Mules 41, Roosevelt Eagles 16

The Mules traveled to Roosevelt to play the team of a former coach and won, 41-16.  Roosevelt coach and athletic director Greg Poynor was one of Coach Wood’s assistant coaches back when the Mules went to the semi-finals in 2001, so how do you prepare when the...
Water For Elephants

Water For Elephants

I missed the first few minutes of the movie Water for Elephants the other day. I looked away when the main character had to put a horse out of its pain. I muted the sound and looked away when the elephant was beaten. The denouement turned out right, but for me was...

Mules 41, Levelland 20

It was a perfect night for football, chilly but comfortable, with only a slight breeze and a good crowd to watch the Mules beat the Lobos 41-20. The Mules kick off, and on the second play of the game when the Lobos made a run for the goal line, I was a bit concerned...
Football Season Is Also Pre-Game Meal Season

Football Season Is Also Pre-Game Meal Season

I don’t know how it is in your town, but in Muleshoe, pre-game meals before home football games is a long-standing tradition. When we moved to Muleshoe in 1980, pre-game dinners were the order of the day, if the day was a Friday home football game day. As a parent...

Mules 64, Portales 0

The sand and wind blew obnoxiously all day, and by the time the sun went down, everyone was hunkered down in the obnoxiously  cold wind. But the Mules persevered and had a much better showing than last week, beating the Portales Rams rather soundly, 64-0. Right...