Waylon Hall tries on his cap for the first time during the graduation practice. Members of the Class of 2021 will take their final walk as BHS students at the graduation ceremony Friday, May 28.
The middle school district tennis tournament was held Saturday, May 8 at the Ingram High School tennis courts.
The eighth grade Panther tennis team members included Cruz Acosta, Rylee Aguilar, Christian Alvarez, Gibson Arnold, Michelle Burgess, Ryker Ortiz, Olivia Romero and Brooke Stille. The seventh grade team members included Foster Capshaw, Colten Conklin, Grace Hillegeist, Hallie Hillegeist, Brayden Hull, Bella Huser, Justin Karnes, Gisela Lopez, Layton Pippenger, Hunter Rodriguez, Tea ...
Blanco High School held its awards night May 20. These are the top four awards presented to each class. Additional photos will run on a space available basis.
Earlier this spring semester, BHS senior Mason Groff signed a commitment to play football at Angelo State University. Groff will play interior offensive line, either guard or center, for the Rams. Groff received first team all-district honors for both offensive and defensive line this past fall. He will report to ASU in June for summer camp.
Presley Young, BHS senior, was invited to play in the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches All-Star Game May 13 at Paul Taylor Arena in Northside ISD in San Antonio. Young played on the Aqua team and scored seven points. The Aqua team defeated the Purple team 80-73. Young, right, is pictured with Blanco girls basketball coach Matt Karnes.
The Blanco baseball team’s season came to a close in the area round of the playoffs with a defeat in the best-of-three series to Hallettsville.
The Brahmas took the series 2-1. Hallettsville opened with a 8-6 win Friday in the first game of the series, played at New Braunfels Canyon High School.
The Blanco baseball team won the bi-district playoff championship, defeating Nixon-Smiley 5-1 and 3-0 in the best-of-three series Friday at Marion High School. Pictured front row, from left, are: Carson Smith, Ty Adkinson, Devin Newsome, Connor Cofield and Ryan Reveley. Pictured middle row, from left, are: Coach Jett Hood, Coach Bryan Wyatt, Dylan LaRue, Baylor Smith, Jackson Cress, Brandon Gombert, Waylon Hall, David Morris and Coach Logan Lucke.
The Blanco boys golf team will compete at the Class 3-A UIL State Golf Tournament Monday and Tuesday at Shadow Glen Golf Club in Manor. Jacob Gallas, pictured, will join his teammates, Trayton Preiss, Jake Broyles, Mitchell Dalland, Wyatt Ledesma and Cooper Berne, in their quest for hardware. The team is coached by Jake Raley.
