Despite injuries, sports still worth it
by Robert Box, staff writer

The other night I was driving home from refereeing a high school football game and my right knee started to hurt. 

It made me think back to my playing days in high school and everything that I went through.  I thought to myself, was it worth it?

Some sports stories not so newsworthy
by Shane Jester, staff writer

Professional athletes tend to be idolized and looked up to more in today’s society than in the past.  I understand that professional athletes are excellent competitors in their selected field of play, but they are just people too.

We, as a society tend to be so astonished when an athlete gets into even the most remote trouble with the law or has family issues.

Rodeo teams saddle up for success
by Hilary McNamara, co-entertainment editor

South Plains College’s men’s and women’s rodeo teams have their fall season off to a galloping start.

At their first rodeo of the season at the Eastern New Mexico University Rodeo in Portales, N.M. Chance Butterfield, a sophomore from Ponoka, Alberta, placed first in steer wrestling. Stewart Kinley of Gladstone, Manitoba, placed second place in bull riding.  The men’s team finished in sixth place with a total of 185 points.  Lacee Edwards helped the SPC woman’s rodeo team by placing seventh overall in breakaway roping.

Cross Country squads compete at OSU
by Caroline Basile, sports editor

The South Plains College men’s and women’s cross country teams recently competed at the Cowboy Jamboree at Oklahoma State University on Sept. 30.

The Texans finished eighth in the University Division with 263 points. The University of Arkansas finished first with 40 points. Abilene Christian placed second, and Oklahoma State was third.

Top sports movies mix old, new
by Trent Trammel, staff writer

Through the years, there have been a lot of great movies that involve sports and true stories about great athletes.

But are they better than classics such as “Hoosiers” and “Rudy”?  Yes, the new era of sports movies can be compared to these classics, but I am here to list the five best sports movies of all-time.