The new scoreboard goes up at Stanton’s renovated football facilities as work continues all over town on school buildings. Expect more of the same for the next 20 to 24 months.
Stanton High School and Grady High School coaching staffs led their groups of athletes onto the practice fields early Monday morning for the first practices of 2015. Stanton coaches were followed onto the field by 65 players while Grady coaches enjoyed watching 16 players take the field for drills.
MARTIN COUNTY – When the Texas temperatures start to reach 100 degrees that can only mean one thing: it’s the middle of summer and football practice is just around the corner. Hot, sultry days in the West Texas towns of Stanton and Grady are about the begin with the sounds of whistles blowing, kids grunting, coaches yelling and the bottom of five gallon buckets getting shallower. Water and air consumption will be the greatest at any time of the year as nearly 100 Buffalo and Wildcat football players will be gasping fora breath while trying to suck down some cold water from their knees.
The Stanton High School girls competed at the cheer camp this past week at Angelo State University in San Angelo.. They won first place in dance and first in cheer and second in game day performance.Those attending were (third row varsity cheerleaders) Mya Davis, Audrey Garza and Alyssa Peterson; second row junior varsity cheerleadeers Beth Holland, Katie Harris, Ashlyn Mauldin, Kayli Inman, Keslee Jenkins; and front row varsity cheerleaders Miranda Myrick, Robin Beasley and Monica Garza
Sydney Gonzales of Lenorah and her synchronized trampoline partner Keely Esch of Levelland win nationals at the USA Gymnastics Championships in Greensboro, NC. The duo dedicated their victory to Keely’s father Kendall Esch, who died in June aftera battle with cancer. He rarely missed a day at the gym until his last days; a true fan and loving father, he will be missed by all. Gonzales then went on to finish second in individual trampoline finals competition Friday. The two competed against girls representing gyms from across the United States.
Martin County traveling basketball team has been beating up the competition in tournaments around Lubbock the past couple weeks. Members are Naycee McMorries, Boyd Cox, Colby Cook, Cal McMorries, Camden Wiebe, Caleb Cook.
The Martin County 12U Girls Softball Team, the Pink Panthers, finished the MUGS 2015 spring season last week by going undefeated in the seasonending City Tournament. To start the season, the Pink Panthers had only a small number of experienced players, but every player improved such that they finished the season with more wins than losses.
The Red team topped the Blue 16-7 in the fourth quarter of the 11th annual ASCO All-Star Football Classic on Friday at Lowrey Field. In the fourth quarter, the Blue team’s Anthony McLain, a Palo Duro graduate, scored on a
2-yard run to tie the game and converted their extra-point to lead for the first time of the game, 7-6.
