Sports & Schools

Jayton Jaybirds selected for numerous honors

This past week, Texas high school athletics organizations recognized eight members of the 2019–20 Jayton Jaybirds basketball squad, for district and state honors. Of the eight, Hunter Gilbert, Aaron Hernandez and Tye Scogin are graduating seniors. Mason Long, Tripp Scott, Pecos Smith and Caleb Valerio are juniors, while Nathaniel Williams is a freshman.

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Slidell, Slayton ‘slay’ at state

TOWERING TROUBLE 6 foot-6 inch Slidell senior center Slayton Pruett was an ever-present obstacle to the Jayton Jaybirds’ efforts in Thursday’s state basketball tournament playoff game. Shortly after Jayton lost the state semifinal to the Slidell Greyhounds 45-28, UIL officials announced that due to growing concerns over COVID-19 (coronavirus), the remainder of the UIL boys’ basketball state tournament was suspended until further notice.

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Health concerns postpone Texas Library Association conference, one of Texas’s largest

COVID-19, now at the pandemic stage, has been the cause of many event cancellations.

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

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South Plains Electric Cooperative offers teacher mini-grants for 2020–21 school year

Lubbock-based South Plains Electric Cooperative, Inc., has announced they will select 10 teachers from around the area to receive $500 minigrants to help fund studentbased projects or educational field trips in the 2020–21 school year.

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SPURETTE HONORS

DANA CONRAD PHOTOS SPURETTE HONORS Junior guard Cara Paschal has been named to the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches All-Region Team, the Texas Six-Man Coaches Association 2nd Team All-Region Team, and the Texas Girls’ Coaches Association All-State Team for 2019–20.

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Slidell stops Jayton; UIL stops state tournament

The best thing about Jayton’s 2020 state tournament appearance was that it happened.

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UIL plans to complete all Spring sports State Championships

SAN ANTONIO—After four games, the University Interscholastic League pulled the plug on the boys’ state basketball tournament.

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UIL Academic Meet Directors, Coordinators, Coaches:

Thank you for your patience as we work to navigate this everchanging and unprecedented situation. As the situation stands, all UIL contests are suspended through March 29 due to COVID-19. As new information is released, we will continue to make informed decisions and provide amended plans as we have them.