Swiftettes score Area championship

The Nazareth Swiftettes were back in action on Friday night when they played the Silvertion Owlettes in the Area playoff game at Amarillo High School.

Bobbies fall to Whirlwinds, 15-4

The Dimmitt Bobbies softball team fell to the Floydada Whirlwinds, 15-4, in their first game of the season. The Bobbies got off to slow start in the first innings, going scoreless until the fifth inning when they came through with four runs.

Bobbies score big win over Lady Hornets

The Dimmitt Bobbies came out swinging and scored a big victory over the Sudan Lady Hornets, 22-10. Dimmitt took the lead in the first inning, 4-3, but the second inning the offense brought in a huge 15 runs, to push the lead to 19-4.

Bobcats defeat Owls, 10-4

The Dimmitt Bobcats baseball team defeated the Hale Center Owls, 10-4. Neither team scored a run in the first two innings, but the Bobcats came through with three hits in both the third and fourth innings to take the lead 6-0.

DHS, HHS compete at Dimmitt Meet

Dimmitt and Hart powerlifting teams competed at the Dimmitt Invitational Powerlifting Meet on Feb. 16. The girls competition had 28 lifters from five schools.

Editor’s Message

While there is no way to predict who advances and who doesn’t, Castro County has some great teams moving into and through the playoffs. Three teams – Nazareth Swifts and Swiftettes, and the Dimmitt Bobcats are in the state high school basketball playoffs.

Pre-season baseball memories

At a family reunion, I went outside to play catch with a cousin. “I’d rate your baseball skills below average,” he said. “Does that surprise you?” That didn’t shock me one bit. I score below average in most sports, with the exception of “spitting for distance.

Pet Talk

Calf health issues on pasture usually come down to four things: pinkeye, parasites, scours, and pneumonia. Pinkeye is a bacterial scourge is primarily spread from calf to calf by flies.

Library Lines ...

Valentine’s Day here at Rhoads Memorial Library started off less than special when a brownout occurred about 11:30 that morning, followed by a blackout that lasted until 12:50 p.m. Our descent into darkness had us scrambling for flashlights as we realized how helpless we were without electricity.