Sports
X-Country Cubs Meet at Country Club
Sarah Stroud (pictured center in the Olney shirt) took the 3rd place medal for High School Girls in the Olney ISD’s X-Country meet Saturday September 26, at the Olney Country Club. Other highlight includes Abigail Ramirez capturing the 10th place medal Photo by Will Sadler
Cubs Tame the Bulldogs
On Sept. 25, the Olney Cubs travelled to Ranger, Texas to battle with the Bulldogs. The Cubs unleashed on both offense and defense to claim victory over the Bulldogs with a winning score of 57 to 6.
Publisher’s Points to Ponder: “Cuttin’ and Shootin’ with Friends”
Everyone knows I am a Louisiana Girl with a heart for all things Texas. Since moving back to Texas in 2017, I have been trying to acclimate to the Texan lifestyle—at the top of the “How to be a TRUE Texan” list is gun-shooting. After all, Texas is a state that has a town named Cut and Shoot, just north of Houston. My friend, Amanda, helped me with the cutting part by buying my first pocketknife; I walked around for weeks looking for reasons to use it. Recently, my friend Leatha introduced me to a few of her guns. Yes, she introduced me—each one has a name.
Bobcats fall to Greyhounds 56-16
The Newcastle Bobcats played their fourth game of the season on Friday, Sept. 18. The game started off strong for the Bobcats, reaching the end zone in the first quarter along with a converted 2-point kick, made the game 14-8 at the end of the first quarter. The Bobcats scored a touchdown once again in the second quarter but could not find a way to slow down Throckmorton defensively.