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Panthers JV defeats Pecos Fort Stockton JV picked up their first win of the season on Sept. 23 against Pecos.
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PROWLERS HONOR FIRST RESPONDERS
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The Fort Stockton volleyball team honored local first responders before their first home district contest of the season on Sept. 28. The Fort Stockton Police Department, Pecos County Sheriff’s Office, Fort Stockton Fire Department, and Pecos County E.M.S each were represented at the event. Photo by Nathan Heuer
Fort Stockton tennis suffers narrow defeat
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The Fort Stockton tennis nearly team nearly claimed their first district victory of the season in their second district outing on Sept. 28 at Pecos.
“Starting off the match down 0-1 with being short a mixed doubles team we knew it was going to be a battle,” Panthers head coach Victor Garcia said.
On the girls side Angelique Flores came away with the Prowlers lone victory, doing so in her No. 4 singles match against Alexis Urias (6-0, 6-4)
Volleyball: District losing skid continues for Prowlers
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Fort Stockton showed heart, but the Prowler volleyball team was unable to overcome a flurry of errors in a hard-fought loss to Seminole on Sept. 28 in their first district home game.
Fort Stockton fell in four sets (14-25, 25-18, 28-26, 25-20).
The Prowlers looked as good as they have all season in set one against Seminole at home on Sept. 28. Fort Stockton jumped out to a 13-1 lead and went on to secure a 25-14 first-set victory.
Photo Gallery: Fort Stockton at Pecos
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Fort Stockton defeated Pecos 42-0 on Sept. 24 to improve their season record to 4-1. The shutout victory was the first since 2018 for the Panthers.
Panthers XC put to the test in Lubbock
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The Fort Stockton cross country team received their toughest test this season on Sept. 25 at the Lubbock ISD Invitational.
Both divisions featured over 100 runners and the Panthers were able to come away with three top-30 finishes.
Ali Jackson led all Fort Stockton runners with an eighth-place finish in the girl’s two-mile race. Jackson crossed the finish line in 13 minutes 10.8 seconds. Returning state qualifier Leslie Esquivel took 29th place out of 117 runners.
Prowlers fall in district opener
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The Fort Stockton volleyball team started district play with a loss on Saturday at Monahans.
The Prowlers forced a fourth set with a third-set victory but were unable to complete the comeback in the loss (25-23, 25-21, 21-25, 25-23).
“The Prowlers battled fiercely through all four sets but came up short,” Fort Stockton head coach Gabrielle Harral said.
Statement win: Panthers shutout Eagles
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Returning to his alma mater couldn’t have gone much better for Panthers head football coach Mike Peters on Friday.
The sixth-year head coach of Fort Stockton notched his first win against Pecos on the Eagles home field two years ago and after a loss to the Pecos in 2020, the Panthers left no doubt that they were the better program this season.
Fort Stockton XC: Perez continues dominance
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Fort Stockton’s Fabian Perez has proven to be one of the fastest boy cross country runners in the area this season and the junior continued to trailblaze in the mountainous terrain of Presidio on Sept. 18.
Panthers tennis claim shutout victory
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The Fort Stockton tennis team put forth their most impressive performance of the season on Saturday at home in a triangular meet with Tornillo and Big Lake. The Panthers downed Tornillo 18-0 and Big Lake 10-8 to notch two wins on the day.
