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By Sandy Anderberg

For the first time in school history, the Clarendon Lady Bronco cross-country team is headed to the State meet in Austin next weekend.

Junior Audrey Shelton, who has had a stellar season on the course, will lead the team.

After advancing to state last year, Shelton finished third in this year’s Regional meet with a time of 12:25.  The Lady Broncos are currently ranked fifth in the state and have set themselves up to have a great run at the state meet.

Sarah Luttrell finished 24th with a time of 13:24, and Abby Johnson took 30th at 13:29.29.  Deborah Howard was right behind Johnson with a time of 29:56, and Trevela Dronzek was 44th at 13:41.  Haley Ferguson finished 47th with a time of 13:46, and Phara Berry was 64th with a time of 13:59.

Jessica Ceniceros and Maci White are also part of the cross-country team.  They are coached by Molly Weatherred and Shanna Shelton.

Coach Weatherred is very pleased with their accomplishments this year.

“I am very proud of these young ladies,” Weatherred said.  “They have worked extremely hard this year.”

Gruver won the meet with 30 points, and Sunray was second with 44 points.

Clarendon posted 105 points, and fourth place Sundown had 137 points.  Abrianna Carrasco from Sanderson was first at 12:15.97, and Shelley Gibson from Gruver was second at 12:23.32.

The ladies will run in Round Rock this Saturday, November 12, at 11:40 a.m. in Old Settlers Park.

 

Clarendon College’s meats judging team won the Junior College National Meats Judging Championship when they competed in Plainview October 29.

In the A-Division competition, Clarendon came in first with a total of 3,689 points.  Garden City Community College took second with 3,656 points.

Individuals contributing to the win include Nick Hardcastle, fifth high individual; William Sellers, eighth high; Clayton Krause, ninth high; and Carson Mitchell, eleventh high.

The CC alternate team also placed first in the A-Alternate Division with 3,521 points.

Individuals placing for the team include Caetlyn Avant, first high; Shelby McClain, sixth high; Tyler Crafton, eighth high; Logan Mason, ninth high; and John Baker, eleventh high.

“I am so proud of these young men and women.  The huge number of trophies and plaques that our team brought back was amazing,” CC Athletic Director John Green said.

“I have never experience an awards event of this magnitude and am honored to be associated with the quality students we have at Clarendon College and this Meat Judging Team.”

“We look forward to events to celebrate and recognize this team for being the best of the best,” Green said.  “Congratulations to them on a job well done.”

The meat judging teams are coach by Texas Tech students Tate Corliss and Henry Ruiz. Ruiz was a member of the 2007 National Champion Clarendon College Meat Judging team.

The contest is sponsored by Cargill Meats Solutions and the competition is held at the Cargill facility north of Plainview.

Also last week, the CC Livestock team placed 10th out of 28 teams at the American Royal Junior College Livestock Judging Contest in Kansas City, MO, October 29.

 

From one extreme to the other… after a blistering summer, we now have snow in October.

Road conditions were very slick east of Hedley Thursday morning as one New Mexico couple found out when they went off the road and flipped their SUV on US 287. Two more cars were also off the road near Hedley.