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Kylene Kramer finished ninth and picked up a medal to lead the Blanco cross country team Saturday at Ingram. Kramer finished ninth with a time of 14:16 for the Lady Panthers. Also for Blanco, Evelyn Trammell finished 12th in 14:34, Laci Creswell took 17th place in 15:11, and Sidney Johnson finished in 15:27 and took 22nd place. Addy Olinick finished 25th in 15:46, Riley Edmondson had a time of 16:24 and finished 35th, Andrea Alegria finished 40th in 16:50, and Valen Edwards had a time o ...
The Blanco junior varsity football team picked up a 22-13 win over Antonian Sept. 16 at Panther Stadium. The Apaches had the early advantage, going up 13-0. Blanco found the end zone on a scoring pass from Colby Murphree to Jess Whitehead. The Panthers trailed 13-6 at halftime. The Panthers executed a methodical drive on their first possession of the second half the ended on a Murphree touchdown run.
The Blanco Middle School seventh and eighth grade football teams picked up wins against Jarrell.
In the fall of 1981, there was a group of 20 young men, that were gritty, resilient, talented, and determined to be the best Blanco Panther football team to ever step foot on this field. This team was never scored against in a district game and could hold their opponent on the goal line for four downs and not let them score.
Blanco made the best of its home-opener Friday with a 40-0 shutout win against Anderson-Shiro It was all Panthers from the beginning. Joe Lopez sped downfield on the opening kickoff to stop the return on the Owls’ 10-yard line. The defense was stingy, forcing the Owls to punt on fourth down.
Blanco improved to 17-6 with a win against Junction last week. Stats were unavailable at press time, but will be updated in next week’s paper. The Lady Panthers play away games this Friday, Sept. 17 at the Geneva School of Boerne and Tuesday, Sept. 21 at Fredericksburg. Blanco begins its District 3A-25 schedule at home against Lago Vista Friday, Sept.
The Blanco cross country team competed in the Harper cross country meet Saturday, Sept. 11. Every Blanco runner improved their previous best time of the season. Kylene Kramer placed 19th with a time of 13:44. Evelyn Trammell was 25th with 14:08. Sidney Johnson was 34th in 14:40. Addy Olinick placed 42nd with 15:13.
The Blanco volleyball team finished the Johnson City Volleyball Tournament with a 2-0 loss to the host Lady Eagles on Aug. 28. The Eagles dominated the match with near error-free play. A rematch between the two teams Aug. 31, just three days later, was a different story. The points were long with both teams diving for the ball before it hit the floor and chasing down the ball as it flew out of court boundary lines.
The Panthers traveled to Shiner Friday, Sept 3 to take on the Comanches. Shiner won 41-7, improving to 2-0 on the season. Blanco is currently 0-2. Deonte Hector scored the lone touchdown for the Panthers. Cody Cross kicked the extra point. Nathan Tomlinson was the leading rusher for Blanco with 39 yards on eight carries.
The Blanco girls finished fifth at the Fredericksburg cross country meet on Wednesday, Sept. 1. Kylene Kramer finished 22nd in 14:14 to lead the Lady Panthers, just edging out teammate Evelyn Trammell, who finished 23rd with the same time. For the Blanco boys, Hayden Dotson finished 17th in 20:12. Individual Blanco girls 22. Kylene Kramer 14:14 23.

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