Sports & Schools

Jayton stays perfect, defeats Petersburg

In their first away contest of the season, the Jayton Jaybirds defeated the Petersburg Buffalos 75 to 26. While the score appeared to be lopsided in Jay-ton’s favor, spectators saw a different game.

Spurettes win Silver Spur Cross-Country meet; Bulldogs finish 2nd; Zarate champion runner

The Spur varsity girls were the team champion at the Silver Spur Cross-Country Meet Saturday in Spur. The varsity boys team finished 2nd.

FISHING REPORT

Lake Alan Henry FAIR. Water clear 82–85 degrees; 3.50' low. Largemouth bass are good on plastic worms, spinner and crank baits. Crappie are fair on minnows, and jigs. Catfish are fair on live bait and stink bait. Lake Colorado City Water stained; 78–85 degrees; 12.66' low.

2019 Spur Homecoming Queen nominees

TEXAS SPUR PHOTO QUEEN CANDIDATES The 2019 Spur homecoming queen candidates are, left to right: freshman Paige Gonzalez, daughter of Freddy and Jodi Gonzalez, granddaughter of Darla and Kenneth Thomason and Roberto Gonzalez; sophomore Mallory Leary, daughter of Bob and Crystal Leary, granddaughter...

Dogs maul Bears 30 years later

Thirty years ago, Spur Superintendent Craig Hamilton stepped onto the field with his fellow Bulldogs to take on the Baird Bears in the 1989 playoffs. The Bulldogs triumphed with a hard-fought victory of 7-3.

1A 6 Man 2 Region II District 7 (6 Man) Football Standings

FIRST PLACE

COURTESY PHOTO FIRST PLACE The Jayton varsity boys cross country team won first place at the TSTC Meet on Monday, Sept. 16, 2019.

Jaybirds tame Mustangs

The Jayton Jaybirds hosted the Wilson Mustangs in their fourth straight home game of the season last weekend. The injury bug continues to hamper the Jaybirds, as seniors Tye Scogin and Aaron Hernandez were forced to sit out for the second straight week.

FISHING REPORT

Lake Alan Henry FAIR. Water clear 81–85 degrees; 3.62' low. Largemouth bass are good to excellent on topwater in the morning, worms, spinners and crankbait. Crappie are slow on jigs or with live bait. Catfish are fair on live bait and with trot lines.

Zarate finishes 4th out of hundreds at Plainview; Spur XC gears up for Silver Spur Meet Sept. 28

The Spur cross country teams competed against hundreds of runners at the Plainview Invitational Meet Saturday. Jorden Zarate finished 4th at the meet with a new personal record time of 16:29.