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4-H horse judging senior team brings home top honors
Donley 4-H horse judging teams competed at the Traveling Trophy Contest at West Texas A&M University on Friday, March 31, and the senior team brought home the top honors.
The first place team members were Brenna Ellis who placed 3rd individually, Laney Gates 5th overall individual, MaryJo Dushay 6th individual, and Maloree Wann 9th individual.
The junior team placed 3rd and those team members and individual rankings were Makynna Williams 4th, Emma Howard 5th, Teagan Chesser 7th and Kassie Askew 10th.
These teams competed in the Clarendon College Invitational the next day with the Senior team winning first place there as well. The team members and their individual placings were Laney 2nd , Maloree 3rd and Bryce Williams 5th.
In the Junior division, the team placed 2nd and as individuals Kassie was 4th, Makynna 6th, Teagan 9th and Emma 11th.
In the Livestock Judging contest, Donley 4-H had the first place team in the Junior division. Those team members and their individual placings were Hudson Howard 2nd, Parker Haynes 5th and Ronan Howard 13th. The team of Jensyn Lewis, Ainslie Lewis, Hunter Wann and Jace Conway placed 20th overall.
Eggs-cellent adventures!
Kids in Howardwick had fun finding the treasures left by the Easter Bunny last week. The Bunny made a personal appearance Saturday when the City of Howardwick Volunteer Fire Department hosted a pancake breakfast and egg hunt.
Child Abuse Prevention Month
2023 Lions Club 5K
Supporting first responders
Tandie Cummins pitches win over Follett
Clarendon High School sophomore Tandie Cummins did not throw a no-hitter against Follett; however, the shutout was hers as the Lady Broncos demolished Follett 15-0 on Friday in four and a half innings.
Cummins went the distance on the mound recording 11 strikeouts, zero errors, zero walks, while allowing only two hits. Statistically, Cummins threw 41 strikes out of 58 total pitchers against 14 batters.
Not only was their defense strong, but the Lady Broncos’ offensive attack also was impressive. The ladies managed the 11 runs on only seven hits.
Senior Baylee Gabel led the way with two hits, two runs, four RBIs and got the Lady Broncos on the board first with a triple that score two runs.
Along with Gabel, Graci Wilkins was able to make some noise of her own with two RBIs, two walks, and two runs. Hayden Elam stormed the plate with two hits and four runs, and Kenidee Cummins was responsible for three runs. Tandy Blacksher and T. Cummins also were responsible for at least one run. Bailey Bruce, Gabel, K. Cummins, Blacksher, and Wilkins ran the bases well with six stolen bases in the game. Wilkins and Elam each grabbed stolen bases to lead the way.
Earlier in the week, the Lady Broncos suffered a disappointing loss to Fritch 7-14. The Lady Eagles got their bats going in the first inning with a homerun and added two more runs in the second. A big third inning for Fritch put the Lady Broncos in a hole they struggled to get out of. They were able to recover slightly in the fifth with hits by Gabel, T. Cummins, and Wilkins, but it was not enough. K. Cummins opened the game from the mound and lasted three innings, before T. Cummins came in to finish. K. Cummins, uncharacteristically allowed eight hits, 10 runs on eight hits with two homeruns, one base-on-balls, three errors, but had three strike-outs. T. Cummins finished with four hits, four runs, one walk, two errors, and one strike-out.
Elliot Frausto had two hits in four at bats.
The ladies will host Claude in another district game at home Thursday beginning at 3:00 p.m.
CHS wins UIL district title
Clarendon High School won the UIL 2-2A District Championship during academic competitions last Wednesday, March 22, at Clarendon College.
CHS students earned 400 points and had 70 points above the next closest team.
Clarendon High has 17 students moving on to regionals on April 21 on the campus of West Texas A&M University to try to earn a spot in the state competition.
All three ready writers got the day started and earned spots in the top six finishers. Laney Gates received 1st place, Catherine Word received 2nd place, and Millie McAnear received 5th place. Gates and Word earned regional spots.
Britton Cottrell placed 2nd in Number Sense while Ben Estlack placed 6th. The Number Sense team placed second and later acquired a wildcard spot to advance to regionals.
The Calculator Application team did not have anyone placed in the top six positions, but they did come out as the second place team. Members included Jacob Murrillo, Ethan Warren, Gracie Ellis, and Berkley Moore.
Copy Editing got the journalism contest started. Avery Halsey got 1st place, Maloree Wann got 2nd, and C. Word got 5th place. Halsey and Wann earned regional spots. Davin Mays earned a 1st place finish in Features Writing and is regional bound while Makenna Shadle earned a 4th place finish in Headline Writing.
The Accounting team secured their way to a 1st Place finish and advances to regionals. Members received the following places respectively: Koltyn Shields 2nd place, Easton 3rd place, Aiden Word 4th, and Bryce Williams 5th place. Other members were Murillo and Cory Johnsen.
The Science team also earned their way to a 1st place finish and advances to regionals. Members of the team finished in the top six places. Toby Leeper received 1st, Estlack received 2nd, Jade Cottrell received 4th, B. Cottrell received 5th, and Mason Allred and Jaxan McAnear both received 6th. Leeper was the top student in Biology and Chemistry.
The Social Studies team had a 1st place finish and advances to regionals. C. Word earned 1st place, Cutter Seay earned 3rd place, Addison Willoughby earned 4th place, and D. Mays earned 5th place. Other members were Jasmyn Bordonaro and Warren Mays.
The Mathematics team gained a 1st place finish and advances to regionals. Estlack earned 1st place, Allred and Williams earned 4th place, and B. Cottrell earned 6th place. Other members were Halsey and Aiden Bordonaro.
Speakers finished off the day with Prose, Informative Speaking, and Persuasive Speaking. Adriana Araujo placed 3rd in Prose and 4th in Persuasive Speaking. She will advance to regionals in Prose. Seay obtained a 1st place finish in Informative Speaking and earned a spot to regionals while C. Word obtained a 4th place finish.
Hedley athletes bring home wins from Kress
Hedley’s Iziak Weatherread and Josh Booth brought home first place honors when the Owls participated in the Kress Relays last Tuesday, March 21.
Weatherread won the 800M with a time of 2:20.88, and Booth was first in the 1600M with a time of 5:09.03. Billy Curry and Isaiah Torres also ran in the 1600M.
Weatherread also placed second in the 3200M with a time of 13:07.31. Hedley’s Billy Curry was third with 13:18.34, and Javier Valles was fourth with 13:25.75.
In the long jump, Weatherread was fourth with a jump of 19’¾”, Josh Booth was 11th at 16’4¼”, and Valles finished 16th at 13’11¼”.
Matthew Rodriguez finished 18th in the shot put with a distance of 25’3”, and Paeton Glover was 22nd at 23’9”.
Booth finished fifth in the discus with a throw of 93’5”, and Matthew Rodriguez also participated.
Taylee Ehlert represented the Lady Owls and finished seventh in the discus with a throw of 66’7”.
In the Junior High Relays, Payton Inman was fourth for the Owls in the 100M with 13.47, third in the 200M with 26.83, and second in the 400M with 1:04.84.
Sebastian Garcia came in 22nd in the 200M with 33.43 and 14th in the 400M with 1:16.50. Takota Edwards was 8th in the 400M with 1:09.72, and Brandon Moore was 21st with 1:23.31.
In the 2400M, Edwards was fifth with a time of 10:04.22. He and Moore also ran in the 1600M.
Edwards was 20th in the long jump with a distance of 12’11”, and Garcia was 21st with 12’10½”. Moore had a distance of 10’8” for 27th.
Kaitin Ehlert placed fifth in the 300M for the junior high Lady Owls with a time of 1:09.9, and Kinley McClelland was sixth in the 2400M at 11:22.4. Ehlert and McClelland also ran in the 1600M.
In the 100M dash, Lillie McCleskey was 10th with a time of 15.72, and Kali Curry tied and Amherst runner for 11th at 16.21. Kelli Love was 23rd at 17.40, and Maria Silvestre was 28th at 21.66.
In the 200M, McCleskey was 11th at 34.65, and Curry was 14th at 35.09. Love finished 24th with 37.74, and Sadie Trent came in with a time of 39.39.
McClelland, McCleskey, Curry, and Ehlert ran the 4x100M relay and finished fifth with a time of 1:03.62.
In the long jump, McCleskey’s leap measured 11’8½” for 13th, Ehlert covered a distance of 11’4½” for 15th, and McClelland was 18th with 10’9½”. Curry also participated.
Abbey Branigan was ninth in the shot put with a throw of 23’5”. Love was 12th at 22’6”, Silvestre was 16th at 17’9”, and Kylynne Shelley was 17th at 13’4”.
Participating in the discus for the junior high Ladies were Branigan, Shelley, Love, and Silvestre.
Bulldogs in Service puts 288 to work for CC communities
Students, faculty, and staff from all Clarendon College campuses participated in the second annual “Bulldogs in Service” day to benefit their local communities last Wednesday, March 22.
A total of 288 CC students, faculty, and staff participated in several community service efforts. The community service effort began last March but was limited only to the Clarendon area. This year, the effort was expanded to include Amarillo, Childress, Pampa, and Clarendon.
In Clarendon, participants partook in the following efforts: Adopt-a-Highway along the north portion of State Highway 70; Campus cleanup; Cleanup along the railroad tracks; Made blankets to donate to multiple organizations; Assisted with the Donley County Senior Citizens Center; Prepared old and worn American flags for proper retirement at the Clarendon Lions Hall; Landscaping and cleaning at the Saints’ Roost Museum; and Sidewalk chalk art at Clarendon ISD.
In Amarillo, cosmetology students and faculty volunteered at Sharing Hope Ministry. In Childress, participants helped clean up around the Childress Center and in the downtown area. In Pampa, participants helped clean up around the Pampa Center, clean up at the Fairview Cemetery, and also assisted at the White Deer Land Museum.
“We appreciate all the communities we service,” CC President Tex Buckhaults said. “The communities in Clarendon, Amarillo, Childress, and Pampa consistently support Clarendon College and its students, and it’s only right that we give something in return. My hope is that students will take what they learned here about community service and join community service efforts in their hometowns as well.”
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