Legacy honors local veterans

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Vol. 114, No. 33 • 12 pages in two sections
Dallam County and Hartley County, Texas
Tuesday, December 2, 2014
Discover Dalhart Area
WORD OF THE DAY:
Home of Danny and
Katrina Tomlin
-- Nosophobia Definition, Page A3
Legacy honors
local veterans
By PAULA NUSZ
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Shelley Goodson and her daughter shopped the all-day sales at The Iron Monkey.
Texan Photo by Dee Brown
Shoppers turn out for local small
business promotions Saturday
the doors on Saturday af- tals.”
customers a gift certificate
ternoon,” store associate Owner Kevin Caddell worth $50, and so busiSamantha Wilson said. at Furniture Fashions was ness Saturday was really
“Business was great this excited about Saturday’s good,” Caddell said. “Our
usiness was booming year—our sales more than turnout.
See SHOP on page A6
in Dalhart this past doubled last year’s to- “We gave the first 25
weekend at local businesses for the Black Friday
and Shop Small Business
Saturday promotions.
More than 10 local boutiques, restaurants and retail stores offered special
discounts and promotions
for shoppers during the
weekend, including City
Gifts and Radio Shack,
WOW Boutique, Iron
Monkey, Furniture Fashions, The Pear Tree and B.
Whimsy.
Iron Monkey, located
at 1614 Tennessee Blvd.,
opened their doors for
sales beginning Friday at
9 a.m. They held flash
sales every hour but no
one except owner, Brooke
Winings, knew what products would be on sale beforehand. Teasers went
out on their Facebook and
Instagram pages to entice
customers to stick around
all day for the best deals.
Customers who made a
purchase were entered
into the hourly door-prize
drawing for a free Iron
Monkey tee shirt or a
small bottle of Poo-Pourri
Texan Photo by Ivy Hollingsworth
air freshener.
Jimmy Summerour was a volunteer who served two years in the army/infantry, where
“We were busy from he attained the rank of First Lieutenant. His duties included Platoon Leader at Fort
the time the doors opened Benning, Georgia. When his class graduated from training, it became the last class
on Friday until we closed that was not required to go overseas to fight in World War II. He is married to Helen.
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Pictured are Lynn Gilbert and daughter Linda at the celebration. Don was unable to attend.
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See VETS on page A6
on Gilbert was a volunteer and served from 1945 to
1952. His branch of service was Army where he attained the rank of Master Sergeant and worked primarily
in security. His place of service was Los Alamos, New
Mexico during the development and testing of the atomic
bomb. Everywhere the bomb testing occurred, his security detail went along. The most exciting location was the
Bikini Atoll, a part of the Marshall Islands in the Pacific
Ocean. His unit earned many awards. He is married to
Lynn.
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egacy Assisted Living hosted a Veterans
Appreciation Celebration
on Friday, November 28,
2014. Sixty family members and friends gathered
to honor Legacy resident
veterans: Don Gilbert,
Jimmy Summerour and
Jake Bemrick.
The mistress of ceremonies, Paula Nusz – Legacy
Resident Services Coordinator, opened the event
with a welcome and introduction of the men. Eagle Scout, William Thetford, led the group in the
Pledge of Allegiance. He
gave a short presentation
about why American flags
are folded into a triangle.
William presented to each
veteran a flag that had
been flown over the United States Capital building in Washington D.C.
These flags were obtained
through Rep. Mac Thornberry’s office.
Debbie Black, a representative of the Quilts of
Valor organization, presented a short program
about the Quilts of Valor
and their origin and purpose. Each quilt can take
50-60 hours to make.
Each quilt is registered in
the National Foundation
for record keeping purposes. Each quilt is donated, and the makers receive
no financial contributions
for their efforts. The first
quilt was presented in
2003 to a warrior at Walter
Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C.
Debbie then “wrapped
each warrior” in their
very own Quilt of Valor.
These quilts are made to
be used, not to be stuffed
in a closet. Many hands
have touched them, and
each veteran will feel the
love that has been placed
in their quilt. The mission
statement for the Quilts of
Valor organization is: “To
honor all veterans touched
by war”.
Paula Nusz with the assistance of Eagle Scout
Thetford presented Letters
of Recognition to each
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Raye McAdams, 67, died
Sunday, November 23, 2014
in Amarillo, Texas
Celebration of life services will be held at 2:00
PM on Friday, December
5, 2014 at the First Baptist
Church with retired minister
Bob McAlister.
Rita Raye Herring was
born April 5, 1947 in Eastland County, TX to Milton
and Maudie (Potter) Herring. Raye was a medical business
office manager. On November 7, 198 she married Jim
McAdams in Dalhart. Raye
will be remembered for her
love, strength, and courage. Not only a loving wife she
was a wonderful mother
to so many more than just
her children. She touched
so many hearts through the
gifts God gave her. She had
a strong relationship with
God, was active in church
by leading women’s single
group, recovery groups, and
so much more. She will
be loved and missed by so
many. We will celebrate
her life by carrying the little
things she gave to each one
of us, that were instrumental
in our lives.
Survivors include her
husband Jim McAdams of
Dalhart, TX, her father M.P.
Herring of Snyder, TX, sons:
David “Keith” Cooke and
his wife Christie of Sanger,
TX, Jeremiah Cooke and his
wife Paula Cooke of Cheyenne, WY and John McAdams and his wife Soying
of Chaing Mai, Thailand. Daughters: Jennifer and her
husband David Longeuecker
of Austin, TX, Tamara and
her husband Arthur Cruz of
Dalhart, TX, & Erin McAd-
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Raye McAdams
ams of Amarillo, TX. Her
family also includes adopted
sons and families – Jason
Palmer, Derek Lepke, Richard Gooddell and Lance Latini.
Raye is preceded in death
by her mother, and a sister
Rose Anne Herring. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to citychurchamarillo.com or Empower international in care
of John McAdams.
Dorothy Frazier
Dorothy Frazier, 69, died Saturday,
November 29, 2014 in Dalhart, Texas
Graveside services will be held at
2:00 pm on Wednesday, December
3rd, 2014 in Memorial Park Cemetery
- Dalhart, with arrangements under
the care of Horizon Funeral Home.
Officiating will be Rusty Hancock, Pastor – Lincoln Street Baptist
Church, of Dalhart.
Dorothy Jean Murray was born
July 4, 1945 in Dalhart, TX to Joe
Murray and Dorothy (Hancock) Murray. Dorothy grew up in Dalhart and
graduated for Dalhart High School
in 1963. On August 28, 1965 Dorothy married Earl Frazier in Clayton,
NM. She worked for American National Insurance for over 33 years and
volunteered at Lincoln Street Baptist
Church food pantry for over 8 years.
She is survived by her childrenTracy Frazier and his wife Makeyia
of Dalhart, TX and Connie Hensley
and her husband Matthew of Dalhart,
TX.
One God son, Oscar Vasquez Jr.
and wife Jennifer. 11 grandchildren – Katie Jo Prock
of Belton, TX, Keisha Brown and her
husband Jordan of Tinker Air Force
Base, Oklahoma City, OK, Zane Frazier of Isle Minnesota, MacKenzie
Pugh, Belle & M.J. Hensley, of Dalhart TX, Maggie Trujillo,Junior Trujillo, Dwayne and Terry Evans of Dalhart, TX and sisters: Linda Miller and
her husband Charles, Ann Vasquez
and her husband Oscar, Penny Romero and her husband Jerry, Jody Salas,
Terri Griggs and husband Roy all of
Dalhart, TX. And 7 great grand children.
Preceded in death by her husband,
Earl Frazier, and parents Joe and
Dorothy Murray, a great grandchild
– Skyla Jo Prock
As per Dorothy ‘ wishes please in
lieu of flowers, make a donation to the
food pantry at Lincoln Street Baptist
Church which was her passion for
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Community Events
Join Keep Dalhart Beautiful
Would you like to help Keep Dalhart Beautiful?
Keep Dalhart Beautiful is gearing up for the autumn
and has plenty of opportunities for you to participate!
Whether you enjoy planning or the hands-on aspect
there’s a spot for you! Their next meeting will be
held Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014 at 5:30 p.m. This group
has got a lot of great ideas for our town! Attend one
of their next meetings to learn more or contact Annette Melius at 244-5843 or by email at amelius61@
gmail.com for more information.
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Senior Citizens Center Holiday
Happenings
tonight to register for the 2014 Christmas Shopping Extravaganza.
Card Party: November 24 and December 1, 9 – 11
a.m. Bring your Christmas cards, address book or labels, stamps and envelopes and get your cards ready
to mail. Coffee and cinnamon rolls will be provided.
Fundraiser: Friday Dec 5, 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Prime rib
dinner sponsored by Dalhart Federal. Cost is $10.
Enjoy dinner before the Bellamy Brothers concert at
the La Rita Theatre.
Christmas Bazaar
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Saturday Night Live
Open House and Member Promotion: Wednesday December 10, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Enjoy the company of
friends and neighbors as we gather for a cup of hot
cider and lots of Christmas treats. It’s a great time to
Central United Methodist Church is hosting a new wor- become a new member or renew your membership for
ship service at the Senior Citizen’s Center Chapel on 2015.
Denrock. The service is from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. ev- Eta Upsilon Tour of Homes: Saturday December 13, 1
ery Saturday night. Everyone welcome.
– 5 p.m. Proceeds will benefit Senior Citizens Center
and Eta Upsilon Scholarship Fund.
Cookie/Candy Exchange: Wednesday December 17,
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9 – 10:30 a.m. Bring your favorite cookies or candies
Art Gathering
to share with someone else. If you are willing to share
the recipe, we will be happy to compile them so everyThere is a creative streak inside each one of us just wait one can have a copy.
ing to be released and expressed. The “Art Gathering” is
the place for that to happen. All ages are welcome every
Friday upstairs at the Senior Center beginning at 12:45
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p.m.
Open House at First State Bank
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Electronic Waste Collection
The City of Dalhart is sponsoring an electronic waste
collection in the City Hall parking lot from November
15 through December 15. Any non-functioning electric
and electronic equipment including computers, monitors, printers, CD players, DVD players, VCRs, radios,
TVs, gaming consoles, cameras, telephones, calculators, cables, power supplies, chargers, toasters, blenders,
microwaves and coffee makers (without glass pot). At
dropoff place anything without a hard drive in the trailer
and items with sensitive information such as hard drives
in the locked dumpster. For more information, call David or Dennis at 806-244-2023.
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Tour of Homes
Eta Upsilon Sorority presents the 2014 Tour of Homes
and Bake Sale Saturday, December 13 from 1 – 5 p.m.
Homes on the tour are Kathy & Doug Claborn at 1803
Tejas Trail, Emma & Henry Dirksen at 1943 Rita Blanca
Trail, Lysford Construction at 1827 Sioux, Stephanie &
Jarett Ledbetter at 606 Keeler and Lysl & Dr. Nathan
Vermedahl at 11 Canyon View Drive. B. Whimsy at 213
Denrock will host the bake sale and tree raffle from 1 –
5 p.m. Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for children
ages 5 and up. For more information, contact Meghan
Burns at 806-679-7357.
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Xi Delta Gamma Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi presets the
2014 Christmas Bazaar Saturday, December 13 at Rita
Blanca Coliseum from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. For more information, contact Sherry Hanshew at xideltagamma@hotmail.com or 806-244-2074. Vendor space is available.
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Donation fund set up for
Ramirez Family
Rudy Ramirez a father of three has been diagnosed with
cirrhosis of the liver and was recently flown to Amairllo
fighting for his life. He is asking the community to help
him and his family with medical bills and regular household bills during this time of need. Donations can be taken to Happy State Bank or put in any jars around town.
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Quail Coalition Banquet
approaching
First State Bank in Dalhart is hosting a Holiday Open
House on Thursday, Dec. 4 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Come Rita Blanca Quail Coalition 2014 Annual Fundraising
and join in celebrating the season. Refreshments will be Banquet, Dalhart’s biggest conservation night of the
served.
year, is slated for Friday, Dec. 5 at Rita Blanca Coliseum. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. with dinner at 6:15 p.m.
The auctions and raffles begin at 7 p.m. Tickets are now
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on sale now for this event. For information contact EmHillside Jungle Jam
ily Berg at 719-680-3773. For a $50 ticket you receive a
complimentary membership in the coalition, dinner and
We invite all Dalhart area families to join us at Hillside open bar while supporting the local conservation effort.
Dalhart on Sunday, December 7 at 6:30 p.m. for Jingle Lots of prizes, auctions, raffles, guns to win, hunting
Jam, a free interactive family Christmas production with gear, sculptures, paintings and much more.
a focus on generosity and God’s gift to us – His Son,
Jesus. This will be a special time of sacred celebration
and fun with skits, Christmas songs and prizes. For more
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information please contact Hillside Dalhart at 806-241417.
Holiday Open House
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Coming up this week at the
Chamber
First State Bank will host a holiday open house Thursday,
December 4 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the Dalhart branch
located at 1601 East 16th Street. Enjoy refreshments and
beautiful holiday décor.
Thursday-- Book Signing with Lana Barnett at XIT Museum at 1 p.m.
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Bellamy Brothers Concert Sold
Out
Friday-- Ribbon cutting at Touche at 5:30 p.m.
Monthly fundraiser meal at the Dalhart Senior Center
from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Tickets are sold out for The Bellamy Brothers concert for
Also note that the deadline has been extended to 5 p.m. Friday, December 5. For more information on how to get
on the waiting list, call Dalhart Chamber of Commerce
at 806-244-5646.
Word of the Day
Nosophobia
\ nos-uh-FOH-bee-uh \
noun;
1.Psychiatry . an abnormal fear of disease.
Definition of nosophobia| See synonyms| Comment on today’s word| Suggest tomorrow’s word
Quotes: Well, is there any difference, doctor, between this patient in the Kinetic Pavilion whose hand is in the
swan’s-neck position and this other patient suffering from nosophobia ?
-- Fernando del Paso, translated by Quartet Books Limited, Palinuro of Mexico , 1989
Nosophobia comes from the Greek roots phóbos meaning “fear, panic” and nósos meaning “disease, sickness,
malady.”
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“Lonely Graves” Book signing
Texas panhandle author, Lana Barnett, will sign copies of
her book titled “Lonely Graves” on Thursday, December
4 at the XIT Museum beginning at 1 p.m.
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Santa coming to Town
Santa is on his way to your neighborhood, and this year
he isn’t alone! He’s bringing his reindeer and his elves
and also cookies, carolers and hot cocoa! Come celebrate
this Christmas season with People’s Church on December 7th for the third annual Ultimate Caroling! Times and
locations are as follows: Stop #1 - 7th Street Park at 3:15
p.m. Stop #2 - North Side Park on the corner of Dodson
and Dallam at 4:00 p.m. Stop #3 - Sagebrush Road at
4:45 p.m. We hope to see you there!
Open House
Friday 12/12/2014
20 % off Christmas Products
(excluding Christmas cards)
•Snacks will be served from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. featuring Fredricksburg Farm Products
**$100 City Gift-Gift Certificate Drawing**
** $50 Gift Store Drawing at 4 p.m.**
**$50 Santa Cash Drawing December 5th**
•Santa is very busy this year but will be in store on Dec. 20th for wishes,
pictures and those all important lists!
Come see us and share in the Holiday Spirit!
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Comics/Puzzles
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64. Daze
CLUES ACROSS
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5. 13th Hebrew letter
8. “Hair” producer Joseph
12. Giraffa camelopardalis
14. Indicates near
15. Capital of Samoa
16. Roving adventurously
18. Help
19. Deafening noises
20. Spanish neighborhood
21. Portable computer screen
material
22. 20th Hebrew letter
23. “Blue Bloods” lead actor
26. Scholarly
30. Raleigh NC river
31. Alongside each other
32. Electronics Support
Module
33. Dogma
34. New Deal statesman
Harold
39. A corporation’s first
stock offer
42. Slender tower with balconies
44. Young eel
46. Deviation from the
normal
47. CBS police drama
49. Cliff
50. Resting place
51. Island in Venice
56. 1981-82 Sec. of State
57. Young man
58. Skylighted central area
59. Oily skin disorder
60. East northeast
61. 1945 Crimean conference city
62. Transfer property
CLUES DOWN
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2. Southern veggie
3. Henry’s 6th wife
4. Practice fight
5. Dinners
6. Hermaphrodite
7. Centers
8. Fathers (Spanish)
9. For each one
10. SW Belarus city
11. Australian slang for a
kiss
13. Ability to begin
17. Short whistle blasts
24. Were introduced
25. Glowing quality
26. Ingest
27. Relative biological effectiveness
28. Footed vase
29. River in NE Scotland
35. English Univ. river
36. Malaysian Isthmus
37. Soft-finned fish
38. Eyelid infection
40. Fred & Wilma’s baby
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42. Tse-tung or Zedong
43. Hindu weather god
44. ___ May, actress
45. Hauled laboriously
47. One suspender
48. More peculiar
49. N. Central African country
52. Macaw genus
53. Rhythmic swing or
cadence
54. Ballerina skirt
55. Arabian sultanate
Crossword answers from Fri.
“A man
who stops
advertising to
save money
is like a man
who stops a
clock to save
time.”
- Henry
Ford
Answers
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Dalhart Texan
Tuesday, December 2, 2014
Local News
Texan Photo by Ivy Hollingsworth
Jake Bemrick was a volunteer who joined the services
straight out of high school. Since there were no jobs in
his area at the time, he joined the military in 1940 and
dedicated the next 23 years to his country. His branch
was originally the Army Air Corp, which later reorganized
into the United States Air Force. He attained the rank
of Senior Master Sergeant as a Tail Gunner. His first
base was Chanute Field Air Force Base in Illinois. He
spent time in many countries during his career, including
Texan Photo by Dee Brown
England, Australia, New Guinea and many counties in
the South Pacific. He was awarded a Silver Star for his Linda Childers browsed the large selection of jewelry and
décor at Furniture Fashions.
service. He is married to Elwanda.
Shop
Vets
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man. Declarations made
by Texas Governor Perry
and Rep. Mac Thornberry
were presented. A certificate with information
about the date their flags
were flown over the Capital was also included in
the keepsake binder.
Tammy Parker, Director of Legacy, gave closing remarks about the
celebration. She gave a
moving testimonial about
the importance of our Ser-
vice Men and Women.
She invited everyone to
stay and partake in the reception. A reception table
included cake, cupcakes,
assorted candies and nuts,
and punch finished the afternoon’s celebration.
A big thank you to:
Debbie Black – Quilts of
Valor organization, Eagle
Scout Thetford, Connie
Burton, Mary Ann and
Abby Ely (these ladies
hosted the reception table)
and to Tammy Parker for
supporting this program.
See more on page A6.
sales were almost double
from those of last year.
Customers have until
the end of the month to
use their gift certificates,
but about half were used
that day Recliners were a
big hit with shoppers as
well as the gift shop items.
Caddell and his staff provided holiday-themed refreshments for customers
while they shopped.
Business was steady at
B. Whimsy both Friday
and Saturday. Customers took advantage of its
BOGO half off sales on
Vera Bradley products as
well as various Christmas
décor.
“Sales for us this year
were at or better than last
year,” co-owner Ashley
Bezner said. “There were
as many out-of-town customers as there were local
customers. I also heard a
lot of people commenting on the great sales they
were able to find locally.
They seemed really aware
of all the specials and promotions offered here.”
For customers who have
been participating in the
Santa Cash Promotion,
drawings for individual
stores’ cash prizes will be
held within the next two
weeks.
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Pictures with Santa
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featured artist Celia Meadores
Saturday, December 6th
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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Buzzer Beaters:
More on
Texline’s win
over Friona
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Cold as Ice
Texline throwing up bricks, still
winning close games early
By THOMAS LOTT
O
ver the last two games for Texline, you would be
hard-pressed to find another two-game stretch where
the Tornadoes shot this poorly. In Tuesday night’s game
versus Friona, the Tornadoes shot 23-80 from the court,
slightly better than 25 percent.
In their win in the previous game, a game at a neutral
site against the No. 15 team in the state in 3A Childress,
they shot better, 22-59, but still were 3-17 from threepoint land shot less than 50 percent from inside the arc.
However, despite Texline’s apparent ineptitude to put
the ball in the bucket, the Tornadoes are 3-0 on the season with two wins away from home against solid teams
and another at home against a much improved Borger
team.
All that matters in the end is the fact that Texline is
currently winning despite their shooting woes.
“Oh we’ve put up way too many bricks,” Aaron Gutierrez said. “We could shoot way better.”
It’s kind of a catch-22 though for Texline. Early on in
the season new head coach Bryan Braddock is trying to
up the tempo of this offense. He wants Texline to be getting at least 75 shots a game and wants upward of 80.
Texline did just that on Tuesday night in the win over
See ICE on page B6
Gannen Braddock (5) pulls up for a three-pointer at the buzzer at the end of the first half.
Texan Photo by Thomas Lott
Escape in Friona
Texline leaves with win in back and forth battle with Chiefs on road
By THOMAS LOTT
T
Texan Photo by Thomas Lott
Carlos’ Espino’s second three was a big one on Tuesday.
Remember that
word--Discipline
Tornadoes get away from offense
at times, leads to inefficiency
By THOMAS LOTT
A
3-0 record against
teams ranked in the
Top 20 in the state and formidable opponents from
classifications higher than
yours is nothing to be disappointed in.
The Texline Tornadoes
have an unblemished re-
cord with wins over Borger, Childress and Friona, all
schools with more students
and good records, but they
have left each of those
games wanting more.
They have left each of
those games knowing they
could have played better and having fallen into
some of the same bad habits they had last season.
See AWAY on page B6
he Texline Tornadoes
moved to 3-0 on the season with a 62-60 win over
Friona on Tuesday night.
Aaron Gutierrez led the
attack for Texline scoring
33 points and adding 10 rebounds. The 33 points was
a season high for the senior.
He is averaging a doubledouble per game in 2014.
But the biggest part of the
game on Tuesday night was
the foul trouble for Texline.
Freshman post Carter Laramore grabbed three fouls
in the first half, and every
starter for Texline had at
least three fouls in the game
with four of them having
four or more.
Add that to the fact that
Tristan Womble went down
with an ankle injury in the
first half and Texline was
doing all they could to simply keep five athletes on the
floor at once in such a close
game.
“The foul trouble, it hurt
us a lot,” Gutierrez said.
“We weren’t in rhythm in
offense, we’re not hitting
shots, that’s us, Speedy,
Carlos (Espino) not hitting
shots, I mean, we need him
to hit shots right now, but
still we pulled out the win
not even shooting well.”
Texline was 23-80 from
the floor on Tuesday night
and 6-30 from three-point
land. Gutierrez was the only
starter to shoot better than
40 percent on the night.
But the defense was
good enough to keep Friona off balance as well. The
Chiefs were held to 40 percent shooting on their home
court, and fortunately for
the Tornadoes, they were
just 12-22 from the free
throw line.
That is where head coach
Bryan Braddock wanted
to see some improvement.
See FRIONA on page B2 Aaron Gutierrez had 33 points and 10 rebounds on Tuesday night.
Texan Photo by Thomas Lott
Page B2
Tuesday, December 2, 2014
Sports News
Texan Photo by Thomas Lott
Carter Laramore fouled out in the third quarter with four points and six rebounds.
Friona
(continued from page B1)
Late in the game with the foul trouble the
Tornadoes were not giving their best effort to get stops on the defensive end, and
even when they did, they couldn’t keep
from fouling.
That’s something Braddock will be
working on at the beginning of this week.
“It’s being able to have 80 possessions
and still wanting to stop people and I feel
like we got out of that a little bit,” he said.
“We got up to 80 possessions but still our
defensive mind kind of flopped.”
In the final few minutes Texline gave
up some easy baskets right after they extended their lead to four points. Those
possessions kept Friona in the game.
But give credit to Friona too, they gave
Texline one heck of a fight in the final
game before Thanksgiving break and that
is what Braddock wants too.
“That’s exactly what we’re looking
for,” he said. “Every game we want somebody to come out and compete and there’s
always somebody to play, we’ve got the
schedule as tough as we can get it, Stratford’s playing football so we come and
Carlos Espino defends on the perimeter.
get another 3A, just trying to improve.”
Dalhart Texan
Texline was originally scheduled to play
Stratford on Tuesday night but adjusted
their schedule because of the football
playoffs.
But Friona gave them everything they
could handle. They led 12-6 after the first
quarter and fought all the way back to tie
the game at 51 after Texline led 43-34 at
the end of the third quarter.
But thanks to nine fourth quarter points
by Gutierrez and a big three-pointer from
Espino, Texline was able to pull away and
maintain a perfect 3-0 record.
“That’s the whole key, learning to win
close games and making shots down the
stretch,” Braddock said. “We got a few
put together down the stretch and they
kept coming, they’re senior led, got two
senior guards that are brothers, No. 1 and
No. 23, one’s a step-brother and one’s the
coach’s kid so what a win.
“A win’s a win, doesn’t matter if it’s by
two or it’s by 20, we’re not too worried
about what the people are going to think
when they look at the papers tomorrow,
we’re not worried about that, we’re going
to try to take care of ourselves and continue to improve.”
Texline plays Dalhart tonight at 7:30
p.m. in Dalhart. Dalhart is 0-2 on the seaTexan Photo by Thomas Lott son. Texline is 3-0. Read the extended
preview on B6.
Buzzer Beaters: More on Texline’s win over Friona
By THOMAS LOTT
P
ossessions. It looks like
that is going to be the
word of the day for Texline
Tornadoes. Head coach Bryan Braddock wants a lot of
them and he wants them to
be efficient.
On November 21 versus Childress, Texline had
a good number of efficient
possessions, but they didn’t
have enough of them. On
November 25 versus Friona,
the Tornadoes had a lot of
possessions, but they were
not very efficient.
The early part of the season is going to be all about
putting it all together for
Texline and as has been
mentioned before, they are
not there yet. There is going
to be an adjustment period
especially for players like
Gannen Braddock and Carter Laramore, two freshmen
that are going to be vital to
Texline’s success.
Over the last two games
Braddock has been hit or
miss in the shooting department, but his passing
has been pretty good. He is
averaging some six assists
per game over the last two,
which isn’t bad at all.
However, in the game of
possessions and efficiency,
Texline and Braddock are
still searching for the best
form of action.
Texline scored 62 points
on Tuesday night. Only eight
of the eventual 23 successful
baskets were aided by an assist. And with 80 shots being
taken on the night, Texline
was clearly not in an effective offense to get easy shots
out of their sets.
Braddock is getting the
assists at the moment, but
early on here Texline also
needs to look to distribute
as a team. That will certainly be on their mind tonight
when they take on Dalhart.
Womble on and off the
court
Texline has confidence
across every position this
season including their bench.
The main reason is because
Miles Cantrell has starting
experience and is a high energy guy, Dawson Nicholson
can shoot and plays good
defense, and Tristan Womble finds a way to make an
impact play whether its’ by
forcing a turnover or knocking down a three when he
is called upon. Womble had
three steals in the first half on
Tuesday night, and made an
easy lay-up on a fast break
off of one of those steals, but
unfortunately he went down
with an ankle injury soon after that.
Anthony Grimes drives to the basket. He had six points and eight rebounds.
He has gone out with
ankle injuries in each of the
past two games and when
he goes down, Texline’s already shallow bench gets
even smaller.
Womble can make an impact when he is on the court.
He has shown just that. Just
hopefully he can stay on the points on Tuesday night so
court for longer in the near every single point mattered
future.
to the very last second.
Gannen Braddock had a
Every little thing counts
steal and hit a three as the
buzzer sounded to end the
I forgot to mention this so first half and put Texline up
this is where it is going to by five at the half.
go. Texline won by just two The effort proved to be
Texan Photo by Thomas Lott
some of the difference in
the game in the long run. It’s
always good to hit a buzzer
beating three, it’s also better
to do it when you realize the
difference in the game was
ultimately two points.
Good way to end a half
too.
Dalhart Texan
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Tuesday, December 2, 2014
Classifieds
FOR RENT
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
CHAPARRAL &
TANGLEWOOD SELF
STORAGE
Your 1-Stop Storage Center.
(10) Sizes from 5x10 thru
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- Security Lights
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(Open 7 Days a Week)
Call Jay Peeples
333-5655
NEW MEXICO GIANT –
Central NM – Almost 200
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several sets of pens w/scales,
watered by solar & electric
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JUST LISTED - Please
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nice combination hunting/
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MINERALS - NEW MEXICO
ALL DEEDED RANCH –
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TEXAS CO., OK – ¼ section
5 mi. east of Hardesty, OK, in
CRP until 2018, 20 ac. caliche
pit, current wind lease conveyed
w/property, ½ mile off pvmt.
MORTON ELEVATOR RD.
– Moore Co. TX. – 2,569 ac.
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BUY ONE PASTURE OR ALL
(pastures run in size fr. 7-900
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pick the size of ranch that you
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Please view our websites for
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Ben G. Scott – Broker
Krystal Nelson – NM Qualifying
Broker
800/933-9698
T
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10 Acres west of Dalhart, fenced
with steel pens.
***
288 acres on US 87 with 3 wells
on Sub., 3 sprinklers, and a
Morton shop 40 x 60.
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283 acres on Hwy 80 West of
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2 sprinklers.
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Other large tracts for sale.
‘Texas Sunbelt Services, Inc
Elza Pollard 806-244-3900
mobile 806-341-8702
SERVICES
SCHAFER’S LAWN
MAINTENANCE
Tree trimming & removal, fall
clean up, stump removal,
Estimates 806-290-5533
TFN
WE DO UGLY
Mowing, Shredding
Weed control &
Commercial spraying
806-341-8725 or
806-244 8400.. TFN
Dalhart Gymnastics
Trampoline & Tumbling
Boys & Girls ages 4-12
Enroll by phone, call Russchelle
Hanbury 806-244-4092 8.29-tfn
For Sale by Owner
Ready to move in 2223 Sq. Ft.
3 Bedroom brick home 2 Large
Living areas with fireplace,
central H/A. Sprinkler system,
double garage w/remote opener.
1502 Sandhurst. 249-5010, 2492886, 333-2075..9.2-TFN
Dallam
County
4138 acres grassland rested for
1,800 square foot homes:
401 Trinidad, 402 Norman.
Financing possible. 806-3332663...11.14-8/K12.12
6 years. Lays well. Watered with
windmills & sub pump. New
irrigation development on neighboring land. Test holes indicate
potential.
Coldwell Banker First Equity,
Realtors Agricultural Division
Richard Hefley, ALC, Associate Broker in Texas & Oklahoma
806-898-1786
Gorgeous New Garden homes on Rita Blanca Trail.
1943: 1,888 Sq. Ft. 3/2 Ready to move in. 1944: in
progress — SOLD 1,946: 2,030 Sq. Ft. 3/2-building
begins soon! Lots with house plans are available.
Contact Kathleen @ Lysford Const.
806-333-7418
Beautiful New Homes for Sale!
1914 Seminole Trail 2,340 Sq. Ft. 3/2-Const. in progress. 1912 Seminole Trail 2,267 Sq. Ft. 3/2.5
Const. begins soon.
Contact Ryan @ Warkentin Const.
806-333-2505
320 acres of irrigated farm.
3 pivots, 3 wells. Equipment
in great shape. Call Pritchett
Properties: (806) 244-8400
...6.6tfn
817 Keeler
$850.00 /mo, $850 dep.
No pets, no smokers. Available
immediately. Offered by Pritchet
Properties 806 341 8401
...7.22-tfn
ELMWOOD RENTALS
Storage Units
Various Sizes
806-244-6248
or 806-333-4749
2.4 tfn
MOBILE HOME LOTS
1-806-290-0993
WEST TEXAS RENTALS
Quality Residential Properties,
Professional Management,
806-244-3418 or
www.westtexasrentals.com
DALHART APARTMENTS
Two bedroom with heat & air.
Rent based on income. Washer/
dryer hookups.
Call 806-244-7281.
Office at 1929 Shawnee Trail.
TDD # 1-800-833-8973.
This institution is an equal
opportunity provider
and employer
OLD TOWNSITE
SELF STORAGE
Amazingly low rent- truck
accessible - well lighted neighbor/Police Station Large Variety of prices and
sizes. 4x7 - 18x20, $15 - $60
220 W. 3rd, 244-4443
QUAIL RUN APARTMENTS
One & two bedroom with heat
& a/c for elderly, handicap, &
disabled. Rent based on income.
Office at 1929 Shawnee Trail.
Call 806-244-7281.
TDD# 1-800-833-8973
This institution is an
equal opportunity provider and
employer
RV SPACES
Weekly, monthly rates.
Full hook-ups.
Corral RV Park, Hwy 54
East., 249-2798
RV & Mobile Home Spaces;
Apartments; Rent Houses.
King Property Management/
Sunset Village Park
333-3030...tfn
Beautiful home ready to move
into. 1414 Elm Ave. 3 bedroom
2 living rooms, 1 3/4 bathrooms.
1,100 sq. ft. garage close to
schools. $1,500 per month. 3356069. 8-22-tfn
Well-located—2 bedroom 1 bath
apartment with attached garage.
No fence so no pets. Deposit
and references required. 806244-2775 10.31-tfn
1 bedroom apartment, major
appliances included. No pets.
References and deposit required.
806-244-2775. 10.31-tfn
www.dalharttexan.com
FOR SALE
32” storm door and 36” wood
door. Hardware included. 806244-2567 11.21-4
The Green Thumb Garden
Center at 1104 E. 10th has
firewood. Call 244-0035 10.24-tfn
SUPPORT
FOOD BANK MINISTRY
September 18 and
October 16
2-5 p.m.
Church of the Nazarene
11th & Keeler
244-2777
**********************
AA And Al Anon
In Spanish
AL Anon 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
AA 8:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Vierges Esquina NW
de la Iglesia Catolica
**********************
Dalhart Pregnancy
Resource Center
105 E. Third
Tuesday 2:00-7:00
Thursday 9:00 -2:00
244-1783
**********************
Overcomers
Friday evenings 6:30 p.m.
Church of the Nazarene
11th and Keeler
a support group for those needing
to break any type of addiction-drugs, food, anger, alcohol, etc.
**********************
Narcotics Anonymous
Friday Evenings
7:00 p.m.
Central
United
Methodist
Church
517 Rock Island
244-0404
**********************
1926 Shawnee Trail in Dalhart
3 bed, 2 bath, 2 car garage
1,697 sq. ft.
$185,000
806-268-3719 ...10.24
Office space for rent.
HWY 54 East. 17x19 $400 per
mo. 9x20 $325 per mo. Security
systems new heat/AC. Call Jay
Peoples at 806-333-5655
Dalhart Winners Circle
meets 8 to 9 on Monday nights at
the St. James Episcopal Church,
801 Denver Ave.
Drug and Alcohol
in our Schools
Drug abuse and addiction
affects school aged children
in many ways. Some kids
live with an addicted family
member while others have started using themselves.
If you suspect that someone
is struggling with addiction, call
Narconon Arrowhead today!
Narconon offers
free addiction counseling,
assessments and referrals
to rehabilitation centers
nationwide.
Call 800-468-6933 or log on to
www.stopaddiction.com
to speak to a qualified
counselor today
**********************
AA meets Mon. and Thurs. at
St. James Episcopal Church, 801
Denver in Dalhart from
8 to 9 p.m.
*******************
AA and AL Anon meets Tues.
at the Central United Methodist
Church in Dalhart from 8 to 9
p.m.
RIDESHARING
WANTED
Certified wheat seed IBA.
Ex1668 hours. JD 2012 8335R,
2011 7431 Landoll 33’ VT disk
and 2008 6230 Landoll 36’ disk.
806-333-6222 9.30-tfn
Super 8 Motel has TVs on sale.
Stop by motel. 8-22-tfn
Legal
Watkins Products
Call for catalog
806-244-3136
AUTO
2004 Grand Marquee Mercury
LS. 806-244-2567 11.21-4
If you might be interested in
a ridesharing to a traditional
Calvinist Protestant service
Sunday mornings in Amarillo or
Guymon, please call 806-2684313 11.28-9
COSMETICS
MARY KAY
Jean Smallwood
244-4429
!
Dalhart Texan
Counterman needed at Lucas
Auto Parts. Salary plus bonus
based on sales. Uniforms and
insurance furnished. Apply in
person. 11.7-tfn
Janitorial person-Dalhart area.
Two nights a week part time.
800-728-1961 11.25-tfn
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Tuesday, December 2, 2014
Classifieds
EMPLOYMENT • HELP WANTED
DALLAM HARTLEY CO.
SHERIFF’S OFFICE
has an opening for Dispatcher.
Pick up application at
Dispatch Center
201 East 5th St.
Dalhart, Texas 11.7-tfn
Help wanted at WJ’s Heat & Air
Fill out application at 414
Liberal. 806-249 -6216 11.7-tfn
NOW TAKING
APPLICATIONS FOR
NURSE AIDES
Starting at $9.50 with out
experience
Clayton Nursing & Rehab.
419 Harding St.
Clayton, NM
575-374-2353
EOE. Drug Free Workplace
. 11.14-8/K12.12
United Supply Inc. is looking
for a dependable, hardworking
person for the shop. Must be
able to lift at least 50 pounds.
Must pass pre-employment
drug test. This position will be
working outside in hot and cold
weather conditions. Insurance
after 90 days. Apply in person
at United Supply Inc. Hwy 87
South in Dalhart. 11.21-4
Immediate opening at A&I
Parts for experienced parts help.
Apply in person. 1310 North
Hwy 87 11.18-tfn
New Life
Is looking for Quality nursery
workers. $10/Hr.
Call Carlos @ 806-886-4193
For more information. TFC
Service tech and bodyman
needed at Rock and Rho Repair.
Apply in person at 1212 Hwy 87
North. 11.14-tfn
JBS Five Rivers
XIT Feeders is seeking
Seeking full-time CNA. Apply
dependable, motivated
in person. Coldwater Manor
applicants to fill open
1111 Beaver Rd Stratford, TX.
positions in the following
EOE tfn
departments- yard maintenance,
pen rider. Individuals must
be team players with good
VANBEEK TRUCKING
communication skills. We
Must have a clean class A CDL,
offer competitive pay and
Tanker endorsement and able to
affordable family health and
pass a drug screen test. Home
dental benefits. You will need
every evening. Call 806-341a valid driver’s license and a
8541...2.18 tfn
pre-employment drug screen is
required. Please apply in person
Heiser Tire has an opening
8 miles west of Dalhart on
for Tire shop help. Must have
HWY 54. E.O.E. M/F...4.1tfn
current drivers license. Apply in
person...4.29tfn
Dalhart’s Newest Steakhouse X10 in Texas
CDL DRIVERS NEEDED
Woodfire Grill is now hiring, paying top wages
Clean driving record. Two years CARGILL CATTLE FEEDERS
Job Opportunities in Dalhart
CDL experience. Home every
for cooks, wait staff, hosts, prep cooks and dish
Cargill’s cattle feeding facility
night. Apply in person. Bailey
staff. Pick up and drop off applications at the
located 5 miles west of Dalhart
Flying Service. 806-244-6511
on Hwy 54 is seeking a
EOE ...11-22-tfn
Dalhart Texan office at 410 Denrock in Dalhart.
qualified individual to join
10-21.tfn.
our growing team. If you want
NOW HIRING
to be a highly engaged team
SPC
player in a safe and well-mainBEST WESTERN
Front counter help needed
tained facility, then consider this
NURSANICKEL MOTEL
Apply in Person
jobs!
Front Desk, Housekeeping and
Feed Department
221 Denver Ave
Manager
Preferred experience &
Feed Truck Driver
bilingual. 102 Scott Ave
Cattle Department
244-5637...TFN
Pen Rider
Processor
Vet Crew
READY TO BEGIN A NEW
Research Department
CAREER?
Feed/Cattle/Maintenance
Cargill offers a comprehensive
Scott Power & Equipment,
benefits package, including
your local CaseIH dealership, is
health and dental insurance,
looking for an honest and
life insurance, 401K, long-term
hard-working individual who
disability, pension plan, tuition
reimbursement, 7 paid holidays, takes pride in their work to begin
a new career with us.
and paid vacation. Successful
applicants will be required to
Current position available:
pass a company paid medical
* Parts Counter Personnel
exam including a drug/alcohol
screen, reference checks and a
Position available in Dalhart TX
criminal background check.
Hart Chevrolet has an opening
.
Interested applicants can pick up
for a sales consultant. The
Contacts: Trevor Ramey or
an application at the cattle feedqualified candidate must be
Kelly Ramey 806-384-2588 or
ing acility located at 2795 US
out going, hard working with a
866-501-2388 spdkelly@xit.net.
Hwy 54 southwest of Dalhart.
great attitude. Sale experience
EOE 11.25-6
If you have any questions please
is a plus, but will train right
call
candidate. Must possess a valid
806-384-8200 and
driver’s license and pass preask for Paula Gilbert.
employment drug screen. Apply
Equal Opportunity Employer
in person 920 Liberal St. Ask
..11.7 tfn
for Chris..9.19-TFN
ARE YOU UPBEAT &
POSITIVE – BUT YOUR
CURRENT SHOP ISN’T?
Busy, upbeat Auto Repair
Shop looking for Techs to
join a positive Team. If you
have the right attitude & some
experience –
CALL 806-244-0369 for appt.
ARE YOU MOTIVATED,
GOOD WITH PEOPLE
& HAVE SOME
EXPERIENCE IN
SERVICE SALES? WE
WANT TO SEE YOU. Busy
Auto Repair Shop needs male
or female to sell Service.
Good pay based on production
& experience. Call for appt.
806 244 0369
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Full-Time Help Wanted
Heavy Lifting Required
CDL a plus
Competitive Pay & Benefits
Applications available at
Stockmen’s Feed Bunk, Inc.
3226 Hwy 54 E, Dalhart...10.3-TFN
Bookkeeping and PA position
open at PivoTrac. QB and
computer experience and an
Ag background are big pluses.
Knowing the farmers in this area
also helpful. Call Karlyle and
let’s see if PivoTrac is right for
you. The right pay for the right
person. 333-2299...7.8-tfn
Super 8 is hiring housekeeping
help. Apply in person
...5.20-tfn
Coordinator of Extended
Education - Frank Phillips
College – Dalhart Center –
Dalhart, Texas. This position
will coordinate with local
industry and others to develop,
promote and oversee appropriate
workforce training and
community education classes.
The position will also provide
support in all phases of the
FPC Dalhart Center operations.
Preferred qualifications:
technical or agricultural
industry and/or post-secondary
academic experience, and
Spanish bi-lingual. Associate’s
degree required. Bachelor’s
degree preferred. Full-time
position with benefits. Salary
commensurate with experience
and education. Apply online at
www.fpctx.edu. EOE. ...9.12-tfn
Legal
Now accepting applications at Hunter Construction now hiringExtreme Cuisine for wait staff / concrete finishers, steel erectors,
kitchen help. Part time/full time. laborers, machinery operators.
Call 244-3287 or 333-3663 after
Apply 12211 Truckline Road
2 p.m. 10.31-tfn
5.13-tfn
Caregiver Position
Full time & summer positions
must be 18 years old Have high
School diploma or equivalent.
Dalhart Area Child Care
apply at 1000 Tascosa
...5.16-tfn
!
Page B6
Dalhart Texan
Tuesday, December 2, 2014
Sports News
Away
(continued from page B1)
On Tuesday night against Friona in the
Tornadoes’ final game before Thanksgiving break, Texline’s bad habits nearly came back to haunt them and almost
handed them their first loss of the season.
At the beginning of the season Aaron
Gutierrez said Texline needed to be more
disciplined this season. He admitted they
have a long way to go in that regard after Texline’s narrow escape on Tuesday
night.
“We’re not disciplined,” he said.
“(We’re taking) bad shots, we’re cold,
shooting 3’s, 3’s, 3’s. We need to get to
the bucket or do something else.”
Texline did get three-point happy on
Tuesday night. The Tornadoes took 80
shots in the win 30 of which were from
beyond three-point land. That is all well
and good if at least 25 to 30 percent of
those are going in, but Texline finished
6-30 from three-point land for a cool seven percent from beyond the arc.
Head coach Bryan Braddock is happy
with the number of possessions, he wants
to up the tempo and be in the 80 possession range each and every game, but he
wants those shots to get better down the
road. There is clearly room for improvement.
“It’s hard on the coach because some
of that discipline problem might be on
me, when I know Gannen (Braddock) can
get by anybody and I know Aaron can get
by anybody it’s easy to go four-low,” he
said. “And I told Aaron we’re going fourlow and I don’t do four-low to do 15-foot
jumpers and then he tries to get to the hole
and they call a charge or whatever.”
The foul situation did have something
to do with the jump shot situation in the
win. Every single starter for the Tornadoes finished the game with at least three
fouls while four of the five had at least
four.
But Gutierrez and Braddock know they
settled for too many jump shots. And
when their season ended last season because they settled for similar jump shots,
Gutierrez knows his team has to improve
in those situations and it starts with him.
“That applies to all of us,” he said. “Me
included, everyone.”
Texan Photo by Thomas Lott
Anthony Grimes is one of three returning starters for Texline this season.
Dalhart takes on Texline
Neighboring opponents face off tonight in XIT City
By THOMAS LOTT
T
exline and Dalhart faced off one time
last season. The Golden Wolves traveled up to Texline to face off with the Tornadoes and took them down on their home
court 75-53.
Dalhart was led by senior Hayden
Smith in the game, but they return no
starters from that match-up this season.
The Tornadoes return three starters from
the game.
However, last season the Tornadoes did
not have reigning six-man player of the
year Aaron Gutierrez in their line-up. Former head coach Tanner Martin decided to
sit the player of the year to rest him after
he sustained an injury a week before at the
Gruver Holiday Classic in the semi-finals
against Gruver.
Without Gutierrez Texline was 1-2 last
season. (I’m counting the loss to Canadian because he played some, but came out
pretty early). They lost to Dalhart and beat
Hartley without him in the line-up at all.
Texline and Dalhart are not rivals by
any means, but Texline does enjoy beating
Dalhart when they get the chance. They
certainly have the chance this season.
Dalhart went winless against the Tornadoes during the summer league and lost to
them when they had their entire starting
line-up during the final week of the summer season.
Texline is 3-0 this season with wins
over Borger, Childress and Friona. Dal-
hart is 0-2 with losses to Dumas and Vega.
The Tornadoes defeated Dumas during a
scrimmage at the beginning of the season.
The big issue coming into this game for
Texline is their shooting. Over the last two
games they are shooting just 32 percent
from the field and are shooting just 19 percent from the three-point line.
If they continue to shoot that way Dalhart can hang around. They are going to
be able to stay close early with their athleticism. They can compete with teams
defensively no matter what.
But Dalhart is having trouble scoring
of their own. They are averaging barely
40 points per game in their two losses and
will have trouble keeping up with Texline
if they shoot well.
Actually, if Texline shoots well, Dalhart will not be able to keep up. Very few
teams can, that is not a shot at Dalhart. It’s
just simple. Texline has the capability of
scoring upwards of 80 points per game.
Dalhart is not built like that as a team. If
they get into a shootout Texline will win.
Dalhart’s only hope is to slow the game
down.
Think Baylor versus Kansas State this
weekend. If Kansas State can keep Baylor’s offense off the field they can win that
game. If Dalhart can possess the ball and
throw Texline off their game they could
keep up.
That’s what they have to do at 7:30 p.m.
tonight in Dalhart. It’s a tall order, but who
knows what could happen? That’s why
you have to go see the game yourself.
Tristan Womble had three steals on Tuesday night.
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Friona, but shooting 28 percent from the field was not the
ultimate plan Braddock had in
mind.
As of this moment the shot selection is not ideal and a lot of
shots aren’t falling because of
that. Braddock wants to team to
realize that he doesn’t want them
just to get 80 possessions or 80
shots, he wants them to have 80
effective possessions with the
right shots.
Not to mention the fact that
they have to get back to play defense after they have taken said
shots.
“Tonight we got up to 80 possessions and 80 possessions
when you get that many shots
anybody would think that we
should have won by 30, but we
win by two,” he said. “That’s just
part of it, you’ve got to get stops,
and that’s the thing, it’s being
able to have 80 possessions and
still want to stop people.”
And Texline once again did do
a very good job of stopping people. They held their opponent to
40 percent shooting for the second consecutive game, but they
allowed Friona to take 52 shots
of their own.
Some of that is Texline having
80 shots of their own, a little bit
more is not playing the on-ball
pressure defense they would like
to play.
Aaron Gutierrez fights through a foul in the second quarter.
“We got up to 80 possessions
but then our defensive mind kind
of flopped,” Braddock said. “It
was like ‘Hey, if they score, it’s
OK,’ it was kind of back to last
year and, you know, I don’t want
that, I’ll slow the tempo down
and keep the score in the 40s be-
fore I’ll do that.”
Texline would have scored in
the 40s had they not had as many
shots as they did in the Friona
game. Everyone was cold from
the field really with the exception of Gutierrez who finished
with 33 points and 10 rebounds,
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but the senior and former sixman player of the year still shot
less than 50 percent from the
field, which he is more than capable of besting.
And then you have Carlos Espino. There are very few shooters in the region that can keep up
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with Espino from the three-point
line. When he is on he can hit 10
threes in a game at will and put
teams away on his own.
But over the last two games he
has been cold as ice. He was 2-11
from three against Childress and
2-16 from three against Friona.
It has been a long time since Espino has been this cold and it is
affecting Texline’s offense right
now. However, when you have a
shooter as talented as the senior
Espino, the last thing you do is
tell him to stop shooting.
And although he started the
game 1-15 from three, he was
able to hit a big three-pointer
to give Texline a late four-point
lead and put the game almost out
of reach for the Chiefs.
Espino and the Tornadoes may
be cold, but they are not, nor
should they, going to stop shooting. Espino’s big three-pointer is
the perfect example.
“We’ve got to get Speedy (Espino) rolling,” Braddock said. “I
don’t know what he was again,
but definitely came through in
the clutch. It put the dagger in
and that’s the type of kid he is,
he’s going to shoot because every shot’s going in, every time
he gets it he’s going to shoot it
because he spends time in the
gym and he knows eventually
he’s going to make it.”
So for now Texline is cold.
But they are winning. Once they
start hitting shots and keeping
their possessions up they are
going to be difficult to keep up
with.