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Vol. 115, No. 21 • 14 pages in two sections
Discover Dalhart Area
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Dallam County and Hartley County, Texas
WORD OF THE DAY:
Home of Gary Usher
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State Bound!
XIT Rural
Telephone
announces
64th Annual
Membership
Meeting
FOR THE TEXAN
X
IT Rural Telephone
Cooperative, Inc. has
scheduled its 64th Annual
Membership Meeting of
its rural landline telephone
members for Wednesday,
March 11, 2015. The meeting is for XIT Rural Telephone members who live
in the following exchanges:
Middlewater – 343; Texline
– 362; Bunkerhill – 377;
Coldwater – 384; Kerrick
– 727; Stevens – 753; and
Lautz – 769. The meeting
will be held at the Rita Blanca Lake Coliseum. Rural
members’ registration will
begin at 11:00 a.m. and will
be followed with a noon luncheon catered by The Loose
Caboose in Dalhart. Once
again, members will be
treated to a sit-down dinner
served by XIT’s management and employees.
The 2015 XIT Rural Telephone Educational Program
recipients will be introduced
to the membership. This is
the sixteenth year for the
program that offers scholarships to rural members’ graduating high school seniors.
Four area seniors have been
chosen this year to each receive a $4,000 scholarship.
The business session will
begin promptly at 1:00 p.m.
with a welcome to the membership and an introduction
of guests by J.W. McClellan,
President of the XIT Board
of Directors. The business
meeting will conclude with
the election of directors and
the drawing of door prizes.
Approximately $4,000
worth of door prizes will be
given away this year to attending members. There will
be six grand prizes awarded:
1 - $500 cash prize, 3 - $300
cash prizes, and 2 - $100
cash prizes. There will also
be a kids’ drawing. This is
for members’ children or
grandchildren who are 12
years of age or younger.
Members are reminded that
they must be present to win
any prize.
The purpose of the annual
meeting is to elect directors
for each district, to present
for approval the financial
reports for the previous fiscal year, and to transact such
other business that might
come before the meeting.
A quorum must be pres-
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Fitness
For a
Cause
helps
local
families
Waylon Bucher and Elissa Turner.
Dalhart Debate
back to state
Speech and Debate students
represent Dalhart High School
FOR THE TEXAN
T
he
Dalhart
High
School Speech and
Debate Team is composed
of twenty-five high school
students, grades 9-12. The
students compete in seven
events: Poetry and Prose
Oral Interpretation, Persuasive and Informative
Extemporaneous Speakent in order for the business
meeting to convene. Based
upon the total number of the
Cooperative’s members, fifty members or two percent
of the members present,
whichever is larger, constitutes a quorum.
The officers and board
members are: J.W. McClellan, President; Water E. Lasley, Vice President; and Gary
Finch, Secretary-Treasurer.
Other directors are Marcia
French, Nick Olson, Steve
Baskin, Gared McBryde and
Barry Poling.
On February 5, 2015, the
Nominating Committee consisting of Allen Frerich, Tom
James, Larry Kemp, Charles
Trayler, Phillip Walden and
Wallace Bridwell submitted nominations for three
directorships. Larry Kemp
ing, Lincoln Douglas Debate (individual debate),
Cross Examination Debate
(team debate), and Student Congress. Helen Ann
Davis has been the team
coach for nine years. The
team begins preparing for
competition in the summer
with some students attending summer camps in their
individual events. Practice
begins when school starts in
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See DEBATE on page A7
was selected as chairman of
the Nominating Committee.
Nominations for the following districts were: District
1, Dallam County – Barry
Poling; District II, Hartley
County – Gary Finch; and
District III, Sherman County – Steve Baskin.
Members vote only for
nominees from the district
in which they reside, or the
district in which they have
telephone service. All members must be present at the
annual meeting to vote since
no proxy voting is permitted.
Either a husband or wife is
eligible to vote at the annual
meeting, but only one vote
is allowed per membership.
According to the bylaws, a written notice will
be mailed from XIT’s business office not less than ten
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With Texline’s 49-36 win over Nazareth in the regional finals on Saturday afternoon, the No. 1
Tornadoes are headed back to the state tournament for the second time in the last three years.
They will be taking on the Graford Rabbits in the state semifinals on Thursday morning at 10
a.m. at the Alamodome. See full coverage of the regional tournament in the sports section.
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Raffle tickets are now being sold for a Dalhart Wolves t-shirt
quilt. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased at Dalhart Federal,
where the quilt is on display. Proceeds from ticket sales will
benefit Wayne Ringo, who was hospitalized for more than four
month due to complications from a previous accident. Of the
time Wayne spent in the hospital, over two months was spent
in ICU and most of the time was spent on life support. Donations received will help with the extra expenses that occurred
during this hospital stay. For more information, contact Gracie
at 806-244-6271 or 806-333-2671. The drawing will be April 1.
The quilt was made by Dianna Patterson of Ulysses, KS.
nor more than twenty days
before the meeting. This notice was mailed to all active
members of the Cooperative
on February 20th.
XIT Rural Telephone
strives to provide the best
possible services to its members and needs constant in-
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put from its membership in
order to do this. XIT Rural
Telephone landline members
… mark your calendars and
make plans to attend your
64th Annual Meeting celebration and take an active
part in the decision making
of your Cooperative.
WEATHER
Tomorrow
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everal local residents
have been dealt difficult health diagnoses
lately. Cancer and other
afflictions have struck individuals, which always
affect a large circle in the
community. With cancer
come expenses that no family ever anticipates. Medical bills, travel and lodging
expenses and the cost of
missing work. Enter Amy
Gonzales and her heart for
helping others.
Gonzales has been in the
fundraising organization
“business” for three years.
She found a way to incorporate her love for running
and exercising into helping
raise money for people in
the community. By organizing a walk/5K/half marathon event and providing
See CAUSE on page A6
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Vince Gomez
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DALHART
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ince Gomez, 69, died Friday,
March 6, 2015 in Dalhart, TX
Prayer Vigil was held at 6:00 PM
on Monday, March 9, 2015 at St. Anthony’s of Padua Catholic Church,
Dalhart, Texas.
Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00
am on Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at
St. Anthony’s of Padua Catholic
Church, Dalhart, Texas.
Officiating - Monsignor Michael
Colwell, Pastor - St. Anthony’s of
Padua Catholic Church, Dalhart,
Texas.
Vincente H. Gomez was born
April 10, 1945 in Juarez, Mexico to
Jesus and Anastacia Gomez he had 5
brothers and 6 sisters.
On December 29, 1961 Vince
married Cecilia Valdez and they began a long life of 53 years together.
Vince and Cecilia had 10 Children
– Sergio Bettencourt, Nancy Mar-
Gomez and his partner Van, Teresa
Schoonover and her husband Chuck,
Alvin Gomez and his wife Suzzane,
Rita Barrow and her husband Coby,
Mario Gomez and his wife Destiny.
Vince was blessed with 29 grandchildren & 20 great-grandchildren.
Vince loved to go hunting, fishing,
golfing and loved to listen to music
on his patio. He knew no stranger
and everyone he met was family. He
loved spending time with his family having cookouts, going camping
with his family or whatever he could
to get everyone together. He taught
his kids by example to work, hard
and that family is life.
He is preceded in death by his
parents Jesus and Anastacia Gomez,
tinez and her husband Nick, Vin- a daughter- Christina Hammett, a
cent Gomez and his wife Cheryl, great granddaughter – Cecilia St.
Pat Gomez and his wife Manuela, Clare Gibson, and a brother Jesse
son-in-law Rusty Hammett, Phillip Gomez.
Darlene Garrison Stanley
D
arlene Garrison Stanley, 81, died Tuesday,
March 3, 2015.
Services were held on
Saturday, March 7, 2015
at 10:00 am in the Dalhart,
Church of Christ, 1420
Denver Ave. with Jim York
officiating. Under the direction of Horizon Funeral
Home
Darlene was born on
April 20, 1933 to Levi and
Nettie (Morris) Garrison
in Dalhart, Texas.
She spent all of her life
in Dalhart, graduating
from Dalhart High School
in 1951.
In 1960 she met and
married the love of her
life, Huie Stanley. They
were married for 54 wonderful years and raised
three children.
Darlene was preceded
in death by her parents and
two brothers, Willis and
Joe Garrison.
Survivors are her husband, Huie, daughter Shari
Dalhart Texan
Knight and husband Johnny, of Amarillo, son Jack
Stanley and wife Kristi of
Austin, TX and daughter
Darla Stephens and husband Jamie of Amarillo,
her six grandchildren,
Kolton Stanley, Koirnne
Stanley, Ty Knight, Jayda
Knight, Neely Stephens
and Rayan Stephens.
Darlene was very involved with all 3 of her
children and especially
with her six grandchildren. She often boasted
of having the perfect life
by having 3 grandsons and
3 granddaughters and of
course there is her cowboy
Huie.
Darlene was a wonderful
caring person growing up
in a reverent home here in
Dalhart. She p[played the
piano in several recitals as
a youth. When World War
II broke out and Dalhart
was home to the Air Base
and her brothers were both
serving abroad she would
help out and play piano
for the servicemen on several occasions. Later she
worked as the bookkeeper
for Allenders Furniture before working for the Dalhart Independent School
System for 30 years. She
would greet you with a
smile and was always glad
to help where she could. In
lieu of flowers the family
suggest memorials to a favorite charity.
The
family
would
also like to thank you
for all your thoughts and
prayers.
*This is a correction from
Friday’s section.
AgriLife Extension
hosting sorghum
meetings in Dimmitt
and Levelland
FOR THE TEXAN
S
orghum
Education:
Soil, Irrigation and
Weed Management will
be the focus of two regional sorghum meetings
planned for March 26 and
April 6 in Dimmitt and
Levelland, respectively,
by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service.
“These programs were
planned to provide indepth education towards
issues identified as important to producers,” said
Danny Nusser, AgriLife
Extension regional program leader in Amarillo.
“Our speakers will provide the best, unbiased
and most relevant information that is out there.”
Both programs will begin with registration at 8
a.m., with Dimmitt’s at
the Castro County Expo,
405 S.E. 4th St., and Levelland’s at Mallet Event
Center and Arena, 2320
U.S. Highway 385.
The event is free and
lunch will be provided at
both locations.
Both meetings will offer two Texas Department
of Agriculture continuing
education units, one integrated pest management
and one general, for private pesticide applicators.
Sponsors for both programs are the High Plains
Groundwater District and
the Texas Sorghum Producers Association. Pre-
registration for both meetings is encouraged for a
lunch count.
To preregister, attendees
can contact their respective AgriLife Extension
county office or by calling
Danny Nusser at 806-6775600 prior to the meeting.
Both programs start with
presentations concerning
sorghum soil and water
relationships, including
water utilization in cotton/sorghum
rotations,
crop water requirements,
irrigation timing based
on crop needs, irrigation
decisions based on soil
type, soil water holding
capacity, plant available
soil water, and agronomic
relationship to water use.
Speakers during this
section will be AgriLife
Extension specialists Dr.
Dana Porter, agricultural
engineer in Lubbock; Dr.
Jourdan Bell, agronomist
in Amarillo; and Dr. Calvin Trostle, agronomist in
Lubbock.
The second segment
will feature discussions
on the new sorghum pest,
sugarcane aphid, and its
history, control measures
and future considerations.
AgriLife Extension entomologists Dr. Ed Bynum,
Amarillo, will speak in
Dimmitt, and Dr. Pat Porter, Lubbock, will speak
at Levelland.
A segment on resistant
weed management will
cover problem weeds and
biology, how to plan for
success and rotational
considerations.
AgriLife Extension personnel Kerry Siders, integrated pest management
agent in Lamb, Hockley
and Cochran counties, will
speak in Dimmitt, and Dr.
Peter Dotray, weed scientist in Lubbock, will speak
at Levelland.
The Dimmitt program
will feature a concurrent
session during the second
segment with emphasis
on sorghum’s nutritional
value to the cattle and
dairy industries. It will be
led by AgriLife Extension
beef cattle specialist Dr.
Ted McCollum, Amarillo,
and dairy specialist Dr.
Ellen Jordan, Dallas, who
will discuss the grain and
forage feed value, sorghum’s place in nutrition
management programs,
and its value for grazing
and haying.
Both meetings will wrap
up with a panel discussion
involving all the speakers
prior to the lunch.
For more information
on the Dimmitt event,
contact Nancy Andersen, AgriLife Extension
agriculture and natural
resources agent for Castro County, at 806-6474115 or nancy.andersen@
ag.tamu.edu. For the Levelland meeting, contact
Wes Utley, AgriLife Extension agriculture and
natural resources agent,
at 806-894-3159 or fwutley@ag.tamu.edu.
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Community Events
Keep Dalhart Beautiful for
spring
As plants show themselves and the first flowers are
blooming, Keep Dalhart Beautiful is getting ready to add
color to Dalhart through their many projects.
The plantings of annuals and perennials in the many
planters and flower beds around town have put smiles on
the faces of our local citizens and tourists alike. If you
have an interest in gardening or maintaining the flower
beds, we would welcome your help.
Please join us at our next meeting on March 10, 2015 at
5:30 p.m. at the Dalhart Chamber of Commerce, or contact Annette Melius at 806-268-1054.
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Coon Memorial Blood Drive
Coffee Memorial Blood Center will host a blood drive at
the Senior Center at 610 Denrock Wednesday, March 11
from 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Every eligible donor who presents to donate will receive
a free t-shirt.
Photo ID or donor card is required. Donors must be at
least 17 years old, but donors age 16 may now donate
with a signed parental consent form.
For appointments, call 806-331-8800 or 877-574-8800.
All blood types are currently needed.
**************
St. Anthony School Aluminum
Collection
**************
CUMC Preschool Registration
Central UMC Preschool Registration is now open for the
2015-16 School Year. Registration is on a first-come,
first-serve basis.
Please do not miss out on the opportunity to sign your
child up for school at CUMC Preschool. The Pre-K
class meets Monday-Thursday from 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Your child must be four by September 1, 2015. The
3-Year-Old class meets Tuesday-Thursday from 8 a.m.
– 12 p.m.
Your child must be three by September 1, 2015. Please
call the church office at 806-244-2406 for more information or pick up a registration form at the church office at
517 Rock Island.
**************
Tommy Dorsey Orchestra
Tickets for the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra performance
will be on sale for La Rita Theatre members beginning
Monday, February 16th.
Tickets for the general public will be on sale beginning,
Monday, February 23rd.
Tickets can be purchased at the Dalhart Chamber of
Commerce. Ticket price is $20.00.
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Chamber and Gala Awards
The Dalhart Area Chamber of Commerce Annual Chamber Awards & Gala is scheduled for Friday April 17.
Please mark your calendars and make plans to join us for
As annually done, our first grade class will be collecting the fun & awarding evening.
aluminum cans. Please feel free to drop off any alumi- The chamber will present awards to the 2015 Treasured
num cans in the trailer located on the school parking lot Businesses, 2014 Citizen of the Year, 2014 Ag Family/
where the buses are parked. The last day for donations is Person of the Year and 2014 Volunteer of the Year. Our
April 24. All the funds raised in this project will benefit featured entertainment will be the one and only Tommy
a needy family found through Catholic Family Services. Gallagher Band.
Thank you in advance for your participation and gener- Table/Ticket Reservations will begin February 18 for
Community Investor members and tickets for the general
osity in this project.
public will go on sale March 11.
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Care Net Benefit
CareNet Benefit on April 9, 2015
Silent Auction at 5:00 pm
Dinner & Program at 6:30pm
**************
Citizen of the Year Nominations
It is time once again for Dalhart to select a Citizen of the
Year for 2014.
Since 1950, the Chamber of Commerce has honored a lo-
cal citizen by selecting them as the Citizen of the Year.
The general public, as always, is invited to submit nominations for this award.
A nominee may be from an organization or someone
from the community at large.
Nominations must be in written form, stating the
reason(s), accomplishments, and merits of the nominee.
In addition to the Citizen of the Year award the banquet
committee will once again honor others with two additional awards for this year’s banquet.
The first award is Agriculture Family/Person of the Year
to recognize those in the Agriculture Industry for their
accomplishments, stewardship and the things they do to
make a difference.
The second award is Volunteer of the Year to recognize
those in the community for their contributions to enhancing the quality of life and well-being of our community.
The selection will not be made on the basis of the number of votes any one recipient receives.
The final selection will be made by a Chamber of Commerce Award Nominating Committee.
Nominations may be mailed to the Dalhart Area Chamber of Commerce, PO Box 967 or delivered to the Chamber at 102 E. 7th St. You may also fax your nomination to
244-4945 or email it to chamber@dalhart.org.
Nomination forms are available at the Dalhart Area
Chamber of Commerce office or online at www.dalhart.
org.The 2014 recipients will be announced and honored
at the Chamber banquet scheduled for Friday, April 17,
2015.
Deadline for submitting nominations is Friday, March
20, 2015.
Please contact the chamber if you have any questions at
806-244-5646.
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Draw Like A Pro
Community Connect is offering a great deal for budding artists! Drawing Like a Pro taught by Gloria Black.
Anyone age 12 years and older are welcome.
There are currently eight openings for each class. Beginners classes are $20 and will be Thursdays March 5 and
12 from 7 – 9 p.m. Intermediate classes are $20 and will
be Thursdays March 19 and 26.
All 4 classes only $30! All participants will receive an
18 piece drawing set and 11x14” drawing pad!
Enroll now to learn from this wonderful, talented artist!
Sign up here: http://dalhartcommunityeducation.org/
drawing-like-a-pro.html. For more information, contact
Community Connect Director Jill Metcalf at 806-2447818 or 806-333-8000.
Small grains meeting set
March 25 in Vega
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something is crawling on the body or under the skin.
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he 2015 small grains
educational meeting in
Oldham County has been
scheduled for March 25 by
the Texas A&M AgriLife
Extension Service office
there.
“Our program will focus on dryland aspects of
wheat and grain sorghum
production, along with sorghum forage and silage,”
said Austin Voyles, AgriLife Extension agriculture
and natural resources agent
for Oldham County. “A
lunch has been graciously
sponsored by Capital Farm
Credit, and during this
lunch, we will discuss market outlooks and updates
with Dede Jones.”
The meeting will be
from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in
Oldham County Barn, 305
Coke St. in Vega. Those entomologist,
Amarillo; For more information,
planning to attend should and Jones, risk manage- contact Voyles at 806-267RSVP by March 16 to 806- ment specialist, Amarillo.
2692.
267-2692.
This free meeting will be
open to the public, and the
AgriLife Extension office
in Oldham County is also
inviting producers from
surrounding counties who
might benefit from the information to be presented.
Three Texas Department
of Agriculture continuing
education units will be offered.
Topics will include: Sorghum Herbicide Use, Silage and Forage Options,
Market Outlooks and Updates, and Green Bugs and
Sugarcane Aphids. AgriLife Extension speakers include: Dr. Calvin Trostle,
agronomist, Lubbock; Dr.
Jourdan Bell, agronomist,
Amarillo; Dr. Ed Bynum,
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n. crawling sensation as of ants on the skin, 1707,
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Formica (n.2)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas
Harper
n. An abnormal sensation as of insects running over
or into the skin, associated with cocaine intoxication
or disease of the spinal cord and peripheral nerves.
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Dalhart Texan
Local News
Agrilife Crop and Weather Report (Texas)
ryegrass and small grains were beginning to grow. Cattle lost some body condition, but were generally rated
as fair as the spring calving season progressed. Cattle
s far as drought is concerned, for the next 20 to 30 producers were feeding hay and supplements. Hay supyears, State Climatologist Dr. John Nielsen-Gam- plies were fair to good. Feeder calf prices were lower,
while the prices of bred cows, cow/calf pairs and bulls
mon, College Station, said he is optimistic.
remained firm. Pruning of fruit trees continued. Upshur
“And then I turn seriously pessimistic,” he said.
While reports from Texas A&M AgriLife Extension County continued feral hog and gopher control.
Service personnel show an improvement in rainfall during the last six months, Nielsen-Gammon said rainfall Far West: Pasture and rangeland ratings varied widely,
from very poor to excellent, with poor being the most
patterns are only one of the major factors in drought.
The other factor is evaporation from increased tem- common rating. Topsoil moisture varied widely too,
perature, he said. Global warming has meant an aver- from 90 percent very short to 100 percent fair, with
age temperature increase in Texas of about 1.5 degrees adequate being the most common rating. Subsoil moisture varied too, with adequate being most common.
since the 1970s.
While this may not seem like much of an increase Pecan growers were cleaning up orchards, and hedgto most people, it’s enough to increase the evapotrans- ing and pruning. Cotton growers were preparing land
piration of plants and loss of surface water by several for planting. Alfalfa was coming out of dormancy and
under irrigation. Limited irrigation water in some areas
percent.
“Any incremental increase of severity of the drought was affecting planting decisions. Weeds were abundant
starts having a huge impact,” Nielsen-Gammon said. in the pastures due to the fall and winter precipitation.
“It doesn’t matter at all during normal conditions, but Terrell County was under a burn ban.
when you’re in an extreme drought, it can make the difference between making it through the drought and not North: Topsoil moisture was mostly adequate to surplus. Winter accumulations of snow and sleet improved
making it through.”
Despite the rising temperatures, Nielsen-Gammon re- moisture conditions, pastures and meadows. Stock
mained optimistic for agriculture during the next couple ponds were almost full, and lake levels began to rise.
of decades because of an expected increase in rainfall Winter forage production improved. Fieldwork, however, was halted by the wet conditions. Hay feeding
compared to the last 10 or 15 years, he said.
“Over the long-term, yes, there will be a trend to and supplemental feeding was necessary for all livegreater evaporation,” he said. “But then there are also stock. Several days of cold, snow and ice were hard on
short-term trends on top of that long-term trend. Based livestock, particularly on cows that were calving. Wild
on how the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans operate, and hogs continued to cause damage.
how they influence our weather, over the next 20 to 25
years, we are probably going to see an improvement Panhandle: Most of the region began the week with a
in drought conditions, mainly from an increase in rain- wintery mix of snow, sleet and ice. Temperatures were
fall amounts. This is because the two oceans have been below-average for most of the week, but later dipping
working against us for the past decade or decade and down in the single digits. The weekend brought more
half, and that trend tends to flip back and forth every 20 snow and ice. Most of Collingsworth County received
2 to 3 inches of snow. Dallam County received 4 to 6
years or so.”
Nielsen-Gammon noted there is another side effect inches of snow in separate events through the week.
of global warming that rules in favor of crop produc- Deaf Smith County producers received freezing drizzle
tion. Plants open up stomata to take in carbon dioxide, and 3 to 7 inches of snow. Hansford County received
their basic building material, and to cool themselves by about 6 inches of snow and ice. Hemphill County reevapotranspiration. As atmospheric carbon dioxide lev- ported 3 to 7 inches of snow. Warm temperatures on
els rise, their pores don’t need to open as much to get March 1 melted snow and ice, providing soil moisture.
the carbon dioxide they need. As a result, they lose less Soil moisture continued to vary county to county, with
water through transpiration and tend to become more most reporting short to adequate. The wintery weather
drought-tolerant. When there is ample water, the plants stopped most farmers from preparing fields for plantcan grow faster, though that growth may be limited by ing. Ranchers were busy feeding cattle and breaking
things such as nutrient availability. In addition to his ice so cattle could drink. Those with cows that were
duties as state climatologist and professor of meteorol- calving lost some newborns to the freezing weather.
ogy at Texas A&M University, Nielsen-Gammon also Winter wheat, both irrigated and dryland, was in good
contributes to a blog on global warming at http://climat- shape. The additional moisture from the snowmelt was
expected to help the wheat crop well into the spring,
echangenationalforum.org.
AgriLife Extension district reporters compiled the fol- raising the potential for good yields this summer.
Stocker cattle were being placed out on wheat, with
lowing summaries:
some acres probably grazed out rather than harvested
as grain. Some producers were moving stocker cattle
The 12 Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Districts
off of wheat, but the big runs were yet to start. ProCentral: All counties reporting had good soil mois- ducers were still debating what to plant this spring.
ture, with rangeland, pasture and crop conditions rated Ochiltree County reported that though wheat was much
as fair. The region received bountiful moisture in the improved thanks to a light snow, subsoil moisture was
forms of sleet, rain and snow. More winter precipitation still very poor. Despite the cold weather, tumbleweeds
was expected the middle of the first week of March. were already springing up.
Travel was hazardous. Producers were waiting on drier and warmer conditions to start planting row crops. Rolling Plains: The region received another snowfall,
While the moisture halted field preparations, it helped with accumulations ranging from 1.5 to 8 inches. The
maintain soil moisture and stock-tank levels. Livestock snow blanketed most of the region, supplying good
were generally in good condition, with producers sup- amounts of moisture. Accompanying the snow were
plying extra hay and protein.
FOR THE TEXAN
A
Coastal Bend: Conditions continued to be cool and
wet in most areas, which delayed or slowed planting
for many farmers. Recent rains increased soil moisture
and improved rangeland and pasture conditions. Many
producers were waiting for warmer soils before planting grain sorghum and cotton. Although temperatures
were somewhat cool, many did start planting corn and
planned to continue unless the land becomes too wet.
A few farmers are able to fertilize, spray for weeds and
do preplant fertilizer applications. Winter wheat was in
good condition, with little foliar disease observed so
far.
East: Winter weather took a toll on agriculture. Most
counties had freezing temperatures along with rain, sleet
and snow. Wood County received as much as 5 inches
of snow. All counties had at least adequate subsoil and
topsoil moisture, with many reporting surplus levels.
However, saturated soils made it difficult for row crop
and truck farmers to enter the fields. Clover growth was
at a standstill because of the colder temperatures, but
extremely cold temperatures with wind chills dipping
into the single digits. The moisture from the snow
was welcome as soil moisture was low. Even with the
moisture from the snow, subsoil moisture was still low.
However, producers hoped the snow will give pasture
and rangeland grasses, and crops the moisture it needs
to begin this year. Cattle remained in fair to good condition, and livestock producers were supplementing cattle
with hay and protein cubes. Peaches were in tight-bud
stage. Stock tank and lake levels remained low.
South: Most of the region had colder temperatures and
light rains. A cold front made its way through the region, dropping temperatures into the 30s and 40s, with
highs reaching into the 60s. Wet conditions halted most
field activities. In the northern part of the region, wheat
under irrigation was in fair condition and potatoes
emerged in good condition. Oats and winter wheat were
in fair condition. Cattle body condition scores remained
fair, with many herds calving. Producers were supplying supplemental feed at a steady pace. Soil moisture
was 100 percent adequate in Atascosa County, 60 to
75 percent adequate in McMullen County, 100 percent
short in Frio County and 50 to 60 percent short in LaSalle County. In the eastern part of the region, cooler
temperatures and windy conditions with light rain kept
most producers out of the fields. Not much acreage was
expected to be dedicated to corn and sunflowers in Jim
Wells County this year, but most producers throughout
have indicated good progress in planting the crops. In
the eastern part of the region, winter oats were in good
condition. Ranchers throughout the area increased
supplemental feeding because of the low temperatures.
The cool and dry conditions provided excellent growing conditions for onions, carrots, spinach and small
grains. Spinach and cabbage harvesting continued. Soil
moisture conditions were mostly adequate in Dimmit,
Maverick and Webb counties, and 80 to 100 percent
short in Zapata and Zavala counties. In the southern
part of the region, harvesting of sugarcane and vegetables continued, but planting was delayed due to wet
fields and cold weather. In Starr County, row crops were
progressing well, and farmers were preparing to harvest onions. Soil moisture was 100 percent adequate in
Hidalgo County, 60 to 80 percent short in Starr County
and 70 to 80 percent surplus in Willacy County.
South Plains: Two strong cold fronts brought extremely low temperatures and snow throughout the region.
Snow amounts ranged from 1 to 6 inches throughout
the area, with the most snow falling in the northern
and eastern counties. Freezing rain, drizzle and freezing fog accompanied the snow. Winter wheat generally improved with the moisture, but there may have
been some freeze damage. However, producers were
grateful for the moisture but were concerned about being able to get pre-plant herbicides applied in a timely
manner. Extremely low wind chills stressed livestock.
Rangeland and pastures were in mostly fair condition.
The previous week’s moisture followed by some warm
days benefited cool-season grasses. During the cold
weather, ranchers were providing extra supplemental
feed to cattle.
Southeast: Soil moisture varied widely but was mostly
in the adequate to surplus range. Rangeland and pasture ratings varied widely too, mostly from fair to good,
with good ratings being the most common. Walker
County vegetable growers were off to a good start with
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Cause
(continued from page A1)
tee shirts and bracelets, it
gave health enthusiasts in
Dalhart a way to bless four
families through giving.
“When I first began
organizing events, I just
thought it would be something to help out others,
and I love to run/exercise
so I knew I could help others by getting people out
and getting exercise and
doing something I love,”
Gonzales said. “The first
year I started doing this I
organized one event that
year. Since then, I have
done more and more each
year. It is growing at a fast
rate.”
Gonzales noticed the
love for athletics and fitness that others in Dalhart
had, and wanted to provide
an event that would bring
in support from the community. Before she knew
it, she had an outstanding
amount of support.
“Our community has
so many exercise-oriented
individuals and it was laid
on my heart to organize
Fitness for A Cause,” Gonzales said. “The idea was
that it was going to benefit
multiple families. At first
it seemed overwhelming,
but honestly it has been
the easiest of them all. The
sponsorship for this one
has been outstanding, and
the community has been
St. Anthony School sixth grade students Cooper Sherrill, Garrard Morgan, and Zack VanBeek
wear their Fitness For A Cause shirts during the popcorn and movie party Friday.
totally awesome.”
St. Anthony’s School
was one of the more than
30 sponsors who reached
out to Gonzales.
The
staff at the school not only
wanted to help sponsor
the event, but they also
wanted to take the opportunity for their students to
learn about helping others
in need. Students who donated $20 to the event were
allowed to wear jeans and
a race-day tee shirt while
enjoying a movie and popcorn day last week. In doing that, the school staff
and students raised almost
$1,800.
With all the donations
received so far from the
race this past weekend,
including tee shirt and
bracelet sales, the event
has brought in enough
to be able to give $1,200
openhandedly to each of
the four families. Donations are still being accepted. For more information,
contact Amy Gonzales at
806-333-2338.
Dalhart Texan
Local News
Frank
Phillips
College
Corner
Changing
lives through
education
By ANN GREEN
S
he called herself a
“top girl.” She was
a straight “A” student, a
varsity softball and volleyball team member, and
a varsity cheerleader. Alix
McCall Allen had it all,
including the boy she was
dating. She and the person
she thought was the love of
her life moved to Amarillo
and split up shortly after
the move. Alix learned
later in August of 2013 that
she was pregnant. Considering her situation and
knowing she would need
support, she moved back
to Dalhart.
After moving back to
Dalhart, Alix worked at
a dog shelter which she
helped start with her fourth
grade teacher, Diane Trull,
and her classmates, Molly
Kruse and Kali Williams.
What started as a class
project for a fourth grade
class evolved into a major
project and was a source of
help for Alex when she returned to Dalhart.
Four and one half
months into her pregnancy,
Alix learned that she was
having a son with a rare
birth defect. Pentalogy of
Cantrell was the diagnosis. That very day she was
given the choice of carrying her son to term or to
discontinue the pregnancy.
Alix was very angry about
her situation.
In February of 2013, Alix
went to Dallas to a fetal
and kidding were underway. Rangeland
and pastures looked good.
Crop
protected plants stored in greenhouses
as they waited on warm weather. Coolseason forage clovers started growing. In
Brazos County, several nights of freezing
temperatures slowed cool-season forage
growth. Montgomery County had persistent light rain and cold temperatures.
Chambers County farmers were anticipating warmer temperatures so they
could begin planting rice. Cold weather
and forecasted rain delayed the planting
of grain sorghum and corn in Fort Bend
County. Livestock were in fair to good
condition.
Southwest: There was cold and misty
weather throughout the region, with
some areas receiving showers that were
expected to benefit spring planting. Some
early corn was planted. Supplemental
feeding of livestock continued. Lambing
specialist. She was told
that day there was nothing
they could do for her son.
Labor began on February 15, 2013. Alix was at
Northwest Texas Hospital
in Amarillo waiting for her
son to be born.
On February 16, 2013
with more than 50 people
in the waiting room to be
there to support Alix, her
son was born at 8:13 p.m.
He was alive!! At 8:33
p.m. he passed away. She
buried him on February 19,
2013. It was then that Alix
decided that she wanted to
become a pediatric nurse.
She knew she could help
others who were going
through the same thing.
Alix spent many months
mourning the loss of her
son. She went to the cemetery often where she laid
on his grave and cried. It
was hard to even think
about the future.
The year 2014 brought
changes into Alix’s life.
Her mother told her it was
time for her to do something. Alix realized that
her mother was right and
that she needed to make
her son and herself proud.
It was at the 2014 XIT
parade that Alix’s mother
saw Ilene Walton, the Director of Frank Phillips
West Central: Days and nights were
extremely cold as an arctic cold front
passed through the region. Freezing temperatures and snow and ice accumulations were reported in all areas throughout the seven-day period. There was little
to no field activity due to the inclement
conditions. Wheat was in mostly good
condition and was expected to benefit
from the recent moisture. There were
some reports of rust on wheat. Rangeland and pastures remained in very good
condition. With the arrival of warm
weather, a good spring green-up of forbs
and cool-season grasses was expected.
The icy, cold weather has hard on livestock, and all producers were increasing
supplemental feeding of livestock. Some
producers had to haul water to livestock.
Stock-tank water levels continued to
drop. Most ponds and stock tanks needed a hard rain with lots of run-off. Cattle
prices continued to hold steady.
College Dalhart Center.
Ilene inquired about Alix
and asked if she was ready
for college. Alix’s Mother
told Ilene that it was time
for Alix to do something.
Alix came and visited with
Ilene about becoming a
student.
In the fall semester of
2014, Alix enrolled at
Frank Phillips College in
Dalhart. Just like she had
thought when she lost her
son, nursing became her
area of study. Later she
plans to specialize in pediatric nursing.
“Get up and live life and
be a support person for others. Pain is always there,
so learn to cope with it.”
This is Alix’s philosophy
for life. She loves Frank
Phillips College and feels
like we are one big family
and that there is support
from the faculty and staff.
She is happy to be in class
with her best friend!
Guiding her life now is
this thought, “Separate
your wants in life from
the priorities in life.” Her
life is changing through
FPC Dalhart Center. Alix
brings with her an attitude
of determination that impacts the students around
her. She is an inspiration to
us all.
Calls for Service
DATE: 02-16-2015
TIME: 09:30
Chief Deputy Bell responded to a report
of a possible accident out on 54 E.
DATE: 02-16-2015
TIME: 10:06
Chief Deputy Bell and DPS responded to
a report of an accident out on 54 E.
DATE: 02-16-2015
TIME: 19:00
Deputy Hass responded to a report of a
civil matter.
DATE: 02-17-2015
TIME: 19:08
Deputy Morris responded to a report of a
criminal trespass.
DATE: 02-18-2015
TIME: 11:53
Deputy Stevenson responded to a report
of a theft out on FM 807.
DATE: 02-18-2015
TIME: 15:45
of a reckless driver.
DATE: 02-19-2015
TIME: 15:54
of a reckless driver.
DATE: 02-19-2015
TIME: 16:18
theft.
DATE: 02-20-2015
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TIME: 11:57
Deputy Stevenson responded to a request
to speak with a deputy.
DATE: 02-21-2015
TIME: 10:00
of a civil stand-by.
DATE: 02-21-2015
TIME: 07:32
of a rollover out on 1727.
DATE: 02-22-2015
TIME: 08:20
of cattle out S. of Perico.
DATE: 02-22-2015
TIME: 09:42
of cattle out.
DATE: 02-22-2015
TIME: 13:45
of a dog hit out on 54 E.
DATE: 02-22-2015
August with tournaments
beginning in September
and running through May.
The team works during
the majority of the school
year putting many hours
of practice in. The DHS
Speech and Debate Team
competes in all UIL Tournaments, as well as several Texas Forensic Association tournaments each
year. TFA tournaments
are hosted by area schools.
These tournaments generally host 25-30 schools
with approximately 200 or
more competitors. Competition is strong as Dalhart students compete
against all classifications
(1A-6A) and all grade levels. In some situations, a
novice freshman may have
to compete against an experienced senior. CX Debate teams must compete
in at least three TFA tournaments in order to qualify for the UIL State Meet
in Austin. In addition, a
CX team must place either first or second in District to qualify for the UIL
State Meet in Austin. This
year, Pampa High School
placed first in the district
meet and Dalhart High
School placed second with
a split decision by a panel
of judges.
DHS Speech and Debate team began the year
by attending the West
Texas A&M University
Activity Conference sponsored by UIL. At this
conference, students and
coaches attended sessions
to learn about their individual events. The team
competed in the following TFA tournaments this
year: WTAMU, Amarillo
High School, Hereford
High School, and Tascosa
High School. UIL events
competed in are Student
Congress District Meet in
Dimmitt and CX Debate
District Meet in Pampa.
On April 10, the team
will compete in the UIL
Academic District Meet
in Borger. Students who
qualify there will go on
to the Regional UIL Academic Meet in Lubbock.
The UIL Academic State
Meet will be held in May
on the University of Texas
campus in Austin.
The Great Debaters:
Olivia Elliot and Jerrick Cendejas.
Waylon Bucher, a member
of the CX Debate Team,
is a senior at Dalhart High
school. He is the son of
Wesley and Shawna Bucher. This is Waylon’s
second year to qualify to
compete at the UIL State
Meet in Austin. Waylon
has participated in DHS
Speech and Debate all four
years of high school. He
played Offensive Lineman
and Linebacker for the
varsity football team and
plays Center Field for the
varsity baseball team.
Elissa Turner, a member
of the CX Debate Team,
is a sophomore at Dalhart
High School. She is the
daughter of Dr. Matt and
Christi Turner. This is
Elissa’s first year to qualify to compete at the UIL
State Meet in Austin. Elissa has participated in DHS
Speech and Debate her
freshman and sophomore
years. She is a DHS cheerleader and is also active in
the Panhandle Academy
of Ballet. Elissa competes
in Social Studies, Science
and Ready Writing UIL
events. She is also a member of the student council.
Olivia Elliot is a senior at
Dalhart High School. She
is the daughter of Robert
and Margaret Elliot. She
competed in the Prose Interpretation event at the
WTAMU Tournament and
advanced to semi-finals.
Olivia has been a member
of the Speech and Debate
team all four years of high
school. She is active in
One Act Play and the Science Club and is a member
of National Honor Society.
Jerrick Cendejas is a senior
at Dalhart High School.
He is the son of Jorge and
Virginia Cendejas.
He
competed in the Poetry
Oral Interpretation event at
the WTAMU tournament
and advanced to semi finals. At the Amarillo High
School Tournament, he
advanced to semi-finals in
Prose Oral Interpretation
and Poetry Oral Interpretation. At the Tascosa High
School Tournament, he
advanced to semi-finals in
Prose Oral Interpretation.
Jerrick has been a member
of the Speech and Debate
team all four years of high
school. He is a member
of National Honor Society
and is active in choir, band
and One Act Play.
TIME: 14:02
Sheriff Bruce Scott responded to a report
of cattle out.
DATE: 02-22-2015
Debate
TIME: 17:56
DATE: 02-22-2015
TIME: 23:01
Deputy Hass, DPS, and TX Park and
Wildlife responded to a report of a jack
knifed semi out on 54 E.
Deputy Hass responded to a report of a
rollover out 1 mile N. of Texline.
DATE: 02-23-2015
DATE: 02-22-2015
Chief Deputy Bell and Deputy Stevenson
responded to a report of cattle on
highway.
TIME: 20:37
Deputy Hass responded to a report of an
accident E. of Dalhart on 54.
DATE: 02-23-2015
TIME: 10:05
TIME: 11:06
Chief Deputy Bell and Deputy Stevenson
responded to a report of a rollover out on
87.
DATE: 02-24-2015
TIME: 19:52
possible drunk driver out on 87 N.
DATE: 02-28-2015 TIME: 10:49
of a fire.
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Dalhart Texan
Local News
Wilt, Truesdale
announce Engagement
Courtesy Photo
Rick and Shari Keeton and Pete and Cynthia Wilt proudly announce the engagement of their
daughter Shelby Lynn Wilt to Warren Campbell Truesdale, son of Bruce and Tammy Truesdale
of San Antonio. Shelby is a 2011 graduate of Dalhart High School. She will graduate May 2015
with a Bachelor in Science in Athletic Training from Angelo State University where she played
volleyball and earned All-American honors. Warren is a 2011 graduate of Winston Churchill
High School in San Antonio. He graduated from Angelo State University in December 2014
summa cum laude with a Bachelor in Arts in History where he played quarterback for their
Rams football team. They will be married at 4N Ranch in San Angelo with reception to follow.
Channing ISD students participated in Jump Rope For Heart last week. Pictured is Macy Hanzlick playing a jump rope game.
Courtesy Photo
The Tommy Gallagher Band: Vocals & Rhythm Guitar: Tommy Gallagher; Lead Guitar: Kit
Koop & Stan Wardlow; Bass: Justin Proffitt; Drums: Greg Grice
Tommy Gallagher Band
set to perform in Dalhart
FOR THE TEXAN
A
marillo-based Tommy Gallagher Band’s
first two full-length albums released produced
three top-20 radio singles
on both the Texas Music
Chart and The Texas Regional Radio Report in
2010 alone.
The title track and first
radio single off the latest
album “Always Something” was the third most
requested song of 2009
on the streaming internet
radio site Radio Free Texas, and held the number
one position for over 20
weeks.
The follow-up singles
“Got It Made” (featuring
Mike McClure, formerly
of The Great Divide) and
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number one position on
Radio Free Texas for several weeks each as well.
The newly released album “El Grande,” produced by award winning
Bart Rose of Ft. Worth
Sound, no question will
be right back on the charts
again.
The first radio single
to be released “Make
Her Mine” will be released soon and there is
already a worthy buzz
building about its release. For the guys in TGB,
music runs thick in their
blood.
The Tommy Gallagher
Band was originally started in April 2004, when
Tommy Gallagher split
off from a band he was
playing in to start something with its own country
sound.
Enter in accomplished
musicians Kit Koop and
Stan Wardlow on guitars,
Justin Proffitt on bass, and
Greg Grice on drums, and
the TGB was fully complete.
Influenced by Texas
icons like Cross Canadian Ragweed and Pat
Channing ISD student David Schollenbarger participated in Jump Rope For Heart last week.
Green, the band soon had
a smokin’ country sound
all of their own.
Now six years and thousands of miles later, TGB
has developed into one
of the premier live music
acts across the Southern
Country market, earning
the respect of new fans at
every show with hard-hitting relatable lyrics and a
high-energy stage performance.
The Tommy Gallagher
Band will be featured at
this year’s Dalhart Chamber of Commerce Annual
Chamber Awards & Gala
on Friday, April 17.
Tickets for the general
public go on sale beginning tomorrow, March
11.
Texline will take
on Graford in the
state semifinals at
10 a.m. Thursday
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Texline
headed
back to
state
Swift Redemption
Texline gets
payback for loss in
regional finals to
Nazareth in 2014
By THOMAS LOTT
By THOMAS LOTT
W
e didn’t sleep much
after (we lost) last
year, and it would mean the
world to us. We’ve been
practicing for them since
the day we lost,” --Aaron
Gutierrez.
Texline had won 31
games coming into the regional finals on Saturday
afternoon. They had won
games over the No. 2 team
in 2A in Muenster, the No.
7 team in 1A in Throckmorton, the No. 20 team
in 3A in Childress and two
over the No. 13 team in 1A
in Happy.
As important as those
wins were and how good
they felt at the time after
the victories, they really
didn’t care about winning
those games.
T
See SWIFT on page B2 Anthony Grimes.
exline is headed back to
the state tournament for
the second time in three years
after they took down Nazareth 49-36 in the regional finals on Saturday afternoon at
the Texan Dome on the campus of South Plains College.
The Tornadoes got the action started by opening the
first quarter on a 13-2 run
behind six points from Aaron Gutierrez and four from
Carter Laramore.
Carlos Espino was able
to hit a three-pointer at the
buzzer to give Texline the
11-point lead and allude to
what was yet to come for the
senior guard.
“The first quarter was
huge,” head coach Bryan
Carlos Espino.
‘We’ll be
back’
Blueprint
for a
champion?
Texline returns
three starters, three
freshmen, five
contributors
Does Texline have
what it takes to win
it all the second
time around?
By THOMAS LOTT
By THOMAS LOTT
T
T
here is a blueprint for winning state titles no matter the
sport. In football, the team that
limits turnovers almost always
wins, in baseball and softball, the
team with the most pitching has
the advantage, in soccer it almost
always comes down to the team
with the most speed.
Basketball has a blueprint as
well. A lot of the time is comes
down to sheer talent, that’s why
teams like Fort Bend Travis,
Flowermound Marcus, and an
undefeated team like Willowridge win titles.
But there is another thing that
is common with teams like that,
they don’t have a ridiculous number of titles. Talent wins out over
a short period of time, in the long
run the blueprint for winning is
the team that plays the game the
right way.
The team that plays defense,
limits turnovers, and makes their
free throws is going to be the
team that finds themselves on the
top in the end not just once, but
multiple times.
Texline has a little bit of both
this year. They have the most
talented team in 1A in the state
of Texas. With the exception of
Hayden Farquhar at Throckmorton, there may not be a better
player in the state than Aaron
Gutierrez.
There has not been a team
yet this year that has matched
up with Texline’s size at the 1A
level with Gutierrez and Carter
Laramore, and there may not
be a team with ball handlers as
good as the Tornadoes with Gannen Braddock, Aaron Gutierrez
and Carlos Espino all having the
ability to be a No. 1 point guard
for any team in the state.
And that is only mentioning
offense. Their defense is awesome too across the board with
Anthony Grimes on the outside
and two rim protectors in the
middle.
The talent is there and the be-
See STATE on page B2
Aaron Gutierrez averaged 21 points and nine rebounds in the regional tournament.
lief in their teammates is there as
well.
“We’ve got the defense and
(it’s awesome) how in sync we’re
becoming,” Carter Laramore
said. “Coach (Bryan) Braddock
says we peaked at the right time
and we’re just getting in stride
in the tournament, these last two
games it’s been the best defense
we played and off the court too
we’re getting tighter.
“I didn’t think it was possible,
but we’re getting tighter as a unit.
We’re family and everybody else
on the team we’re a family and I
think that’s what’s going to put
us above everybody else.”
Their talented and they believe
in each other, that is a dangerous
combination for their opponents
at state. That alone could win
them the title.
But what could keep them
from it?
Talent can win a title on it’s
own, but what about everything
else? Can Texline do what they
need to take home their first
championship?
See BLUEPRINT on page B6 Carter Laramore is one of three returning starters for Texline next season.
his simple fact should scare
every single team in Class 1A
in the state of Texas: Texline, a
team that was the No. 1 team in
the state last year, and had they
made it to state would have had
a great chance to win it, is better
this season.
They are exponentially better
as a team this year. A lot of that
has to do with their depth. With
Dawson Nicholson and Miles
Cantrell coming off the bench
Texline goes eight deep this season. Even some of their junior
varsity players can contribute if
they are asked to.
But the main reason for Texline’s growth as a team this season has been the addition of three
players to the roster, two starters
and one coming off the bench.
Gannen Braddock, Carter Laramore and Tristen Womble have
combined to average 18 points,
13 rebounds, six assists and five
steals per game through 2014-15.
Braddock allows Carlos Espino
to play off the ball and do what
he does best by shooting the three
and playing defense. Laramore
gives Texline another legitimate
rim protector and inside scoring
presence. Womble gives them a
good perimeter defender, another
guard good with the ball, and the
occasional three-pointer.
And everyone in Texline knows
the significance of these three
players, but if you don’t know
much about the Tornadoes this
is what ties them all together, all
three of these players are freshmen.
Former head coach Tanner
Martin said Laramore and Braddock would have started as eighth
graders for the Tornadoes. Another unnamed coach in the district
said Laramore could be the best
player the panhandle has ever
seen, and while Womble may
not get quite as much notoriety
as these two, he has still made an
impact throughout the season.
See BACK on page B6
Page B2
Sports News
Dalhart Texan
Swift
(continued from page B1)
They cared above all else about winning one game in
particular this season and it was a game they weren’t sure
they would even get a chance to play until Friday night.
Texline is seen as the favorite to win the 1A state title
this season. They are the highest ranked team in the state
of Texas and their only losses have come to Martin’s
Mill, Brownfield and Clayton, all teams with high state
rankings and incredibly tough opponents.
Last season Texline was in a very similar situation.
They were the No. 1 team in the state and after they won
the regional semifinals over Ackerly Sands, they had
practically already booked hotels in Austin as they were
sure they were headed back to state for the second consecutive year.
They were playing a team in Nazareth they had beaten
twice before during the season and were sure they were
going to beat them again.
But thanks to an assortment of problems, the Tornadoes fell to their district opponent 58-49 and were on the
outside looking in.
It was a serious disappointment to Texline and their
fans and one game they were not soon to forget.
At the beginning of the year the Tornadoes knew they
were going to compete with a state title again, but they
were unsure whether they were going to get a true shot at
redemption, or more specifically, another shot at Nazareth who changed districts this season.
But new head coach and Nazareth graduate Bryan
Braddock knew there was a serious chance they would
face off with the Swifts again.
“We started preparing for them three weeks ago,” he
said. “Two days into it they (Texline’s players) were
giving me a hard time, they said ‘Man, coach, we ain’t
gonna play Naz’ and I told them that I was going to get a
tattoo if we made it to state and didn’t play Naz.
“They’re just gritty, they fight every possession and I
was part of that tradition, I was there, I never thought I
was going to lose, and it’s kind of the same way.”
And when the playoff brackets came out after the season, sure enough, Nazareth was on one end of the region
with what equated to a No. 1 seed, and Texline sat at
the other end with a No. 1 seed. If both teams won three
games they would face off in the regional finals on SatTexan Photo by Thomas Lott
urday afternoon.
Gannen
Braddock
had
two
points,
three
rebounds
and
five
assists
in
the
win
over
Crosbyton.
But no one was sure the two teams were going to face
off until Nazareth beat Ropes 61-38 and Texline dropped
Crosbyton 51-34 in their regional semifinals.
The Tornadoes had their shot at redemption and they
took it.
Texline came out and dropped the Swifts 49-36 to
move on to the state tournament for the second time in Regional semifinal win featured another superb defensive performance
three years, but this trip is even sweeter for the majority
of Texline’s returning players from their 2012-13 state
for the majority of the third
qualifying roster.
By THOMAS LOTT
quarter, but were just able
“This one’s (sweeter) because last year after the loss
to score two points.
to Naz it’s just total redemption, we get back at them and
However, they held
accomplish our goal,” senior Miles Cantrell said. “We’re
Crosbyton to four, so with
he Texline Tornadoes
still not done yet, our goal is to win the state championGutierrez on the bench
took down the Crosship, and we’re on our way to do that.”
with the four fouls, the
byton Chieftains in the
Tornadoes held onto what
regional semi-finals 51-34
was a double-digit lead.
to move on to another re “He (Gutierrez) was
gional final.
basically doing most of
Texline was in their fifth
our scoring, you know, he
consecutive regional tourwas being the man that he
nament this weekend and
is and we had struggled
did what they have done in
scoring with(out) him in
each of the last three tourthe past and he was scornaments by winning their
ing most of our points, so
first round game.
I just wanted to get to the
As much as the story
fourth,” Braddock said.
tries to be the offense for
“Get to the fourth and
the Tornadoes during this
I was hoping to keep it
playoff run, in reality the
where it was and I think
true story has been the
we ended up losing that
play of their defense.
quarter by two, so overall
Texline held their first
it was productive.
two opponents under 30
“I’m here to win. I’m
points, and while they alnot here to win by 50 or
lowed more than 30 to
anything like that, you
Crosbyton, the Chieftains
were only able to manTexan Photo by Thomas Lott give me a shot to win and
however I’ve got to do it,
age 34 points, and head Carter Laramore (left) and Dawson Nicholson (right).
that’s how I’m going to do
coach Bryan Braddock is
gional finals without any it.”
confident in the fact that to be productive.”
if his team has a defen- Texline would go on the injuries and as carefully as Gutierrez came back in
in the fourth quarter and
sive showing like that, no next day to hold Nazareth possible.
one in the region can beat to just 36 points including They had to do that as scored four more points to
holding them to 13 in the leading scorer Aaron Guti- help the Tornadoes to the
them.
errez was called for four victory. He finished the
“Defense is the key first half.
They
won
that
game
fouls by the end of the night with 20 points, eight
man, it really is,” he said.
as
well
to
move
on
to
the
third quarter.
rebounds and four assists
“I don’t know anyone restate
tournament.
And when he was tallied in the game.
ally in our division that
can hold us under 40, so But Saturday night was for the fourth foul Texline Carlos Espino and CartTexan Photo by Thomas Lott if we hold teams under 40 all about the defense and simply went into a delayed er Laramore both finished
Carlos Espino hit five threes in the win over Nazareth.
man, I think we’re going really getting to the re- offense. They held the ball with 11.
Texline wins semis over Crosbyton
T
State
Braddock said. “Jumping on
them and kind of trying to
get their will power somewhat shaky and the three
that Speedy (Espino) hit off
of our low set, we call peak
where we double down and
we double screen the back
side of that zone, when he
hit that that really got us
started.
“What a game holding
them to two points in the
first quarter, and our goal today was to win every quarter
and I think we might have
won three out of four, so a
very successful day.”
While Texline didn’t run
away from Nazareth in the
half, they went into halftime with a 19-13 lead and
never allowed the Swifts to
get closer than four points at
any point in the game.
Much of that had to do
with their taking care of
the ball, they only turned it
over 14 times in the game,
but more of it had to do with
their shot selection. Texline
fell to Nazareth last season
in the regional finals, and
in that game, they probably
shot the ball too much instead of looking for easier
buckets, but they definitely
shot it too much from the
outside.
They went 9-35 from three
Carlos Espino.
in that game, and while they
still took 24 three-pointers in
this game, every three they
hit was wide open, calculated and at the right time.
Every three they hit came
from Carlos Espino. He finished 5-15 from beyond the
“We’re not done yet,” the
senior guard said. “It’s part
of the plan, we had to go
through them and I’m glad
we got the W.”
This win was a long time
coming for Texline. After
the loss to Nazareth last season in the regional finals,
and the Swifts leaving Texline’s district, the Tornadoes
had to wait a full year to get
Texan Photo by Thomas Lott their revenge on the town
name after Jesus’ birth place,
arc and had 17 points in the but more well known for the
accumulation of Texas state
game.
Last season it was Naza- basketball titles.
reth that had one guy in And when Texline found
Braden Wellington raining out they were facing the
down threes, this season it Swifts in the regional finals,
was Espino that had the dag- they knew they had their
shot at revenge.
ger in his hand.
“It’s sweet revenge,” Espino said. “And we worked
for them a couple weeks,
so I’m kind of glad we got
through them.”
Espino’s 17 points was
second only to Aaron Gutierrez who finished with 22
points and 10 rebounds in
the game. The Tornadoes
will now face off with Graford in the state semifinals
on Thursday morning at 10
a.m. at the Alamodome in
San Antonio.
“It’s exciting,” junior
Dawson Nicholson said.
“It’s good for the seniors after last year’s loss that was
real tough, and it’s good to
get back here and get to state
finally.”
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Dalhart Texan
Sports News
Texline plays Graford at 10 a.m. Thursday
Bryan Braddock believes state semifinal opponent is second best team in state tournament to Tornadoes
By THOMAS LOTT
T
wo years ago Texline ran into Roxton
in the state semifinals. Roxton went
on to win the state title, so it’s fair to say
they were the best team in the state tournament not named Texline.
The Tornadoes may have found themselves in the exact same situation this season.
Texline will be taking on the No. 5 team
in the state in the Graford Rabbits, and after having someone scouting them earlier
this season, head coach Bryan Braddock
believes the Tornadoes are taking on the
second best team remaining in the tournament.
“They’re probably the second best team
down there,” Braddock said. “Not saying
that if we beat them we’ll win the whole
thing, but a coach went down and scouted
both Grady and Graford and he told me
that he thinks Graford is 15 points better
than Grady.”
Graford brings a 30-3 record into their
match-up with the Tornadoes and they
have something very similar on their resume to Texline. They have beaten Throckmorton.
However, they have also lost to Throckmorton which Texline didn’t do, but even
after that they have beaten Throckmorton
twice, which Texline didn’t do, so this entire sentence is basically just a wash and
you can ignore it if you want.
Graford got to the state tournament by
taking down Iredell, Lingleville, Miller
Grove and Throckmorton.
Texline got there by defeating McLean,
Darrouzett, Crosbyton and Nazareth.
Blueprint
That blueprint mentioned
earlier includes defense,
turnovers and free throw
shooting. Can Texline win
with the way they play
defense? They absolutely
can. But if they are going to get into trouble, it’s
their free throw shooting
and turnovers that could
cost them.
In 11 games covered by
the Texan this season Texline is shooting 59 percent
from the free throw line.
They are also turning it
over more than 15 times
per contest.
That could come back to
But they have also lost games playing
both ways as well.
They fell to Martin’s Mill who slowed
it down and to Brownfield who sped it
up.
The fact is though, they are prepared
for any type of game an opponent throws
at them, and it looks as if Graford is going
to throw the kitchen sink at them, meaning they are going to try to run the Tornadoes ragged.
“They play into our hands a little bit
and do what we normally do,” Braddock
said. “They’ll 2-2-1 you and they’ll fullcourt man you as well and they’re just
basketball players.
“They don’t have a big player, but you
can tell they spend a lot of time in the
gym, they shoot the three really well, and
they’re more of a finesse team. They’re
not really physical. They’ll be a team that
we try to out physical and really try to
manhandle in the paint.”
Braddock said the Rabbits don’t have
a player that goes over 6-foot-2 and with
a team like Texline that has two in their
starting line-up that go 6-foot-5 and can
move, the Tornadoes would appear to
have an advantage.
But they have wins over Huckabay
(No. 15 in 1A), Childress (No. 20 in 3A
and a state qualifier), and two wins each
over Lingleville (No. 16 team in 1A) and
Throckmorton (No. 6 team in 1A.)
They are no pushovers despite what
their size may tell you.
The winner of the Texline/Graford
Tristen Womble will be one of four Tornadoes making their first trip to the state tournament.
game plays the winner of the Grady/
The two teams face off on Thursday nearly every time out. If a team wants to Calvert game that starts at 8:30 a.m. on
morning at 10 a.m. at the Alamodome in run, they’ll out run them, if they want to Thursday morning.
San Antonio.
slow it down, they’ll make the game slow- The championship game will be at 8:30
The Tornadoes have made a living this er and in every instance they have found a a.m. on Saturday morning at the Alamseason off of playing different games way to win.
odome.
bite them in San Antonio.
But they know they have to
limit their turnovers, they
know they have to do the
little things right. Had they
not done the little things
right, they wouldn’t have
beaten Nazareth on Saturday because the Swifts
seem to never do anything
wrong.
“That’s how we won
(Saturday) was off of defense,” senior guard Carlos Espino said. “If we
keep the defense up and
trim down the turnovers I
think we’ll win.”
Espino believes they
can win, the team believes
they can win, but more
importantly the town believes they can win, and
their coach is going to do
everything he can to get
them to that championship
game where they have
never been before.
“(We need) to continue
to play defense and just
continue to do the little
things,” Bryan Braddock
said. “Little things as far
as blocking out and stuff,
bring enthusiasm and get
better in these three or four
days.
“We’ve got a lot of
preparation to do, a lot of
work to do, it doesn’t end
right here, the work is just
getting started really. We’ll
have some sleepless nights
as coaches and we’ve got
to prepare just like we did
for Naz.”
Gannen Braddock is one of Texline’s best weapons against pressure defense.
Back
Aaron Gutierrez might give Texline the best player remaining in the 1A state tournament.
What they are doing right
now has made this team
as good as they have ever
been, what they will do in
the future is what will carry on the legacy of seniors
Aaron Gutierrez and Carlos
Espino.
“We’ll get better and
better whether we win or
lose at state,” Womble said.
“Because if we lose we’ve
just got to get that much
better, but if we win we’ll
still want to keep getting
better.
“It doesn’t matter if we
win or lose, we just want to
keep getting better and better.”
All three of these players
have gotten better and better as the season has gone
along.
Through Laramore’s first
five games covered by the
Texan this season, he averaged a little more than five
points a game. In his last
six, he has averaged more
than 11.
In Braddock’s first four
games he was 1-11 (nine
percent) from beyond the
three-point line, over his
next five he was 9-25 (36
percent.)
For Womble, the freshman averaged less than a
point per game through his
first five, over his next six
he contributed just under
five.
If they can all improve
their games that much over
the course of a season think
about what they’ll do over
the next four years.
Nazareth
certainly
doesn’t look forward to
facing these three freshmen
over the next three years.
They contributed 10 points,
17 rebounds, three assists
and three steals in the regional final win on Saturday.
“I think we stepped up
tonight,” Braddock said after Texline beat Nazareth
on Saturday. “And I think
we can accomplish more
down the road.”
Texline had one fresh-
man and two sophomores
the last time they went to
state two years ago. Anthony Grimes was the freshman, Aaron Gutierrez and
Carlos Espino were the
sophomores.
Those three players along
with Chance Helms went
on to finish 26-4 the next
year and, minus Helms, go
32-2 this year.
The experience they had
at state made them better and resulted in another
trip to the state tournament.
These three freshmen expect to do the same thing in
their remaining years with
the Tornadoes.
“We’ll be back,” Laramore said. “Even this year
if we win it people will say
they’re not going to be as
good, they’re not going to
have Aaron Gutierrez, Carlos Espino, they’re leaving, but that’s not the case.
We’ll be back.
“We’ll be back next year,
hopefully the year after that,
and the year after that. It’s a
tradition now, it’s a tradition, and we’ll be back.”

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