Blue Wave season concludes at regionals
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The Fort Stockton High School Blue Wave swimmers ended their season Saturday at the regional swim meet in Andrews. The shining star for Fort Stockton was senior Arissa Jimenez.
Sports
Longhorns jockey for district runner-up
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Nine players scored as the Buena Vista Longhorns maintained a grip on third place in District 10-1A with a 56-26 win on Monday over Grandfalls-Royalty. The win keeps Buena Vista in third place behind Sanderson and Grandfalls-Royalty with their eyes on second place.
Diaz nets season high in convincing Prowler win
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If the Prowlers split their last two games, they’ll be on their way to the big dance. The Fort Stockton girls basketball program put themselves in a favorable position to end their twoyear playoff drought with a 47-31 win on Jan..
Lifters take second in pre-district meet
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The Panther powerlifters attended the Crane Invitational Powerlifting Meet on Jan. 28, coming away with a second-place overall finish. Justin Sanchez earned top lifter honors for the Panthers with a total of 1,425 pounds. The performance by Sanchez resulted in a first-place finish.
Seminole rejects Panthers’ upset bid
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For the first five minutes of Monday’s rescheduled district bout against Seminole, Fort Stockton was playing their best ball of the season.
Then the Indians showed why they’re currently atop the district standings.
The Panthers darted out to a 9-5 lead in the first quarter of the contest before being outscored 20-6 the remaining 11 minutes of the first half.
Fort Stockton varsity basketball games vs. Seminole moved to Jan. 30
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Due to possible inclement weather, the Panther and Prowler varsity basketball games have been moved to today against Seminole. The varsity girls are scheduled to play at 3 p.m. and the varsity boys are scheduled at 4:30 p.m.
The middle school games scheduled for today against Monahans are still going to be played as of this morning.
Norman drops 24, propels freshman squad past Andrews
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Freshman Kash Norman showed his potential on the football field this past fall. Now he’s showing that he could be a standout on the varsity basketball squad in the years ahead.
Swimmers punch tickets to regional meet
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Fort Stockton High School’s Blue Wave swimmers competed Friday at the District 2-4A meet in Pecos, and several swimmers qualified for next weekend’s regional championships in Andrews. The girls 200-yard Medley relay team of Zeeta Celaya, Paige Williams, Aviana Vargas, and Arissa Jimenez, placed third, punching their ticket to regionals.
Seventh grade Panthers take third at Seminole tournament
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The eighth grade Blue team traveled to Seminole for day two of Indians tourney on Jan. 21 and faced Shallowater to begin the event.
