The Blanco softball team started its District 25-3A schedule last Friday with a 20-3 three inning run-rule win against Ingram.
The win moved the Lady Panthers to 7-8 overall and 1-0 in district play.
Lily Porter earned the win in the pitching circle. She faced 18 batters and struck out two.
Catherine Seymour led the Panthers at the plate, going 2-for-2 with a single, a double and three RBI.
The Blanco High School and the Blanco Middle School band participated in UIL concert and sight reading contests Friday, March 12, at the Blanco Middle School band hall. The high school band performed Kinderlou by Carter, As Twilight Falls by Sheldon and Blue Ridge Reel by Balmages. The band received straight ones in concert and sight reading and was awarded sweepstakes.
Kiley Elrod won the Region 2 Division 3 powerlifting championship in her class at the regional meet at Dublin Saturday, March 6 with a total lift of 915 pounds. Elrod squatted 400 pounds, bench pressed 215 pounds and deadlifted 300 pounds. The silver medalist lifted 820 pounds. Elrod advances to the Texas High School Women’s Powerlifting State Championship Meet at Corpus Christi Friday, March 19.
The Blanco boys basketball team concluded its season deep in the playoffs after winning the District 25-3A championship for the fourth consecutive year.
The Panthers posted a 22-2 season record and a 9-0 district mark. Blanco matched its 2020 run into the playoffs, making it to the regional quarterfinal round this year.
The Blanco baseball team tallied a 4-1 record last week to improve its season record to 12-3. Blanco is currently ranked sixth in the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association poll.
Blanco traveled to San Antonio March 9 for a rematch with the FEAST, Family Educators Alliance of South Texas, a homeschool organization.
The Blanco softball team split with a 1-1 mark last week. The Lady Panthers (6-8) fell 6-3 on Tuesday to Antonian, then blanked Marion 15-0 on Friday.
In the game against Antonian the score was tied 1-1 at the end of the first inning. By the fifth, inning Antonian had a 5-1 lead.
The “Women of Lockerbie“ production, performed by students in the BHS Theater Department, advanced to bi-district competition for One Act Play in Lago Vista. The students are under the direction of Melissa Moncus. At the most recent competition, Keirsten Sauceda was named best overall actress, Abiyu Baker was named to the all-star cast, and Jake Broyles was named honorable mention all-star cast.
The Blanco girls basketball team wrapped up its 2020-21 season with a 19-7 season record and a 6-2 District 25-3A record, finishing second behind Lago Vista. The Lady Panthers finished with the longest playoff run in program history.
In the playoffs, Blanco defeated Nixon-Smiley 49-22 for its bi-district win. The Lady Panthers outscored Columbus 55-46 in the area round, and in the regional quarterfinals, the Lady Panthers beat Palacios 62-55.
The Blanco softball team showed huge improvement over the past two weekends.
The Lady Panthers started the season out 1-6 in the Wimberley tournament and against Cornerstone, but have rallied since that start. They went 4-1 in their own tournament last weekend to improve to 5-7 on the season. The Lady Panthers’ improvement was very apparent, as they took on the Cornerstone Warriors March 2 and fell 10-0.
