Sports
The 2023 Lady Rocket golf team finished in second place at the Shamrock Invitational on Monday, March 27. The team includes Kaitlin Bawcom, left, Kendra Bawcom, Shaylee Neeley, Brynlee Proffitt, Briley Waters, Emma Flores and Summer Neufeld. Courtesy Photo
Lady Rocket golfers garner second
Sponsored by Texas Farm Bureau’s Ag Literacy Week, “I Love Strawberries!”, by Shannon Anderson, includes lesson plans and activities for second graders. Debbie George’s second grade students include, front row, from left: Piper Barnes, Joe Lemons, Quade Weatherly. Second row, from left: Joshua Orozco, Hoyt Warren, Maverick Orr. Third row, from left: Sophia Manuel, Zariyah Reyes, Callahan Cantu, Peyton Roberson, Zoey Flores, Kiah Lewis. Courtesy Photos
Second graders hear ‘I Love Strawberries!’
Taking the championship in “Sparklers Got Talent 3.0” is first-grade pianist Blair Ward, left. Second place is the gymnast sister team of kindergartener Vivyan Valles and second-grader Summer Valles. Garnering third place is fourth-grade performers Abbygale Torrez, Evelyn Henard, Isaac Lewis and Austin Marshall. Vocalist Juliet Solis, also a first grader, received fourth place. Courtesy Photos
Wellington Elementary Sparklers compete in talent show
The Wellington Elementary School second-grade cast, performing in a Babe Ruth production, including Colt Dettle, left, Briley Holton, Peyton Roberson, Raylie Sims, Joe Lemons, Sophia Manuel, Quade Weatherly, Callahan Cantu and Dallas Duke, take the stage in the cafeteria. Response to Intervention (RTI) exercises, such as this, build confidence in students to increase success. Courtesy Photos
Second graders make stage debut
Rocket League team members, including juniors Carson Tarver, left, and Nixon Folk and sophomore Caleb Strickland, receive first place at the Region 16 eSports Invitational.
Wellington students win eSports invitational
Lubbock Christian University’s Grace Foster, a 2021 Childress High School graduate, is chosen as a Division II Conference Commissioners Association’s 2022-23 Woman’s Basketball All-America Teams and Women’s Basketball Coaches Association’s 2023 WBCA NCAA Division II Coaches’ All-America Team selection. Graphic Courtesy of Lubbock Christian Unviersity
Childress’ Foster claims All-America selections
Childress Bobcat senior Lamont Nickleberry and junior Aiden Allen are named to the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches (TABC) Region 1 All-Region Team, announced Wednesday, March 15. Photos Courtesy of Childress High School Yearbook Staff
Bobcats, Lady Cat named to TABC All-Region Teams
Senior powerlifter Emili Martinez, coached by assistant powerlifting coach Jose Duran, left, and powerlifting coach Michelle Branigan, right, brings home a fourth-place finish in weight class 198.
Martinez medals at state powerlifting meet
Memphis High School senior Corrina Torres takes a thirdplace finish in the girls’ singles during the District Tennis Tournament in Vernon Tuesday, March 21. Photo Courtesy of Memphis ISD