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Lady Broncos win district opener 83-31
By Sandy Anderberg
Defense wins games and offense puts the points on the board. The Lady Broncos executed both in their huge win over Wheeler in their district opener at home last Friday night.
Offensively, the ladies pumped in twelve three-pointers from six different players in their 83-31 win. Defensively, the Lady Broncos played outstanding and Graci Smith took an impressive three charges in the game.
The Lady Stangs played a feisty game but struggled to get past the offensive strength of the Lady Broncos. The inside play of sophomore Kate Shaw and senior Smith stopped Wheeler from shooting inside. Shaw finished with four points and shot 50 percent from the bonus line, while Smith shot 50 percent as well and put eight points on the board.
The outside shooting from senior Courtlyn Conkin, sophomores Presley Smith, Berkley Moore, Kenidee Hayes, and Kashlyn Conkin and junior Tandie Cummins was spot on and opened up the Lady Bronco offense. Free throws added to their strong offense as the ladies posted 77 percent from the line. Clarendon led from the tip-off and never looked back as they scored 20 plus points in each quarter of play and stopped Wheeler in their tracks.
C. Conkin and Moore were high scorers with 14 each and Smith added 13. Hayes put in 11 to round out the four players in double figures. K. Conkin finished with nine, G. Smith had eight, Tandie and Kennadie Cummins had five apiece and Shaw had four.
The Lady Broncos will play at home against Memphis on Friday, January 12, at 6:30 p.m. and take on Shamrock at home on January 16.
Broncos finish strong against Naz in big win
By Sandy Anderberg
The Broncos are beginning to find a rhythm on the court and were able to get a big win over Nazareth at home on January 5.
The Broncos had a big start and held Naz away from the scoreboard most of the first half of play and finished with the 38-26 win.
The Broncos worked together and built up a nine-point lead after the first eight minutes before opening up a larger lead going into the break. A good offensive presence by the Broncos frustrated the Nazareth defense at times and they were able to put points on the board. Defensively, the Broncos’ solid plan allowed them to cause the Swifts to make turnovers and get off their game. The Broncos were able to capitalize on their opponents’ mistakes and put points on the board.
Senior Anthony Ceniceros stepped up and nailed four three-pointers in his team high 14 points, and Leyante Prince was strong as well as two from the arc and three of five from the bonus line to help with nine. Lyric Smith put in five, and Mason Sims and Jaxan McAnear added three each. Reagan Wade and Wes Shaw finished with two points each.
The Broncos will be open January 9 but will take on Memphis at home on Friday, January 12, and will host Shamrock on January 16 at 8:00 p.m.
Les Beaux Arts pottery showcase Jan. 14
Join the Les Beaux Arts Club this Sunday, January 14, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Stocking Ice Cream Parlor for their first Pottery Showcase and Sale.
The club is honored to be featuring the work of the brilliant Josh Hogge, as well as their members’ pottery from last semester. Art will be featured at the ice cream parlor in the display windows starting Tuesday. You won’t want to miss this opportunity to take home some functional and beautiful pieces of art.
This Sunday will also be the deadline for signing up for Les Beaux Arts Club’s Beginners and Advanced Pottery Class. The pottery classes will begin Monday, January 15, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and will meet each Monday evening for six weeks.
The Beginners Class will cover basic pottery studio principles and pinch pot hand building, slab hand building and coil hand building along with glazing techniques. Each student is guaranteed to finish three projects or more depending on the student’s attendance.
The class include everything the student needs: tools, clay, glazes, and firing. Students only need to bring to class is an apron. The cost of the class is $180.
The Advanced Class is an adult class for ages 15 and up. The club offers instruction on wheel throwing, hand building, and sculpture. Each student will be learning the importance of journaling and documentation to develop their own personal style.
Classes include the student’s own bag of clay, an art journal, instruction, glazes and firing. Les Beaux Arts Club’s studio is equipped with an electric pottery wheel, basic tools, an electric kiln and a variety of glazes. The cost of the Advanced Class is also $180.
Lady Broncos win Wildcat Classic
By Sandy Anderberg
The Lady Broncos connected as a team and raced through ranked teams over the holidays in the Wildcat Classic basketball tournament held in Littlefield December 27-29.
The ladies began the tournament with a huge win over Pecos at 69-24. They stormed through each quarter of play and controlled every part of the game on both parts of the court from the beginning. The Lady Eagles were helpless in trying to stop the Lady Broncos who hit four three pointers and was led by Kashlyn Conkin with 12 points that included two three-pointers. Right behind Conkin was Kimbrasia Ballard who finished with 10 and Berkley Moore with nine. Presley Smith and Graci Smith had eight points each and Kate Shaw had five.
In the second round, the Lady Broncos took on the fourth ranked Class 4A Lady Loboettes of Levelland and played great ball to defeat them in overtime at 49-40. Kenidee Hayes put in eight of her 10 points in the overtime period going six for six from the bonus line.
The ladies held a two-point lead in the opening quarter but allowed Levelland to get back in the game and overtake the lead by five points at the break.
They were able to make up all but one point of the deficit in the third and nailed a two-pointer to tie the score after regulation. They were able to go to work and turn up the heat defensively in the three extra minutes to get the win.
The win over the 4th ranked team was big and will give the momentum they need going into District play. P. Smith put in 12 points and Hayes added 10. Moore hit two threes for six and Courtlyn Conkin and Tandie Cummins helped with five each.
The Lady Broncos did not let the win hinder their play in the final game against the host team and defeated them 39-32 to win the championship. Solid play allowed the ladies a two-point cushion at the break over the Lady Cats. However, a small comeback attempt in the second half by Littlefield spurred on the Lady Broncos in the final period of play. They stayed determined to get the win. K. Conkin led the way with 10, and P. Smith and Hayes added five each in the low-scoring game.
On December 15, the Lady Broncos went up against Nazareth and squeezed by for the win at 37-30. After holding a three-point advantage at the break, the ladies found a rhythm offensively and were able to put a little distance between themselves and the Lady Swifts. They were able to hold onto that spread for the remainder of the game to get the win. C. Conkin led with eight points and Hayden Elam and G. Smith added five each. P. Smith, T. Cummins, and Shaw finished with four apiece and K. Conkin added one three-pointer. Moore, and K. Cummins put in two points each.
The Lady Bronco JV took on Nazareth as well and were narrowly defeated at 28-32. The game was fairly even throughout with Nazareth holding the slight advantage after a matching score of eight points after the first seven minutes of play. Kimbrasia Ballard put in 11 points to lead the way and Cambree Smith added seven. Jayla Woodard had four, and Madi Benson, Gracie Ellis, and Kinslee Hatley helped with two points each.
Both Lady Bronco teams will open district play at home on January 5 playing at 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. They will travel to Quanah on January 9.
Local youth to participate in stock show
The Donley County Junior Livestock Show and Premium Sale will take place on Saturday, January 13, 2024.
The show will start at 9 a.m. and the premium sale and buyer’s dinner at 6 p.m. There will be a concession stand run by the exhibitors’ parents during the show and they will be serving breakfast burritos and chili for lunch.
This years’ show has 76 entries of goats, sheep, heifers, steers, gilts and barrows that will be shown by 47 exhibitors from Donley County 4-H, Clarendon FFA and Hedley FFA.
Any second grader and under is invited to show in the Pee Wee goat and pig shows during the regular show. If you have any questions or would like to make a donation, please call the extension office at 806-874-2141.
Clarendon FFA members registered to participate include Kennadie Cummins, Tandie Cummins, Hayden Moore, Cutter Seay, Heston Seay, and Wes Shaw.
The following Donley County 4-H members will be exhibiting animals also: Cutter Ashbrook, Will Berry, Paul Berry, Ajax Caudle, Jase Conway, Gracie Ellis, Levi Gates, Trigg Harper, Parker Haynes, Grant Haynes, Kaylynn Hendrick, Hudson Howard, Harrison Howard, Emma Howard, Ronan Howard, Emily McCurdy, Jayton Moore, Adleigh Moore, Kynna Phillips, Slaid Pittman, Kensler Roberts, Jaxon Robertson, Wes Shaw, Kate Shaw, Gracen Sims, Addelay Snure, Maloree Wann, and Hunter Wann.
Hedley FFA members participating will be Tavi Edwards, Taylee Ehlert, Kaitin Ehlert, Trinity Harper, Payton Inman, Kelli Love, Ehmjey Martinez, Brandon Moore, Madison Moore, Malachi Murphy, Cristina Silvestre, Cory Stasio, Lily Stasio, and Javier Valles.
The big winner!
Hill wins second drawing, Shop Small campaign continues
Another lucky shopper will win $100 in Christmas Cash this Friday when the Clarendon Chamber of Commerce holds the third drawing as part of its second annual “Shop Small Big Christmas” promotion.
Tommy Hill was the lucky winner of $100 in Christmas Cash last Friday.
Sign-ups at participating merchants will continue through Dec-ember 21. The Chamber will give away a total of $550 this season with $100 drawings on December 1, 8, and 15; and a big $250 giveaway on December 22.
Participating merchants included Amanda’s Country Soaps, Brake Time, Broken Road Liquor, Cornell’s Country Store, Country Bloomer’s Flowers & Gifts, Courtney D’Costa – Scentsy Consultant, Every Nook & Cranny, Henson’s, J&W Lumber, Lashes by Holly, Lowe’s Family Center, Mulkey Theatre, Mike’s Pharmacy, Monroe’s Peach Ranch, Rambling Ranch Boutique, REFZ Sports Bar & Grill, Saye’s Flying A Tack, Whistle-Stop, and Wicked Fast Attire.
Additional Chamber members who wish to participate can call Chamber President Ashlee Estlack at 806-662-4687.
To enter, shoppers will fill out an entry at the participating merchants. The Chamber will gather them up each week and hold the drawings live on the Chamber’s Facebook. Enter as many times as you shop locally, so shop often. Entries stay in the hopper each week.
Several businesses are also planning to be open for Late Night Shopping on December 14 and 21 this year. Most of the participating businesses will be open until at least 7:30 p.m., including Every Nook & Cranny, Henson’s, Rambling Ranch, Saye’s Flying A Tack, and Whistle Stop. Corrective Aesthetics will also be open late but only on December 21 until 7 p.m.
Shop at home this holiday season and remember the important role your local merchants play in keeping your community strong.
Visit the Chamber’s Facebook page or ClarendonTX.com/Christmas for more information.
Retirement honor
Lady Broncos earn big wins in Childress
By Sandy Anderberg
The Lady Broncos have been able to blow through teams so far this season and earning big wins.
Clarendon is currently ranked #8 in the TABC state rankings. Their latest wins came over the weekend as they participated in the Childress Tournament where they had four wins. They are 10-1 on the season.
Earlier in the week, the ladies traveled to Vega and demolished the Lady Longhorns 83-40. Four players finished in double figures with sophomore Berkley Moore leading the way with 14 points. Hayden Elam put in 13 that included going five for six from the bonus line, and Kenidee Hayes and Graci Smith put in 12 points each.
The Lady Broncos jumped on Vega early on and were able to set the rhythm of the game in their favor. The Longhorns struggled against Clarendon’s strong defense, and the Lady Broncos were able to capitalize on Vega’s mistakes and turnovers.
Presley Smith was able to put in nine points and Kate Shaw had eight. Courtlyn Conkin added seven, and Tandie and Kennadie Cummins helped with four each.
The Lady Broncos took on Vernon in the first round of the Round Robin Tournament in Childress and defeated them 50-41. The ladies nailed six three-pointers in the game and were 18 for 28 from the bonus line. Kashlyn Conkin had the hot hand from the arc and posted four big shots to help her team and lead the way with 12 points. Clarendon had Vernon down 11 points after three quarters and stayed solid the last eight minutes for the win. Moore, Elam, and Shaw added eight points each on the scoreboard.
Elk City was their second opponent, and they earned the victory in overtime at 50-47. The ladies showed their strength in the overtime period after leading until the fourth quarter. The ladies have been steady from the free throw line but fell off a bit and only converted at 58 percent in the high-fouling game. However; they were able to convert the shots when it counted. Hayes finished with 12 and Moore put in 11.
The ladies took on Floydada in the next round and defeated them 36-31 with a strong finish. The Lady Broncos trailed throughout until the final eight minutes. They were able to stay focused and hustled until the end to get the win. Moore led with 11, and K. Conkin and Shaw added six points each in the win.
They faced off against Hermleigh in the final game and won by 20 points at 53-33. Once again Moore led the way with 12 and G. Smith added 12 points of her own from the inside position.
The ladies performed well the entire game and got off to a great start early. They were able to show their dominance to the Lady Cardinals and held them away from the goal. Hermleigh was able to outscore the Lady Broncos in the final quarter of play, but it was too little too late for the Lady Cardinals.
P. Smith and K. Cummins put in five points each and K. Conkin and K. Cummins added four apiece. Elam connected with a three-pointer, and C. Conkin, Jayla Woodard, T. Cummins, and Shaw helped with two points each. The ladies shot 50 percent from the bonus line.
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