The Gift of Life
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Saving lives pays off for Hedley ISD kids
Hedley High School received $2,000 last Thursday from Coffee Memorial Blood Center in Amarillo following the school’s participating in the Kids, Inc. Donor Days blood drive.
With 31 units donated and a higher percentage of school population participating, Hedley beat out Texline and Follett in the competition’s small high school category. Students, staff, and members of the community all rallied together to donate the gift of life.
School officials say the money will toward new playground equipment.
Coffee representatives Suzanne Talley and Amanda Allen spent some time Thursday in Hedley thanking students for their endeavors in this life saving feat.
“I am thankful for generous donors.” Hedley teacher Kari Lindsey said. “I received blood in an emergency situation in 2016. Had it not been for generous donors, like these high school students, staff, and community members donating at local drives, I could have been in serious trouble. Coffee Memorial makes donating blood a quick and easy process.”
Students may donate blood, beginning at age 16 with parent permission. Volunteer donors are the key source of lifesaving blood for patients in need. Distinguished seniors graduating from Hedley High School, who have had two or more successful donations, are signified at graduation by wearing a red cord.
Hedley secretary Morgan Bebout works diligently to schedule blood drives at Hedley School, providing opportunities for students and others to donate. Teenagers often continue to donate blood and save lives as a result of what they began in high school.
Coffee Memorial stated that a collective total of 423 units were collected across the Panhandle during the Kids, Inc., Donor Days competition.
Donley archers do well at state match
Eight members of the Donley 4-H Archery Club competed March 22-23 in the State Indoor Archery Match held at Pampa.
This match is held every year in four locations around the state. Competitors choose which location to compete at and scores are ranked by all archers that competed in a statewide contest.
There is a “First Year” class for competitors that are new to archery. This year there were 199 “first year” entries, and 357 entries in other classes.
Local results were: The results follow:
First year competitors in the NASP equipment class: 1st place- Nate Estlack, 3rd place Daniel Estlack, and 9th place Mason Allred.
Junior division, Barebow equipment class: 14th Emily McCurdy.
Intermediate division, Barebow: 22nd Bryce Williams.
Senior division, Barebow: 9th Mycah Woodard and 13th Grace McCurdy.
Senior division, Compound Unaided: 3rd Grace McCurdy.
Junior division, NASP: 12th Kyler Bell.
Senior division, NASP: 4th Mycah Woodard.
Junior division, Recurve: 4th Kyler Bell.
Broncos rout Claude, 12-1
In the Broncos’ big win over Claude last week, Preston Elam hit an in-the-park grand slam to get them back on the winning side after a heartbreaking loss to Wellington.
The Broncos won big at 12-1 with Payton Hicks adding a two-run homerun at the end of the game.
According to coach Brad Elam, the Broncos started out slow on the offensive side.
“(We) only had a 4-1 lead going into the fifth before our bats exploded,” he said. “Noab Elam and Collin Butler also hit the ball well and Aiden Caudle added his first homerun of the year.”
Defensively, the Broncos played well only making one error. Ryan Ward and Noab Elam were able to hold the Mustangs to only four hits.
The Broncos dropped a close game to Wellington at the end of the week, taking a 3-4 loss.
“Very proud of the boys in this game,” Elam said. “(The) first game, we didn’t really show up and got beat -14. We had good practices and focus coming into the game and played much better.”
The Broncos had the game won, but the Rockets’ last at bat spelled doom for the Broncos.
“We had them beat, but just couldn’t hold them off,” Elam said. “Had some timely hits and made some good plays. Preston Elam pitched one of his best games of the year. Still, we made a few too many mistakes, but we were able to put ourselves in a position to win.”
The Broncos will be preparing for post-season play next week.
CC inducts 11 into honor society
Induction ceremonies for 11 new members of the Iota Phi Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society were held on Wednesday, April 17, at Clarendon College.
Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society is the international honor society of two-year colleges and academic programs.
This year’s PTK inductees are: Sadie Arnold of Amarillo, Kali Floyd of Memphis, Matthew Gentry of Gila, New Mexico, Jake Gillespie of Burleson, Carlee Johnson of Clarendon, Bailey Lightfoot of Prosper, Kallie Lindsey of Hedley, Conner Mikkelson of Joshua, Mahogany Nails of Plainview, Anna Phillips of Clarendon, and Mayra Rico-Herrera of Wellington.
Broncos demolish Shamrock
The Broncos rebounded after their loss with Wellington to demolish the Irish 11-1 last week.
According to head coach Brad Elam, the Broncos had an outstanding game on the mound.
“We followed our worst game with a best game in many phases,” Elam said. “Pitching was outstanding. (We) might have set a Clarendon record only having to throw 50 pitches in six innings.”
Pitcher Preston Elam threw 42 pitches in five innings and Ryan Ward threw eight pitches in an inning.
“Very well pitched game with a lot of strikes,” Elam said. “In order to pitch so few pitches, defense had to play well and they did.”
Elam feels his team possibly played their best defensive game of the year, noting that Payton Hicks making a highlight worthy play in the infield. Despite the win, Elam says he is still not satisfied with the team hitting.
“Some of the players had good games,” he said.
Hicks reached base three times and scored three runs and Noab Elam had two hits while driving in three. P. Elam had two hits, scored three runs, and drove in one, and Ward had two big hits and drove in three runners.
Last Monday the Broncos defeated Memphis 11-1 and only recorded one defensive error in the game.
“We had a good game against Memphis,” Elam said. “Defensive wise, only made one error and that was after the game had already been decided. We had several players hit well.”
N. Elam had a big day at the plate and on the mound where he gave up only one hit and struck out 10 throwing 62 total pitches in five innings of work.
Brock Hatley had a big two out two rbi hit in the first inning. P. Elam and Hicks each had rbi singles and scored one run each, while Elam stole three bases.
The Broncos will host Claude on April 18 at 4:00 p.m. and travel to Memphis on April 24.
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Overstreet wins 2019 Jones 5K
Kenneth Overstreet and Kaylanth Mendoza were the top men’s and women’s finishers of the seventh annual Chance Mark Jones Roar & Run 5K last Saturday, April 13, at Clarendon College.
Overstreet, age 17, was the first to cross the finish line with a time of 19:39, shaving almost a minute off his winning time from last year and giving him the best overall time, the best men’s time, and best time for those ages 11-19.
Mendoza, age 16, ran the race in 24 minutes, 24 seconds, finishing before all other women and placing third in the 11-19 age group. Second place in that group went to Ryder Robison with a time of 20:41.
The race sponsored by the Clarendon Lions Club in conjunction with National Child Abuse Awareness Month, drew more than 75 registrations, but rain and cold temperatures kept many people indoors Saturday. Thirty-six people actually ran or walked the 5K the day of the event, which was also attended by several spectators, supporters, and workers.
The annual Roar & Run 5K is held to raise awareness of child abuse and to honor the life of four-year-old Chance Mark Jones, who died in 2011.
Complete results of this year’s race are as follows: Top Men’s Time – Kenneth Overstreet 19:39; Top Women’s Time – Kaylanth Mendoza 24:24; 10 and under – 1st Anna Balogh, 2nd Kutter O’Keefe, and 3rd Addy Havens; Ages 11-19 – 1st Overstreet, 2nd Robison, 3rd Mendoza; Ages 20-29 – 1st Tamra Burnam and 2nd Shelby O’Keefe; Ages 30-39 – 1st Daena Santos 25:35, 2nd Haley Vance 26:09, 3rd Andrew Brown 35:26; Ages 40-49 – 1st Tanya Word 25:00, 2nd Tim Hooks 27:10, 3rd Anne Dushay 35:44; Ages 50-59 – 1st Michelle Branigan 26:56, 2nd Shaun O’Keefe 40:41, and 3rd P.J. O’Keefe 45:43; and Ages 60-69 – 1st John Howard 40:24 and 2nd Martha Smith 43:19.
Proceeds from this year’s Chance Mark Jones Roar ‘N Run will help support the the charitable activities of the Clarendon Lions Club, including eyeglasses for local school kids, Christmas food baskets for local families, scholarships, and hosting the area office of The Bridge – Children’s Advocacy Center.
H’wick candidates face questions
Eight of nine candidates for office in Howardwick participated in forum last Tuesday, April 2, to answer questions submitted by citizens.
Candidate for alderman Tammy Jordan was the lone absence from the forum and told the Enterprise this week she was not notified of the meeting.
Mayoral candidates Coy Cooper, Alderman Brice Hawley, Tony Clemisher, and J.D. Kindle were up first to address citizen concerns, covering a wide range of topics, as presented by City Secretary Sandy Childress.
Hawley and Clemisher both agreed to try to not let meetings go on for three hours or more if elected.
Cooper was asked about “dividing the city,” to which he replied that he merely wants the city to follow the law.
Kindle said he wanted Howardwick to be a good place to raise kids, and Clemishire said that get the fire department situation “straightened out” is critical.
All the candidates at one time or another mentioned roads as being a priority.
Hawley would like to see the city council have more time to review documents before voting on them and also would like citizens to have more time to review ordinances and regulations.
Cooper received a question about his driver’s license.
“I’m not going to show my driver’s license,” he said. “I had to show it to get my voter registration card, and that’s all that’s required.”
Kindle received a question about ways of uniting the city and he said he felt the Hoedown set for this June is a good start and that he also wants to see a place for kids and other citizens can gather. He also wants to bring more business to Howardwick.
Clemishire was asked about his leadership history. He talked about his experience the construction industry and facing adversity against odds.
“I worked my way up as a vice president of a large electrical contracting company,” he said.
Hawley pointed to his past experience as a trustee in the Clear Lake community as an example of his leadership and said spending money on infrastructure and the fire department is important to city growth.
Kindle said his experience as a consultant to other businesses helped qualify him to be mayor and said he imitates leaders in fields of business, particularly oil, wind, and gas.
For their goals, Cooper said he wants people treated equally and the city to follow state laws; Hawley wants a more robust fire department, beautification with walking trails and other amenities, and transparency in government; Clemishire would like to see park and city entrance improvements, and people working together; and Kindle wants more community events, finding common ground with neighbors, and attracting more population to improve quality of life.
Later four candidates for alderman were featured: Beverly McCaskill, Jerry Mullanax, Ericka Mills, and incumbent Johnny Floyd. A recurring them among the alderman candidates was improved communication. Mullanax also focused on enforcing ordinances and resolving the ongoing conflict between the city and volunteer fire department.
Lady Broncos beat Gruver
By Sandy Anderberg
The Lady Broncos took on Gruver at home on Saturday and recovered from an 0-8 start to run-rule the Lady Hounds 20-10.
“We allowed them to score eight runs to our seven in the first inning,” coach Carrie Hicks said. “Then, we jumped ahead in the second inning and increased the lead throughout the rest of the game.”
Hicks credited Kaylin Hicks, Ashlynn Newsome, Raynee Newsome with good defensive play and Madi Smith pitching well from the mound.
They were able to turn a double play after Hicks scooped it up and tossed to Newsome who got the out and threw it to Emily Johnson on first.
Offensively, the ladies connected well with the bat.
“We hit well when we could,” Hicks said. “Emily Johnson, Jade Benson, Sandrea Smith, and Raynee Newsome each had doubles and Jade, Emily, Kira, and Makayla (Brown) each got singles. We definitely needed this win to start off our second half of district.”
Earlier in the week, the ladies fell one run short to Sunray in a 23-24 loss.
“I was proud of the girls because they never gave up and they encouraged each other throughout the game,” Hicks said.
The Lady Broncos led until the fifth inning when Sunray tied it up at 16 all. They were able to retake the lead in the seventh, but could not answer the Lady Cats’ runs to put them on top.
“We hit the ball well and aggressively ran bases,” Hicks said. “We just struggled on defense a couple of innings.”
Hicks pointed out that A. Newsome, S. Smith, Brown, Benson, Johnson, Hicks, and R. Newsome had doubles and M. Smith, A. Newsome, S. Smith, Weatherton, and M. Smith all caught an out in the outfield. Hicks caught two in the infield and Newsome earned another out on a fly ball.
The Lady Broncos will play Memphis at home on Friday, April 12, at 4:00 p.m. and play West Texas High at home on the 16th at 4:30 p.m.
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