Fort Stockton’s defensive errors were a critical part of their season-opening loss over a week ago.
The Panthers quickly remedied their mistakes in the field and paired their much-improved play on defense with their red-hot bats at the Comanche Classic to conclude their first week of regular season.
Fort Stockton tallied three wins and finished in a tie against El Paso Davinci in four outings at their home tournament to improve their season record to 3-1-1.
In his second fight under the Triller promotion, West Texas boxer Abel Mendoza left no doubt who was the better boxer in the ring on Feb. 24 during Tapia Fight Night at the Rio Rancho Events Center.
Mendoza took control of the lightweight bout against Mexico veteran Ernesto Guerrero (34-37) from the opening bell and knocked down his opponent on three separate occasions en route to an 80-70 unanimous decision victory.
The West Texas native improved his professional record to 36-0 with the win.
The Lubbock Cooper girls basketball team defeated El Paso Chapin in a 5A area round bout on Feb. 17 at the Special Events Center in Fort Stockton.
Cooper was ranked No. 8 according to the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches and Chapin was ranked No. 25 in 5A. Cooper went on to defeat Tascosa in the following round 58-55 on Feb. 21.
