What We Learned from Week 4 in High School Football across the Texas Panhandle

by Kale Steed

September 19, 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 4 of high school football season across the Texas Panhandle. Steed and Davis talk about the tremendous doubleheader at Happy State Bank Stadium between Lubbock-Cooper Liberty against West Plains, and Randall hosting Canadian. Wheeler won its 10th straight regular season game by dominating West Texas High 41-21. The Mustangs (4-0 overall) are off to their best start since 2009, and Borger snapped a 17-game losing skid by defeating rival Pampa.

Canyon Eagles finish strong in second half to roll over Lubbock-Cooper Pirates

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)