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CHS claims district UIL championship
Clarendon High School claimed the District 2-2A Championship during UIL academic competitions held last Wednesday, April 3, at Clarendon College. CHS competed against Memphis, Shamrock, Quanah, Wellington, and Wheeler and came away with 460 points.
Lincoln Douglas Debate started the competition on Tuesday, April 3, with Hunter Caison earning first, Zak Roberts second, and Rowdy Bebout fourth. Caison and Roberts will advance as regional qualifiers.
Ben Estlack, Ronan Howard, Parker Haynes, and Cutter Seay earned first Place Team in Number Sense. B. Estlack got third, Howard received fourth, and Haynes placed sixth. This team is a regional qualifier.
The Mathematics team received first Place Team and will be regional qualifiers. B. Estlack won first, Toby Leeper obtained sixth while Howard and Mason Allred are the other two team members advancing.
Wes Shaw and Millie McAnear participated in Poetry and Prose Interpretation respectively. Shaw earned first while McAnear placed fourth. Seay got first in Informative Speaking and Hayden Moore was fifth. In Persuasive Speaking Caison earned third and Zane Cruse won fifth place. Caison, Seay, and W. Shaw will advance as a regional qualifier. Sp eaking events earned first place team.
Riley Jantz secured a second place finish in Current Issues and Events and will advance as a regional qualifier. Jasmyn Bordonaro placed second and Seay won third in Social Studies. The Social Studies Team earned first place with Ella Estlack and Emma Roys joining the other two as regional qualifiers.
Accounting placed first as a team and will advance to regionals. Jacob Murillo, Koltyn Shields, Kaleb Mays, and Bryce Williams placed first, second, third, and fourth respectively.
Journalism won first place Team. In Copy Editing, Avery Halsey earned first, Maloree Wann earned third, and Kate Shaw received fourth. W. Shaw and E. Estlack placed first and second in Feature Writing while Halsey acquired first in Editorial Writing. Murillo earned first, Berkley Moore got fourth, and Kenidee Hayes took fifth in Headline Writing. Halsey, E. Estlack, Murillo, W. Shaw, and Wann are regional qualifiers.
Leeper, Roberts, Gracie Clark, and B. Estlack make up the Science team advancing to regionals. Leeper earned first, as well as Top Biology individual. Roberts placed second, and Clark earned fourth.
CHS had 36 students compete at the district meet with 20 advancing in 14 events. Regionals are on April 26 on the campus of West Texas A&M University in Canyon.
Pantex efforts raise funds for wildfire relief
Bechtel-led Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC, the management and operating contractor of the Pantex Plant in Amarillo, Texas, and the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, has joined with its parent companies to raise money to support wildfire relief efforts in the Texas Panhandle. A series of fundraising initiatives are underway.
The Bechtel Group Foundation, the charitable arm of CNS parent company Bechtel, has already donated $25,000 to Hutchinson County United Way (Texas) and will match up to $25,000 in additional funds donated by its employees around the world and at an upcoming Pantex fundraiser. Leidos, a CNS parent company, has also donated $10,000 to the United Way of Hutchinson County.
CNS also hosted a fundraiser at Pantex on Thursday, April 4. Proceeds from the sales of t-shirts as well a portion of sales from Pantex’s cafeteria and more than a dozen food trucks at the event will go toward the wildfire relief efforts through contributions to the United Way of Hutchinson County and the Amarillo Area Foundation. CNS will match up to $10,000 raised during the Pantex event.
There was no damage to Pantex property, and no Pantex employees were injured at the plant as the wildfires abated about three miles from the plant’s boundary. However, the Pantex Fire Department built firebreaks, prepared the plant for the fires, and responded to communities near the plant. Several Pantexans suffered property losses and minor injuries as a result of the fires.
“For those of us at CNS, the story hit close to home as we watched while the fires burned close to the Pantex Plant near Amarillo,” CNS President and CEO Rich Tighe said. “We are pleased to support the upcoming Pantex event to help raise funds for Panhandle residents affected by the wildfires.”
“There has been an outpouring of Panhandle pride and spirit through donations, volunteer efforts, and assistance coming in from all over the area and across the state,” CNS Pantex Site Manager Colby Yeary said. “We wanted to show our own support to our communities in need through our own fundraising efforts. Wildfires will always be a part of Texas Panhandle life, but it’s comforting to know that when disaster strikes, we rise united.”
Running the bases
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Broncos earn two huge wins
By Sandy Anderberg
The Bronco baseball team had a light week as they earned two big wins over district rivals Wellington and Claude. The Broncos defeated the Skyrockets 21-5 and took care of the Claude Mustangs at 11-4.
Senior Jared Musick got the win over Wellington pitching three innings. Musick allowed only nine hits and four runs while striking out three. Easton Frausto came in for Musick in the fourth inning and allowed one hit and had one strike out. Harrison Howard finished the game in the fifth posting one hit, one run, and two strike outs.
The Broncos ran the bases well and finished with 16 stolen bases. Musick led the way with five and Grant Haynes added three. Levi Gates, Bryce Williams, Mason Sims, Frausto, and Howard had two each.
The Broncos were strong at the plate as well and had 13 hits, 21 runs and no errors. Howard and Mason Allred both posted doubles on the day with Howard earning 5 RBIs and three runs. Gates, and Allred teamed up for six hits and eight RBIs in their four times each at the plate. Musick also earned five runs in the game and Howard had three. Frausto, Haynes, Williams, Sims, and Gates had two runs each and Braylon Rice was good for one run.
The Broncos scored first in the opening inning, but trailed by one as it came to a close. They rallied in the second placing seven runs on the board and left the third inning with a 12-point lead.
Frausto was on the mound in the game against the Mustangs and went the distance allowing four runs on two hits and nine strike outs. The senior did not allow any runs in the next four innings and Claude did not score until the fifth and sixth innings. By then the Broncos had the game well under control.
The Broncos will play Shamrock at home on April 9 at 4:30 p.m.
CHS golf team places third at district
By Sandy Anderberg
Clarendon senior Cutter Seay took the number one spot in the District Golf Tournament in Childress last week at Stoney Ridge Golf Course.
Seay’s win earned him a place in the Regional Golf Tournament that will take place April 15-16 at the Palo Duro Creek Golf Course in Canyon. The Bronco golf team finished in third place, which currently does not qualify them for the Regional Meet. Members of the Bronco team are Cutter Seay, Heston Seay, Ronan Howard, Anthony Ceniceros, and Ben Estlack.
The Lady Bronco golf team placed fourth in the District meet at Childress and will not be advancing. Members of the Lady Broncos’ golf team are Gracie Ellis, Kashlyn Conkin, Berkley Moore, and Kortni Davis. No final scores were available at press time.
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