The Sports Blog (by the Reporter-Telegram)

In the ongoing debate that comes all the time as to how better to use the Scharbauer Sports Complex, the question that always comes up is why isn't there more football games
at Grande Communications Stadium?

That's not a question I ask much because how many games are played at Grande are dependent on the schedules for Lee and Midland High, and whether it's a good neutral
site for playoff games. There are factors involved in this t

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As I organized my area in the press box at SAC Stadium in El Paso before Lee’s game with El Paso Montwood, I asked someone next to me (everyone called him “Coach” but he didn’t appear to be affiliated with any school in particular) what teams were supposed to compete in District 1-5A.
He pointed to Montwood as the Rams warmed up and added El Paso Coronado, which Lee plays this upcoming week. In the back of my mind, I thought, “Uh oh, Lee could start the season 0-2.” Well, 42 unanswered point… Continue

My first game under the Friday night lights of Grande Communications was an enjoyable experience, but I don’t think I got nearly as much pleasure from it than the Midland High faithful did.

There had to be some tense bodies in the stands at halftime, though. The Bulldogs offense looked completely discombobulated with an excess of penalties, fumbles and negative plays, killing drive after drive.
Those issues left the Bulldogs without any points

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Even though Hunter Redman wanted all the
record-breaking talk to die down and was relieved when it was all over, it still
amounted to a special Friday night at Seminole’s Wigwam Stadium.
Usually
there’s very little drama in the season-opening game of a football season. Most
of the time as a sports writer you’re there to see what teams actually have to
work with for the upcoming season. Scrimmages can only tell you so much as
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