Sports & Schools

REGIONAL HONORS

REGIONAL HONORS In the Regional tennis tournament, Patton Springs’ Kinley Chandler and Melania Ramirez placed 3rd in girls doubles. | COURTESY PHOTO

4X CHAMPS

4X CHAMPS The Spur girls’ tennis team were district champs—becoming four-time district champions this in 2020–21 (cross country, basketball, track and tennis). From left, Kori Swaringen, Paige Gonzalez, Brianna Robles-Vargas, Cara Paschall, Mallory Leary and Alyssa Fulmer.

SHS names next year's cheer squad

CHEER SQUAD NAMED 2021–22 Spur HS Cheerleaders were announced recently: Gavin Arnold, Alyssa Fulmer, Kristen Gonzales, Sam Joplin, Bucki Smith, Emily Swaringen and Tatum Walker. The Spur Mascot is Chelsea Davis.

SPUR STATE TRACK MEET RESULTS

Cory Hamilton, Gunnir Bateman, Le’Zhane Walker and Craig Leary competed Saturday in Austin at the State Track Meet. The Bulldogs boys 4x200 relay finished 5th, and they finished 4th in the sprint relay.

Big Event is Back

BIG EVENT’S BACK After a year’s hiatus due to the pandemic, Jayton’s annual May 1 cleanup day, “The Big Event,” was back last week as JGISD students, faculty and staff volunteered to help with community projects across their town and county.

DICKENS CLEANUP

DICKENS CLEANUP Dickens County 4-H members helped over the weekend by cleaning up litter from area highways, just one of many ways they make a difference in the community. | COURTESY PHOTO

PROM TIME

PROM TIME If it’s May, it’s prom time across Texas Spur Country. Spur’s evening event was held Saturday night, and many prom-goers and families gathered early in Rickels Park for photos.

PATTON AT STATE

PATTON AT STATE David Reyna took part in State UIL Mathematics last Saturday on the campus of Texas Tech University. | COURTESY PHOTO

10 Texas Spur Country athletes to compete at State Track Meet in Austin Saturday

Ten area athletes—from Jayton, Spur and Patton Springs— will travel to Austin for the State Track Meet later this week. The 1A competition gets under way early Saturday morning at the Mike A. Myers Soccer and Track Stadium on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin.

KENT 4-H

KENT 4-H Camryn Arnold competed in the virtual District 3 4-H Fashion Storyboard contest. The theme this year was "Reinventing Fashion with History." Camryn placed 1st in the Junior Accessory division. | COURTESY PHOTO