The Howard County Bowl is this Friday and 1 lucky football fans will have an opportunity to walk away with cold hard cash by participating in a special Sonic Kick for Cash during halftime.

The selected participant will attempt to make a field goal by kicking the KBST football from 25 yards out. Usually, if the participant makes the field goal, he or she will win a cash prize of at least $100. Since this week’s game is the Howard County Bowl, the cash prize has been increased to $200. 

To register for the Sonic Kick for Cash, visit kbst.com and click on the Sonic Kick for Cash link to register online to kick at this week’s Howard County Bowl at Memorial Stadium. 

Plus, don’t forget that pre-sale tickets for the Howard County Bowl are still available. Adult tickets are $6 and student tickets are $4. Ticket prices will increase to $8 for both adults and students at the gate. Tickets can be purchased at KBest Media, 608 Johnson in Big Spring. 

It’s time to meet the 2019-2020 Coahoma Bulldogs and Bulldogettes.

Meet the Bulldogs, a community pep rally, will be held at 7 p.m. on Monday in the Bill Easterling Memorial Stadium.

“We are so excited for this year,” said Coahoma ISD Athletic Director and Head Football Coach Chris Joslin. “Our kids have worked hard through the summer to prepare for this year from athletics to band and cheerleading. In athletics alone, we had 75 of the students who attended summer conditioning make the 100 percent club and their hard work is already showing in their performance.”

The event will begin at 7 p.m. Monday when the community will have a chance to meet and cheer for junior high and high school athletes playing football, volleyball, and cross country along with members of the award-winning Big Red Band and the Coahoma cheerleaders. 

The crowd will also have a chance to meet the 2019-2020 coaching staff and their families along with student trainers, ball boys and flag runners. 

The Big Red Band’s drumline will perform and to cap off the night, the band will play the school song and fight song. 

STERLING CITY — The Coahoma Bulldogettes split their dual match on Tuesday winning their game against the Sterling City Lady Eagles — 25-23, 18-26, 25-22, 17-25, 15-5 — in five sets and losing in three sets to the Crane Ladybirds — 12-25, 18-25, 27-29.

In the first game, Crane dominated the first two sets against Coahoma, but the Bulldogettes charged back in the third nearly forcing a fourth set, and the Ladybirds had to go to 29 points for the win.

Shaking off the loss, the Coahoma girls entered their second match of the evening energized against Sterling City. Coahoma won the first and third set before salting away the match with a 15-5 win in set five. 

The JV Red Bulldogettes also played in Sterling City on Tuesday. The Red team won both games: vs. Sterling City JV — 23-25, 25-6, 25-20 and vs. Olfen JV — 25-6, 25-14. 

Next: Coahoma travels to Bronte for a varsity tournament on Friday. Game times are 11 a.m., 3 p.m., and 5 p.m.

Crane DEF Coahoma 12-25, 18-25, 27-29

Kills: Julia Cox 1, Zoie Joslin 1, Kirah Kimball 8, Sydney Rinard 3, Caitlyn Corley 4

Blocks: Julia Cox 1, Kirah Kimball 3, Caitlyn Corley 1.

Assists: Zoie Joslin 12, Caitlyn Corley 1.

Digs: Madison Rodgers 1, Macee Grant 1, Julia Cox 3, Kenzi Canales 1, Sydney Rinard 3, Caitlyn Corley 1.

Coahoma DEF Sterling City 25-23, 18-26, 25-22, 17-25, 15-5

Aces: Madison Rodgers 1, Kirah Kimball 1, Sydney Rinard 1.

Kills: Julia Cox 8, Kirah Kimball  8, Sydney Rinard 7, Caitlyn Corley 3.

Blocks: Julia Cox 1, Kirah Kimball 4, Caitlyn Corley 3.

Assists: Julia Cox 1, Zoie Joslin 20.

Digs: Madison Rodgers 5, Julia Cox 2, Kenzi Canales 4, Sydney Rinad 2, Caitlyn Corley 2.

COAHOMA — The Bulldogettes forced the Lady Cougars to five sets before losing the non-district match on Saturday — 25-17, 24-26, 23-25, 25-16, 14-16.

Although she would have preferred a different outcome, Bulldogettes Head Coach Jamie Bonner said she was proud of how resilient her team played against the Lady Cougars, who were a Class 1A playoff semifinalist in 2018.

“This team is not going to lay down because we are behind by two sets,” Bonner said. “We are going to fight back every single set, and I think that is going to eventually pay off for us in the long run. We didn’t get it done in three sets or five sets today, but because so many players participated in summer conditioning, they were not tired after five sets and were still chasing down balls up until the last point. I am proud of their efforts today.”

Caitlyn Corley and Kirah Kimball led the Bulldogettes on offense with 10 kills each followed by Sydney Rinard with 7. Zoie Joslin had 28 assists and Madison Rodgers pounded out 3 aces in the game. 

Also on Saturday, the Coahoma JV Red Bulldogettes earned their second win of the season against the JV Lady Cougars in three sets: 25-17, 22-25, 15-11

Next: The Bulldogettes travel to Sterling City for a dual match on Tuesday. The varsity plays Crane at 5 p.m. and then Sterling City at 6 p.m. JV Red plays Oflen at 4 p.m. and then Sterling City at 5 p.m. 

Klondike DEF. Coahoma 25-17, 24-26, 23-25, 25-16, 14-16.

Aces: Madison Rodgers 3.

Kills: Madison Rodgers 4, Julia Cox 4, Kenzi Canales 1, Kirah Kimball 10, Sydney Rinard 7, Caitlyn Corley 10.

Assists: Madison Rodgers 1, Zoie Joslin 28, Kirah Kimball 1. 

Blocks: Kirah Kimball 1, Caitlyn Corley 2.

Digs: Julia Cox 1, Zoie Joslin 1, Kenzi Canales 2, Sydney Rinard 1.

2019 Big Spring Nationals hang gliding competition began on Sunday, August 11^th, and is set to continue through Saturday, August 17^th. The following are the official results as posted on Airtribune.com for Task 1, completed on 8-11-19, and Task 2, completed 8-12-19.

2019 Big Spring Nationals (Pre-Pan-Americans) Class 1 Open

2019-08-10 to 2019-08-17, FAI Category 2 event

Task 1 & 2

Total results

Official

Report created: 2019-08-14T12:47:54-05:00

2019 Big Spring Nationals (Pre-Pan-Americans) Sport Class

2019-08-10 to 2019-08-17, FAI Category 2 event

Tasks 1 & 2

Total results

Official

Report created: 2019-08-14T12:41:17-05:00

2019 Big Spring Nationals (Pre-Pan-Americans) Class 2

2019-08-10 to 2019-08-17, FAI Category 2 event

Tasks 1 & 2

Total results

Official

Report created: 2019-08-14T12:44:14-05:00

The Coahoma Bulldogettes begin volleyball season with a 3-2 record after competing in the Falcon Fest Tournament hosted by Veribest ISD this past weekend.

Coahoma earned solid wins against McCamey, Paint Rock, and the San Angelo Central Freshman Blue team on Friday and lost against Crane and Fort Davis on Saturday. 

Overall, Bulldogette Head Coach Jamie Bonner said she is encouraged by her players performance in their first competitive setting. 

“We have a lot of learning to do, but we are also much further along this year than we were this same time last year,” Bonner said. “The advantage we have this year is that every single player is a hustler. They get out and work hard every day.”

Bonner added the majority of the players participated in summer conditioning and the results are showing on the court.

“You could tell on day one of two-a-day workouts who participated in summer conditioning,” Bonner said. “They are faster to the ball and their reflexes are sharper. It’s definitely going to pay off for us this year. I think we have one of the most athletic volleyball teams Coahoma has seen in a while.”

Over the two-day tournament, MaKynlee Overton led on offense racking up 21 kills followed by Caitlyn Corley with 18 and Kirah Kimball with 16. Standout freshman Zoie Joslin made 45 assists during the tournament. 

Next: The Bulldogettes travel to Lubbock on Tuesday to face off against the Estacado Lady Matadors in a non-district match. JV Red and White teams play at 5 p.m. while the varsity game begins at 6 p.m.

Aug. 9

Game 1

Coahoma DEF. McCamey: 25-21, 25-16

Aces: Kirah Kimball, 1; Caitlyn Corley, 2.

Kills: Julia Cox 1; Kirah Kimball, 7; Caitlyn Corley, 1; MaKynlee Overton, 3.

Assists: Madison Rodgers 1, Zoie Joslin 9.

Blocks: MaKynlee Overton 1

Digs: Kirah Kimball 1; MaKynlee Overton 2.

Game 2

Coahoma DEF. Paint Rock

25-23, 25-16

Aces: Julia Cox 1; MaKynlee Overton 1.

Kills: Madison Rodgers 1, Julia Cox 1, Kirah Kimball 2, Caitlyn Corley 5, MaKynlee Overton 5.

Assists: Madison Rodgers 2, Julia Cox 1, Zoie Joslin 9.

Digs: Julia Cox 1. 

Game 3

Coahoma DEF. San Angelo Central Freshman Blue

25-18, 25-21

Aces: MaKynlee Overton 1

Kills: Madison Rodgers 1, Sydney Rinard 1, Julia Cox 4, Kirah Kimball 4, Caitlyn Corley 4, MaKynlee Overton 6.

Blocks Kirah Kimball 3, MaKynlee Overton 1.

Assists: Madison Rodgers 1, Zoie Joslin 15.

Digs: Julia Cox 1, Madison Rodgers, Caitlyn Corley 2, MaKynlee Overton 1 

Aug. 10

Game 1

Crane DEF. Coahoma

25-14, 25-19

Aces: Julia Cox 1

Kills: Julia Cox 1, Sydney Rinard 1, Caitlyn Corley 5, MaKynlee Overton 3.

Blocks: Caitlyn Corley 2, MaKynlee Overton 3.

Assists: Madison Rodgers 1, Zoie Joslin 6.

Digs: Madison Rodgers 4, Julia Cox 1.

Game 2

Fort Davis DEF. Coahoma

25-17, 25-20

Aces: Zoie Joslin 1

Kills: Madison Rodgers 1, Julia Cox 2, Zoie Joslin 2, Kirah Kimball 3, Caitlyn Corley 1, MaKynlee Overton 4.

Blocks: MaKynlee Overton 3.

Assists: Zoie Joslin 6.

(Photo courtesy of Coahoma Media.)

The community is encouraged to come out and support the Coahoma Bulldogs as they kick off football workouts starting with a Midnight Madness Practice Sunday night.

According to Coahoma ISD Head Football Coach and Athletic Director Chris Joslin, UIL rules allow programs to officially start practice on Monday Aug. 5, so the team will begin workouts at 12:01 a.m. 

“It’s the first practice. The players are going to have a lot of high energy, so why not do it in the cool weather,” Joslin said. “Plus, it gives the parents an opportunity to come watch. Most of the time when you are practicing in the morning, parents are at work. I know it’s late at night, but it is a good chance for parents to come up and watch the first practice, and makes it pretty neat for the kids.”

Joslin also encourages the community to attend the event which will be held at the Bill Easterling Memorial Stadium. 

“The stands will be open,” he said. “We will turn on the lights a few minutes before midnight and then we will come out there and get going. Anybody in the community that wants to come, we will be out doing our normal thing. Just come out and support these boys who have put in all this time.” 

Following the three-hour workout, the players will have 36 hours to recuperate before reporting to practice again at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Joslin added the staff and the players are geared up for the football season.

“We’ve been excited for this time to come since November,” he said. “The kids have put in a lot of hard work over the off season. We had outstanding numbers over the summer with both boys and girls working out. We had over 70 kids make the 100 percent club which is awesome. We have great senior leadership for both the boys and girls and that is trickling down into the other grades, so we are excited to see what happens.”

Now with a full year under his belt as the Bulldog head coach, Joslin, who was hired in the summer of 2018, said he and his staff are feeling much more confident heading into the season.

“We are 900 times ahead of where we were last year,” he said. “Last year, we still felt like we were ready to go when it was time, but we’ve taken advantage of the new rules this summer to get some looks at some kids, we played 7-on-7 and then we did a lot of stuff in the spring. With that and summer workouts, we are way ahead of where we were this time last year.”

Fans will see a change on the Bulldog defense this year. Thanks to the hire of new defensive coordinator Mitchell Woodard, Coahoma has added a 3-4 defensive strategy to the playbook. Woodard, who comes to Coahoma from Big Spring, will also served as the head track coach. Also new to the staff are Robert Sanchez, who was hired in the spring and will coach the outside linebackers, and K.J. Glaspie, a Stanton High School graduate, who joins the offensive coaching team. 

As preparation for preseason nears, Joslin said the staff and players are eager to hit the gridiron come one minute past midnight Monday morning. 

“We are doing this to get the players a workout in cool weather and to give them a big break in between the first and second practice, but it would be great to have parents and the community come out,” Joslin said. “They have put in a lot of hard work since November of last year. This is the first chance you will get to see what the 2019 Bulldogs look like.

The 2019 Varsity Bulldog schedule

Crane (H) Scrimmage,  Aug. 16, Time TBD                                                       
Ozona (A) Scrimmage, Aug. 23 Time TBD
Forsan (H) (In Big Spring), Aug 30   
McCamey (A), Sept. 6   
Wink (H) Homecoming, Sept. 13                               
Slaton (H) Sr Night, Sept. 20                          
Iraan (A), Sept. 27                               
Open, Oct. 4  
Idalou* (H), Oct 11
Abernathy* (A), Oct. 18 
Stanton* (H) Gold Out, Oct. 25
Colorado City* (H) Sr Walk, Nov. 1                            
Lubbock Roosevelt* (A), Nov.  8 

*Denotes District game                                                                                       
 All game times are 7:30 P.M. unless noted otherwise