Patton Springs XC runners competed in the Aspermont XC meet Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020. This was a relay race with teams. Results: HS boys team David Reyna and Devon Reyna placed 1st. HS girls team Kinley Chandler and Melania Ramirez placed 5th. The cross country team is shown with their coaches Eric Johnson and Philip Presson. COURTESY PHOTO
A beef producer’s stocking plan should remain flexible, and the key to survival remains in forage supplies. Remember the old saying, “A producer cannot feed himself out of a drought.” Below are a few tips to consider.
Bryn Arnold, a 2018 graduate of Spur High School beginning her third year at Texas Tech University as a senior, is among 98 Texas college students recently awarded Livestock Show and Rodeo Achievement Scholarship, according to parents Reid and Betsy Arnold of Spur.
SNYDER— Western Texas College announced today that they will offer a twelve-week Fall Opportunity Session of online classes starting on September 8, 2020. Students at Western Texas College (WTC) and other colleges and universities can enroll in college courses for credit. The twelve-week semester will end before Thanksgiving.
As school begins in the fall, communities are used to seeing their students participating in cross country and football practice. Watching students join in these extracurricular activities have seemed all but guaranteed for the past 100 years. Now is the time when communities gear up to cheer on their respective schools while supporting students.
Several area teams scrimmaged Thursday for the first time in the pandemic era—the Jayton Jaybirds, the Spur Bulldogs and the Valley Patriots sparred at a halfempty Jaybird Stadium—halfempty by design.
MEET THE BULLDOGS hosted by Spur Athletic Booster Club was cancelled August 14 due to weather. Watch their Facebook page for rescheduling information. COURTESY PHOTO
MEET THE FUTURE Meet the Jaybirds and Lady Jays was held Friday. Varsity Jaybird football gets underway with a scrimmage Thursday night. See Jake Edwards' story in next week's edition. AMANDA MCGEE PHOTOS