Conferees from both chambers met publicly for the first time on Tuesday, promising an amicable process that will lead to a strong state budget. Five representatives, led by House Appropriations chair and Friendswood Representative Greg Bonnen, and five senators, led by Senate Finance Committee chair and Houston Senator Joan Huffman, will work to resolve the outstanding differences in their prospective budget proposals.

It was a big Area track meet for the Castro County 1A athletes last week, with around 24 qualifying to compete at Regional individual and relay events, with 19 from Nazareth and five from Hart. The Nazareth girls team won a team first place, with the Naz boys earning fifth place; Hart girls and boys teams were both eighth.

The Nazareth Swiftettes basketball camp is scheduled for May 22-25, with camp directors Eric Schilling and Whitney Bryan along with former Swiftettes players. The camp is a great opportunity for young players entering kindergarten through ninth grade to improve their basketball skills with an emphasis on fundamentals.

The 2023 Swift Baseball Camp is scheduled for May 22-25 with camp directors Tyler Goodwin and current Swifts players. The camp is for youth entering kindergarten through those entering the ninth grade.

The Dimmitt Bobcats defeated Tulia on Saturday, 19-0, as two pitchers combined to throw a shutout. The offensive kicked off in the first inning when Mario Lopez doubled on a 2-2 count, scoring two runs.

While both the Dimmitt Bobcats and River Road Wildcats had their offenses going, the Bobcats fell 21-11 in a high scoring game. River Road got things going with a single home run and marched on racking up runs through the sixth and final inning, taking the lead the rest of the game in the third inning.

The Dimmitt Bobcats watched the game slip away early and couldn’t recover in a 6-4 loss to Friona last Tuesday. Friona got the edge in the second inning with three runs to Dimmitt’s single run.

Homesite (37 students/13 teams) Team - 4th Maddie Leochner - 7th Caysen High - 11th Max Snead - 16th Harrison Meador - 20th Miles Nelson Payton Durbin Livestock (252 students/57 teams) Team - 14th Jett Ramaekers Daniel Schacher Emily Durbin Tanner Wethington

The Dimmitt Bobcats came on strong against Dalhart last Tuesday, winning 15-8 The Bobcats got things started in the first inning when Jorge Pena tripled on a 1-1 count, scoring three runs and ending the period leading 6-4.