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Press Pass Sports
A twice weekly podcast highlighting individuals and sports in the Texas Panhandle with Kale Steed of Press Pass Sports and Craig Sperry of the Happy Sports Network.
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Week 10 TXHSFB Preview; Regional XC Results as Canyon, Gruver Girls, Perryton Boys Impress; Volleyball Playoff Pairings; TABCPre-Season Rankings
It's week 10 of the TXSHFB season with several matchups to watch for including Tascosa hosting Abilene High, Dalhart taking on Shallowater, Randall and West…
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WT Dominates Homecoming; Week 9 TXHSFB Recap; Randall Takes State Team Tennis Title; Volleyball Recap
West Texas A&M hammered Western New Mexico for homecoming and West Plains alum Reid Macon starred late for the Buffaloes. Week 9 of the TXHSFB season saw…
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Shot Clock, Playoff Home Field Advantage; Week 9 TXHSFB Preview; WT Preview; Team Tennis
The UIL had their fall legislative council this week and a number of items were passed including the introduction of the shot clock, home field advantage in…
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Week 8 TXHSFB Delivered; AHS, West Plains, Shallowater Win; PD Dominates; Randall Team Tennis is State Bound
Week 8 of the TXHSFB season was littered with big games and it delivered. Amarillo High took control of District 2-5A DII, West Plains wins a slugfest with…
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Week 8 TXHSFB Preview; Lots of Big Games Across the Area; AHS, Randall, Canyon Advance in Team Tennis; District XC Recap
The landscape for week 8 of the TXHSFB season is littered with big games including AHS/Abilene High, Canyon/West Plains, Bushland/Shallowater and many more. We…
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Week 7 TXHSFB Recap; Gruver Wins a Thriller, Upsets Abound; WT Is In a Tailspin; Team Tennis Playoffs; Volleyball Roundup
District action got started in most districts across the area and Abernathy, Tulia, and Farwell all pull off upsets. Gruver held on to win a thriller against…
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David Biddler Out as Booker HC; Week 7 TXHSFB Preview; Gruver/Stratford in Top 5 Matchup; Team Tennis Playoffs
Booker has relieved David Biddler of his head football coaching duties but kept him on as AD. Week 7 of the TXHSFB season is here as we preview all the…
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Week 6 TXHSFB Recap; AHS Rolls, Dalhart Looks Good, Gruver on Fire; WT Falls Late; XC, Team Tennis, Volleyball
It was an interesting week 6 of the TXHSFB season as we review all the area scores. Amarillo High may be the best team in District 2-5A DI while Palo Duro…
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Week 6 TXHSFB Preview; PD DCTF Game of the Week, AHS/Tascosa Duel; WT On the Road; Tascosa Upsets AHS in Team Tennis
Week 6 of the TXHSFB season is here as almost 39% of the teams in the state are on bye. Games that are going on includes district action in Class 5A with Palo…
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WT Falls to Midwestern; Week 5 TXHSFB Recap as PD Rolls, Canyon Rallies, Gruver Stays Undefeated; Culpepper Logs 900th Win
WT dropped a home game to Midwestern St. as the defense couldn't slow the visitors down. Colby Carthel is the winningest coach in SFA history and Tech looks…
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Tascosa Stuns AHS in Volleyball; Week 5 TXHSFB Preview; District Starts in 5A; WT Looking for Home Win
Tascosa stopped Amarillo High's 74 game district winning streak with a stunner at home Tuesday night while district started across most volleyball districts…
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WT Rallies for Win; Week 4 TXHSFB recap; Liberty, Randall Survive Late; Wheeler, Ropes, Stratford Impress; Volleyball Recap
WT wins on the road and notched their first road win against Angelo St. since 2018 while Tech survives a two-point conversion against Houston. Week 4 of the…
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Week 4 TXHSFB preview; West Plains and Liberty Battle; Randall Tackles Canadian; Randall VB Takes Down West Plains
It's a loaded week 4 of the TXHSFB season as West Plains and Lubbock Cooper Liberty headline a schedule littered with big games. Randall trys to take down…
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Week 3 TXSHFB Recap; PD Makes a Statement; Slade Russell Runs Wild; Canyon Tops West Plains VB; AISD XC Results
We have a full recap of week 3 of the TXHSFB season. Palo Duro made a statement in their win over Tascosa, Slade Russell is unstoppable, Shallowater rallied…
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Week 3 TXHSFB Preview; Big Games to Watch For, News and Notes; Volleyball Recap as AHS Dominates
It's week 3 of the TXHSFB season and we take a look at the big games and intriguing matchups including Tascosa vs. Palo Duro, Seminole at West Plains and…
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Week 3 TXHSFB Recap; Tascosa Survives, Panhandle Rolls, Canadian Digs Deep; WT Falls Again and Texas Tech Gets a Win
Week 3 of the TXHSFB season was littered with big games. Tascosa survived in the final seconds against Canyon, Lubbock Cooper Liberty rolled Frenship…
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Week 2 TXHSFB Preview; AHS Looking for Another Big Win, Can PD Bounce Back; WT Hits the Road; Volleyball Recap
Week 2 of the #TXHSFB season is here as Amarillo High draws another big matchup. Can Palo Duro bounce back after last weeks loss? The small school schedule is…
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Week 1 HS Football Recap;AHS Stuns PD, Stratford and Naz Dominate; WT Falls in Opener; Volleyball Recap
Week one of the 2026 Texas high school football season is in the books and we take a look at all news and notes that came out of the first week. Amarillo High…
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2026 Football Preview Show with Lance Lahnert
It's the 2026 football preview show with hall of famer Lance Lahnert. We look at every district from 5A to 1A across the Texas Panhandle and South Plains. Does…
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Memphis Moves to Six-Man; Two A Days Recap; Scimmages; 40 Players to Watch; Volleyball Recap
Memphis is making the move to Six-Man for this season due to low turnout numbers. Two a days are officially underway and Kale Steed talks about what he saw…
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Recap of Summer News Including Coaching Changes, Player News, Korn Ferry
Season 10 of the Press Pass Podcast begins as we recap all the news from the summer including a look back at the Korn Ferry tournament, coaching news with…
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Summer Spotlight Series with Texline HC Coby Beckner
Our final Summer Spotlight Series is on Texline head boys basketball coach Coby Beckner. An outstanding interview with the charismatic coach as we talk about…
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Summer Spotlight Series with Stacy Ward
We continue our summer spotlight series with long time coach Stacy Ward. Coach Ward talks to us about his career in coaching, coaches who influenced him along…
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Summer Spotlight Series with WT OC Kevin Bleil
Our summer spotlight series continues with new West Texas A&M offensive coordinator Kevin Bleil. Bleil comes to WT after a two year stint at Pittsburg St…
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Summer Spotlight Series with Rebekah James
We kick off our Summer Spotlight Series with retiring Randall XC Coach Rebekah James. Coach James will retire after 44 years with CISD and let's us know what's…
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New Home Baseball Reaches Finals; Dumas and WT Fall in Softball Playoffs; Presli Pool Is An All-American
It's the final show of the year as we wrap another school season. New Home reaches the state finals in baseball after drubbing Tom Bean in game three of the…
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State Track Recap as Canyon Takes Two Team Titles; Dumas Softball Is On Fire; West Plains Baseball Marches On
Kale spent three days at the UIL State Track meet so we recap all the events including Canyon winning team titles in both boys and girls, Addyson Bristow's…
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Area Netters Take Gold; Spearman Girls Golf Grabs Silver; State Track Preview; Baseball and Softball Playoff Recap
Four area netters grabbed gold at the state tourney. Spearman girls golf takes silver at state. We preview the state track meet including what to look for plus…
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LC Liberty, Hunter Corman Take Golf Gold; Girls Golf and Tennis State Preview; Full Recap of Regional Track
It's a jam packed show today as we look back at the boys state golf tournament where Lubbock Cooper Liberty and Hunter Corman take gold. We have a preview of…
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Brenen Thompson Drafted by Chargers; Regional Tennis Roundup; State Boys Golf; Coaching News
Spearman grad Brenen Thompson was drafted in the fourth round by the Los Angeles Chargers to become the first local player drafted since 2014. Regional tennis…
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Regional Golf and Tennis Roundup; Area Track; Baseball and Softball Recap; Coaching News
It's a packed show as we look at the latest coaching news, Bailey Maupin trying out for the WNBA and more. Regional golf and tennis saw a host of teams and…
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Adam Cummings Talks About His New Role at CISD
We sit down with Adam Cummings, who is moving from the sidelines at West Plains to an admin role at CISD, to talk about his decision. Coach fills us in on what…
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Brendan Hausen Interview; Coaching News
We sit down with Brendan Hausen to chat about Iowa's run through March Madness and his change in role and how he handled it. His journey through college…
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All-Press Pass Boys Basketball Team; District Track and Tennis; Softball Roundup
The 2026 All-Press Pass Boys Basketball team is out led by the player of the year, Mason Lankford of Gruver. We breakdown the superlatives and look at all…
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2026 All-Press Pass Girls Bball Team; West Plains Girls Soccer Advances; 75th Annual Amarillo Relays
The 2026 All-Press Girls basketball team is out and we go over the selections for the superlatives as well those who made the team. West Plains girls soccer…
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Clint Brakebill Interview
We sit down with long time KAMR/KCIT sports anchor Clint Brakebill to talk about his time there as he is moving on to a new job in Anna. Clint reminisces about…
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Panhandle, Valley Grab Boys State Titles; Lady Buffs Fall in South Central Regional; Clint Brakebill Farewell
Panhandle and Valley grabbed gold at the boys state basketball tournament. We recap their wins plus news and notes from the tournament. The Lady Buffs fell in…
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Panhandle, Nazareth Girls Win Gold Medals; Four Area Teams Grab Boys Regional Titles; Kelton Burgoon #1 in Nation
Panhandle and Nazareth girls grab gold medals at the girls state basketball tournament with dominant performances. West Plains, Panhandle, Gruver, and Valley…
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Girls Reg. Finals Recap, State Semis Preview; Boys Playoff Recap; Brenen Thompson Opens Eyes
Shallowater, Panhandle, Gruver and Nazareth lead the way to the state semis as we look back at the Regional Finals and preview the State Semis. West Plains and…
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Girls Playoff Recaps and Look Ahead; Preview of the Boys Playoffs; Stratford Names a New HC
The girls basektball playoffs are in full gear as teams move into the third round of the playoffs. A look at what happened across the area last week and a…
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Two Area Wrestlers Grab Gold; HS Girls Playoff Preview; 27th Annual Leslie Broadhurst Playoff Preview
Two area wrestlers grabbed gold at the UIL state wrestling meet this weekend. Girls playoff action starts tonight and we take a look at teams to watch for…
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WT Inks 25 inn 2026 Class; Area Basketball Roundup; Regional Wrestling; Alec Purdy Dominates
Head coach Josh Lynn inked his 2026 recruiting class led by West Plains star Reid Macon. We go around the area to recap action on the hardwood. Plus, a roundup…
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UIL Realignment Is Out; Hereford Stays North, Plainview Goes South; Ten Team District in Basektball for Amarillo and Lubbock
The UIL released their every two year realignment this morning. The Texas Panhandle and South Plains didn't see many big surprises but the rest of the state…
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Jonathan Murphy Headed to Canyon; WT Women Hot; Area Basketball Roundup; AHS Dominates Swimming
Jonathan Murphy is headed Canyon to be the OC under his good friend Matt Lovorn while Trevor Cordova takes over in Tulia. The WT Lady Buffs are red hot as they…
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Lady Raiders HC Krista Gerlich on Bailey Maupin; WT Women Red Hot; Friday HS Roundball Action
Kale Steed catches up with Texas Tech Lady Raiders HC Krista Gerlich on rebuilding and the impact of Bailey Maupin. WT women are red hot after taking down LCU…
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College Football News with Local Ties; Press Pass Sports Football Teams; Area Basketball Roundup
Tons of college football news with local ties including a plethora of WT Buffs who have entered the portal. We look at the Press Pass Sports football teams led…
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Special Holiday Interview with Collin Bishop
Former Childress grad and Trinity University football player Collin Bishop sits down to talk about his time at Trinity, sticking it out for four years, the D3…
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Special Holiday Interview with Taytum Stow
Hereford graduate and 4X West Texas A&M All-American Taytum Stow sits down with Craig and Kale to discuss her career, winning a national title, how special…
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TXHSFB State Finals Recap; UIL Conference Cutoffs Impact Area Teams; District Basketball in Full Swing
The 2025 TXHSFB season is a wrap as Hamilton and Muenster took titles, Carthage and Gordon dominated plus other highlights from four days of football action…
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WT High, Gruver fall in semifinals; All-Press Pass Volleyball Team; District basketball action
Both West Texas High and Gruver fell short of the state finals in TXHSFB. The Comanches struggled to finish off several drives while the Greyhounds give up a…
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WT High and Gruver Chase Another Gold Ball; Full Semifinals Breakdown of TXHSFB
West Texas High and Gruver are both one step away from the biggest stage in TXHSFB as they chase gold balls Thursday night. WT High will look to supply…
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WT High, Gruver Advance to State Semis; West Plains, Idalou Fall; WT Holds on For Bowl Win
West Texas High and Gruver both won Friday night and will advance to the state semifinals. West Plains saw a strong second half from Stephenville too much to…
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State Quarterfinal TXHSFB Preview; Local DI Signings; Girls District Basketball
The state quarterfinals in TXHSFB has five area teams lookingn to move on. West Plains are heavy underdogs to Stephenville just as they were a year ago. Idalou…
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Five Area Teams Advance in TXHSFB Playoffs; West Plains, Stratford Roll; Gruver, WT HIgh Win Tight Ones
Regional semifinal action in the TXHSFB playoffs saw West Plains and Stratford roll while WT High and Gruver win tight ones. It's a full recap of all the…
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Bovina HC Wade Wilson Interview; Preview of the Regional Semifinal Action in TXHSFB
As we head into Thanksgiving we talk about what we are thankful then get right into all the great TXHSFB action that will be taking place on Friday…
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Remembering Holly Lindley; Bushland Volleyball Falls in Finals; Area Round TXHSFB Recap
We remember Fort Elliott HC Holly Lindley who passed away unexpectedly this weekend. Bushland fell to Goliad in the state finals as the only area squad in the…
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Bushland Volleyball Vying for Another State Title; WT Notes; TXHSFB Second Round Playoff Preview
Friday morning Bushland volleyball will look to three peat against Goliad in a matchup of two outstanding squads. Lots of notes on WT including a $1.5 million…
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Spearman, Bovina Get Big Wins; PD, District 2-4A Rolls in Bi-District; WT Rallies; Bushland Volleyball State Finals Bound
The 2025 TXHSFB playoffs hit the ground running as Spearman and Bovina grab big wins. Palo Duro and District 2-4A rolled while Amarillo High saw it's crazy…
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2025 Playoff Preview; Matt Stepp of DCTF Interview; Who Could Make a Deep Run; 20 Girls Basketball Players to Watch
The high school football playoffs are here and we bring in Matt Stepp of Dave Campbell's Football to discuss his trip to the Panhandle, impressive teams and…
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UIL Strips AHS of Six Wins; Late Night Coin Flip Goes AHS Way; Week 11 Recap; Randall, Bushland Volleyball Advance in Playoffs
Friday was a wild time as the UIL stripped Amarillo High of six wins for using an ineligible player but AHS tops Tascosa and gets help to force a tie. A late…