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| Buckles winner.... Ricky Shelley, a local 4-Her and cowboy, took part in the GARRA Rodeo in Odessa, Texas on August 17th. Ricky won 8 buckles at the vent including buckles for: Barrels, Poles, Flag, Straights, Goat Tying, Break Away Roping, High Point in the speed events, and High Point in Goat Tying and Break Away Roping. Congratulations Ricky! |
- Head Coach Jose Salinas reported this week that “Our scrimmage with the Marfa Shorthorns last Saturday was a good one.”
Salinas went on to say, “We won the scrimmage 7 to 1, and saw some things that we really liked. We also saw some things that we didn’t like and have worked on them this week.”
“Practices this week have gone well,” according to Coach Salinas. “We’ve got about 40 kids out now and we’re hoping that some more might come out after school starts. We do have enough kids to field a JV team as well as a varsity squad.”
Salinas went on to say, “We’re going to get our first real test Thursday afternoon as we travel over to Alpine to scrimmage them. They’re a big 2A school with lots of quickness. The scrimmage will really show us our strengths and weaknesses.”
“We’re excited about our upcoming season. Our season opener is Saturday, August 30th, against Coahoma in Odessa’s Ratliff Stadium. That will be a good opener in a venue that’s well known across the state.”
Salinas added, “McCamey and Coahoma scrimmage tomorrow evening and we’re going to have a good look at them.”
Salinas reports that, “Thus far, we’re still pretty healthy and our attitudes and morale should give us a good season this year. We’d like to thank the community, in advance, for their support of the program and our kids.”
Lady Eagles practicing hard, already played Presidio and in Monahans
The Van Horn Lady Eagle volleyball teams have been practicing hard since they started on August 4th.
Head Coach Melinda Flores reports that she has “some 30 or so girls out this season, and we’re able to put a varsity, JV and freshmen team on the court right now.”
The girls, in Class 1A this year, will play in a district that includes schools from Fort Hancock, Sierra Blanca, Dell City, Valentine, and Marfa.
In their early play, Coach Flores took her Lady eagles to Presidio to battle the Class 3A Blue Devils and they came home with a victory and some valuable experience.
Last weekend, they traveled to Monahans to play in their annual Tournament. The competition was very tough, Class 3A and 4A, and while the Lady’s did not fare as well, they returned to Van Horn with more valuable experience.
This weekend, Coach Flores and her Lady Eagles will be competing in the Pecos Volleyball Tournament and they’re looking for some better results.
As the volleyball season progresses, make your plans to come out and support our Lady Eagles!
SRSU awards scholarship to locals
Over 140 scholarships were recently awarded to students at Sul Ross State University.
Students, their hometowns, and their respective scholarships are listed below.
VAN HORN: Kiana Downing, PASS Participant Stipend; Bryan Rivera, PASS Participant Stipend; Kimberly Tarango, PASS Participant Stipend