Sports & Schools

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

Jayton competes at Regional track, sends two to State

Two Lady Jays have qualified for the State track tournament. Brynn Yanez finished in second place in the 100-meter dash, and Katherine McGee finished in second place in the shot-put. The tournament will be May 6-8 in Austin.

Dickens 4-H places in District Roundup

Dickens county 4-H represented the county well at the District Roundup and Consumer Decision Making contests April 21.

Paducah wins Regional track meet; Spur, Jayton advance athletes to State

Spur and Jayton will advance track athletes to the State competition in Austin May 6–8. The two 1A schools competed among 31 peers across West Texas and the Panhandle in the Regional Track Meet at South Plains College in Levelland Friday and Saturday.

ORDER UP

ORDER UP Manager Johnna McCloy and the employees of the New Dixie Dog welcome patrons back to regular dine-in or carry-out orders this spring, after an interior makeover a few weeks back.

TRACK RESULTS

STATE-BOUND Bucki Smith qualified for the state track meet by having a tiime good enough to be a wild card in the 800. STATE-BOUND David Reyna has qualified for the State track meet. He finished 3rd in the 1600m and by virtue of his time, he received the wildcard. | COURTESY PHOTOS

Jayton girls close runner-up to Spur in Area track meet

Only three points separated Area track champ Spur from runners-up Jayton in last week’s area track meet in Post. Jayton advanced 14 tracksters to the Regional meet that will be April 26-27 at South Plains College in Levelland.