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Childress ISDMonday, Aug. 18Breakfast: Pancakes, Bacon, Fresh Fruit, Fruit Juice, Milk.  Lunch: Pig in a Blanket, Potatoes, Tomato Cup, Fruit, Milk. Tuesday, Aug. 19Breakfast: Chicken and a Biscuit, Fresh Fruit, Fruit Juice, Milk.
At #20 in Dave Campbell’s Texas Football’s high school ranking, the Wellington Skyrockets perform their final exercise as they wind down their first workout of their 2025 season Monday morning, Aug. 4.

At #20 in Dave Campbell’s Texas Football’s high school ranking, the Wellington Skyrockets perform their final exercise as they wind down their first workout of their 2025 season Monday morning, Aug. 4.

Wellington works to enhance gold ball collection

WELLINGTON - Around 50 athletes turned out for opening day of 2025 Skyrocket football “two-a-days” Monday morning, Aug. 4. Wellington Independent School District (ISD) Athletic Director and Head Football Coach Greg Proffitt anticipates gaining even more players when school begins Wednesday, Aug. 13.
Wellington’s Callen Kane looks to throw a pass downfield during a District 5-2A Division II game Friday, Oct. 25, 2024, at El Paso Field in Shamrock.

Wellington’s Callen Kane looks to throw a pass downfield during a District 5-2A Division II game Friday, Oct. 25, 2024, at El Paso Field in Shamrock.

Wellington’s Kane named to best returning Texas Panhandle quarterback roster

AMARILLO – In anticipation of Texas Panhandle football right around the corner, Amarillo Globe-News high school sports reporter Randall Sweet, who just joined the staff in September 2024, named Skyrocket junior Callen Kane in his recent list of the best returning Texas Panhandle quarterbacks for...
The Wellington Skyrocket basketball team goes 4-0 during team camp, hosted Thursday, June 12 at the Wellington High School gymnasium. The 10 games spanned from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., with wins against Wheeler, Clarendon, McLean and Memphis. New varsity Skyrocket basketball coach Colton Holmes commented that the athletes “play with such joy for the game.” From left: Dixon Dugan, Carson Kane, Tiny Hinojosa, Major Brown, Cal Kane, Cix Killian, Lawson Inman, Jax Cantu, Noah Cantu. Wellington High School

The Wellington Skyrocket basketball team goes 4-0 during team camp, hosted Thursday, June 12 at the Wellington High School gymnasium. The 10 games spanned from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., with wins against Wheeler, Clarendon, McLean and Memphis. New varsity Skyrocket basketball coach Colton Holmes commented that the athletes “play with such joy for the game.” From left: Dixon Dugan, Carson Kane, Tiny Hinojosa, Major Brown, Cal Kane, Cix Killian, Lawson Inman, Jax Cantu, Noah Cantu. Wellington High School

Skyrockets go 4-0 in team camp

Skyrockets go 4-0 in team camp

Skyrockets go 4-0 in team camp

Wellington High SchoolThe Wellington Skyrocket basketball team goes 4-0 during team camp, hosted Thursday, June 12 at the Wellington High School gymnasium. The 10 games spanned from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., with wins against Wheeler, Clarendon, McLean and Memphis.
The first year for seven of the Lady Rockets to play softball, one mom described the girls as growing tremendously from game one to the last game and falling in love with the sport. Front row, from left: Juliet Solis, Raylie Sims, Peyton Roberson. Second row, from left: Blair Ward, Presley Kemp, Calleigh Henard, Quinn Roberson, Hadlee Patterson, Berkeley Ward, Cora Henard, Sara Morris. Back row, from left: Statistician Tana Roberson, Coach Molly Sims, Coach Lauren Patterson.

The first year for seven of the Lady Rockets to play softball, one mom described the girls as growing tremendously from game one to the last game and falling in love with the sport. Front row, from left: Juliet Solis, Raylie Sims, Peyton Roberson. Second row, from left: Blair Ward, Presley Kemp, Calleigh Henard, Quinn Roberson, Hadlee Patterson, Berkeley Ward, Cora Henard, Sara Morris. Back row, from left: Statistician Tana Roberson, Coach Molly Sims, Coach Lauren Patterson.

Lady Rocket softball seizes second place

CHILDRESS – The Lady Rocket softball team played with passion, seizing second place in the 12U division during the recent 2025 championship games in Childress.

Lady Firecrackers travel to Elk City camp

Christy KaneHosted by the City of Elk City, 84 teams, 41 cities and three states had representation at the recent Elk City Girls Team Camp, including the eighth-grade Wellington Lady Firecrackers.

Wellington track standouts earn THSCA Super Elite team honors

Texas High School Coaches AssociationWellington High School’s DeMarcus Lewis, a Class of 2025 graduate, and Major Brown, senior, were recently selected to the Texas High School Coaches Association’s (THSCA) 2024-2025 Class 2A Boys Track and Field Super Elite Team, solidifying themselves among the...