An ugly win is better than a clean loss. Fort Stockton head coach Jeremy Hickman voiced those words to his team following Friday’s game against rival Pecos.
A new era has begun for the Fort Stockton Prowlers basketball program. With coach Lea Daggett leading the girls for his first season at the helm, the Prowlers opened the pre-season with a pair of wins at the Midland Classical on Oct.
In the fourth quarter of Thursday’s game the freshman Panthers were deadlocked at 22-22 with Pecos after multiple lead changes.
The Panther defense needed a critical stop and a quick score with little time remaining to come away with a win in regulation.
A perfect season is now just one game away for the junior varsity Panthers.
Fort Stockton secured five turnovers on defense and Sergio Ramirez threw a season-best three passing touchdowns in the Panthers 32-6 victory.
Fort Stockton High School’s volleyball season came to an end on Tuesday in Andrews with a five-set loss (25-14, 26-24, 20-25, 20-25, 15-10) to the Mustangs, as the Prowlers ended the season with three straight losses – including a pair of five-set losses to finish district play with a 3-7 record.
Responding to adversity was largely an unknown for Fort Stockton heading into Friday’s contest at Mountain View. Would the Panthers bounce back following a hard-fought loss to rival Monahans?
Fort Stockton’s Ali Jackson and Fabian Perez are headed back to the state cross country meet.
They’ll be joined by Juan Vela after the trio qualified for state at the 4A Region 1 Championship on Tuesday in Lubbock at Mae Simmons Park.
Fort Stockton High School’s Blue Wave swim team continues to improve its times as the season moves along. At last Saturday’s Monahans Invitational, the Blue Wave had several swimmers place in the Top 10, individually.