WALL—It was neighbor vs. neighbor—not the schools, but the coaches. Houston Guy, two years older than Craig Slaughter, was host, as head coach of the Hawks. In the mid-to-late 1980s, they lived across the street from each other and played for the Winters Blizzards. Oh, the Blizz was led by Craig’s dad, Dan.
Guy’s team looked like it could run to Houston and won this match, 28-13.
My son-in-law, John Crabb, a big UT fan, wanted to go to South Bend for the September 5 game, but his folks will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary that night so he won’t go. Good decision, despite my plea that he should make the trip. My rationale was he has already proven himself as a fine son.
I told his wife, and my daughter, Kimberly—I don’t know if that’s how you spell it, because her late mother and I named her Kim—where I stood, and she disagreed, saying, “There will b ...
COMFORT—This Llano High volleyball squad, playing some awfully good teams, suffered more setbacks than victories in August, but it can look plenty good when it does get a win, and they handled Florence, 2-0, in a best-of-three format in the Comfort tournament, August 27.
“We had good stretches followed by ones not so good,” said head coach John Black.
Mason Greenwood, in his first varsity game on the home gridiron, ran for three touchdowns and caught a Wyatt Casey pass for a fourth, September 4, and the Llano Yellow Jackets battered Bangs, 41-12. It was Llano's first home win since the 2013 season.
Casey also contributed an 82-yard run for a score.
The defense was excellent, yielding just one TD when the visitors were on offense.
You can read the whole story, including interviews from players and coaches, in The Llano News, September 9.
Monday, August 24, 2015, was the day we opened our doors to our students for yet another great school year. Each year we are presented with the opportunity for a new beginning, new goals, renewed friendships, new classes, new experiences…and the list goes on. How we choose to utilize these new opportunities will set the stage for the school year.
BURNET—Runners don’t exactly take up too much time—that is the idea, I guess. Even less, August 22, as relays were held at Haley Nelson Park, a few meters from Highway 29. It was sort of cross country’s way of saying, “We can put on a scrimmage, too.” Each boy and girl ran 1.3 miles, .7 shorter than in the regular meets for the ladies, and 1.7 less than a weekly contest for the young men.
“Really good start,” Llano head coach Joe Downey said.
Many of us remember being introduced to the world of gymnastics in 1976 when Romanian Nadia Comaneci won three gold medals in the Summer Olympics in Montreal. Four years later in Russia, she captured two more.
In 1984, 16-year-old American, Mary Lou Retton, got our attention in Los Angeles by winning gold, two silvers, and two bronze medals.
Kiehana Palmares, 10 years of age, a Llano Elementary student, did rather well herself in the National Junior Olympics in late July and early August in Vir ...
The 2015-2016 school year is about to begin. All Llano ISD staff members are busy getting ready to welcome our students on Monday, August 24th. While our focus is on the upcoming year, this is also a great time to reflect on the accomplishments of last year. Recently, the Texas Education Agency released the annual accountability results for each district and campus in Texas.
“How sweet it is!” As comedian Jackie Gleason said in a bygone era. Llano High football coaches, players, and fans are saying it after the second and final scrimmage, August 20, against Sonora.
The synthetic turf by GreenFields enjoyed a successful maiden voyage, and head coach Craig Slaughter emphasized, “We came a long way this week.
Besides desiring a good showing against Sonora on the night of Scrimmage 2, which happened, Llano fans were eager to see the sparkling, new carpet. Fake grass seems like such a gauche phrase. I heard no dissenters in a brief pilgrimage to the stands and got these comments from the participants:
Craig Slaughter: “What a proud facility.
