School and Sports

The 3rd/4th Grade Junior Lady Dillos (9-3) claimed the 2017 Open League 3rd/4th Grade Girls Division II Championship last Saturday by defeating Marble Falls Mustang Elite in the tournament title game. The Lady Dillos won the regular season title with a 8-0 record and entered the tournament as the number 1 seed.

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by Alicia Cummings

What an exciting couple of weeks the Lady Dillos have had on the basketball court! It has been an exciting time for our team and our community. The support from our fan base has been amazing and we are so thankful to be a San Saba Armadillo! Our postseason journey started in the Bi-District round versus Ganado. Ganado would have more size than us but we would use our quickness and defensive pressure to rattle them.

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By Don Fowler, RSISD Superintendent 

The 4th six weeks grading period ended on Friday, February 17. This means that the 2016-2017 school year is two thirds complete. Parents should receive students’ grades the week of Feb 20-24. If you do not receive report cards, please contact the school. The 5th six weeks started on a cool, rainy day, and will continue with a little more winter weather and then Spring will burst forth.

The biggest goal facing public schools and students might be improving person-to-person communication skills. The world of social media has provided a forum for many students to avoid human contact. The personal touch cannot be replicated through a post or a “Like”. We must fight to provide the opportunities for our students to communicate. Giving students the opportunity to collaborate and foster human capital are critical. The ability to communicate with other people is fading in our youth if we are not careful. Hargreaves and Fullan (2012) describe professional capital as having three components including Human capital, Social capital, and Decisional capital. In order for our students to be able to capitalize on the three aspects of professional capital, educators and institutions of education must maximize the learning environment. Our students are not building meaningful professional relationships. This SSISD’s commitment.

By Coach Sharon Perry 

The San Saba Lady Dillo girls basketball ended the season with an overall season record of (21-4) and the district record of (7-1). I am very proud of their teamwork and success! They were so much fun to coach!

By Coach Mark Freeman 

The 7th grade boys basketball team finished up their season last week. We played Center Point the week before and defeated them 46-14. Polo Davila led the team with 10 pts followed by Kyler Menchaca with 8 and Wesley Lackey with 7.

Our last game of the season was against the Mason Punchers the Dillos won 40 to 15. The leading scorer was Polo Davila with 18 pts. Polo did also drain a 3 pointer and make a free throw to contribute to the team high score of the season. Kyler Menchaca added 12 points of his own with 6 of those coming off of crashing the boards and going to the line for free throws. Wesley Lackey added four points also.

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By Coach Ralph Cox

The San Saba High School Tennis Team had a busy week last week. On Thursday, February 4th, the JV Team played in the Llano JV Tournament. On Friday, February 5th, the Varsity Team played in the Llano Varsity Tournament. Then on Saturday, the Varsity Team traveled to Copperas Cove and played Copperas Cove and Killeen Ellison in Team Tennis.

Playing in the Llano JV Tournament were Isabel Vega, Hanna Hill , Emaleigh Mack, Autumn Mason, Kira Owens, Pol Uno, John David Bourke, Don Everett, Luis Aguilar, Sakimo Herrera, Mathew Burkhart, Jackson Nelson, John Moreno, Victor Patino, and Johnny Saldivar. Pol Uno won the boys singles championship by defeating Carl Wilger from Fredericksburg, 6-1, 6-0. Teams playing in the JV Tournament were San Saba, Fredericksburg, Llano, Coleman, Hutto, Johnson City, and Sonora.

By Kari Owen

We are so proud of our junior high basketball teams! The girls placed 2nd in district and the boys won their final game against Richland Springs securing their spot as district tournament champions!

The high school Lady Indians basketball team played Paint Rock at the beginning of the week. It was an evenly matched competition in the first half with the Lady Indians News From Cherokee ISD By Kari Owen ahead by only 2 baskets at the half. In the third quarter the Lady Indians gained some momentum, coming out ahead with a score of 56-41. They continued that pace in the 4th quarter ending the game with a score of 70-56. The boys also came up ahead over Paint Rock.

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By Ron Welch

Last week the Dillos basketball team hosted Center Point. This was a big game for the Dillos as it would help to put us in the playoffs.

The first time we played Center point, it was a close game with the Dillos coming back from being down 7 points with about 1:20 left in the game. The Dillos won that contest 38-36.

This game would end up being just as close, but there were many more points scored in this one. In the first and second quarters of the game, both teams played pretty even with the Dillos taking a 14-12 lead after the first quarter and leading 36-33 at the half. In the third quarter, Center Point came back and took a 57-53 lead at the end of the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, the Dillos took a 2-point lead early on in the quarter. Both teams traded baskets for the biggest part of the rest of the quarter.

It was a big week in basketball last week as our junior high boys won the Priddy tournament and the high school boys won against Brookesmith. The high school boys had a really big win over Rochelle with a score of 96-41. The high school girls didn’t fare as well this week and lost to Rochelle.

Next week the ASVAB test will be given to all juniors Seniors are eligible to retake if they choose to. It will be given on February 7th.