The Odessa Jackalopes got an unwanted lesson Friday night about going 100 percent on each shift, and it cost them dearly. With the game tied late in the third period, Fresno’s Petr Mainer and Jeffrey Pauluk went behind the Jackalopes net and...... Full story
Odessa College baseball coach Brian Blessie said he wasn’t happy after his team’s 11-7 and 6-2 victories against Butler (Kan.) Friday at American Legion Park. Blessie told his players they lost focus and gave Butler the opportunity to...... Full story
SAN ANTONIO UTPB lost two softball games Friday for the second day in a row, falling 3-1 against Cameron and 13-0 against Texas A&M-Kingsville at the St. Mary’s Division II Collegiate Classic. The Lady Falcons (0-4) scored in the bottom...... Full story
LAREDO UTPB’s Mike Briseno finished 2-for-6 with three RBIs in two baseball games Friday, but Texas A&M International swept the Falcons 7-6 and 2-1 in a season-opening doubleheader at Jorge Haynes Field. “We did not play very...... Full story
Odessa College’s softball team had little trouble sweeping a nonconference doubleheader Friday against Ranger College at Wrangler Field. The Lady Wranglers got a home run from Delia Saucedo while winning the opener 8-3. Jolene Graham added a...... Full story
The UTPB men’s basketball team will try to win its fourth consecutive Heartland Conference game when it faces Texas A&M International at 2 p.m. today in Laredo. The Falcons (9-12 overall, 3-5 conference), who have won two games in a row...... Full story
The UTPB women’s basketball team seeks its third straight road win, and fourth win in a row overall, when it travels to face Texas A&M International at noon today in Laredo. The Lady Falcons (14-6 overall, 5-2 Heartland Conference) are...... Full story
Lawrence Cornellier was in Owatonna, Minn., at this time last season when whispers started about the North American Hockey League’s Owatonna Express being purchased and moved to West Texas. While teammates were understandably worried about...... Full story
The Odessa College softball team added a doubleheader to its schedule and will play host to Ranger College at 1 p.m. today at Wrangler Field. Odessa College (3-3) returned to the Permian Basin after it participated in the College of Southern Nevada...... Full story
ROSWELL, N.M. Matthew Hunter scored 24 points and made three of his last four free throws with less than 10 seconds left to lead the Odessa College men’s basketball team to a 88-84 victory Thursday against New Mexico Military Institute. The...... Full story
SAN ANTONIO The UTPB women’s basketball team defeated St. Mary’s 60-57 thanks to a quartet of double-digit scorers Thursday night at Bill Greehey Arena. UTPB’s Taniqua Ards scored 12 points, shooting 6-of-8 from the field, while...... Full story
SAN ANTONIO Erik Martin scored a game-high 15 points and led the UTPB men’s basketball team to a 41-38 victory over St. Mary’s Thursday at Bill Greehey Arena. The Falcons (9-12 overall, 3-5 Heartland Conference) recorded their third...... Full story
The UTPB baseball team will open its 2012 season, and start Heartland Conference play, with a doubleheader against Texas A&M International beginning at noon today in Laredo. Falcons coach Brian Reinke said earlier this week that senior...... Full story
SAN ANTONIO The UTPB softball team opened its season Thursday with a pair of losses in the St. Mary’s NCAA Division II Classic. The Lady Falcons (0-2) lost 5-4 to Incarnate Word in a nine-inning game and could not recover in the second...... Full story
MIDLAND Lee Smith’s baseball career reached a crossroads when he reached West Texas. During Smith’s first season with the Double-A Midland Cubs in 1978, manager Randy Hundley asked the big right-hander to give up starting pitching and...... Full story