Future S-T Athletes Shine in Annual Punt, Pass & Kick Contest

The 19th Annual Skidmore-Tynan Lions Club Punt, Pass, and Kick competition saw a record turnout this year thanks to the help of the S-T ISD Elementary and Junior High faculty and staff who helped spread the word about the annual competition. Thirty eight children competed for the opportunity to advance to District competition in Angleton, Texas on October 24, 2009. Results follow:

7 Year Olds: 1st Caleb Vickery, 2nd Logan Schanen, 3rd Cain Moya, 4th Jeremiah Fuentes, 5th Drayden Koenig, 6th Brandon Aguilar. Participants: Mathieu Mortensen, Avea Gonzales, Declan McCarn, Danielle Leafty, Klayton Alvarado.

8 Year Olds: 1st Brenden Boales, 2nd Jacob Gutierez, 3rd Cole Terry, 4th E.J. Colmenero, 5th Nathan Coronado, 6th Alyssa Arroyo. Participants: Samuel Benavidez, Storm Toelkin, Jarel McFadden, Caitlin Leonard, Kayla Rutkowski, Marcus Hinojosa.

9 Year Olds: 1st Jordan Chavarria, 2nd L.C. Hennig, 3rd Timothy Leafty, 4th Tyler Keels, 5th Breann Brown

10 Year Olds: 1st Joseph Boeckel, 2nd Dustin Toelken, 3rd Donovan Green, 4th Amy Hernandez

11 Year Olds: 1st Timothy Diaz, 2nd Jordan Villareal, 3rd Desirae Leafty, 4th Joshua Lopez, 5th Nicholas Avila, 6th Amanda House

The Skidmore-Tynan Lions extend a special thanks to Coach Adam Arroyo and the rest of the S-T ISD coaching staff who have now supported the Punt, Pass, and Kick competition for 20 straight years.

Bobcats 11 - Bulldogs 14

Adam Perez sheds two Three Rivers defenders to score for the Bobcats.

The Bobcats hosted the visiting Three Rivers Bulldogs Friday at Skidmore's Bobcat Stadium. All scoring in the game took place in the 1st quarter as the two teams settled into a defensive battle that left the Cats with another closely fought loss. Game stats:

Passing         ATT CPT YRD TDS INT LNG
Rudy Hernandez    8   2  27   -   -  20

Rushing         ATT YDS TDS LNG
Alex Gonzales    12  43   -  16
Rudy Hernandez   17  35   -  16
Jordan Carter     6  16   -   7
Joe Casarez       1   3   -   3
Adam Perez        2  -1   1   1

Receiving       REC YDS TDS LNG
Zach Hall         1  20   -  20
Alex Gonzales     1   7   -   7

Kicking          FG  XP
Gavin Vandever    1   -

Defense        SOLO AST INT  FF  RF SCK  BK
Joe Casarez       6   7   -   -   -   -   -
Javier Barrientes 6   5   -   -   -   -   -
J.D. White        2   4   -   -   -   -   -
Adam Perez        2   -   -   -   1   1   -
Eric Campos       2   -   -   -   -   -   -
Sterling McHorse  1   3   -   -   -   -   -
John Arrisola     1   1   -   -   -   -   -
Matt Hernandez    1   1   -   -   -   -   -
Derek Boggess     1   -   -   1   -   -   -
Taylor Long       1   -   -   -   -   -   -
Chance Schirmer   1   -   -   -   -   -   -
Zach Hall         -   4   -   1   -   -   -
Alejandro Perez   -   2   -   -   -   -   -
Rene Jimenez      -   1   -   -   -   -   -
Woody Herrera     -   1   -   -   -   -   -
Philip Hughes     -   1   -   -   -   -   -

SOLO: Solo Tackles, AST: Assisted Tackles,
TFL: Tackle for Loss, INT: Interception, SCK: Sack,
FF: Forced Fumbles, FR: Fumble Recoveries,
BUP: Broken Up Passes, BK: Blocked Kicks

Bobcats 14 - Brahmas 24

The Bobcats traveled to Stockdale for a rain-soaked game versus the Brahmas. The Cats came away with the loss but kept the score respectable. Game Stats:

Passing         ATT CPT YRD TDS INT LNG
Rudy Hernandez   11   2  17   -   1  15 

Rushing         ATT YDS TDS LNG
Rudy Hernandez   13  94   1  48
Alex Gonzales    12  44   -  12
Jordan Carter     8  30   -   7
Joe Casarez       1   3   1   3
Adam Perez        1  --   -  --

Receiving       REC YDS TDS LNG
Sonny Hernandez   2  17   -  15

Kicking          FG  XP
Gavin Vandever    -   -

Defense        SOLO AST INT  FF  RF SCK  BK
Joe Casarez       9   3   -   -   -   -   -
Alex Gonzales     3   4   -   -   -   -   1
Alejandro Perez   3   3   -   -   -   -   -
Zach Hall         2   3   -   1   -   -   -
Woody Herrera     2   1   -   -   -   -   - 
Eric Campos       2   -   -   -   -   -   - 
J.D. White        1   3   -   -   1   -   -
Kevin Shumake     1   2   -   -   -   -   -
Sonny Hernandez   1   1   -   -   -   -   -
Rudy Hernandez    1   -   -   -   -   -   -
John Arrisola     1   -   -   -   -   -   -
Adam Perez        1   -   -   -   -   -   -
Lloyd Glew        1   -   -   -   -   -   - 
Taylor Long       1   -   -   -   -   -   - 
Matt Hernandez    1   -   -   -   -   -   - 
Sterling McHorse  1   -   -   -   -   -   - 
Javier Barrientes -   1   -   -   -   -   -
Rene Jimenez      -   1   -   -   -   -   -

SOLO: Solo Tackles, AST: Assisted Tackles,
TFL: Tackle for Loss, INT: Interception, SCK: Sack,
FF: Forced Fumbles, FR: Fumble Recoveries,
BUP: Broken Up Passes, BK: Blocked Kicks

RSVP To Skidmore-Tynan Open Reunion

You are invited to the Skidmore-Tynan Open Reunion. All-School! All-Ages! Saturday October 24, 2009 at the Tynan Recreation Hall in Tynan, Texas.

There will be no written invitations. News of the reunion will be passed by word of mouth, email, school websites, and press releases to local newspapers. There will be no reserved seating and guests are encouraged to come early and stay late! Please bring along photos, albums, and memorabilia for display at the reunion. A catered barbecue meal will be served. Beer, sodas, and water will be available for purchase at an open bar operated by the Tynan Hall. Doors will open at 3:00 P.M., with a short meeting at 5 P.M., followed by a catered meal with dancing from 8:30-12 Midnight.

Hotel/Motel Info in Beeville: Must make reservations by October 10. Mention S-T Open Reunion for special rates. Each place has blocked 10 rooms. Best Western (15% discount) 361-358-9999; Holiday Inn Express (15% discount) 361-358-7300; Motel 6 ($10 off) 361-358-4000.

It is very important that you RSVP to Margie/Darvin Dieringer (ddringer@thei.net) or call 361-547-2278 by October 1st. If you do not plan on attending, please email or call us so we can have your information for the data base). As soon as you email or call to RSVP, you must send your check for $12 per person to Darvin Dieringer, 9796 FM 888, Skidmore, TX 78389. Make check payable to S-T Reunion.

You must RSVP with money by Oct. 1 to reserve your meal. We must give the caterer a count on Oct. 2.

Please send this notice to everyone who attended S-T that you have in your email address file.

Vote Hernandez in Caller-Times Poll

Skidmore-Tynan quarterback Rudy Hernandez has been nominated for Offensive Player of the Week by the Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Click Here to cast your vote for Rudy. Go Bobcats.

Bobcats 21 - Pirates 18

Eric Campos comes up with the fumble after Joe Casarez strips the ball from the Mathis QB in the final seconds of the game.

The Skidmore-Tynan Bobcat football team defeated the 3A Mathis Pirates 21-18 Friday night at Bobcat Stadium. Game stats:

Passing         ATT CPT YRD TDS INT LNG
Rudy Hernandez    6   4  57   2   1  -- 

Rushing         ATT YDS TDS LNG
Rudy Hernandez   11  43   -  --
Jordan Carter    11  35   -  --
Adam Perez        9  30   -  --
Alex Gonzales     6  15   -  --

Receiving       REC YDS TDS LNG
Zach Hall         2  38   1  17
Joe Casarez       1  12   -  12
Sonny Hernandez   1   7   1   7

Kicking          FG  XP
Gavin Vandever    -   3

Defense        SOLO AST INT  FF  RF SCK  BK
Joe Casarez       7   8   -   2   1   -   -
Javier Barrientes 5   4   -   -   1   -   -
Zach Hall         3   1   -   -   -   -   -
Eric Campos       3   -   -   -   1   1   - 
Sonny Hernandez   2   3   -   -   -   -   -
Kevin Shumake     2   2   -   1   -   -   -
Alejandro Perez   2   2   -   -   -   -   -
Gavin Vandever    2   -   -   -   -   -   -
J.D. White        1   4   -   -   -   -   -
Taylor Long       1   1   -   -   -   -   - 
Rudy Hernandez    1   -   -   -   -   -   -
John Arrisola     1   -   -   -   -   -   -
Rene Jimenez      1   -   -   -   -   -   -
Alex Gonzales     -   2   -   -   1   -   -
Adam Perez        -   2   -   -   -   -   -
Matt Hernandez    -   1   -   -   -   -   - 
Derek Boggess     -   -   1   -   -   -   -
Ben Davis         -   -   -   -   1   -   -

SOLO: Solo Tackles, AST: Assisted Tackles,
TFL: Tackle for Loss, INT: Interception, SCK: Sack,
FF: Forced Fumbles, FR: Fumble Recoveries,
BUP: Broken Up Passes, BK: Blocked Kicks

Buster of the Week: Rudy Hernandez
"1 rushing TD and 2 passing TDs"
Game Changer of the Week: Gavin Vandever
"Bad shoulder but made tackle on kick off as the 
last man to beat for a TD"
Beast of the Week: Joe Casarez
"7 solo tackles, 8 assisted tackles, 2 forced fumbles 
and 1fumble recovery versus Mathis"
Dozers of the Week: John Arrisola, Matt Hernandez, 
Taylor Long, Eric Campos, Rene Jimenez
"D-line, played an exceptional game versus Mathis"

Lions Announce Annual Punt Pass & Kick Competition

The Skidmore-Tynan Lions Club announces its upcoming Punt Pass & Kick competition, Saturday, September 19th at 10:00 a.m. The annual event is open to boys and girls who turned 7 to 12 years old on or before June 30, 2009. Contestants in each age division will compete for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place trophies to be awarded at a home football game. All children will receive a participation ribbon on the day of the competition and 1st place entrants are eligible to advance to District Competition.

Registration forms will be sent home with Elementary and Junior High students. You may also register on the day of the competition.

Historical Society Meeting Tuesday

The Skidmore Historical Society meets on the second Tuesday of each month at the Skidmore Museum. Dick Segelkin informs the Signal there will be a special guest, old-time Skidmore resident Gene Herrmann, at the September 8th meeting. All are welcome to attend.