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Central Hockey League: Jackalopes make it eight straight

BY GEOFF FOLSOM

The Odessa Jackalopes gave away two third-period leads Tuesday but pulled out their eighth consecutive Central Hockey League victory by beating the Amarillo Gorillas 6-5 in a shootout at Ector County Coliseum. Dominic Leveille and Mike Ramsay... Full story

College basketball: UTPB men lead early but can't hold on

ODESSA AMERICAN

SAN ANGELO The UTPB men’s basketball team led at halftime before falling 48-40 to Angelo State University in the nonconference NCAA Division II game before 820 at the Junell Center. In the season opener for both teams, UTPB led 23-19 at... Full story

College basketball: Lady Falcons start cold, drop opener

ODESSA AMERICAN

STEPHENVILLE An ice-cold shooting performance in the first half Tuesday doomed the UTPB women’s basketball team to a 64-38 loss to fellow NCAA Division II member Tarleton State in the season opener for both teams. UTPB made just four of 18... Full story

Central Hockey League: Jackalopes hope they're just getting started

BY LEE SCHEIDE

This was the plan, the blueprint laid out at the beginning of the season for the Odessa Jackalopes. With 15 players returning from a team that advanced to Game 7 of the Central Hockey League’s Southern Conference championship series before... Full story

College basketball: Lady Falcons want to take step forward

BY JOEL A. ERICKSON

Right after the UTPB women’s basketball season ended last year, Adam Collins hit the recruiting trail with one goal in mind. To upgrade the Lady Falcons’ athleticism. Slowly but surely, Collins found players who fit the bill. Miesha... Full story

College basketball: UTPB men try to develop scoring prowess

BY JOEL A. ERICKSON

Teams coached by Dwaine Osborne rarely have problems scoring points. And the UTPB basketball team hasn’t struggled to put the ball in the basket at any point recently. Right now, though — as the Falcons prepare to face Angelo State at... Full story

Hockey: Jackalopes win eighth in a row

BY CRAIG CRAKER

The Odessa Jackalopes won their eighth consecutive game Saturday, defeating Amarillo 5-2 at Ector County Coliseum. Dominic Leveille scored twice to lead the offensive surge for the Jackalopes. Jeff Pierce, Collin Circelli and Mike Lesperance also... Full story

Central Hockey League: Jackalopes keep on rolling

ODESSA AMERICAN

Five different players scored goals while three recorded two-point games Friday as the Odessa Jackalopes opened a four-game homestand by beating Rio Grande Valley 5-2 in a Central Hockey League game at Ector County Coliseum. It was the sixth... Full story

Central Hockey League: Martin provides Jackalopes a calming influence in goal

BY LEE SCHEIDE JR.

Goaltender Joel Martin made a lasting impression upon Odessa Jackalopes coach Paul GIllis the last time the two met. It was in the spring of 2006 and Martin was the goaltender for the Kalamzoo Wings of the United Hockey League, who were facing off... Full story

College volleyball: Lady Falcons take shot at defending Heartland title

BY JOEL A. ERICKSON

Leaving the floor after the Lady Falcons’ second loss to St. Edward’s this season, Steve Aicinena shook the hand of Lady Hilltoppers’ head coach Sean Donahue. And he left Donahue with a message. “If you plan to beat us by... Full story

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