School & Sports

A Team - Back in November, we ended football and just four practices later we were playing our first game at Comanche on November 13. Our team members are: Aaron Perez, Russton Ellis, Isaac Zepeda, Ryan Guidroz, Russell Lowe, Michael McKinnerney, Sean Argote, and J.T. Mathis. We knew that Comanche was usually good at basketball, plus had an extra week of practices.

Over the weekend San Saba competed at the Hamilton Invitational. Losing their first game and winning the next four. Rio Vista defeated the Dillos 42-38. The next four games would show the true character of a team determined to win a championship. Wins over Hillsboro, Early and Rio Vista put the Dillos in the championship game against Hamilton.

The JV girls have had a couple good games the past two weeks improving to 8-3 for the season so far. We played against Florence JV last week and beat them 29-15. The girls came out a little sluggish in the first quarter but overall played well. They hadn’t played since the Tuesday before so they were a little out of the groove on playing.

Seven middle schools competed in the district 8AA UIL contest hosted by Early Middle School on December 5, 2008. San Saba Sixth graders who competed were Jantzen Bell, Shelby Butler, Marissa Coffman, Julian Coronado, Drew Daniel, AJ Gamboa, Brianna Gonzales, Andrea Jimenez, Luis Macias, Benito Martinez, McKenna Maxcey, Hailey Osbourn, Cody Phelps, Bryon Riggs, Leigh Riggs, Britney Rixse, Rubi Rojas, Shae Scott, Ridge Smith, Joy Trujillo, Jeremy Vaughn, Garrett Welch, and Emiliano Zapata.

The Lady Indians won the Cherokee Basketball Tournament. They defeated Mullin,Goldthwaite JV, and Lometa (67-46) to take the championship. Kayla Fry, Mysti Bessent, and Desirae Bessent were named to the All-Tournament team. The Lady Indian JV played a great game against Sidney on Friday, but failed to win. The Indians also lost both of their games. The Jr.

Christmas on the Square held over the weekend was absolutely wonderful!! The San Saba County Chamber of Commerce should be commended for planning such a great event. Much participation by many different groups was enjoyed by the large crowd. Children filled floats, many of the businesses sponsored floats, and the City of San Saba employees decorated their different pieces of equipment that added a unique touch to this very special event.

The San Saba 6th Grade Junior Lady Dillos presented booster club president Nancy Oliver with a check for the amount of $50. The Lady Dillos are working hard in preparation for their 2009 season opener at Burnet. Team members include McKenna Maxcey, Ashlyn Turner, Leigh Riggs, Hailey Osbourn, Joy Trujillo, Mercedes Hensley, Kayla Novak and Tori Bauerschlag.

The Seventh Lady Dillos have had a difficult time winning games thus this far, but found the formula at the Brady Tounament defeating Sonora and Brady to win the Tounament. Team members are Candace Saldivar, Mikayla Cisneroz, Brianna Spence, Joely Haverland, Mikayla Eden, Vici Henry, and Nickie Ortiz. Added for the tournament were Allison Nettleship and Morgan Jimenez.

San Saba hosted its annual boy’s basketball tournament December 4th – 6th. We had seven Varsity teams (San Saba,Center Point,Eldorado,Llano, Goldthwaite, Lampasas JV, and Grape Creek) competing in the three-day event. San Saba played Center Point in the first round on Thursday. San Saba won the contest 48-26. Leading the scoring for the Dillos was Ross Williams with 14 points.

The Lady Coyotes basketball team now 6-3 on the season. The Lady Coyotes won the consolation bracket at the Rochelle tournament. The Varsity boys are 1-0 on the season.The Varsity girls played Eden at the Richland Springs gym this past Tuesday, and both boys and girls will play in the Cherokee tournament Thursday through Saturday.