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The Wilsons & Baseball: A family tradition
MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) – Top Oakland Athletics prospect Jacob Wilson made his mark in Midland for the short time he was there. Wilson, a 22-year-old shortstop, played for the RockHounds, Oakland’s Double-A affiliate, for six weeks before getting promoted to Triple-A Las Vegas. In his time in the Tall City, Wilson led all of Double-A, […]
Polo, the undiscovered game in West Texas
MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) – Polo in West Texas goes as far back as the 1900s when MIdland was still known as Midway. This came about thanks to a man named Jay Floyd who saw polo players coming to West Texas in search of buying polo pony prospects. Mix together the cowboy culture already present and […]
3 El Pasoans help lead Odessa College, Trinidad JC softball teams to national tourney
For El Pasoans Mia Bailey, Mia Perez and Alexis Hamilton, the 2024 college softball season has been one to remember. Bailey, who plays for Trinidad Junior College in Colorado, Perez, who plays at Odessa College in Texas and Hamilton, who is the pitching coach at Odessa College are all headed to Oxford, Alabama, to compete in the National Junior College Athletic Association Division I Tournament. The tournament begins Monday and the two teams play each other in the first game on Monday.
HIGHLIGHTS: Rockhounds win streak ends in 2-1 loss
FRISCO, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) – The Midland Rockhounds loses a close one Saturday, falling to the Frisco Roughriders 2-1. The loss snaps the Rockhounds three game winning streak and brings the Roughriders back a game a half for first place in the conference. Highlights to the game are above.
HIGHLIGHTS: Midland extend their first-place lead in 5-3 win over Frisco
FRISCO, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) – The Midland Rockhounds attacked early and came from behind in their 5-3 win over the Frisco Roughriders. The Rockhounds are currently up in the series 3-1. Highlights to the game are above.
Homeschooled Midland chess team wins local championship
MIDLAND, Texas — Chess is a game of caution and patience. "It makes you think before you do something," 8th grader Jonathan Moreno said. One wrong move and it might be game over. For these homeschooled students, they’ve learned to treat life like they treat chess. "Because like...
HIGHLIGHTS: UTPB baseball wins first NCAA tourney game in program history
LUBBOCK, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) – No. 5 seed UTPB baseball won its first NCAA tournament game in program history Friday, beating No. 4 seed Regis 21-12. The Falcons will face the winner between Regis and No. 1 seed Lubbock Christian Saturday in the Regional semifinal. Watch the video above for highlights.
New Tech Odessa Decathlon team ranks third in nation
ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) – The New Tech Odessa Academic Decathlon team placed third in the Small School Division of the USAD Online National Competition in late April. NTO was one of two schools to represent Texas at the competitions. Team members earned several individual awards: Ector County ISD said the third place finish “caps a […]
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