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SIGNING DAY — Two Levelland Lobo football players signed national letters of intent Wednesday committing
to Texas Tech University and the Air Force Academy. Clay Winfield (middle left) signed with Tech and Ross
Thomman signed with the Academy. Shown above with the young men are family members and Level land
Athletic Director Mike Speck. Listed from the left are: DeAun, Clay, and Michael Winfield; Connie, Ross, Jett,
and Bob Thomman. (Staff Photo)
The Whitharral Lady Panthers
literally burned up the net Tuesday
night in their 66-12 Bi-District
Class A Division II victory over the
New Home Lady Leopards. The
Lady Panthers shot an amazing 13
3-point buckets, seven in the first
half and five in the third period.
Jordan Baker and Jeannie Kirkland
had six of them apiece.
New Home ended their season
with a 19-11 record. Whitharral
moves to 26-2 and will compete in
the Area round against Borden
County this Friday at 6:30 p.m. at
Lubbock Cooper. The Panther bas-
ketball team will follow with a
practice game against Borden
County.
The Lady Panthers did not al-
low a point for New Home in the
third period while they poured in 29
points.
Kirkland led the team with 27
points and Baker ended with 18
points. t
Full game story and statistics
will be published in Sunday's edi-
tion of the newspaper.
Texas A&M, Rice, North Texas,
McMurray, University of Texas El
Paso, and West Texas A&M.
Thomman inked with the Air
Force Academy. He has had his
sights on the Academy since he was
in elementary school. He received a
Clovis Toum. TBA
Denver City (H) 4
Seminole (H) 4 pm
Frenship* (T) 2 pm
Big Spring* (H) 4
Andrews* (T) 6-pm
San Angelo* (T) 4
Estacado* (H) 5
Frenship* (H) 1 pm
Big Spring* (T) 4
Andrews* (H) 4 pm
San Angelo* (H) 4
Estacado* (T) 5 pm
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will be in are the Lubbock Tourna-
ment Feb. 27-Mar. 1 and Clovis
Tournament Mar. 6-8.
District 4-4A opens at Frenship
on Mar. 18.
2003 Loboette Softball
(Varsity)
Feb. 8 Seminole scrim. (H) 12
Feb. 11 Plainview (T) 4 pm
Feb. 14-15 Winter Classic
Borger TBA
Feb. 18 Odessa High (T) 5 pm
Feb. 21 Seminole (T) 5 pm
Feb. 25 Plainview (H) 4 pm
Feb. 27,28, Mar. 1 Lubbock
Tournament TBA
Mar. 4 Denver City (T) 4 pm
Mar. 6-8
Mar. 11
Mar. 14
Mar. 18
Mar. 21
Mar. 25
Mar. 28
Apr. 1
Apr. 5
Apr. 8
Apr. 11
Apr. 15
Apr. 18
Rep. Larry Combest (R-Lubbock)
in January. Levelland head coach
and athletic director, Mike Speck
worked with Thomman to get into
the football program at the Acad-
emy.
Winfield met with Red Raider
head coach Mike Leach and defen-
sive coach Dave Brown. They ex-
plained that he will most likely not
be red-shirted and will start out as
special teams deep snapper. After
Winfield (67", 223 lbs.) gains
weight and muscle mass, Tech will
look at putting him as a defensive
end.
Winfield made his choice to
attend Tech in order to stay close to
home. “1 am looking forward to
playing for Texas Tech," said Win-
field.
Winfield is an A average stu-
dent. He plans to major in pre-
veterinary studies. He was a mem-
ber of the National Honor Society
and Fellowship of Christian Ath-
letes. He was the team captain. He
was a three-year varsity starter.
Winfield received All-District
signed with Texas Tech University
as a preferred recruit He will have
all academic and athletic amenities
as a scholarship player in 2004.
Winfield shuffled through nu-
merous college inquiries and turned
compete on the offensive line for
the Academy. He will play on the
freshmen team his first year while
he attends the Academy Prep
School.
"He has great feet,” said Speck.
"The Academy’s offense fits our
scheme. They use some of the same
technics. He’ll have a great chance
to compete.”
Thomman is an ‘A* student and
ranked 32* in his class. He is a
member of the National Honor So-
ciety and received several academic
honors as well as All-District Aca-
demic Team.
"We are very thankful for the
opportunity he has,” said Jet Thom-
man, Ross’ father. “We have to
thank Coach Speck and his staff.
They were very instrumental in
making this all happen. For being a
short-squatty kid, he has worked
hard for what he has wanted to ach-
ieve. And ... he got there!"
Thomman is ready to go. He
will go through basic training in
July. He plans to study in the engi-
neering program.
honorable mention, was a member
of the All-District Academic team,
was voted the Best Defensive Line-
man of the Year (led team in tackles
with 79). He runs a 4.8 40.
"Clay has great intensity and
desire,” Speck remarked. "He can
go and make a difference at Tech
He’ll get out of the program what
he puts in. He has good height,
great technic, and big hands to be a
good deep snapper.”
"We are very proud of him,"
said DeAun Winfield, Clay’s
mother
"It is a great opportunity for
Clay. We thank Tech for allowing
him to come over and play. We
look forward to it," said Michael
Winfield, Clay’s father.
Thomman is a three-year var-
sity starter for the Lobos. He was
named to as a first team All-District
offensive tackle and second team
defensive lineman. He was captain
of the team and named the Most
Valuable Player f or t his p ast s ea-
son. He was named to the All-South
Plains team and the Super Team.
Thomman lacks sufficient heig-
ht for many of the D-I programs. He
is 6'1" and 240 pounds. He will
new facility with lights. “They are
going to be tough," Madison said.
Big Spring graduated their top
pitcher but they are moving another
up off the junior varsity program.
They d id graduate several seniors
but their pitching will carry them.
“In order to get to the playoffs,
we are going to have to knock out
Big Spring, Lake View, and And-
rews.”
Lake View graduated several of
their team members but will still be
strong and Andrews has a lot of
depth.
The Loboettes should be in the
thick of the action and cause a lot of
heartache to several of the district
opponents.
Coach Madison is assisted by
Eddie Knight and Cindy Madison.
Cindy has been around softball and
Coach Madison’s program as long
as he has (25 years). She knows his
system.
Coach Knight is in his second
year with the Loboette team. He has
picked up the system and enjoys
working with the girls:
“We are working together on
fundamentals, theories, and strate-
gies,” said Madison. “It is going to
be a great atmosphere."
Madison’s goal for the team is
to make the program as enticing as
possible. “When the season is over
irregardless of what happens, I want
this to be the best experience they
have ever had. I want the seniors to
go out having fun. If we are having
fun and win, it is that much more
fun!"
The Loboettes opened the sea-
son this past Tuesday against Plain-
view on the road. They will com-
pete in the Borger Winter Classic
tournament this weekend. They
open against Hereford at 11 a.m. on
Friday. Other teams in the tourna-
ment are Caprock, River Road,
Sanford-Fritch, Canyon, Tascosa,
W.T. Andrews, Dumas, Borger,
Palo Duro, Randall. Childress,
Dalhart, and Pampa.
Other tournaments Levelland
Lady Panthers
demolish NHS
ladies, 66-12
Rott Thomman. By Ittt Wednesday
both upcoming athletes had let their
known by signing na-
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The Levelland Loboette soft-
ball team has a right to brag this
year even before they get s tarted.
The softball team is loaded with
experience and senior leadership.
They are in their fourth year of ex-
istence and second year head coach
is excited about their chances.
“Overall, our strength is the
senior leadership," stated Coach
Steve Madison. “We have a lot of
experience and our defense is going
to be tough."
The Loboettes will lay the bur-
den of the team on the shoulders of
their seven seniors, Jackie Madison,
Lindsay Marshall, Amber Reyes,
Jamie Sanders, Sloan Wallace, Ana
Salazar, and Brenda Chavarria.
“Pitching is a big part of our
strength. Plus, we have the defense
behind her," explained Madison.
“We have a good outfield. Brenda
has a lot of speed. Ana returns from
last year, and Sloan took good care
of her side of the field last season
and is looking strong for this year."
Jackie Madison, a 5'9" right-
hander, will lead the team from
inside the pitching circle. She has
been dedicated to the program
through off-season workouts. She
has incorporated three different
speeds of pitches with the fast ball,
curve, and change up.
“She is getting stronger every
day," said Madison.
Catching for Madison is four-
year starter, Lindsay Marshall. She
is quick out 6f the stance and can
fire the ball to second base putting
runners out attempting to steal.
Amber Reyes, four year starter,
is a solid player at shortstop. She is
fast on her feet and can turn a throw
to first base with accuracy.
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stretch and covers the bag well.
The outfield is the key to the
team. "They are moving to the ball
and communicating well," said
Madison. “They know where they
are supposed to be."
Tne Loboette seniors are joined
by several experienced underclass-
men. Sophomore Patty Rodriguez
came out after the basketball season
and will compete for the job at sec-
ond base. She played for the varsity
last season and is able to play in
several positions. Junior Michelle
Constantino, left-hander, is vying
for second base as well.
Other juniors on the roster are
Viviana Vizcarra, outfield; Bonnie
Ramirez, third base; Misty Valdez,
third base and utility. Sophomore
athletes along with Rodriguez are
outfielder, Lilian Cirilo; Savannah
Gutierrez, second base; and Whit-
ney Klein, pitcher, first base, or
outfield.
Freshman Roxanne Gutierrez
has been working at third base and
doing a good job through the scrim-
mages. She is quick to jump on a
bunted ball and throw the runner
out at first base.
“The seniors help to make my
job easier," said Madison. “(The
team) is getting along well. The big
thing this season is ... they are con-
vinced they can win! It makes a
huge difference. They believe they
have an opportunity to be in the
playoffs."
The Loboettes ended last sea-
son with a 13-13 record and 5-9 in
district play. They will battle six
teams this year in District 4-4A
rather than eight.
“District is not a cake walk for
anybody," Madison remarked.
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