Sports

Dimmitt Bobcats Isiah Sifuentez traveled to Boulder, Colorado on June 19 to compete in the Deion Sanders “Prime Time 7v7 Classic.” He played against some of the best 18-and-underathletes in the nation from California, Florida, and many other states.

Dimmitt Bobcats Isiah Sifuentez traveled to Boulder, Colorado on June 19 to compete in the Deion Sanders “Prime Time 7v7 Classic.” He played against some of the best 18-and-underathletes in the nation from California, Florida, and many other states.

Dimmitt Bobcats Isiah Sifuentez

Sports Physicals set for July 29 at NISD

The Medical Clinic of Dimmitt will be the Nazareth ISD gym on July 29 at 9 a.m. for physicals.All seventh, nineth and 11t grade students who are participating in sports or cheerleading must have a physical.

Swiftette small group camp set for July

Nazareth ISD will be holding a Swiftette Small Group Camp on July 8-11.The camp is for girls entering the second grade through seventh grade.The objective of this camp is to teach the basic offensive and defensive fundamentals in a small group.

UIL approves split divisions in more sports

The University Interscholastic League announced their Legislative Councils approved split divisions for more sports including volleyball, basketball, soccer, softball and baseball.
Isaac Sifuentez Jr., Noah Arriaga, Andrew Arriaga and Derrick Quirozm from Dimmitt attended the Amarillo Sod Poodles Play Ball Weekend baseball clinic at Hodgetown. Minor League clubs across the country joined with their MLB counterparts to celebrate Playball Weekend on June 14-16. Clubs hosted a variety of events to engage young fans and share the fun of playing baseball and softball. Play Ball Weekend in Amarillo was sponsored by Fluid Line Components.

Isaac Sifuentez Jr., Noah Arriaga, Andrew Arriaga and Derrick Quirozm from Dimmitt attended the Amarillo Sod Poodles Play Ball Weekend baseball clinic at Hodgetown. Minor League clubs across the country joined with their MLB counterparts to celebrate Playball Weekend on June 14-16. Clubs hosted a variety of events to engage young fans and share the fun of playing baseball and softball. Play Ball Weekend in Amarillo was sponsored by Fluid Line Components.

Recent STAAR results show struggle in algebra

As partial scores begin coming in from the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STARR), results indicate that high school students continue to struggle with algebra.The STAAR end-of-course tests evaluate high-schoolers in five subjects: Algebra I, Biology, English I, English II and U.S.
Richardson Elementary students Delayne Herrera, Dani Escamilla and Griffin Neinast participated in the annual Communities in Schools of the South Plains Tournament in Lubbock.

Richardson Elementary students Delayne Herrera, Dani Escamilla and Griffin Neinast participated in the annual Communities in Schools of the South Plains Tournament in Lubbock.

RES students at chess tournament

The Shallowater Summer League began last week with the Dimmitt Bobbies playing Shallowater Varsity and Shallowater JV. The Bobbies will travel to Abernathy to play Abernathy and Brownfield on June 13.

The Shallowater Summer League began last week with the Dimmitt Bobbies playing Shallowater Varsity and Shallowater JV. The Bobbies will travel to Abernathy to play Abernathy and Brownfield on June 13.

The Shallowater Summer League

Flash flooding hit Palo Duro Canyon State Park on Monday as staff members attempted to get them to higher ground. Some cars were trapped in water gaps on the main road and one car was reported to be washed away after driving into high water. Photo courtesy of TPWD/Palo Duro Canyon State Park

Flash flooding hit Palo Duro Canyon State Park on Monday as staff members attempted to get them to higher ground. Some cars were trapped in water gaps on the main road and one car was reported to be washed away after driving into high water. Photo courtesy of TPWD/Palo Duro Canyon State Park

Palo Duro Canyon hit with flash flooding

After being hit with heavy rain on Monday, TPWD offi cials in Palo Duro Canyon State Park had to deal with heavy rains on Monday that caused heavy flash flooding in several areas of the park.
WTAMU graduates 1,129 students

WTAMU graduates 1,129 students

WTAMU graduates 1,129 students

The final tally is 1,129 graduates for West Texas A&M University’s Class of May 2024.Overall, the University awarded 808 baccalaureate degrees and 321 master’s degrees to spring graduates at the May 13 commencement ceremonies, following procedural confirmation from the University’s seven deans.