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The Perryton Rangers made a quarterback change mid-season that changed the course of their season, opting to switch to a freshman signal-caller to lead the Rangers into District 2-4A Div. 2 play. And the move seemed to pay off last Friday night in Lubbock.

Fort Stockton played host to a successful two-day tournament for sub-varsity squads throughout the surrounding area last Thursday and Saturday. The JV and Freshman squads who competed in the tournament included the Fort Stockton JV and freshmen, Sanderson, Midland Christian, Pecos JV, Pecos Freshman, Permian JV, Permian Freshman, Greenwood, Fort Davis, Alpine JV, and Presidio.

Blue Wave had an outstanding meet on Saturday, Nov. 11 as the girls’ team placed third overall with 199 points, but that is not all, the Blue Wave boys and girls combined to place third overall with 354 points. This team has not had this kind of success since the 2019-2020 season, according to coach Lilia Forst.

Many of the Fort Stockton Prowlers basketball players who suited up against Kermit on Saturday at the Bill and Virginia Williams Special Events Center barely had enough time to make the switch from volleyball to basketball. Volleyball season ended Tuesday night in Seminole, and many of the girls had just three days of practice before taking the court against the Lady Jackets.

• Panthers vs Perryton • 7 p.m. Friday • Lubbock Cooper High School History is repeating itself for the Fort Stockton Panthers.

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District 3-4A had its volleyball district meeting on Oct. 25. The following Fort Stockton Athletes were voted upon by district coaches to receive honors: Outstanding Blocker - Amaya Urias, Senior Middle Blocker First Team All-District - Aryanna Gonzalez, Senior Libero Second Team All-District - Ivanna Ortiz, Senior Outside Hitter Second Team All-District - Kriselda Porras, Junior Defensive

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For the second straight year under head coach Jeremy Hickman, the Fort Stockton Panthers are headed to the post-season. The Panthers earned that right with a solid 28-7 win on the road at Pecos last Friday night that featured a career night rushing by Corbin Luna and a pair of touchdown-saving interceptions by Gerry Diaz.

The Fort Stockton Prowlers’ season came to an end on Tuesday night in Seminole with a 25-10, 25-12, 25-13 loss to West Plains in the bi-district playoffs, Fort Stockton’s first bi-district appearance since 2016. West Plains High School is the newest school in the fast growing Canyon Independent School District and is located on the southwest edge of the city of Amarillo along Loop 335 just south of I-40.

With the loss, the Prowlers finish 19-22 overall for the season while West Plains is 38-7 heading to the Area Round.