Area Sports
Liberty School House moves to town!
The long anticipated move of the only remaining Carson County one-room schoolhouse, Liberty School, was completed last Tuesday, April 28. The move and restoration is a project of the Carson County Historical Commission. The school will be restored to its earlier times, allowing a look back to how public education began in Carson Country. The…
Read MoreJunior High Track and Field Teams end 2026 with District Meet
Panhandle Junior High School traveled to Wellington last Wednesday, April 8, to compete in the District Track and Field Meet, ending their short 2026 season. The 8th grade Panthers earned second place overall with 126 points, just behind Highland Park with 148 points. Coming in third place overall was Wellington with 122 points, followed by…
Read MorePHS Varsity Track Teams win District Meet
The Varsity Panther and Pantherette Track and Field teams scored last Thursday, April 9, to earn the title of 2-2A District Champs! The Panther team racked up 174 points, and the Pantherettes garnished 209 team points. The top four winners of each varsity event advance to the Area Meet this Friday, April 17, at Panther…
Read MoreAshley honored for most wins as Panther Coach
Following the Panthers 77-7 win over the Sunray Bobcats, Panhandle Head Coach Dane Ashley was honored for earning the most wins inPanhandle school football history. Leading Panther Nation for 11 seasons, Ashley racked up a total of 92 wins opposed to only 38 losses. Friday night’s honor came a big surprise to Ashley. His wife…
Read MorePanthers defend their home turf with a 77-7 win over Sunray
By Ann Metcalf Panhandle picked up win number six when they annihilated Sunray 77-7 in Panhandle last Friday evening, Oct. 24. They are now 6-2 for the season and are 2-1 in district play, with two games remaining in regular season play. The Panthers will travel down Highway 60 to meet up with Highland Park…
Read MoreLight and Blackburn advance to State Cross Country Meet
On Saturday, Nov. 1, Panhandle High School Sophomore Emrey Light and Freshman Bentlye Blackburn will be competing at the State UIL Cross Country Meet in Round Rock at Old Settlers Park at 10:55 a.m. The pair qualified for the State Meet with Light placing 15th place overall with a time of 13:20, and Blackburn placing…
Read MorePanthers drop hard-fought game with Dalhart Wolves
— By Ann Metcalf — In a hard-fought game that went down to the wire, the Panthers lost 35 – 42 to the hometown Dalhart Wolves. The first and third quarters belonged to Dalhart while the second and fourth went more to the Panthers. The Panthers showed a lot of determination and grit to be…
Read MoreJV Panthers Best Dalhart to for a 3-0 start to the season
By Lance Krogh The Junior Varsity Panthers handled the Dalhart Wolves at home on Thursday evening with a 36-8 thumping. They started off the scoring; a quick 1 minute into the game when Zach Andrews hit Max Downs on a 4- yard touchdown pass. The 2-point PAT was good on a Downs run, making it…
Read MoreEighth Grade Panthers suffer defeat in Dalhart
— By Ann Metcalf — The eighth grade Panthers traveled to Dalhart for their second game of the season and ran into a strong Dalhart team. The final score was Dalhart 40 – Panhandle 8. Panhandle received the opening kick-off and Jones Winegeart picked up a 1st down. In this series, Winegeart completed a 12-yard…
Read MoreSeventh Grade season opener called due to weather
Panhandle Seventh Grade Panthers got rained out before completing their first season game in Stratford. This partial game is not being considered a game. However, here’s a scope of the first half. The first quarter was scoreless. At 5:50 left in the second quarter, Stratford made a touchdown and a 2-point PAT, the Quarterback Edge…
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