Sports

Eliana Mata led a second quarter rally and Alyana Dominguez continued it after halftime, leading to a 24-24 tie with six minutes left in the third during Tuesday’s game against Monahans to begin the second round of district play.

From that point forward Monahans outscored the Prowlers 34-17 on their way to a 63-41 win.

Fort Stockton nearly snapped their six-game losing streak on the road against Pecos on Jan. 21, but a slow start hindered the Panthers once again during Friday’s district matchup.

The Eagles defeated Fort Stockton 60-54 after numerous rallies that came up short in the second half by the Panthers.

Record: 10-17

Nov. 6 Stephenville         Loss (63-18)

Nov. 9 Denver City          Win (42-29)

Nov. 16 Lamesa              Win (55-31)

Nov. 20 MCHS                 Win (43-34)

Record: 5-19

Nov. 30 Lamesa               Loss (59-51)

Dec. 2 Reagan County    Loss (73-60)

Dec. 3 Lamesa                Loss (63-55)

Dec. 3 Colorado City       Win (42-40)

Dec. 4 Lubbock High      Loss (91-40)

Hopes of making the postseason are very much alive for the Prowlers after they claimed their first district win of the season on Jan. 21 at Pecos.

A trio of Prowlers – Mia Garcia, Alyana Dominguez, Eliana Mata – scored in double-digits and Sophie Hernandez secured 13 rebounds in the Prowlers 64-39 victory.

Fort Stockton head coach Sherman Chew said his crew came ready to play from the opening tip and never let off the gas in their first district win of the season.

Playing college softball has long been a goal of Fort Stockton’s Alex Cook-Pineda.

That aspiration will become a reality this upcoming fall after the senior pitcher and first baseman signed a letter of intent on Jan. 20 to play softball at Luna Community College in Las Vegas, New Mexico.

The Fort Stockton boys basketball team competed in their first home district contest of the season on Jan. 18 against Andrews. The Panthers came up, falling 64-31 to move to 0-2 in district play.

The Fort Stockton girls basketball team hosted Andrews on Jan. 18 for their fourth district contest of the season. The Mustangs came away with a 44-38 victory.