Category: Sports
-
Track teams open indoor season with noteworthy performance at Red Raider Open
The South Plains College men’s and women’s track and field teams kicked off the 2019 indoor season with multiple top-10 finishes among the 24 colleges in attendence and NCAA Division I athletes. The meet was held on Jan. 18 at the Sports Performance Center on the campus of Texas Tech University in Lubbock. In the…
-
Lady Texans place fifth at NJCAA Cross Country National Championship
The South Plains College men’s and women’s cross country teams placed in the top 10 at the 2018 NJCAA Cross Country National Championships. The meet was held at Garden City Community College in Garden City, Kansas, on Nov. 10. The Lady Texans placed fifth with a total of 207 points and an average time of…
-
Men’s basketball team starts path toward NJCAA Championship
The South Plains College men’s basketball team continues to improve their record as they work toward a second consecutive NJCAA National Championship. The Texans dismantled Midland College with a 78-58 victory to open Western Junior College Athletic Conference play on Nov. 28 at Texan Dome. Opening the second half with a 29-24 lead, the Texans…
-
Jemaiyo captures NJCAA Half Marathon National Championship
The South Plains College men’s and women’s cross country teams placed in the top 10 at the 2018 NJCAA Cross Country National Championships. The meet was held at Garden City Community College in Garden City, Kansas, on Nov. 10. The Lady Texans placed fifth with a total of 207 points and an average time of…
-
Women’s basketball team building confidence early with strong start
After a disappointing season a year ago, the South Plains College women’s basketball team is starting to turn things around with a national ranking and an impressive start. The 14th-ranked Lady Texans broke three program records already this season. The first was a 136-39 victory over Palo Alto College on Nov. 16 in Beeville, which…
-
Lady texans start 2018-2019 season with impressive showings
The South Plains College women’s basketball team started off the 2018-2019 season by dominating their first three games. The Lady Texans, ranked No. 15 in NJCAA Pre-Season Poll, improve to 3-0 after a 56-38 victory against Mesa Community College on Nov. 3 at the OC Sports Center in Odessa. Sophomore Kiki Hunter grabbed her third…
-
Texans tip off the season with impressive victories
The No. 2-ranked South Plains College men’s basketball team is looking for another national title to add to the trophy case after kicking off the 2018-2019 season with a pair of impressive showings. The Texans took on Panloa College on Nov. 4 at the Farmer Activity Center in Lewisville. SPC trailed Panloa 37-34 at the…
-
Rodeo teams impress at final competition fall season
The South Plains College men’s and women’s rodeo teams finished the 2018 fall season with strong showings at the Texas Tech University Rodeo. The Lady Texans and Texans placed third and fourth, respectively, during the event held Oct. 25 – Oct. 27 at the Texas Tech Equestrian Center in Lubbock. Freshman Kaytlyn Miller took home…
-
Cross Country tams place second at NJCAA Region V Championship
The South Plains College men’s and women’s cross country teams both placed second at the NJCAA Region V Cross Country Championship. The meet was held Oct. 27 at Ranger Community College in Ranger. In the men’s 8-kilometer race, sophomore Filmon Beyene placed third, clocking a time of 26:08. Sophomore Andrew Bosquez placed sixth with a…
-
Cross Country teams post impressive times at SPC Open
The South Plains College men’s and women’s cross country teams put on an impressive performance at the SPC Open. The meet was held on Oct. 6 at Brasher Lake in Levelland. The Texans tied for first place in the team results with West Texas A&M, among the 22 teams that participated. The Texans placed 10…
-
Professional football glamorized, lacks loyalty
One of the most popular sports in the country is football. The Super Bowl alone gets around 100 million views a year. I love football, the energy and excitement. But I hate the NFL, and I refuse to watch professional football. In college and high school football, people cheer for where they attend/attended school or…
-
Women’s Rodeo team captures title at Vernon
The South Plains College women’s rodeo team captured the team title using strong performances at the Vernon College Rodeo. The men’s and women’s team competed in the event, which was held on Oct. 2 at Vernon College. Freshman Kaytlyn Miller placed first in goat tying with a run of 7.2 in the long round and…
-
Texans place fifth in ENMU Rodeo
The South Plains College men’s and women’s rodeo teams started the 2018 season off by posting dominant results at the Eastern New Mexico University Rodeo. The event was held Sept. 20 – Sept. 22 in Portales, New Mexico at the Lewis Cooper Rodeo Arena. SPC placed fifth with a total of 260 points in the…
-
Cross country teams record impressive times at TTU open
The South Plains College men’s and women’s Cross Country teams continued to perform well in their second meet of the season. The Texas Tech Open was held on Sept. 14 at the Chaparral Ridge cross country course in Lubbock. The Texans placed second overall with 49 points and an average team time of 27:07:96. The…
-
Steele, Edwards settling into new roles as assistant coaches
In addition to a roster full of new players, the South Plains College women’s basketball team has added two new coaches to the staff. Landon Steele and Ciarra Edwards are the two newest additions. Coach Steele is from Tribune, Kansas, where he competed in football, basketball, and track in high school. Coach Steele went on…
-
New assistant men’s basketball coach excited for upcoming season
Tyler Notch is bringing previous coaching experience to his new role as assistant men’s basketball coach at South Plains College. Coach Notch grew up in Cheyenne, Wyoming, where he played basketball for Cheyenne East High School. He went on to attend DePauw University, where he played basketball for one season before beginning his coaching career…
-
Cross Country teams sweep top spots at Western Texas Open
The South Plains College men’s and women’s cross country teams started the season in stride, sweeping the top places at the Western Texas College Open. The Texans and Lady Texans competed in Snyder, Texas on Sept. 8. In the men’s race, freshman Alex Kitum led the Texans and placed first, covering the 8-kilometer course in…
-
Track teams prepare for outdoor national champtionships
The South Plains College men’s and women’s track and field teams will be looking to add to their list of national-qualifying marks in their preparation for the upcoming National Junior College Athletic Association Outdoor National Championship. The track and field teams competed in the West Texas A&M Invitational on April 22 in Canyon. The Texans…
-
Women’s team advances to National Finals Rodeo
The South Plains College women’s rodeo team advanced to the National Finals Rodeo for the first time in program history after finishing the spring season ranked second in the Southwest Region. The teams competed in the final rodeo of the season at the Tarleton State University Rodeo in Stephenville on April 19-April 21. For the…
-
Track teams add 64 national qualifiers in first three meets
The South Plains College men’s and women’s track teams started the outdoor season with strong showings in their first three events meets. The teams have combined for a total of 64-national-qualifying marks for the season so far, following the David Noble Relays on April 7. The Texans and Lady Texans earned six event titles and…