Sports & Schools

PATTON TO REGIONAL

PATTON TO REGIONAL Diezel Ramirez, center, medaled at 7th place at the District Cross Country meet in Spur last week and qualified to advance to Regional. | COURTESY PHOTO

ON TO REGIONAL

ON TO REGIONAL The Spur varsity girls cross country team advanced as a team, taking first place overall at district last week in Spur.

3-1A Football Standings

* DENOTES DISTRICT DATA. SOURCE: MAXPREPS

Sports Views: It’s Time for the All-Name Team

GREENVILLE, TEXAS—It’s time once again to announce my semi-annual All-Name Team. The names of these athletes just happened to catch my eye. I type thousands of names per year for stories and statistics and what not and every now and then there’s a name that just makes me stop and smile.

Rangers take on #1 Matadors with heart

The Patton Springs Rangers traveled to Matador last Thursday night, October 14, to face off against the number one six-man football team in the state. The Rangers would come out, though small in number, big in heart, while the Motley County Matadors would do their part to defend the home front.

Bulldogs rout Vernon Northside 74-18

With temperatures expected to dip into the thirties Friday night, bundled-up Spur Bulldogs fans barely had time to wrap up in their blankets before the hometown team had punched three touchdowns into the end zone.

Bulldogs outlast Wildcats 68–60 in first district game

Spur’s Bulldogs (4–1) began district play last Friday in a nail-biter versus the Crowell Wildcats (0–4) at Dick Todd Field in Crowell. SixManFootball.com had picked the Bulldogs to mercyrule the Wildcats. But a total of 168 total points scored by both teams made that a pipe dream.

Jaybirds remain unbeaten over Eagles

The Jayton Jaybirds began their district season against the Southland Eagles last Thursday night in a home matchup. Jayton entered the season with a few unknowns. Losing key seniors the previous year meant that new faces would have to step up and make a difference.

Game Warden Field Notes

The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) law enforcement reports as of 10-8-21. Bee Careful! A swarm of bees attacked a rancher utilizing an open top bulldozer to clear brush from his property when he inadvertently ran over their hive.

Dickens 4-H officers elected

DICKENS 4-H Congratulations to the club’s officers for 2021–22: president, Gunnir Bateman; vice president, Bucki Smith; secretary, Mackenzie Gardner; treasurer, Lynndee Foster; and reporter, Preston Abbott. | COURTESY PHOTO