Sports & Schools

DICKENS FARM BUREAU WINNERS

The Dickens County Farm Bureau announced their local scholarship winners last week. Recipients for 2020 are (from left) Nia Tagle, Garrett McCormick, Ethan Parsons, Wylie McCormick and Wyatt McCormick. COURTESY PHOTO

PATTON SPRING POMP

Patton Springs celebrated with a family-only kindergarten graduation ceremony Thursday morning. The members of the Patton Springs graduating kindergarten class shown here are Bentley Chisum, Beau Durham, Bransen Freeman, Tucker McCoy, Luciana Solis, Melanie Trejo and AJ Trillo.

FISHING REPORT

Lake Alan Henry GOOD. Water clear 62 degrees; 0.94' low. Black bass are good moving out from the banks within 30m. They are not feeding as regularly but hitting soft plastic tackle, including worms and jigs. Crappie are excellent on minnows catching limits in less than an hour in some instances.

Area athletes earn All-State Academic Honors

Area high school athletes have received recognition for their academic excellence by the Texas Six Man Coaches Association (TSMCA) and The Texas Association of Basketball Coaches.

Spur PD invites youngsters to draw Dodger the dog

Engaging young hearts and minds in respect for police work is an important part of any department’s public relations— and in Spur this spring, the force has gained a very popular ally.

FISHING REPORT

Week of April 30, 2020 Please practice social distancing, even when outdoors. If you plan to go fishing, stay close to home and check the status of the location you're planning to fish. Some fishing access points are closed. Lake Alan Henry GOOD. Water clear 60 degrees; 0.93' low.

Spur Elementary announces 5th 6 Weeks Honor Roll

Spur Elementary School has released its a and A-B Honor Rolls for the 5th six weeks’ period for 2019–20. Congratulations go to the following students on the “A” Honor roll: Third grade: Squire Jennings and Aubrey Luke.

ARN selects Bleiker as 1A Coach of the Year

The Abilene Reporter-News’s sports staff has named Jayton boys basketball coach Ryan Bleiker as their 1A Coach of the Year. Here’s what they said in announcing the honor.

Scogin selected All-Big Country 1A MVP

Jayton’s Tye Scogin has been selected as the 2020 Abilene Reporter-News’ All-Big Country boys basketball Class 1A MVP.

UIL suspends spring season indefinitely, hopes to complete all state championships

The University Interscholastic League reiterated its stance that it hopes to be able to resume all activities before the end of the scheduled school year.