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| Standing water in the Bandera addition yesterday. (Photo by Braxton Vick) |
The Bandera addition just across I-20 in south Roscoe was a mess yesterday morning with standing water and many of the residences flooded. City workers worked there all day trying to alleviate the situation. The big lake just east of town is full, and the part of the baseball field where the Plowboy Mudbog is held is currently under water. Other area dry lakes are also full, several county roads are washed out and unusable, and area lakes, especially Lake Trammell, are full or very nearly so. Water was roaring over the spillway on both ends of the dam at Lake Trammell, and Lake Sweetwater is higher than it’s been in some time.
The heaviest rains seem to have fallen south of town, although Roscoe itself got more than most. There were several reports of people going out yesterday morning to see how much rain they got and finding that their six-inch gauges were full. Kenny Landfried’s official total for the three days was 6.81” with 1.37” on Saturday, .07” on Sunday, and 5.37” on Monday night and Tuesday morning. Sweetwater also reported an official total of 5.35” for the Monday night rain. Those totals were more than any other area in the Big Country, although most of the region got at least some rain.
Along with the rain came falling temperatures. Last week’s highs in the mid-eighties and lows in the upper sixties fell to highs in the seventies and lows in the fifties. The forecast for the rest of this week is for a period of drying out. Today should be sunny with a high of 70°F and a low of 54°, tomorrow should be partly cloudy with a high of 72° and low of 57°, and Friday should be cloudy with a high of 75° and low of 61°. The weekend, though, could be a wet one. There’s an 80% chance of thunderstorms on Saturday, 50% on Sunday, and 60% on Monday and Tuesday.
It's hard to imagine Roscoe folks saying they’ve had enough rain, but if it starts pouring again this weekend, I’m pretty sure they will.
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CITY COUNCIL MEETING SHORT AND SWEET
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| Cody Thompson addresses the Council at yesterday's meeting. |
City Manager Cody Thompson gave an update on City works. He reported that the B Board met and approved their budget for 2018/19, which included expenditures for the upcoming West Texas Wind Festival as well as the construction of a pavilion at Windmill Park.
A Houston company was in town to camera and clean some of the older sanitary sewer lines. They came at the right time as some of their equipment was used to help purge the flood waters in the Bandera addition.
A water line improvement package has been submitted to the Texas Water Development Board for approval and possible funding.
The City is preparing for the West Texas Wind Festival on October 20, and the Council approved closing parts of Broadway and Cypress Street to traffic that day. It also approved a fireworks permit for the festival.
It also approved the quarterly investment report for the fourth quarter of the current fiscal year as well as a replat of lots 20, 21, and 22 of the Young Farm Estates.
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GRUVER OVERPOWERS PLOWBOYS 52-0
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| Caleb Gray (3) carries the ball. (Football photos by Tamara Alexander) |
The game was not only 150 miles away, but also marked by bad weather. The field was already wet from an earlier rain, and lightning delayed the planned 7:00pm kickoff first to 7:30, then to 8:00, and finally to 8:10.
Gruver kicked off to the Plowboys, who were unable to move the ball and punted. The Greyhounds then fumbled on their own 37, and the Plowboys recovered. This was probably the high point of the evening for Roscoe. However, the Plowboys again came up empty and punted, and on their second possession Gruver completed a 70-yard pass play to go up 6-0. Once more, the Greyhounds held the Plowboys, and, before the first quarter was over, scored again to go up 14-0.
The second quarter was no easier as Gruver scored three more touchdowns as rainfall resumed and became heavy shortly before halftime. By the intermission, the game’s outcome was obvious as the score was 32-0. In the third quarter, the Greyhounds scored twice more to make the score 45-0, and the fourth quarter was played with a running clock because of the late hour and long distances to travel home. The final score was 52-0.
The team doesn’t have time to dwell on that loss, however, as district play begins Friday evening at Plowboy Field when the district favorite Hamlin Pied Pipers come to town.
Plowboys vs. Hamlin at Home Friday
Although the consensus pre-season pick to win District 7-2A-II this year was the Albany Lions, primarily because they had been so dominant for so long, their current record shows them to be weaker than expected, and Hamlin has now replaced them as the favorite to take the title.
And Hamlin is good. Their record is 5-0, and they are coming off an open date last week after defeating Stratford the week before 28-14. They also have victories over Anson 42-12, Munday 58-20, Hawley 32-6, and New Home 41-0. They are led by QB Braydin Warner, RB/LB Jackson Sepulveda, and WR/DB Jevon Williams. The Plowboys will have to bring their A game to beat them.
Kickoff is at 7:00pm.
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ROSCOE ELEMENTARY’S FALL FESTIVAL THIS FRIDAY
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| A boy plays for a prize in a previous Fall Festival. |
As always, there will be activities of all kinds, prizes, and games of luck and skill, including a cake walk, bingo, snacks, and much more to make the festival a fun evening for everyone. Proceeds benefit the Roscoe Elementary School.
The festival will precede the Plowboys’ home football game with the Hamlin Pied Pipers.
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VARSITY, 8TH GRADE PLOWGIRLS SECOND IN ANSON CROSS-COUNTRY MEET
The high school varsity and 8th grade Plowgirl teams both finished as runners-up in the Anson Cross Country Meet at the Anson Country Club last Wednesday. Itzel Ortega Solis was the winner of the 8th grade 1600 meter race.
Thirteen teams competed in the Varsity Girls 3200 meter cross-country race, finishing in this order: Benjamin, Roscoe, Stamford, Haskell, Hamlin, Breckenridge, Snyder, Anson, Guthrie, Knox City, Jayton, Highland, Leuders-Avoca.
107 girls participated in the high school varsity 3200 meter run. Here are the Plowgirls’ individual results:
Athlete Time Finish
Victoria Martinez 14:16.84 9
Sadie McCambridge 14:27.87 12
Riley Sheridan 14:44.08 21
Jaci Alexander 14:46.15 23
Kadee Martinez 14:55.31 25
Bonnie Wilkinson 16:43.06 76
Hartley Sager 17:08.31 81
Eight teams were in the 8th grade 1600 meter event. They finished in this order: Stamford, Roscoe, Guthrie, Anson, O’Brien, Haskell, Hamlin, Trent.
83 girls participated in the 8th grade 1600 meter event. Here are the Plowgirls’ individual results:
Athlete Time Finish
Itzel Ortega Solis 9:39.44 1
Jissel Rodriguez 10:30.34 4
Candy Ortega 10:38.97 6
Mia Lavalais 11:28.00 17
Carson Greenwood 12:06.00 22
Cameron Greenwood 12:49.76 42
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