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The Run for the Southern Roses*
If you want to see fully the South Texas plains and perhaps a rose or two, attend Friday night’s game in Santa Rosa when the Warriors...

Andy Pate
Oct 23, 20241 min read


Is 2024 a Title Year for the Tolar Rattlers?
The Rattlers were 14-2 in 2023 under long-time head coach Jeremy Mullins, losing to Timpson in the 2AD1 final. Yes, they have moved up...

Andy Pate
Oct 22, 20241 min read


Is There Something Seriously Unhealthy Going On in American Sexuality?
A main point of the Genesis story of Adam and Eve is to assert that humans have always had problems with their sexuality. In other...

Andy Pate
Oct 22, 20242 min read


Addiction Can Be Defeated
I am not an addict. Maybe to doing the things I most like to do? But not to drugs; I am not addicted to any of what we call "the hard...

Andy Pate
Oct 22, 20242 min read


When a Surprise Is Not. . .a Surprise
To be undefeated (7-0) at this point in 2024 is a welcomed stat for any Texas high school team, but this year, especially for one 3AD1...

Andy Pate
Oct 21, 20241 min read


Inclusiveness, the Greatest Joy
by Andrew Pate, Pastor to all peoples of all nations There is little doubt that the greatest sin of modern Americans has been the...

Andy Pate
Oct 21, 20242 min read


Finding Joy in Value as a Noun
A value is much more than experiencing joy. No, a value is the belief in something that actually makes life worth living for the...

Andy Pate
Oct 21, 20241 min read
Top 5, 2A/3A, Week of October 25, 2024
Featured games in these Rankings are underlined 2AD1 1. Hawley (7-0)/at Cisco (5-2) 2. Panhandle (7-0)/at Sunray (7-0)...

Andy Pate
Oct 20, 20241 min read
Featured Games for Week 9, 2A/3A, Oct. 25
Panhandle (7-0) at Sunray (7-0) Grand Sabine -0) at Lone Oak (7-0) Columbus (7-0) at Hitchcock (6-1) Holland (6-1) at Mason (6-1) Cisco...

Andy Pate
Oct 20, 20241 min read


Yoakum Hoping to Slow Soaring Columbus
The Columbus Cardinals have not reached such heights in a while, for through week 7 of 2024, they are undefeated (6-0). But this week,...

Andy Pate
Oct 17, 20241 min read


The Best of the Worst?
“Good sports make for a better world ” PUTTBEAT aims to keep its word. In the preseason we said we would, from time to time, report on...

Andy Pate
Oct 15, 20242 min read


The Race to See Which Is the Worst
Believe it or not, there’s a heated race in Texas High School football that no one really cares about, except maybe stumblebums like...

Andy Pate
Oct 14, 20241 min read


Bushland Building Toward Claiming 3AD1 Football Title
It happens, s Texas high school excelling in a sport other than football, like Bushland HS, a 15-minute drive west of Amarillo on I-40. ...

Andy Pate
Oct 14, 20241 min read


Features, 2A/3A, Week of Oct.18 '24
Axtell (7-0) at Italy (5-1) Leon (5-1 at Centerville (5-1) Iraan (6-0) at Wink (5-1) Falls City (4-2) at Shiner (3-3) Yoakum (5-2) at...

Andy Pate
Oct 13, 20241 min read


Top 5's, 2A/3A, Week of October 18, 2024
2AD1 1. Hawley (6-0)/Olney (2-40 2. Panhandle (6-0)/West Texas (5-1) 3. Post (6-0)/Olton (4-2) 4. Hamilton (6-0)/at...

Andy Pate
Oct 12, 20241 min read
2A/3A Contender Top Scores, Week 7, Oct. 11, 2024
Puttbeat selected these scores as very import for early reporting:. Significant losses underlined. Post (6-0) 61, New Deal 20 Rivercrest...

Andy Pate
Oct 12, 20241 min read


Is Archer City TX Famous Again?
'Good sports make for a better world" Archer City, Tx was not made famous by its football team. Rather, it became well known due to a...

Andy Pate
Oct 10, 20241 min read


How to Watch a Lop-sided Game
"Good sports make for a better world" East Bernard (6-0) is a heavy favorite to defeat Boling (1-4) on Friday night, Oct. 11. It should...

Andy Pate
Oct 10, 20241 min read


Neighbors Lindsay and Muenster in Unfriendly Clash
" " Good sports make for a better world" " Both teams began 2024 with high hopes; thus, it is surprising that Lindsay lost to Leonard,...

Andy Pate
Oct 10, 20241 min read


Newton Eagles on the Brink of Losing #1 Seed
"Good sports make for a better world" For several years, the Eagles of Newton (3-3) have been among the elite in Division 3A-2. But...

Andy Pate
Oct 10, 20241 min read
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