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Stanton Buffaloes beat Tornillo, punch ticket to Class 3A state playoffs

TORNILLO - The Stanton Buffaloes hit the road on Tuesday for the final district game of the season in Tornillo. It didn’t look pretty in the early minutes as the Buffaloes fell behind 17-12 after the first quarter.

Bearkats pick up two district wins, finish second in district standings

GARDEN CITY– The Bearkats closed out the District 11-1A season with two victories to be named District Runner-Up and secure the second place seed in the playoff brackets. Last Friday, Garden City took on Robert Lee and four themselves down late in the game.

Stanton junior high Lady Buffs finish third in district tournament

KERMIT– The Stanton Lady Buffaloes seventh grade basketball team competed in the District Tournament last weekend and finished third place. Stanton opened the tournament with a big win over Presidio. The Lady Buffs took an early 9-0 lead and held a 17-4 halftime advantage.

Grady finishes third in district play, faces Morton on Tuesday in playoffs

- The Grady Wildcats split their final two district games to finish with a 7-3 record and a third place seed for the Class lAplayoffs. Last Friday, Grady battled Dawson on the road in the Dragon Den. While the Dragon should have been the team breathing fire, they only managed a puff of smoke.

Whitharral takes advantage of early lead, ends Grady’s season in bi-district round

Grady Lady Wildcats’ playoff season started and ended Tuesday night with a loss to Whitharral in the Class 1A Bi-District game at Brownfield High School. Neither team was able to get any momentum in the first quarter as play was continuously stopped with foul after foul.

Junior High Lady Kats wrap up season

GARDEN CITY- The Garden City Lady Kats junior high basketball team concluded their season last week with a win over district foe Bronte. They also placed second in the Borden County Junior High Tournament the previous weekend.

Lady Kats hold on to beat Edan in playoff thriller

SAN ANGELO– The Garden City Lady Kats returned to the Class 1A state playoffs with bang winning the Bi-District trophy over Edan at the Junell Center in San Angelo on Monday.

Buffaloes beat Crane to stay in fourth place

CRANE– The Stanton Buffaloes picked up a big road district victory over the Crane Golden Cranes on Tuesday. The Buffs were the better team in three of the four quarters, outscoring Crane 12-8 in both the first and second quarters and then going 13-10 in the third for a commanding 37-26 lead.

Stanton’s Carby, Carson, Barnes, Mabry win Forsan Powerlifting Invitational

FORSAN– Stanton Powerlifters were in Forsan over the weekend and the Lady Buffs placed second in the team standings. Individual results (squat, bench, deadlift, and total). Picking up gold medals for the Lady Buffs were Paisley Carby, Brittyn Carson, Emery Barnes, and Madison Mabry.

Eighth grade lady Buffs take second place

KERMIT– Stanton’s eighth grade girls basketball team wrapped up the season with a second place finish at the district tournament in Kermit last weekend. The Lady Buffs opened the weekend obliterating Odessa Compass Academy. Stanton put together an outstanding performance to crush the Cougars 46-6.