The Sweetwater volleyball team returns five starters from last year’s team that finished 17-8 overall and 8-2 as the runner-up in District 3-4A. The Lady Mustangs hope to improve on last year’s effort when they were swept in three straight by Dumas in their bi-district match. Coach Mitzi Bell, in her third season at Sweetwater, said her team’s strength is its defense, and ... Read More
Sweetwater Mustangs Football
New Sweetwater football coach Russell Lucas enjoyed tremendous success during a long career at Hamlin. He compiled a 127-43 record, won eight district titles, had a state runner-up finish in 2019 and made a trip to the state semifinals in 13 seasons with the Class 2A Pied Pipers. But now Lucas makes the jump to Class 4A Sweetwater. He inherits an experienced team that ... Read More
Stamford Football
Britt Hart takes over as the new head football coach at Stamford, making the move after one year as the head coach at Merkel. The Bulldogs returns four starters on both offense and defense from a team that finished 5-6 overall last year and made the playoffs as the fourth-place team from District 3-2A Division I with a 2-3 mark. The Bulldogs will still be a relatively young ... Read More
Rotan Football
Rotan coach Dale Means is hoping that the experience his young team gained last year will pay dividends this season. “We had 15 players last year and only three were seniors,” he explained. “We had 12 freshmen and sophomores.” The Yellowhammers went 6-2 last year but were 0-2 in District 7-1A Division I (six-man). “The key is to stay healthy,” Means added. “We’ve got a ... Read More
Roby Football
Matt Tarbutton takes over as the new head football coach at Roby. He formerly served as the head coach at San Jacinto Christian Academy in Amarillo. Tarbutton inherits a squad that returns four starters on both offense and defense. The Lions were 5-5 overall and 1-2 in District 7-1A Division I (six-man) a year ago. “We will be better as team even though we graduated a ... Read More