Caleb Dean Wins 2nd Place in Las Vegas

Caleb Dean was second in the Las Vegas Battle Royale.

Caleb Dean and his pit crew of Nathan Evans, Nick Pantoja, Derek Kohrt, and Travis Hostetler had a memorable time in Las Vegas last weekend with a second-place finish in the Stirrin’ Dirt Casino Battle Royale Demolition Derby. The event was held on Friday and Saturday at the Plaza Hotel & Casino’s Core Arena. Eighty cars participated in the Derby.

Dean’s sponsors were A-1 Auto and Hammerfist Brewing of Sweetwater and VP Tire of Roscoe.

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ANDREW DELEON VIDEO WINS $1500 TxDOT CONTEST

Andrew Deleon.

RCHS seniors have won the $1500 first prize of Texas Department of Transportation’s video contest with a public safety announcement created by Andrew Deleon with assistance from Ty Fullwood. The prize money will be added to their senior blowout fund.  

The video contest, sponsored by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), invited 40 Abilene area high schools to create a one to two minute Public Service Announcement informing teens of the consequences of not following some aspect of traffic safety, e.g., underage drinking, distracted driving, speeding, not wearing seat belts. Each school was limited to one entry and prize money was to be used for a project celebration event. First prize was $1500, second $1250, and third $1000. Nine schools submitted entries.

The video, which focuses on the danger of distracted driving, is available for viewing on TxDOT’s facebook page by clicking here.

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COMMUNITY CENTER’S SPRING TRADES DAY SATURDAY

The Roscoe Community Center at 100 Bois d’Arc Street will host “The Clodhopper Trades Show” this Saturday, April 6. Vendors will be selling jewelry, furniture, clothing, food, home décor, and more from 9am to 5pm.

The Easter Bunny will also be available for photos.

For more information, contact Connie Baize or Misty Reynolds at 325-338-1005.

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ROSCOE TRACK RESULTS FROM COLORADO CITY MEET

 Athletes from six schools participated in the Lone Wolf Relays in Colorado City last Thursday. Here is the way they finished in terms of total points:

Boys: 1) Abernathy, 2) Merkel, 3) Roscoe, 4) Sweetwater, 5) Coahoma, 6) Colorado.
Girls: 1) Abernathy, 2) Merkel, 3) Sweetwater, 4) Colorado, 5) Roscoe 6) Coahoma.

Here are the results of Roscoe’s participants:

Plowboys

Event                            Place              Athlete                   Time/Distance

Shot put                           3          Brandon Lavalais            44’ 3½”
High jump                       4          Tristan Baker                     5’ 8”
3200 meter run              4          Caleb Reed                        12.34.14
Pole vault                         1          Jayden Gonzales               13’ 1”
                                           2          Jaythan Coale                   12’
4 x 100 meter relay        4          Plowboys                           45.38
100 meter dash               3          Gary Shaw                          11.16
110 meter hurdles          6          Tristan Baker                    17.59
4 x 200 meter relay        1          Plowboys                           1.33.19
200 meter dash              2          Caleb Gray                         22.52
                                           5          Jaythan Coale                   23.41
1600 meter run               6          Caleb Reed                        5.40.06
4 x 400 meter relay       3          Plowboys                            3.38.21

Plowgirls

Long jump                      2          Sadie McCambridge          15’ 1¾”
3200 meter run             2          Riley Sheridan                  14.25.59
Triple jump                    5          Jaci Alexander                    30’ 11”
800 meter run               2          Victoria Martinez               2.41.42
400 meter dash             6          Kaylea Perez                        1.10.11
200 meter dash             2          Sadie McCambridge           26.58
1600 meter run             2          Riley Sheridan                    6.24.63
4 x 400 meter relay      3           Plowgirls                             4.25.71

This was the last meet before the District 8-2A meet in Albany tomorrow. Competition begins at 9:00am. The Area Meet will be at ACU in Abilene on Monday, April 15.

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RCHS STUDENTS TO JOIN WESTERN TEXAS HONOR SOCIETY

The following students will be inducted into the Phi Theta Kappa honor society at Western Texas College in a ceremony on Friday.

                                                  Elida Aguilera
                                                  Kaleb Bohall
                                                  Gabby Dyck
                                                  Sadie McCambridge
                                                  Jacob Rainey
                                                  Riley Sheridan
                                                  Hannah Ward

All are sophomores except for Sadie McCambridge, who is a junior.
 
To be eligible to be a member in Phi Theta Kappa, students must

• be enrolled in an accredited institution offering an associate degree program. 
• have completed at least 12 hours of coursework toward an associate degree.
•  generally have a grade point average of 3.5.
•  receive an invitation to membership from the chapter at the college where presently enrolled.
•  adhere to the moral standards of the society.

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“BEAT THE STREET FOR LITTLE FEET” BIKERS TO RACE THROUGH ROSCOE

Roscoe firemen offer water to "Beat the Street" racers.

The annual “Beat the Street for Little Feet” 100k bicycle race on April 27 will proceed from Maryneal through Roscoe at about 9:30am after starting early that morning in Sweetwater. There will be a rest stop at either the Baptist Church or Fire Department depending on how organizers do the route.

The event, which passes through Roscoe each year, is now in its seventh year. Proceeds benefit the Cornerstone Christian School.

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WEATHER REPORT: TYPICAL (DRY) SPRING WEATHER

Monday's sunset. (Photo by Eden Baker)

There were no real surprises in the weather this week. It was dry again, but that’s nothing new, and other aspects of the weather were pretty normal for this time of year. Wednesday and Thursday’s highs in the mid-seventies were followed by the year’s warmest day so far—85°F. I managed to get through the day without turning on the air conditioner in the house, but I used the one in the car all afternoon. 

Then on Saturday a cold front moved in that dropped the afternoon temperatures into the forties accompanied by a strong north wind that made it feel colder than that. After the mid-eighties of the day before, it was unpleasant to be out in the wind. Sunday temperatures weren’t any higher than Saturday, but they felt warmer because the wind had died down considerably. Monday was warmer with sunshine and a high of 62°, and yesterday warmed up to 73° in midday before cooling off some in the afternoon. The high temperature for the week was Thursday’s 85°, and the low was 31° on Sunday morning.

The forecast for today is for sunny skies, strong south winds, and a high of about 77°. Highs will reach 82° tomorrow and 83° Friday with lows in the mid-fifties. Then on Saturday the meteorologists are giving us a 60% chance of rain, which, if it happens, will indeed be welcome since we’ve been lacking in that department lately. Highs will be around 80° with lows in the fifties through the weekend.

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