Volume 8, Number 24 February 24, 2017

“Hear Ye, Hear Ye!” The Blanco ISD

Panther Basketball Teams Close Out Season Playoff Losses Bring End to Exciting Season Campaigns

Both Panther basketball teams suffered playoff losses last

week, closing out an exciting season of roundball action.

Boys

The boys lost to Poth 69—58 in a Bi-District playoff

match played last Tuesday night in Seguin.

“We came out strong in the first quarter, but let Poth get

going in the second, and that momentum helped them to sus-

tain the lead for the rest of the game,” said head coach Der-

rick Hernandez.

Junior Nick Sampeck scored 32 points in the contest,

backed up by Noah Wheeler and Jacob Robinson with 10

points each.

“We battled back throughout the game, but it wasn’t

enough,” said Hernandez.

The loss closed out an impressive season for the boys. In

an incredible district run, the Panthers lost their first two

games, but ran the table after that to finish their district slate

at 10—2.

Hernandez had these additional words for his seniors.

“This season would not have been what it was without the

leadership of our seniors,” he said. “A big thanks to Noah

Wheeler, Jacob Robinson, Hayden Hunt, and Tre Pruitt for

all of their hard work and dedication.”

Nick Sampeck scored 32 points in Blanco’s Bi-District playoff loss to Poth.

(photo Diana Schwind, Blanco County News)

“These young men have done a great job in setting the foundation

for the basketball program, and will continue to do great things in

life.”

“Go Panthers!”

Girls

The girls fell to Marion 53—33 in an Area round contest played

last Friday night at San Marcos Baptist Academy.

“Marion is a solid team,” said head coach Stuart Schultz. “We

were out of synch. Overall, we had a good run in the playoffs. We

weren’t supposed to beat Jourdanton in Bi-District, but we did.”

“I am so pleased the way our team played all season!”

Schultz warranted out praise for his seniors.

“Gracie Edmondson and Kaleigh Griffin improved every year as a

player, and I could not have

asked for two outstanding

leaders for the team. They

are a class act.”

“We have the bulk of

our team back for next

year, and should go further

in the playoffs.”

“It is time for us to take

Blanco basketball to a new

level.”

Board of Trustees

Darrel Wagner, President

Charles Riley, Vice President Tim Nance, Secretary

Joe Hernandez

Troy Immel Larry Kuebel

Liza Struck

Superintendent

Dr. Buck Ford

Invest In...

Underage Drinking Prevention

Costs of Excessive Alcohol Use

The estimated annual economic costs of alcohol abuse in the

United States are as follows:

Health care expenditures: $28 billion

Other impacts on society (loss of productivity, crashes,

crime, etc.): $221 billion

Total: $249 billion

Costs of Underage Drinking

The estimated total annual economic costs of underage

drinking the United States are as follows:

Health care expenditures: $3.7 billion

Other impacts on society (loss of productivity, crashes,

crime, etc.): $20.9 billion

Total: 24.6 billion

Consequences of Underage Drinking

DEATH: Between 2006 and 2010, approximately 4,300

young people under the age of 21 died due to excessive

drinking.

DECLINING ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE: Youth

who use alcohol may remember 10% less of what they

have learned than those who don’t drink. According to

recent research, 16% to 18% of teen drinkers have missed

school or work because of alcohol use.

ASSAULTIVE DATE BEHAVIOR AND ASSAULT:

Among college students, underage drinking was involved

in 97,000 incidents of alcohol related assaultive date be-

havior and 690,000 students were assaulted by students

who were drinking.

As part of our effort to reduce substance abuse by our young peo-

ple, The Bell will be running Public Service Announcements each

week to educate students and parents in regards to substance abuse.

Today’s information comes from the webpage Engineering Healthy

Communities—Invest In Underage Drinking Prevention, published by

CADCA, 2/14/17.

(Bottom Row, L to R) Christa Townsley, Aurora Miranda,

Taylor Kotfas. (Top Row, L to R) Lance Reinhardt,

Kody Kohnen, Mark Kuebel, David Struck,

Jacob Robinson, Chase Coggins.

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“Hear Ye, Hear Ye!”

UIL Academic Team Caps Awards at

Boerne Invitational

Boerne Invitational

UIL Academic Meet

February 11, 2017

Blanco Results

Mark Kuebel 1st Computer Science

2nd Math

3rd Computer Applications

Jacob Robinson 3rd Computer Science

Chase Coggins 3rd Number Sense

David Struck 6th Computer Science

Lance Reinhardt 6th Number Sense

Kody Kohnen 7th Lincoln-Douglas Debate

Taylor Kotfas 3rd JV Number Sense

Christa Townsley 3rd JV Science

Aurora Miranda 6th JV Science

***Computer Science—2nd Place Team***

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Girls and Boys Powerlifting by Diana Schwind, Blanco County News

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