Nearly 300 runners participated in the Real Ale 5K Beer Run, starting and finishing at the brewery, 231 San Saba Ct., ran south through downtown Blanco, by the Blanco River and back to Real Ale early Saturday morning, Dec. 9, 2017.
One water stop at the 1.5 mile point was manned by Friends of the Blanco State Park, which received the proceeds from the event.
The Real Ale Beer Run was the final event in the Texas 5K 6-Pack Beer Series, and the overall Beer Challenge finisher medals were aw ...
The Panther basketball team defeated the Harper Longhorns 68-33 on Tuesday, Dec. 5 in a home game.
Nick Sampeck ripped the nets scoring 22 points. Sampeck also led the team with six assists. Tyler LaRue fired in 19 points and made 16 rebounds and four blocks. Eddie Calzoncit contributed 14 points and seven steals
The Blanco squad traveled to Devine for tournament play in the Devine Shootout.
he Lady Panthers began district play with a 53-28 win over the Ingram Lady Warriors on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017. Lily Avila led the assault scoring 14 points and making four assists and five steals. Presley Young sank 13 points and grabbed six rebounds. Kendall Brock scored nine points and made 10 rebounds, four assists, and seven steals.
The board of trustees met Monday, Dec. 11, 2017 for the monthly board meeting.
The meeting began with recognition of the Blanco High School girls state-qualifying cross country team. BHS principal Keitha St. Clair awarded each member of the team a certificate and spoke about their efforts and the dedication of their coach Michael Seales.
Top row: Ava Ruiz, Sidney Johnson, Olivia Romero, Brayden Hull, Roy Bible, and Chance Martinez. Middle Row: Addyson Jones, Keyla Lopez de Jesus, Ayden Palacios, Jonah Forsberg, Bella Olmedo Barraco, and Harper Balmos. Bottom row: Gabriella Campa, Iris Cortez, Paisley Lay, Addison Hull, Landon Doran, and Clarissa Bible.
Not pictured: Alexys Arteaga, Madeline Lopez, Ashton Uballe,
Nate Eiland, Connor Koewers, Taylor Perkins.
Ryder Balmos was a Kid Who Roars for Responsibility.
His name ...
Blanco High School sent 21 students to the Region 12 All-Region Band Auditions. Blanco had 12 band members place in the All-Region Band and 5 advanced to the Area Round .
Clarinet - Cami Manriquez (advanced to Area)
Clarinet - Jimena Alegria
Clarinet - Sierra Theriot
Alto Sax - Harly Hensley (1st Place in 3A and advanced to Area)
Alto Sax - Mitchel Barnett
Tenor Sax - Jacob Kasberg
Bari Sax - William Adams
Trumpet - Josh Meeks
Trumpet - Natalia Hernandez
Baritone - Ivan Ro ...
Blanco Elementary Student Council collected over 650 food items for the Good Samaritan center throughout the month of November. The food drive kicked off late October for Red Ribbon week with the theme of, “You CAN be drug free!” Pictured top from left: Liza Struck, Jowie Walker and Patricia Mangold.
The Lady Panther basketball team opened their season with a 61-16 win over St. Anthony on Tuesday, Nov 14, 2017.
Kendall Brock paced the team with eight offensive rebounds and 11 defensive rebounds. Wiseman grabbed six offensive rebounds, Presley Young made five assists and Kora Brock tallied four blocks.
On Monday, Nov.
he Panthers traveled to Giddings to face the Boling Bulldogs in post-season play on Friday, Nov. 17. Captains Peyton Van Dyke, Griffin Wearden, Chail Knoll, and Wyatt Perkins won the coin toss and deferred to the second half. Zach Rogers kicked off for the Panthers and Tristan Fortner sliced through for the take down.
