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Amarillo Wranglers 14U Team Captures Odessa World Series Championship

The youth club victory spotlights hockey's rapid rise among Amarillo's expanding youth sports scene.

By Amarillo Sport Desk · Published July 24, 2026

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The Amarillo Wranglers 14U youth hockey team captured the World Series title at an annual tournament in Odessa this season.

Victory highlights local growth

The win draws attention to hockey as one of the fastest-growing youth sports in Amarillo, where the Amarillo Wranglers compete under the umbrella of Amarillo Ice Sports. The club defeated teams from multiple cities and states during the event, adding to a record of regional success that dates back nearly 50 years of organized hockey in the city.

Amarillo Ice Sports now serves over 1,000 participants across youth and adult leagues. The organization started with just 32 kids registered in 2009 and has expanded into a major destination for players in the Texas Panhandle.

Broader youth sports context

Other Amarillo programs are also consolidating and investing. Kids, Inc., established in 1945, merged with TPYSF in 2025 to combine major youth baseball and softball leagues under one organization. The group announced plans for a $30 million multi-sport athletic complex on 90 acres south of Loop 335, with Phase One including 60 acres of lighted synthetic turf fields.

The Iron Plains Youth Football League, founded by CJ Johnson, launched in early 2026 to add more options for local players and has already drawn community support. These developments occur alongside the hockey team's Odessa result, which organizers link to sustained interest in winter sports.

Amarillo Ice Sports continues to accept registrations for upcoming seasons through its standard channels, with programs open to new participants seeking to build on the 14U squad's recent tournament performance.

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