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Bryan Mitchell

NORTH AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE: Jacks suffer home loss to Monsters

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's Jovany Padilla (31) makes contact with the ball during the first game of a Friday doubleheader against Butler Community College at American Legion Park.

COLLEGE BASEBALL: Wranglers sweep opening doubleheader

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

Chelsey Morgan

COLLEGE SOFTBALL: UTPB suffers two losses

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

Jacob Ricossa

COLLEGE BASEBALL: UTPB opens with one-run losses

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

Delia Saucedo

COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Odessa College gets sweep

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

Branden Harrison

MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Falcons streak into Laredo

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

Taniqua Ards

WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Lady Falcons look to stay hot

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 (center) joined the Odessa Jackalopes in November and has improved  his all-around game. Cornellier hopes to help the Jackalopes play into a playoff position.

NORTH AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE: Cornellier buys in after late arrival

Forward’s defense improves for Jacks

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

Joel Prickett

COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Odessa College adds doubleheader to schedule

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

Matthew Hunter

MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Hunter's late free throws seal OC victory

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

Taniqua Ards

WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Lady Falcons overcome halftime deficit, beat St. Mary's

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

Erik Martin

MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: UTPB defeats St. Mary's, wins third straight conference game

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

Kyle Cormier

COLLEGE BASEBALL: UTPB Falcons begin season

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

Annalyn Burch

COLLEGE SOFTBALL: UTPB loses first two games

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

Former Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals relief pitcher Lee Smith, left, autographs baseball cards and helmet for Robert Barton Wednesday during the West Texas Sports Banquet at Midland Country Club.

BASEBALL: Time spent in Midland made big impact on Smith's career

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

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