Kevin Lavalais Makes All-Big Country Super Team, Several Plowboys Make 2A Teams

Kevin Lavalais is a receiver on the All-Big Country Super Team.

The Abilene Reporter-News announced its All-Big Country Super Team on Monday, and Kevin Lavalais made the first team as a receiver. The Super Team is made up of football players of all classes, from 6A all the way down to 1A. First and second teams on both offense and defense were named. In selecting Lavalais for the first team offense, the article cited his 59 receptions on the year for 912 yards and 14 touchdowns.

Lavalais was also one of several Plowboys chosen last week for the 2A All-Big Country teams. The 2A teams comprised players from both 2A-Division 1 and 2A-Division 2 schools. Both Lavalais and Javier Leaños were on the first team offense, Lavalais as a receiver, and Leaños as the punter. Leaños also received Honorable Mention as a receiver, as did Jose Ortega, the only freshman from any 2A school to be so honored.

Vincent Pantoja and Max Nemir were both on the second-team defense, Pantoja as a lineman, and Max Nemir as a linebacker. Pantoja also received Honorable Mention as a running back. Brayden Beal received Honorable Mention as a quarterback, and Rafael Aguayo received Honorable Mention as a linebacker.

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TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE EXTENSION SERVICE HONORS ROSCOE 4-H PROGRAM WITH SUPERIOR SERVICE AWARD

Roxanna Reyna, Roscoe's 4-H Director and AgriLife Extension Program Specialist, center, and Kim Alexander, second from left, with A&M officials in College Station.

The Roscoe Collegiate 4-H Program was presented with a 2015-2016 Superior Service Award in College Station on Tuesday, January 12. Here’s the press release that accompanied the award:

Population growth, changing demographics, poverty, and a globally competitive workforce all carry the risk of a diminished quality of life in Texas. In 2012, the Roscoe Collegiate ISD and AgriLife Extension have helped minority and underserved youth prepare for, attend, and graduate from community colleges and universities.

The Roscoe Collegiate 4-H Program stimulates student interest and engagement in science, technology, engineering and mathematics through a combination of two 4-H curricula. In 2014, 89% of the program’s students graduates with both a high school diploma and an associate’s degree. All students are engaged in activities that interconnect learning with career exploration and development. The program can be a model for other small and rural schools working to prepare every student for success in school, the workforce and life.

The 4-H award also got mention in a nice article in the Abilene Reporter-News this past weekend entitled “Roscoe preparing students for ag job of the future.” You can access it by clicking here.

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TOWN HALL MEETING WITH ISAAC CASTRO IN COMMUNITY CENTER TODAY

Isaac Castro

Isaac Castro, a lawyer and former mayor of Hamlin, is the featured guest at a Town Hall meeting in the Roscoe Community Center today at 5:00pm. He is running for State Representative of District 71, which is made up of Nolan, Taylor, and Jones Counties.

A Republican who says he holds conservative values, Castro is running for the seat being vacated by Susan King, R-Abilene, who is running for the State Senate seat of District 24.

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PLOWBOYS FALL TO STAMFORD BUT WHIP WINTERS IN DISTRICT GAMES

The Plowboys lost to Stamford 81-48 in Stamford Friday night but beat Winters in Winters last night 62-41 to go 1-1 for the week and remain at .500 in district play with a 4-4 record. Here are the scores by quarters, followed by individual Plowboy scoring:

Stamford 81 – Plowboys 48

Stamford          21        39        62        81
Plowboys            7         18        35        48

Rafael Aguayo 13, Javier Leaños 12, Brayden Beal 6, Kevin Lavalais 5, Jose Ortega 4, Isaiah Gonzales 4, Johnathon Cuellar 4.

Plowboys 62 – Winters 41

Plowboys          10        29        41        62
Winters               6        18        27        41

Leaños 18, Aguayo 13, Ortega 10, Lavalais 8, Gonzales 6, Beal 5, Cuellar 2.

The Plowboys face Albany here Friday evening and Anson there next Tuesday.

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PLOWGIRLS WIN ONE, LOSE ONE IN DISTRICT PLAY

The Plowgirls also split two district games this past week, losing to Stamford in Stamford Friday night 60-20, and then knocking off Winters in Winters last night 29-24.

Stamford 60 – Plowgirls 20

Stamford          18        34        46        60
Plowgirls           11         15         17        20

Bergan Trevino 6, Veronica Cuellar 6, Lynzi Atkinson 5, Bonnie Wilkinson 4.

Plowgirls 29 – Winters 24

Plowgirls             5            9        21        29
Winters                9          10        13        24

Wilkinson 13, Cuellar 7, Pena 5, Trevino 3, Atkinson 1.

Their next game is against Albany here Friday night, followed by Anson in Anson next Tuesday.

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BAPTIST CHURCH TO HOST MOVIE NIGHT SUNDAY EVENING

The First Baptist Church of Roscoe at 401 Main Street will show the movie, War Room, on Sunday, January 31, at 6:00pm. Everyone is invited!

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OMISSION FROM LAST WEEK’S STOCK SHOW RESULTS

Last week’s results from the Nolan County Livestock show failed to mention that Lynzi Atkinson also won the Senior Goat Showmanship award.

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LUMBERYARD TO HOST BENEFIT SATURDAY NIGHT

Saints Eleven

A benefit show will be held this weekend to help the Dickerhoff family of Snyder with medical bills incurred for their 3-year-old. Featured performers will be the Saints Eleven and Zach Edwards bands.

Saints Eleven is a Texas Country band from Midlothian, just south of Dallas. Their most recent CD is Saints Eleven: One Night at a Time. You can see a YouTube version of their single “I’ll Be Fine” by clicking here.

Zach Edwards

Zach Edwards, who grew up in Big Lake but now lives in Fort Worth, also plays Texas Country. His most recent album is entitled Lone Star. A YouTube video of his single “Alcohol of Fame” is available here.

With a forecast high in the mid-seventies on Saturday, the show is scheduled to take place on the music stage outside. Cover charge is $10 with further donations welcome. For reservations and more information, contact the Lumberyard at 325-766-2457.

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WEATHER REPORT: WARM WEEKEND ON THE WAY

The snowfall in Maryland on Saturday. (Photo by Suzy Sayre)

For me this past week, the biggest news was what was not happening in Roscoe—or anywhere else in west Texas for that matter. I watched sympathetically as Towson, Maryland, my home for seventeen years, got a record 31” snow on Saturday. I still remember digging out from that two-foot snow we got in 2010, my last year up there, and, to tell you the truth, that's one aspect of Maryland I don’t miss a bit. Here in Roscoe on Saturday it was 63°F with sunny skies, which is nothing unusual for this time of year. So, if you’re complaining about the weather we’re getting here, keep in mind it could always be worse.

Sunday was even warmer with a high of 73°, and I went for a nice walk in my t-shirt that afternoon, which suited me just fine. The weather for the whole week was a little cooler, with highs in the fifties for three days, and a cool day yesterday with a high of only 44°. The outlook for today is warmer at 57°, and, as we move into the weekend, even warmer. Thursday’s high will be in the mid-sixties, on Friday the low seventies, and on Saturday a forecast of 76°, with Sunday and Monday about the same. Lows will be in the forties up to 50° on Sunday morning.

Skies will be clear, and there is no rain in the forecast.

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† MICHAEL LYNN BARNES

A private family graveside service will be held at 1:00pm on Saturday, January 30, at Roscoe Cemetery for Michael Lynn Barnes, 69, of Sweetwater. He died Wednesday, January 20, in Winters, and his wishes were to be cremated.

Mike was born February 20, 1946, in Borden County. He grew up in Roscoe and was a member of the RHS class of 1964. A member of Woodmen of the World, he was a professional welder and had a love for all animals.

Survivors include his sons, Mike Barnes of Winters, Billy Barnes of Abilene, Randy Barnes and wife Pamela of Winters, Melvin Todd Barnes of Winters, and Ronald Jeffery Barnes of Sweetwater; and seven grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his son Richard Dean Barnes; and his parents, M. L. and Ruth Barnes. Online condolences may be expressed at www.mccoyfh.com.

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