Ladycats 64 Odem 27

The Ladycats beat Odem 64 to 27 Friday, January 30, in Odem.  Rachel Mengers led the Ladycats in scoring with 20 points, followed by Courtney Vandever and Sagan Gabbert with 11 each, and Ashley Scott with 9. The Ladycats are 7-0 in District and 21-9 for the season.

Player    REB AST STL FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA TP
R.Mengers   7   1   1   8  11   4   4   -   - 20
C.Vandever  4   2   3   -   4   2   2   3   3 11
S.Gabbert   2   3   2   3   8   5   5   -   - 11
A.Scott     3   4   1   3   3   -   -   1   2  9
D.Wilder    3   4   -   1   3   1   2   -   2  3
T.Crow      -   -   -   -   -   -   2   1   1  3

D.A.Wilder  4   1   -   -   1   -   -   1   3  3

J.Pueblo    1   -   1   1   1   -   -   -   -  2

A.Schmidt   6   3   1   1   5   -   -   -   -  2
A.White     2   1   1   -   1   -   -   -   1  -

B. Garza    -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -  -

Totals     32  19  10  17  37  12   5   6  12 64

Score By Quarters  1  2  3  4 Final
Skidmore-Tynan    21 23 10 10 64
OPPONENT           4 13  5  5 27

JV Game: Skidmore-Tynan 32 Odem 30

Chisholm Trail Reopens Friday

Skidmore's Chisholm Trail Cafe & Grill reopens Friday under new management. Entrees featured in the new menu include steaks, shrimp, chicken, pork chops, and ever-popular fried catfish. Hours are 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday-Thursdsay, 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Sundays.

Ladycats 56 Refugio 28

After stealing the ball, Ashley Scott goes for the fast break.

The Ladycats beat Refugio 56 to 28 Tuesday, January 27th, in Skidmore. "The girls got off to an excellent start in this game and they did a great job of playing defense," said coach Joseph Grimes III. Ashley Scott led the Ladycats in scoring with 12 points, followed by Sagan Gabbert with 10, and Devon Wilder and Courtney Vandever with 7 each. The Ladycats are 6-0 in District and 20-9 for the season.

Player   REB AST STL FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA TP

A.Scott    3   6   5   5   7   2   2   -   1 12

S.Gabbert 10   -   3   4  10   3   5   -   - 11

D.Wilder   1   3   4   3   7   1   2   -   3  7
C.Vandever 1   1   -   2   2   -   -   1   2  7

A.Schmidt  6   6   1   1   8   1   2   1   2  6

D.A.Wilder 2   -   2   1   2   -   -   1   2  5

R.Mengers  2   -   2   2   6   -   -   -   -  4

T.Crow     -   -   -   -   1   -   -   1   2  3

B.Garza    -   -   1   -   -   1   2   -   1  1

A.White    2   1   1   -   5   -   -   -   1  -

J.Pueblo   2   1   2   -   2   -   -   -   -  -

Totals    29  18  21  18  49   8  13   4  13 56

Score By Quarters 1  2  3  4  Final
Skidmore-Tynan   21 15  8 12  56
Refugio           5  6  9  8  28

Ladycats 60 Bloomington 31

The Ladycats beat Bloomington 50 to 31 Friday, January 23rd, in Bloomington. "The girls did a very good job of getting the ball inside and pushing the ball up the floor to create good looks at the basket," said coach Joseph Grimes III. "In this game, the girls shot the ball well." Rachel Mengers led the Ladycats in scoring with 16 points, followed by Ashley Scott with 9, and Alexis Schmidt with 8. The Ladycats are 5-0 in District and 19-9 for the season.

Player   REB AST STL FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA  TP
R.Mengers  9   3   -   8  13   -   -   -   -  16
A.Scott    8   2   1   4   5   1   4   -   1   9
A.Schmidt 12   6   1   4   8   -   -   -   -   8
S.Gabbert  4   1   -   3   6   -   3   -   -   6
D.Wilder   4   6   1   2   5   1   1   -   1   5
J.Pueblo   1   2   3   2   2   -   -   -   -   4
A.White    -   -   -   1   1   -   -   -   -   2
C.Vandever 1   4   1   -   1   -   -   -   1   -
D.A.Wilder 1   -   1   -   -   -   -   -   1   -
T.Crow     -   -   -   -   2   -   -   -   -   -
Totals    40  24   8  24  43   2   8   -   4  50

Score By Quarters 1  2  3  4  Final
Skidmore-Tynan   12 14 14 10  50
Bloomington       8  5  4 14  31

JV Score: Skidmore-Tynan 55 Bloomington 16

Ladycats 46 Banquete 32

The Ladycats beat Banquete 34 to 23 Tuesday, January 20th. "In this big district game, the girls did an excellent job on both ends of the court throughout the whole game," said coach Joseph Grimes III. Rachel Mengers led the Ladycats in scoring with 15 points, followed by Alexis Schmidt with 10 and Devon Wilder with 6. The Ladycats are 4-0 in District and 18-9 for the season.

Player    REB AST STL FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA  TP
R.Mengers   4   4   3   7  11   1   2   -   -  15
A.Schmidt   4   7   3   3   7   4   5   -   1  10
D.Wilder    7   2   1   1   4   5   6   -   1   7
D.A.Wilder  -   -   -   3   3   -   -   -   -   6
A.Scott     4   1   6   -   -   2   2   1   2   5
C.Vandever  1   1   2   -   1   -   -   1   3   3
A.White     -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
T.Crow      -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
J.Pueblo    -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
S.Gabbert   1   -   -   -   2   -   -   -   -   -
Totals     21  15  15  14  28  12  15   2   6  46

Score By Quarters 1  2  3  4  Final
Skidmore-Tynan    8 13 16  9  46
Banquete          7 12  8  5  32

JV Score: Skidmore-Tynan 35 Banquete 23

Hernandez Wins Powerlifting Competition

Bobcat and Ladycat Powerlifters competed in the Port Lavaca Calhoun Meet this past weekend.  Matt Hernandez won the Super Heavyweight Division with a combined total weight of 1150 lbs.  

Other lifters and their combined totals were Chance Schirmer—900 lbs., Sal Soto—815 lbs., Adam Perez—800 lbs., Taylor Long—770 lbs., Joe Casarez—765 lbs., Donato Salinas—735 lbs., Rudy Hernandez—720 lbs., Ty White—700 lbs., Manuel Flores—690 lbs., Zach Mengers—660 lbs., J.D. White—660 lbs., Bryan Priddy—455 lbs., and Jonathan Tamez—415 lbs. Lily Hernandez lifted for the Ladycats and had a total of 505 lbs. Kristen Gonzalez also lifted and did a fine job. The Powerlifting team is coached by Gary Cunningham.  -- Submitted by S-TISD Athletics Director Adam Arroyo.

Ladycats 28 Taft 18

The Ladycats beat Taft 28 to 18 Friday, January 16th, in Skidmore. "There was some good defense played by both teams in this game," said coach Joseph Grimes III. "Both teams had trouble scoring, but getting off to a very good start in the 1st half definitely helped us in this game. The girls did a fantastic job of playing defense. Rarely to do you see a team go scoreless for two quarters in a game." Rachel Mengers led the Ladycats in scoring with 10 points, followed by Ashley Scott and Alexis Schmidt with 6 points each. The Ladycats are 3-0 in District and 17-9 for the season.

Player    REB AST STL FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA  TP
R.Mengers   4   3   -   5   8   -   1   -   -  10
A.Scott     2   3   3   2   5   2   2   -   2   6
A.Schmidt   6   2   -   3   7   -   -   -   -   6
S.Gabbert   5   1   -   2   5   -   -   -   -   4

D.Wilder    7   3   3   1   5   -   3   -   -   2
D.A.Wilder  1   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   1   -

C.Vandever  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
A.White     -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
T.Crow      -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
J.Pueblo    -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
Totals     25  12   6  13  30   2   6   -   3  28

Score By Quarters  1  2  3  4 Final
Skidmore-Tynan    10 10  6  2 28
Taft               4  0 14  0 18

JV Score: Skidmore-Tynan 35 Taft 14

Ladycats 69 Odem 40

Rachel Mengers went 4 for 5 at the free throw line.

The Ladycats beat Odem 69 to 40 Tuesday, January 13th in Skidmore. "We didn't get off to a great start," said coach Joseph Grimes III. "We turned the ball over way too much. In the second half the girls cut the turnovers down and did a great job of hustling up and down the court in a very good win over Odem." Rachel Mengers led the Ladycats in scoring with 16 points, followed by Sagan Gabbert with 11 and Ashley Scott with 10. The Ladycats are  2-0 in District and 16-9 for the season.

Player    REB AST STL FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA  TP
R.Mengers  12   2   1   6   9   4   5   -   -  16
S.Gabbert   1   -   2   5   6   1   3   -   -  11
A.Scott     3   4   3   4   4   2   4   -   -  10
D.Wilder    4   3   2   3   5   3   5   -   1   9
A.Schmidt   6   3   -   3   9   -   -   1   2   9
J.Pueblo    3   1   -   3   3   2   3   -   -   8
T.Crow      4   1   -   1   5   2   2   -   -   4
D.A.Wilder  5   5   2   -   3   1   1   -   1   1
A.White     -   3   -   -   -   1   2   -   1   1
C.Vandever  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
Totals     38  22  10  26  49  16  25   1   5  69

Score By Quarters  1  2  3  4 Final
Skidmore-Tynan    12 15 20 22 69
Odem               8  9  5 18 40

JV Score: Skidmore-Tynan 35 Mathis 30

S-T Elementary 3rd Six Weeks All-A Honor Roll

1st Grade
Avea Gonzales, Madison Gonzalez, Tres Ortiz, Caleb Vickery, Brandon Aguilar, Alyson Bennett, Conner Favre, Sebastian Menchaca, Taylor Pena, Donovon Perez, Nathaniel Gutierrez

2nd Grade
Jesse Sabala, Tyler Bleibdrey, Madeline Dougherty, Bryan Gonzalez, Kayla Rutowski, Dani Alvarado, Megan Haggard, Tyler Salinas, Cole Terry, Alyssa Arroya, Stephen Moreno, Matthew Nelson

3rd Grade
Timothy Leafty, Alyssa Olivarez, Michelle Flores, McKayla Rocha, Melanie Wolf, KennonWishert, LC Henning, Katriena Ables

4th Grade
Jonathan Carrillo, Felicia Ortiz, Allyson Ruiz, Kylie Wallace, Mikayla Barnett, Vincent Flores, Randi Pace, Grace Calvert, Cullen Hughes, Jette Polasek, Cassie Reyna

5th Grade
Sarah Colle, Gabby Gonzalez, Whitley Rix, Ashley Vanecek, Sydney Baker, Trenton Dragon, Joshua Gonzales, Melanie Martinez, Juan Luna, Monserrat Nino, Bobbie Stowe

Submitted by Mich Ortiz.

Signal Hot Off the Press

In this month's issue: S-T Elementary and Junior High 1st in District UIL meets, S-T High School named one of nation's best, All-District football picks, Gonzales TD video wins national award, Alumni basketballers lose one - win one, 2008 holiday photos, and Faye Harris' report on the Boales family "Blessed Thanksgiving."

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Video of Gonzales TD Wins YouNewsTV Contest

S-T ISD was the lucky recipient of two $500 gift cards from the Sports Authority after video of Alex Gonzales’ 85 yard kickoff return won a national contest sponsored by KIII TV 3 and YouNewsTV. The video was submitted by “superfan” Keith Petrus who had no idea they were even holding a contest. Click here to view the story on the KIII TV 3 website.

S-TISD Thanks Trustees

S-TISD gives a special "Thank You" to Trustees during the month of January. Trustees are: James Bennett, Ken Haggard, Daniel Gonzales, Cipriano Guerra, Rick Olivares, Esequiel Ortiz, Jr., and Keith Petrus. Click here to view the School Board Recognition Month proclamation from Superintendant Dr. Brett Belmarez.

S-T High School Recognized by National News Magazine

Skidmore-Tynan High School was recently named one of the nation's finest by the weekly news magazine U.S. News & World Report. Of 1,829 Texas high schools, S-THS achieved Bronze Medal status - one of just 151 to be awarded a Bronze Medal or better. Only 32 Texas schools were awarded Silver or Gold medal status.

"U.S.News & World Report—in collaboration with School Evaluation Services, a K-12 education and data research and analysis business that provides parents with education data on schoolmatters.com—analyzed academic and enrollment data from more than 21,000 public high schools to find the very best across the country. These top schools were placed into gold, silver, bronze, or honorable mention categories."

Read more at: America's Best High Schools.

Late Holiday Update

The Signal has been "offline" for the last couple of weeks but that doesn't mean we haven't been keeping up with local events. Click here to view photos of the S-TISD Fall Drama Production, Christmas Band Concert, Elementary Christmas Program, and Alumni Basketball games..

Petrus All-State Academic

S-TISD Athletics Director Adam Arroyo reports Bobcat QB/OLB Zach Petrus was named to the Texas High School Coaches Association Academic All-State Second Team.