

The Forsan Buffs swept Christoval on Friday afternoon with final scores of 10-9 and 14-7. The Buffs will move on to play Hamilton for the Area Championship at Abilene Christian University. Game 1 will be on Thursday, May 13, at 7 PM, Game 2 will be on Friday, May 14, at 7 PM, and Game 3 if needed will be on Saturday at 7 PM.

Coahoma Bulldogs lost to Wall in their Bi-District round. Final scores 10-0 and 21-2, both in favor of Wall.  

**UPDATED on 05/04/21 to include information about Coahoma Baseball.**

SOFTBALL

Big Spring Lady Steers won Game 2 against Hereford on Saturday, May 1, 2021,  with a final score of 10-3! The Bi-District champs will now face off against Seminole in the next round of the playoffs.

Coahoma Bulldogettes swept Clyde in 2 games to win their Bi-District Championship this weekend. On Friday, April 30, 2021, they won 16-10, and on Saturday, May 1st, they won 20-3. Next, they will play against City View in a three game series for the area round of playoffs. Game one will be held at 6 p.m. Friday, May 7th, at Iowa Park. Game two will start at 4 p.m. Saturday in Coahoma and if necessary, game three will begin 30 minutes after game two. 

Forsan Lady Buffs won their game over Lockney with a final score of 9-0. They will now move on to the Area Playoff games against Clarendon at Littlefield on Thursday, May 6th, at 5 PM. If needed, Game 3 will be on Friday, May 7th, at 5 PM. 

Stanton Lady Buffs lost their Bi-District game against the Ballinger Ladycats on Friday afternoon. Final score was 17-3. Even though they lost the game, the Lady Buffs still made history as this was the first time the softball team had ever made it to the playoffs. 

BASEBALL

Forsan Buffs Baseball team will play against Christoval in Bi-District games on Friday, May 7th, at 4:30 pm in Forsan. If a third game is needed, it will be played on Saturday, May 8th, at Bell St. Complex in San Angelo.

Coahoma Bulldogs won with a final score of 13-4 over Sonora on Monday night, 05/03/21. Coahoma will now face Wall in the Bi-District round. More information will be announced soon.