Sports & Schools

Spur, Patton Springs make strong showing in Golden Spur track meet

STAFF REPORTS In the 2020 Golden Spur Relays, held March 12, boys and girls from six area varsity and junior varsity school teams participated in more than twenty track and field events at Jones Stadium in Spur.

BACK-TO-BACK

The Jayton Jaybirds basketball team has made history once more with a back-to-back ticket to the state championship tournament at the Alamodome in San Antonio. This is their second trip to the Texas UIL final four in two years.

Jayton basketball coach Ryan Bleiker talks about ‘state’

How do you feel about going into the state tourney? We are very excited to go back to the state tournament for the second consecutive year. All of our kids have been working extremely hard for a chance to get back. Whenever you get to this point everyone is really good.

BI-DISTRICT CHAMPS

BI-DISTRICT CHAMPS The Spur Bulldogs won the bi-district championship last Tuesday night by defeating Knox City 60-32 in Hamlin. They advanced to the area game, where they lost by 1 point in the final seconds of the game to Westbrook.

AREA TITLE

AREA TITLE The Paducah Dragons won the Area title Friday night by defeating the Hamlin Pied Pipers 72–52 in Munday. Paducah then faced the Hermleigh Cardinals Tuesday at Abilene McMurray in the regional quarterfinals.

Spur 5th graders tour city sites to learn about Bill of Rights

“Let’s Celebrate the Bill of Rights and Voting Rights Amendments” was the theme of Mrs. Pat Hightower’s 5thgrade social studies project at Spur Elementary School this spring.

Patton Springs ISD names 4th 6 weeks honor rolls for 2019-2020

Patton Springs schools have named the following students to A Honor Roll for the 4th 6th weeks’ period.

Jayton, Paducah prevail in playoffs; Spur slips

Westbrook 59, Spur 58 The Spur Bulldogs never trailed the Westbrook Wildcats Friday night until the final 10 seconds of the game. With two minutes left in the third quarter the Bulldogs led by a dozen points, 48 to 36.

District 15- 1A names girls’ basketball All-District honors

JAYTON-GIRARD LADY JAYS HENINGTON PHOTOGRAPHY Alana Croft, Sophomore, Newcomer of the year Katherine McGee, Junior, 1st Team Harley Smith, Sophomore, 2nd Team Erielle Coulter, Sophomre, Honorable Mention PATTON SPRINGS LADY RANGERS Patton Springs All-District Honors, as voted on by the district...

Spurettes win bi-district, lose area by 1 point to Aspermont

Basketball playoff weeks are chock-full of breaking news milestones that occur off-cycle for weekly newspapers. Consider what has happened in the world of 15-1A girls’ basketball since The Texas Spur went to press at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020. Spur Spurettes 63, Vernon Northside 23.