Hello Amarillo!
My name is Randall Sweet, and I am the Amarillo Globe-News’ newest sports reporter.
I’m excited to begin this journey covering high school sports in the Texas Panhandle and have already had a wonderful introduction to my new home. In my first week on the job, I’ve been fortunate enough to cover a volleyball match between Canyon and Randall, Canyon ISD and Amarillo ISD’s weekly coaches luncheon and an exciting football game between Sunray and Canadian.
I look forward to being able to cover more events in the Amarillo area and being more present in all of the panhandle communities as I learn more about the area.
I was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, but grew up in Lubbock, where I attended Lubbock High School. During my four years as a Westerner, I played football in addition to running track and cross country, competing against many of the same programs and coaches I now cover.
Following my graduation from LHS in 2018, I enrolled at the University of Oklahoma. After spending more than a year working in the OU Athletic Department, I was part of OU’s regularly televised newscast, OU Nightly, and the school’s weekly sportscast, Sooner Sports Pad, before settling in at the OU Daily, Oklahoma’s independent, student-run newspaper.