The LBJ Art students participated in the nation-wide Scholastic Art Competition for the Southwest Region. This competition is the longest running, and arguably most prestigious, recognition program for creative teens and is evaluated in twenty-eight categories. LBJHS students entries were adjudicated by some of the foremost leaders in the visual arts against more than 300,000 students.
The LBJMS Track teams shook off the effects of the delayed start to their season and scored in a big way at the Lago Vista Invitational highlighted by Team Championship titles in the 8th Grade Girls and Boys Divisions. The Lady Eagles topped the host Lady Vikings 232 to 193 to win the ith Grade Girls Championship.
After a 10-1 stumble against Blanco in their season opener, the Varsity Eagle Baseball team rattled off four wins in two days to win the Championship in the Charlotte Invitational Tournament last week. Head Coach Steven Shipley praised the solid performance of the Eagle pitching staff as a highlight of the week with a 6-0 shut-out against Dilley and a 15-0 no-hit shutout of Brooks Academy on Friday followed by a Saturday morning 10-0 no-hit shutout against LaPryor.
The 2020-2021 Varsity Eagles Basketball Team ended their season in the Bi-District Round of the UIL State Playoffs. The Eagles fell to Sabinal 96-49 at Kerrville - Tivy High School. The Yellowjackets defeated San Saba in the Area Round and faced Schulenburg in the Regional Quarterfinals on Tuesday (late score).
JC 3rd and 4th Grade Eagles competed in the Next Level Basketball League - Burnet, Texas. Pictured from left to right: front row - Aaron Wessels, Jacob Anders, Rex Lewis, Finley Breakiron; back row - Coach Meagan Campbell, Max Campbell, Ty Roberts, Luke McKibbin, Jackson Walker, Coach Amanda Wessels.
The JC 5th and 6th Eagles competed in tournaments in Austin and throughout the Hill Country compiling a season record of 20 wins and 9 losses. Pictured from left to right: front row - Preston Craig, Reese Odiorne; back row - Coach Katy Odiorne, Jaxon McKennis, Collin Corpus, Dan Flores, Carson Metcalf, Jadyn Jenkins, Braxton Birck, Tyler Early, Coach Andrew Corpus.
The record-breaking weather events of the past week wreaked havoc on the end of the Basketball regular season and the start of the playoffs, as well as the early season spring sports schedules for the Eagles and Lady Eagles. The Varsity Boys’ Basketball team had secured the fourth place play-off position and were scheduled to face league-leading San Saba on the road Friday night to close out their regular season.
Despite an abbreviated three-game season the Lady Eagles of the combined 7th and 8th Grade basketball team showed significant improvement in their season finale against Junction last Monday afternoon. Coach Kaznie Clark’s “two-platoon” game plan paid off as JC White shut out the Junction Lady Eagles 12-0 in the first half behind the offense of Jaycee Debusk (4), Stevie Rogers (4 points), Emily Moore (2) and Hannah Roy (2).
Tough back-to-back losses dropped the Varsity Eagles to fourth place at 5-5 in District 29-2A with two games remaining in the regular season. After a forced weeklong break due to COVID both the Eagle and Lady Eagle Varsity teams played catch-up with games scheduled three consecutive school nights last week.
