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Hedley OAP advances to Bi-District
Hedley High School’s One Act Play troupe competed in the District 2 competition in Groom on Thursday and advanced to the bi-district competition.
Hedley competed against Claude, Groom, White Deer, and Silverton and performed “Kamikaze Kate,” written by John Summons.
All Star cast members were Kali Curry, playing the part of Kate, and Javier Valles playing the part of Captain Kurado. Shailyn Hanes earned Honorable Mention All Star Cast for Hedley for her role as the Mother. Also advancing were White Deer and Groom.
The cast and crew consist of Kali Curry, Kelli Love, Shailyn Hanes, Christina Silvestre, Malorie Collins, Kylynne Shelley, Sebastian Garcia, Ray Curry, Kyler Booth, Javier Valles, and Takoda Edwards. The play was directed by Diane Conatser and Patricia Valles.
Hedley will compete in bi-district competition on Thursday, March 28, at West Plains High School in Amarillo.
Lady Broncos earn post-season basketball honors
By Sandy Anderberg
Lady Bronco basketball coach Korey Conkin reports several players have received recognition for their solid play on the basketball court this past season
Kenidee Hayes and Courtlyn Conkin who were standouts on the Lady Bronco team were both named to the All-District and All-Region teams.
They also excelled in the classroom as well and were named to the Academic All-District team.
Graci Smith was named to the All-District Team, and Tandie and Kennadie Cummins received All-District honorable mentions awards and chosen to the All-Academic team. Berkley Moore was named the 6th man Award for District 2-2A and in addition was named to the Academic All-District Team.
Kashlyn Conkin was named as the New Comer of the Year at the district level and was All-Academic at the district level. Presley Smith and Lexi Phillips were named to the All-Academic team, and Kate Shaw was an All-District Honorable Mention and named as an Academic All-District player. Shelby Christopher was named to the Academic All-District team along with Hayden Elam.
Congratulations to all of those recognized for these achievements.
Broncos score two big wins
By Sandy Anderberg
The Bronco baseball team is currently 7-1-2 on the year as they continue their district season. Last week the Broncos had big wins over two district opponents.
On March 19, the Broncos scorched the Shamrock Irish in five innings winning 10-0. All the Bronco runs came in their first at bat. Senior Jared Musick was on the mound. He had 12 strikeouts and threw 49 strikes out of his 75 pitches.
The team had nine RBIs and nine stolen bases in the game. Fellow senior Harrison Howard connected for a fly ball to left field that scored Easton Frausto and Musick for a three-run homer late in the opening inning. It was a long inning as the Broncos went through their batting rotation one and a half times before Shamrock could tally three outs.
Frausto had two runs, one RBI and one stolen base, and Musick had two runs, one double, two RBIs, and one stolen base. Levi Gates was strong at the plate and had one hit, run, RBI, and stolen base while Bryce Williams had a stolen base.
Mason Allred had a big day with one hit, a run, one RBI, and two stolen bases. Hagood had a run and RBI, Grant Haynes had a hit and run, and stole two, and Mason Sims added a stolen base and a run.
The Broncos defeated Kress 12-0 there Saturday. Howard pitched four innings and posted one hit, three base on balls, and 10 strike outs. Howard threw 41 strikes out of his 63 pitches against 16 batters. Frausto came in for two-thirds of an inning and struck out two batters.
The Broncos scored two runs in the first and two in the third, before bringing the win home with four runs in the fourth and fifth innings. The team had 10 hits, eight RBIs, eight walks, and seven stolen bases in the win. Gates singled a line drive to right field to score Howard to open up the scoring in the first. Musick then scores on a wild pitch, and Allred singled to score Gates.
The Broncos were able to keep their bats going to score all 10 runs in the first inning of play.
Frausto finished with one hit, two runs, one stolen base, and Musick had two hits, three runs, and one RBI. Howard posted three runs and one stolen base, while Gates earned one run on three hits and had five RBIs and one stolen base. Bryce Williams walked four times and had one run, and Allred had one hit, one RBI, and one stolen base. Hagood had one hit, one RBI, and one stolen base, Haynes had one hit, one run, and two stolen bases, and Sims added one hit and one run.
CCISD to hold March 28 town hall on bond election
Clarendon CISD announced Friday it will be holding a town hall meeting on Thursday, March 28, at 6:00 p.m. in the CHS Auditorium regarding the May 4 bond election.
The public is welcome and encouraged to attend the meeting.CCISD Trustees approved asking voters for $11.7 million in bonds on February 14. The measure on the May 4 ballot will be in the form of three separate propositions, and voters can vote for or against any or all of them.
- Proposition A will seek $1.8 million for safety and security upgrades and the school as well as two new buses.
- Proposition B would fund $6.9 million in improvements at Bronco Stadium including accessibility improvements, new home and visitor bleachers, a new press box, and $3.3 to 3.5 million for a new field house, restrooms, and concession stand.
- Proposition C would provide $3 million for a new vocational ag building.
Also last Friday, CCISD launched a website regarding the bond election. The website includes projected tax impact and an interactive tax calculator. People can search their appraised homestead value from the Donley County Appraisal District and plug their appraised value into the calculator. See the website here: www.clarendoncisdbond2024.com
Big activities ahead for Clarendon Saturday
The Clarendon College Invitational Judging Contest will attract a huge crowd and likely double the population of the town on Saturday as the biggest of three events that day.
As of Tuesday, more than 2,460 contestants were registered for the judging contest. The number of registrations doesn’t include the hundreds of parents and coaches who accompany the students to the contest. According to the 2020 US Census, Clarendon has a population of less than 2,000 people.
Past contests have had huge impacts on the local economy. Restaurants are typically packed for the event, and this year will hopefully be equally successful.
Also, the Clarendon Volunteer Fire Department and Donley County EMS will hold their annual pancake breakfast and hamburger lunch at the Fire Hall again Saturday morning beginning at 7 a.m. with lunch starting at 11 a.m.
Also at 11 a.m. Saturday, the Pony Parents will hold their annual Community Egg Hunt on the Courthouse lawn. Hundreds of kids will be gathering up thousands of eggs at that event.
Hedley receives new fire truck
TxDOT to begin overlay project in Clarendon
A $6.4 million overlay project is set to begin on US 287 in Clarendon on April 1.
The project will include all lanes in the city as well as the southbound lanes from Clarendon to the Armstrong County line. The contractor for the project is J Lee Milligan.
TxDOT spokesperson Ginger Wilson said the work in Clarendon will consist of grinding off the top surface of the asphalt and putting down a new finish.
Drivers can expect daily lane closures during the project and are reminded to use caution when traveling through the work zone. This includes reducing your speed, obeying all posted warnings, and avoiding all distractions. Fines double in work zones when workers are present.
Work in the town section is expected to take six weeks to complete, weather pending.
For more information, contact Ginger.Wilson@txdot.gov or (940) 937-7288.
County to hold town halls in Hedley and H’wick
Donley County has announced dates for town halls in Hedley and Howardwick to discuss the proposed sales tax-funded county assistance districts in those cities.
County Judge John Howard reports that the Howardwick meeting will be held Tuesday, April 16, at 5 p.m., and the Hedley meeting will be on Thursday, April 18, at 5 p.m. The meetings will be held in the City Hall of each respective community.
Sheriff Butch Blackburn and Judge Howard will both be present to answer questions regarding the May 4 election to create three County Assistance Districts: District 1 – City of Howardwick, District 2 – City of Hedley, and District 3 – all of unincorporated Donley County outside of Howardwick, Hedley and Clarendon.
The districts, if created by election, will authorize a sales tax of 1.0 percent in Howardwick and Hedley and 2.0 percent in unincorporated Donley County.
Howard says the sales tax created will be used for support of law enforcement and allow the county to keep property taxes lower.
All residents are invited to attend either of these meetings.
“It is our hope that all voters will be informed on the issue when casting their ballots,” Howard said.
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