Sports

Two Hereford Whitefaces have advanced to the UIL State Track and Field Championships Thursday, May 14 in Austin. Izak Dominguez (left) won the 110-meter hurdles event with a time of 13.87 seconds at the Regional Track Meet in Lubbock setting a Region I-4A record. Brix Machen (below) cleared a height of 6-feet, 8-inches to win second place at the Region Meet and qualify for state.

Two Hereford Whitefaces have advanced to the UIL State Track and Field Championships Thursday, May 14 in Austin. Izak Dominguez (left) won the 110-meter hurdles event with a time of 13.87 seconds at the Regional Track Meet in Lubbock setting a Region I-4A record. Brix Machen (below) cleared a height of 6-feet, 8-inches to win second place at the Region Meet and qualify for state.

HEADING TO STATE

PUSH-BUTTON FISHING REWARD--The push-button wonder of Zebco reels that evolved in the 1950s put fishing opportunity literally at the fingertips of anglers of all ages, and the tradition continues today. Push-button operation makes teaching how to fish simple. There's a great feeling of independence that comes with being able to grab your rig and head out fishing. (Photo by Jim Steiert)

PUSH-BUTTON FISHING REWARD--The push-button wonder of Zebco reels that evolved in the 1950s put fishing opportunity literally at the fingertips of anglers of all ages, and the tradition continues today. Push-button operation makes teaching how to fish simple. There's a great feeling of independence that comes with being able to grab your rig and head out fishing. (Photo by Jim Steiert)

Push-button fishing delivered a wave of angling independence

A declaration of independence for kids from 8 to 80. A chunk of that independence through the years has come thanks to a simple casting reel creation from the 1950s.
HEREFORD HIRES NEW FOOTBALL, VOLLEYBALL COACHES

HEREFORD HIRES NEW FOOTBALL, VOLLEYBALL COACHES

HEREFORD HIRES NEW FOOTBALL, VOLLEYBALL COACHES

Hereford ISD is excited to announce Matt Medley as our new Boys Athletic Director and Head Football Coach. Medley brings 19 years of coaching and teaching experience and has served as a campus athletic coordinator, with a proven track record of building and managing successful athletic programs.
A THREE-PEAT--Ross Gomez of Post caught the lone Legacy Lunker bass to come from Lake Alan Henry in the 2026 ShareLunker season, a 14.74 pound 25 incher on January 22.Gomez’s catch became the 32nd all-time Legacy Class Lunker for Alan Henry and put the water body on the board for the second year in a row. Ironically, the Legacy Lunker fish Gomez caught in January was the exact same Legacy Class fish he had caught on two previous occasions in almost the same location.

A THREE-PEAT--Ross Gomez of Post caught the lone Legacy Lunker bass to come from Lake Alan Henry in the 2026 ShareLunker season, a 14.74 pound 25 incher on January 22.Gomez’s catch became the 32nd all-time Legacy Class Lunker for Alan Henry and put the water body on the board for the second year in a row. Ironically, the Legacy Lunker fish Gomez caught in January was the exact same Legacy Class fish he had caught on two previous occasions in almost the same location.

O.H. Ivie is Legacy Largemouth champ again; Lake Alan Henry yields one

If you are from the Panhandle/ South Plains and have hopes of catching a Legacy Class largemouth bass during the Toyota ShareLunker program collection season, it seems that the closest to home that you have a chance of doing that is on Lake Alan Henry near Post.
GOLD MEDAL WINNER--Hereford High School student Kevin Garcia was a gold medalist, winning the title of Best Advanced Welder in all of Texas in Skills USA Welding competition

GOLD MEDAL WINNER--Hereford High School student Kevin Garcia was a gold medalist, winning the title of Best Advanced Welder in all of Texas in Skills USA Welding competition

SKILLS USA GOLD MEDALISTS

BRONZE WINNER--Placing with Bronze in the CSI Technical Test was Vanessa Mendoza.

BRONZE WINNER--Placing with Bronze in the CSI Technical Test was Vanessa Mendoza.

SKILLS USA BRONZE

Soil and Water Stewardship Week observance recalls vital lessons

Soil and Water Stewardship Week observance recalls vital lessons

Soil and Water Stewardship Week observance recalls vital lessons

“Save the Soil and Save Texas.” That was the mantra stamped on medals and trophies awarded students in the soil conservation essay contest sponsored annually by the old Fort Worth Press and state soil and water conservation districts during the 1950s and 1960s across Texas.