The Blanco Panther football team bursts out of quarantine onto the field Friday, Aug. 28 on the road against the Yorktown Wildcats. Senior Baylor Smith (12) is the first Panther to break through the “Straight Outta Quarantine” run through sign. It was the first varsity boys athletic contest since the coronavirus outbreak this spring.
Blanco opened the 2020 season in style Friday night in Yorktown.
The Panthers rolled to 21 first quarter points en route to a 48-0 win over the homestanding Wildcats in the season opener for both teams.
“I was pleased for the most part by the way the defense played. Anytime you have a shut out is good,” said Blanco coach Bill Tesch.
The Blanco volleyball team added two wins to its record last week defeating the Harper Lady Horns 3-0 and the San Antonio Saints Home School 3-1. Set scores against Harper Saturday, Aug. 29 were 25-15, 25-13 and 25-7. Set scores versus the SA Saints Tuesday, Aug. 25 were 25-16, 25-11, 23-25 and 25-20.
The Blanco Panther junior varsity football team won its season opener with a shutout over the Brownwood 9B team.
The Panthers set the tone for the game holding Brownwood on their first possession and forcing a punt. Starting from the Brownwood 39-yard line, the Panthers moved the ball well. Connor Cofield made a 25-yard gain and Cooper Berne moved the ball 13 yards to the one.
It’s a brand-new school year for Blanco High School seniors, who for the first time have parking spaces that they could paint as a way to express their individuality.
For one senior, who is working on his pilot’s license, the design in his parking space was a no-brainer.
With shades of blue and gray, an airplane in the center, Cole Meyer’s parking spot is his alone.
“We’ve been asking for a long time to have assigned parking spots, so I was glad when they decided to let us do ...
The first day of school can elicit a lot of different emotions. The Blanco County News asked for submissions of first day of school photos, and here are a few of our favorites. See this week's edition for plenty of additional photos. Thanks to everyone who helped us with this project.
The Blanco Lady Panthers finished this past week on a high note with two consecutive wins against the Johnson City Lady Eagles and the Davenport High School Wolves. Davenport is a new high school in Comal ISD located in Garden Ridge. The Panthers fell to the Boerne Greyhounds earlier in the week.
The Blanco Panther Band practiced marching techniques Thursday, Aug. 13. Freshmen started marching practice Aug. 3, with the full band joining them Aug. 4. Band members practiced correct posture, instrument carriage and step length.
University Interscholastic League guidelines put in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic will allow only 50 percent capacity at Blanco High School football games this fall, which has forced the school district to change its ticketing procedures for the upcoming season.
Only 600 tickets will be sold for the home side of Panther Stadium at each game in 2020, reports BISD Superintendent Clay Rosenbaum.
