LBJMS 8th grade students formed an assembly line on Monday to make fifty breakfast tacos and cinnamon rolls for school staff. (Left to right) Jackie Earley, Zac Haley, Laurel Gatlin, Josie Gilliam, Robin Quick, Katie Hacker. BELOW: Assistant Band Director, Mrs. Hoffman pauses to enjoy the hot breakfast. This event kicked off a week of showing appreciation to JCISD teachers and staff.
Coach Tina Tresselt beamed with pride as she was introduced to an Eagle Track legend last week. The huge smile had not left her face since the previous Friday when she became only the second coach in Johnson City history to take a pair of athletes in the same field event to Austin to compete against the top performers in the State for the coveted gold medal.
The Johnson City FFA Wildlife team placed 8th at the State Wildlife CDE (Career Development Event) held at the Stephen F Austin Experimental Forest outside of Nacogdoches. Brinley Portie, Mason Roberts, Colin Shoemaker and Brett Sultemeier joined the long list of top ten teams coached by FFA advisor, Steven Meier.
The Johnson City FFA Wildlife team placed 8th at the State Wildlife CDE (Career Development Event) held at the Stephen F Austin Experimental Forest outside of Nacogdoches. Brinley Portie, Mason Roberts, Colin Shoemaker and Brett Sultemeier joined the long list of top ten teams coached by FFA advisor, Steven Meier.
Heading into the final regular season game on Tuesday against Harper (late score) the playoff position for the 2021 Lady Eagles was undetermined. A walk-off base hit in the bottom of the 7th last Tuesday at Center Point set up the must-win situation for JC to secure the runner-up position behind Mason.
By Julie Storer
Senior Paige Dalland and Junior Brent Bible will join the top throwers in Texas in a quest for gold at the UIL 2021 Track & Field Championships in Austin. Dalland’s mark of 40’1/2” outdistanced runner-up Alexi Wade of Granger whose best mark was 33’10-1/2”. Bible’s 49’5-1/2” fell short of winner Cole Paxton of Brackettville’s 56’2-3/4” to qualify in 2nd place.
The LBJHS Eagle Varsity Baseball team preserved the chance to play for the 29-2A District Championship with a 9-0 victory over Junction last Tuesday. Cade Boyer threw six innings before closer Nate Axtell took over; Boyer stuck out ten, issued no free rides and helped his cause at the plate scoring two runs with four hits including one double, a roundtripper and four RBIs.
LBJMS student Julessa Regino skated her way past 300 performers from across the country at the Texas Bluebonnet Open in Leander last weekend. Regino, daughter of Florencio and Karla Regino, has trained with Coach Rhea Nelson in Austin since taking up ice performance skating five years ago. Her 1st Place in Free Skate Compulsory without Music and Program with Music qualified the 8th grader to compete in 2021 Skate Dallas in Allen this summer.
The Blanco County Friends of the Night Sky (BCFNS) last week concluded its 2021 Night Sky Art Contest for students at the high schools and middle schools in both Blanco and Johnson City. The contest, whose theme was “Discover the Night – Deep in the Dark of Texas™,” drew entries from 126 students.
The Lady Eagles gave up three runs in the top of the first inning then took the lead back in the bottom of the inning when Senior Shay Zbytovsky’s bases-loaded line drive cleared the left field fence in the Lady Eagles 19-3 run rule of Medina on Friday. Pitcher Adriana Mayes allowed four hits, striking out two and walking one in the win.
