School and Sports

By Mary Lee Calder 

The Rylander Library will present a free summer reading program starting Wednesday, June 7th through Wednesday, June 28th. This year’s program for the Elementary and for the Middle/High School is “Reading Builds a Better World.”

The session for the Elementary will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., and the session for the Middle/High School will be held from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on every Wednesday in June.

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Cherokee High School’s Lexi Wagner (center) won first place at the state track meet in the pole vault. She set a new personal record of 11 feet.

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By Melanie Potter

You know how hard it is to get up in front of an audience and share one of your talents, especially if some of that audience includes judges. Most people in life do not find this the most comfortable thing to do with their time. But there are a few in the world who have a talent that allows them to create, practice, and perform before those around them.

A team from the San Saba 4-H youth chose to do just that by competing in the District's Share the Fun competition at Round Up on May 16th. The team of Ellie Fauley, Lauren Riley and Lindsey Riley created and performed a dance in the choreographed routine, Junior division of the competition, to the song, "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun."

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By Coach Sharon Perry

The 2017 San Saba High School seniors that will be graduating Friday evening are excited for the next stage in life. But before the next stage, two of the awesome group of young ladies in the class, who just so happen to be best friends, competed on the highest stage in High School Golf at the 2A State Tournament in Austin on Monday and Tuesday, May 15 and 16, for the THIRD YEAR IN A ROW!!! Katie tied for 20th with 92, 96 and Raley tied for 23rd with 97, 94 out of 68 total competitors. The weather was very hot on Monday, but very comfortable on Tuesday.

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7th/8th Grade JLD (3-0) won the 2017 Round Rock Basketball Tournament championship last Saturday May 13 held at the Round Rock Sports Center in Round Rock, Texas. This was the first tournament of the summer season for the Lady Dillos. The Lady Dillos opened up tournament play with a 37-11 win over Leander Extreme. Kiley Cummings led all scorers with 7 points, followed by Alyssa Smith 6 points, Landri Glover 5 points, Jaedah Lambert and Sawyer Wright with 4 points each, Brighton Adams and Jaycie Everett with 3 points each, and Braycie Vickery with 2 points. In the second round, the Lady Dillos defeated Austin Lady Magic 132 by a score of 31-13. Scoring for the Lady Dillos were Kiley Cummings 8 points, Jaedah Lambert and Braycie Vickery with 5 points each, Courtnee Cash, Landri Glover, and Sawyer Wright with 4 points each, and Jaycie Everett with 1 point.

5th/6th Grade JLD (34-2) placed second at the 2017 Round Rock Basketball Tournament last Saturday May 13 held at the Round Rock Sports Center in Round Rock, Texas. The Lady Dillos opened up tournament play with a 27-18 win over Austin Lady Magic. Kelton Wright led all scorers with 11 points, followed by Madison Shahan 9 points, Lexy Amthor 6 points, and Jenna Lambert 1 point. In the second round, the Lady Dillos defeated San Marcos Impact by a score of 27-24. Scoring for the Lady Dillos were Kelton Wright 10 points, Madison Shahan 6 points, Olivia Lebow 5 points, Jenna Lambert and Virginia Diaz with 3 points each.

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.By Coach Ryan Pannell

The Armadillos battled with a good Albany Lions baseball team this past Saturday at Mc- Murry University but unfortunately came up short in a 10-4 loss. We played well at times and outhit the Lions as well as pitched well but costly errors allowed the lions to have a couple of big innings and come out on top. I am very proud of the team for their efforts this season and being a We over Me team.

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By Oscar Zepeda

San Saba JLD (32-1) picked up their fourth tournament championship in a row last Saturday, May 6, in Lingleville, Texas. The Lady Dillos entered the tournament with several injuries to key players but that would not be a factor as reserves stepped in and played well.

The No. 1 seed, Lady Dillos, opened up tournament play against the No. 2 seed Lampasas Lynx and cruised to a 31-14 win.

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By Kari Owen

Last week at the regional track meet, Cherokee was well represented with 5 students competing. For the boys, Kellen Everett placed 14th in the 200 meter dash with a time of 25:07. He also placed 6th in the discus. For the girls, Kyler Bordner placed 11th in the 3200 meter run with a time of 14:44. She also placed 14th in the 1600 meter run with a time of 6:31. Tori Morrison placed 4th in the discus and 5th in the shot put, narrowly missing a spot in the state meet. Crista Paik placed 2nd in the triple jump and Lexi Wagner placed 1st in the pole vault. Lexi Wagner will advance to state in the pole vault and we could not be more proud of her hard work and dedication!

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By Coach Sharon Perry

The Dillo and Lady Dillo Golf Teams competed with pride at the Region IV Golf Tournament in Corpus Christi last week on Wednesday and Thursday, April 26 and 27. The Lady Dillos, competing at the Oso Beach Golf Course, just missed out on advancing to the State Golf Tournament by 3 strokes. (Guess that’s why we always say, “Every stroke counts! Play your round 1 stroke at a time!”) The upside, however, is that two of the Seniors, Katie Watson and Raley Kirk, advanced to the State Golf Tournament as the 2nd and 3rd place individuals not on teams advancing.

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