Sports & Schools

SWEET START TO SCHOOL JGISD

SWEET START TO SCHOOL JGISD principal Nathan Branum treated teachers to snow cones from Jaybird Ice to start the year. Jaybird Ice can be found inside the Kent County General Store. | MISSY REDFORD PHOTO

McAdoo Fire Dept Fundraiser

MCADOO FIRE DEPARTMENT Last weekend’s Cornhole Tournament Fund Raiser for the Chris Guzman family, sponsored by the McAdoo fire department, was a success and lots of fun. | COURTESY PHOTOS

JAYTON SCRIMMAGE

JAYTON SCRIMMAGE Head football coach Josh Stanaland works with the Jayton Jaybirds as they prepare for their next opponent. The Jaybirds play Knox City on August 26 at home at 8 p.m., as part of the multi-day, multi-team Gridiron Classic event. | JOHNNA REYNOLDS PHOTO

Meet the Bulldogs

MEET THE BULLDOGS On Friday night Meet the Bulldogs was held at Jones Stadium in Spur. What made starting football season even sweeter was the homemade ice cream made by the Spur Booster Club. | MICHELLE BILBREY PHOTOS

CUTTER COMPETES

CUTTER COMPETES Cutter Lee of Jayton competed this weekend in the Youth World Bull Riding Finals in Abilene, Texas. The event in Abilene is the biggest youth bull riding finals of the year, featuring the best riders against the best stock. | COURTESY PHOTO

Meet the Jaybirds and Lady Jays

MEET THE JAYBIRDS AND LADY JAYS Last week JGISD parents, fans and friends enjoyed Meet the Jaybirds and Lady Jays with food, swimming and cheering at the football field to kick off the new year. | JOHNNA REYNOLDS, AMANDA MCGEE PHOTOS

Texas Spur Country schools prepare for fall

As the calendar flips from July to August, area students, teachers and school administrators are turning their thoughts from vacations and summer break to gearing up for classes, sports and extracurricular activities.

TWO A DAYS Football coaches Tate Clark and Seth McMinn

TWO A DAYS Football coaches Tate Clark and Seth McMinn had 16 athletes turn out for the first day of football workouts on August 2. "Meet the Bulldogs" is slated for August 13. | TEXAS SPUR PHOTO

SPURETTES WORKOUT

SPURETTES WORKOUT Conditioning for cross country, basketball and track is also a part of the August equation, and the Spurettes have been working out in the weight room getting ready for a new year of athletics. | TEXAS SPUR PHOTO

BINGO AND BARBECUE

BINGO AND BARBECUE The Kent County Lions Club hosted an evening of bingo and barbecue last week at the Jayton Community Center. The fundraiser was used to fund the Lions Club community service projects. | COURTESY PHOTO