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Lady Whiteface basketball standout Mia Gomez has been selected as a basketball All-Star. The All-Star Game will be held in Arlington July 14-16. (Courtesy photos)

Lady Whiteface basketball standout Mia Gomez has been selected as a basketball All-Star. The All-Star Game will be held in Arlington July 14-16. (Courtesy photos)

ALL STAR

STATE TRACK AND FIELD MEET

STATE TRACK AND FIELD MEET

STATE TRACK AND FIELD MEET

A send off was held Tuesday morning for Brix Machen (third from left) and Izak Dominguez (third from right) as they left town for the UIL State Track and Field Meet held in Austin Thursday. Machen competes in the high jump and Dominguez competes in the 300-meter-hurdles. (Courtesy photo)
ANOTHER TROPHY

ANOTHER TROPHY

ANOTHER TROPHY

The Hereford Whitefaces swept El Paso Riverside 4-3, 3-1 last week in the Area Round of the UIL Baseball Playoffs. This week the team takes on Mineral Wells in Clyde Thursday (7 p.m.), Friday (1 p.m.) and Saturday (if necessary).
SALUTING NATURALISTS--Texas Master Naturalist Katie Paul spoke to the TMN Panhandle Chapter at a regular meeting April 27 in Canyon on Wilderness to Stewardship Naturalist Movement and touched on some of the prominent naturalists through history. (Photo by Jim Steiert)

SALUTING NATURALISTS--Texas Master Naturalist Katie Paul spoke to the TMN Panhandle Chapter at a regular meeting April 27 in Canyon on Wilderness to Stewardship Naturalist Movement and touched on some of the prominent naturalists through history. (Photo by Jim Steiert)

Dedicated individuals help us to know our place in natural world

The future of conservation doesn’t depend on a single person, but it’s a good thing that there have been individuals through history to help us to recognize our place in the natural world.
BI-DISTRICT CHAMPS

BI-DISTRICT CHAMPS

BI-DISTRICT CHAMPS

The Hereford Whitefaces claimed the Bi-District Championship trophy topping Andrews in three games in Littlefield. Hereford dropped the first game of the series and then rallied for two wins on Saturday. Senior Kalub Ramirez got the first Saturday win with 14 strikeouts. The Herd won the game 7-0.
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.