Amarillo High 2026 spring football report

by Kale Steed

May 5, 2026

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Press Pass Sports reporter Lee Baker talks with Amarillo High head football coach Chad Dunnam about the upcoming 2026 season. The Sandies are going through spring football with 18 practices.

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The Sandies went 2-9 last season after having to forfeit six games due to playing an ineligible player. AHS has 12 returning starters with four on the offensive side and eight coming back on defense. The Sandies open the regular season with crosstown rival Palo Duro at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28, at Dick Bivins Stadium.

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Kale Steed

Kale Steed has worked in media since 2002 and has covered sports full-time since 2010, when he joined KVII-TV as a weekend sports reporter and sports anchor. From 2010–2014, he covered high school and collegiate athletics across the Texas Panhandle before transitioning from television to print journalism. In 2014, Steed joined the Amarillo Globe-News as a staff sports reporter. In 2019, he launched Press Pass Sports, betting on himself to build an independent outlet dedicated to in-depth local sports coverage. Accolades: Lone Star Conference Kirk Hill Writer of the Year (2015, 2016, 2018, 2019), THSCA Putt Powell Award — Sports Writer of the Year (2018), TGCA Division I Sports Writer of the Year (2022)