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| Congratulations District Champs! The Van Horn Eagles had little trouble besting Ft. Hancock Tuesday evening in front of a packed home crowd. The good news came when they learned that the Wink Wildcats had defeated the Marfa Shorthorns making the Eagles District Champs! ABove, Alex Baca (13) watches a shot go in the basket as Jeremiah Turnbow (24) falls away and Eric Virell (12) comes to assist. |
- Van Horn High School UIL teams traveled to Monahans last weekend to compete on their U.I.L. Meet.
The teams, sponsored by B.O. Bucchorn, did extremely well at the meet. Shown below is how Van Horn youth did:
Ready Writing: Macyn Morris took 5th place.
Social Studies: Jermanicus Stanford took 5th place.
Math: Savannah Corralez took 1st place; Julio Baeza took 3rd place; Jackie Grado took 5th place; and Rebecca Mendias took 9th place.
The Math team, comprised of Savannah Corralez, Julio Baeza, Jackie Grado and Rebecca Mendias, finished in 1st place.
Number Sense; Julio Baeza took 1st place; and Margie Martinez took 4th place.
The Number Sense team, comprised of Julio Baeza, Margie Martinez, Shannon Davis, Jackie Grado and Ram Patel, finished in 1st place.
Science: Jackie Grado took 1st place; Margie Martinez took 2nd place; Enrique Corralez took 3rd place; Rebecca Mendias took 4th place; Imisha Bhakta took 5th place; and Julio Baeza took 6th place. Top Biology: Margie Martinez and Rebecca Mendias tied. Top Chemistry: Jackie Grado. Top Physics: Margie Martinez.
The Science team, comprised of Jackie Grado, Margie Martinez, Enrique Corralez and Rebecca Mendias, finished in 1st place.
Calculator: Jackie Grado took 1st place; Rebecca Mendias took 2nd place; Julio Baeza took 4th place; Ram Patel took 5th place; Margie Martinez took 6th place; and Imisha Bhakta took 7th place.
The Calculator team, consisting of Jackie Grado, Rebecca Mendias, Julio Baeza and Ram Patel, finished in 1st place.
UIL alignment told
The University Interscholastic League (UIL) officials in Austin, last week, announced the district alignments for various sports for the next two years.
Culberson County-Allamoore ISD Athletic Director Joe Salinas had heard rumors that our alignment might be changed but when the announcement was made, it was little changed.
According to Salinas, in football our district remains the same in terms of opponents. Van Horn’s district football opponents will be Iraan, Marfa, McCamey, and Wink.
The difference for the next two years will be that we are now in District 5-A in Division II. What that means, according to Salinas is, “Our district will now only advance two teams into the playoffs instead of 3.”
Salinas further noted that in basketball, “Our district is changed by Wink moving to District II. We’ll be in District 8-A in Division I for basketball.”
Our opponents in this new district will be El Paso Harmony Science Academy, Marfa, and Ft. Hancock.
According to Salinas, the alignment for other sports will be announced at a later date.
Junior High girls teams finish season on "up" note
The Van Horn Junior High girls basketball teams, 7th and 8th grade, rounded out their season on Monday, February 8th.
The 7th grade girls won their game and finished the season undefeated. The top scorers in the season finale were Kianna Fierro and Karina Ramirez.
The 8th grade girls teams (A & B) each had only one defeat on the season. Top scorers in the season finale for both teams were K’Cee Romero, Mariela Garza, Mireva Quintana and Leslie Gonzales.
Coach Lorina Gonzalez had nothing but praise for these youngsters and the way they performed during the season.
Bi-District Playoff Game
Monday, February 15th
@ Ft. Stockton
versus Forsan @ 8 p.m.