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High School SportsCanyon and Randall will meet Tuesday for the Class 4A Division II regional volleyball titleIf you like a good rivalry, mark Tuesday. Canyon and Randall both won their regional semifinals, so they'll meet for a third time this season. Randall won the first meeting Sept. 19, and Canyon won the second Oct. 13.Sunday’s editionRead High School SportsCanyon edged Dumas 33-31 as area teams wrapped up the regular seasonIf you follow Panhandle football, the regular season ended with a nail-biter. Canyon hung on to beat Dumas 33-31 in ABC 7's Game of the Week, where a Dumas win would have clinched the district's No. 1 seed. Highland Park also stormed back to edge Sunray 48-47.Sunday’s editionRead High School FootballPalo Duro rolls past Lubbock-Cooper 49-13 for a second straight outright district titleIf you follow the Dons, Thursday was a good night. Palo Duro beat Lubbock-Cooper 49-13 at Dick Bivins Stadium to finish 9-1 overall and 6-0 in District 2-5A Division II. Cooper scored first in both halves, but the Dons finished with 28 unanswered points.Saturday’s editionRead EducationWayland Baptist is closing its Amarillo location after 50 years and moving instruction onlineIf you take classes at Wayland Baptist University's Amarillo location, here's what changes. The university stopped enrolling new students there Wednesday, and a teach-out begins Dec. 31, 2026. Instruction will move primarily online, and Wayland cited market changes for its Board of Trustees' decision.Thursday’s editionRead High School FootballAmarillo High and Palo Duro have clinched No. 1 district seeds heading into the final weekIf you're picking a game this week, here's what's riding on it. Amarillo High (8-1, 6-0) has already clinched the District 2-5A Division I No. 1 seed and a home playoff game. A win over Caprock Friday at Dick Bivins Stadium would make the Sandies the outright district champ. Palo Duro (8-1, 5-0) holds the Division II No. 1 seed, and a win over Lubbock-Cooper Thursday at 7 p.m. would give the Dons a second straight unbeaten district title.Thursday’s editionRead High School FootballPalo Duro and Amarillo High lead a Week 11 Panhandle football slate that starts ThursdayIf you follow Panhandle football, this week's slate starts Thursday, Nov. 5, with Lubbock-Cooper at Palo Duro. Most games kick off at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, brings Caprock to Amarillo High, Dumas to Canyon and Randall to Hereford.Tuesday’s editionRead

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    ‘Letters About Literature’ contest for young writers opens for applications

    The Texas Center About Literature organization announced it will host a writing competition for students in grades 4-12.

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  • Student writersThe Texas Center About Literature opened a Letters About Literature contest for students in grades 4-12.

    The Texas Center About Literature opened a Letters About Literature contest for students in grades 4-12. They write to an author about how the work changed their view of themselves or the world.

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