What We Learned from Week 1 in High School Football across the Texas Panhandle

by Kale Steed

August 29, 2026

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Press Pass Sports Editor Kale Steed and KAMR/KCIT-TV Sports Anchor Corrin Davis break down what happened in Week 1 of high school football season across the Texas Panhandle. Steed and Davis discuss Amarillo High’s 21-7 win over city rival Palo Duro along with West Plains coming up just short to Wall, 42-35. Steed and Davis also talk about Canadian’s dominant 63-38 victory against Panhandle and give praise to first-year head coaches across the Amarillo-area that earned their first wins.

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)