Sod Poodles lose Thomas, Frias

The Amarillo Sod Poodles will be losing two fan favorites on the roster. Outfielder Alek Thomas and RHP Luis Frias were promoted to the Diamondbacks Triple-A Reno Aces this past Monday. Thomas, 21, finished his season in Amarillo hitting a .288 batting average with 41 RBI and 10 home runs.

Naz FFA Agronomy Team

The Nazareth FFA Agronomy Team traveled to Dumas to practice for the Nationals with the help of Remmington Seed and Gavilon. The state champion team will compete in Indianapolis in October.

Meet the Bobcats & Bobbies

The annual Meet the Bobcats and Bobbies event will be held on August 12 at 7 p.m. Team line up for cross country, volleyball and football will begin at 6:45 p.m. in the designated locations.

WBU alumna scores gold medal at Olympics

Tamyra Mensah-Stock, a Wayland Baptist University alumna, won the Women’s 68 Kg Freestyle Wrestling at the Tokyo Olympics.

Castro County 4-H shooters Harrison and Oliver Meador

Castro County 4-H shooters Harrison and Oliver Meador competed at the AIM Grand National Youth Championships at the World Shooting & Recreational Complex in Sparta, Illinois. Worth areas. Harrison was on a sub-junior team with 4-H members from Snyder, Waco and Fort Worth areas representing Texas.

Hart Athletes Ready for 2021-22

Hart longhorns and Ladyhorns football and cross country athletes were introduced at the "Meet the longhorns" on Tuesday evening. Coaches, parents and students are ready for the 2021-21 year to get underway with a few new faces taking the field.

UT, OU accepted into SEC

It is official. The UT Longhorns and OU Sooners were officially admitted as members of the SEC last Thursday, following a unanimous 14-0 vote by the SEC presidents.

Bagley comes on strong at State 4-H Horse Show

Castro County 4-H Tell Bagley compet ed at t he Texas Sta te 4-H Horse Show this past week in Bryan. He was neck and neck in the Al l Around ra ce and but for a simple lead change mistake, he might have brought home the titl e. Bagley was Reserve i n Horsemanship and placed 6th in Cutting.

Dimmit Schools Prep for new season

(Photo top right) It was drill, drill, drill on Monday as the DHS Bobcats football players began learning and practicing proper skills and plays. (Photo bottom left) DHS football coaches began drills and training in all aspects of the game, including smooth handoffs.