Howe ISD's Student Health Advisory Committee announces the 5th Annual Bulldog Run,

Health Fair & Silent Auction

For the fifth consecutive year the Howe SHAC (Student Health Advisory Committee) will be running to benefit the Howe Memorial Scholarship Fund This year's date will be Saturday, April 8 with the One Mile Walk/Run starting at 8:30 am (check in at 8:15 am) The 5K event will start at 9:00 am with check in at 8:45 am The entery fee for the one mile walk is by donation and a giving of $10 or more will get the walker or runner a t-shirt

The cost for the 5K is $20 and includes a t-shirt All checks are

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Participants registering by March 22 will receive a t-shirt on the day of the race (with paid entry) Those registering after March 22 will receive a t-shirt one to two weeks after the event

The event will take place starting in the parking lot of Charles R Thompson Gymnasium as it has for the past four years

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Blum, the ag teacher, also told Abner that she would be there to help, but made it clear that it was Abner's project

"I don't want to take all of the credit for it because I wouldn't have been able to do it without everybody else " said Abner "But way deep down, I knew that I was the one who had to make it happen and it was a really good feeling "

FFA has been Abner's life to this point. Her sister was not only valedictorian, but also involved in FFA since she was in first grade She is majoring in Animal Science at Texas A&M and Mati will join her in the same field and will actually room together in college

"I guess you could say it's what shapes our family and why we're close." said Abner. "I grew up in the pig barn and that's just what we do My dad (Mark, a school board member and Ag Business major), is now partners with a breeder Josh Vincent and that's carrying on I'm going to be out of high school soon and done showing, but we'll never lose our roots "

Abner joked that when she's done with college and settles with a family, her kids will be speaking and showing pigs by third grade

She plans on working in the agriculture industry and understands that it will be difficult to be in that business and live in Howe

But even after graduation this May, Abner will still be coordinating this "Show with a Heart" event at Loy Lake for 2018

"I'm not going to let it go quite yet so I plan to do it from a distance but my plan is to get a committee created to help me " said Abner "This year I had the idea of a committee, but I didn't know what I was doing It was day-by-day But next year, I plan to have a committee of high school students and I'll be doing it from afar. The plans are for it to be a whole day next year instead of two hours "

A big part of the success of the event goes to the sponsors that totaled over $2,000 Spirit Ink was involved with the t-shirts Other sponsors were Amazing Grace Boutique of Madill, Utter Wealth Management Group, Edward Jones - Mark and Deeann Abner, Texas Farm Bureau - Loretta Anderson, The Spotted Hereford Ranch, Martindale Feed Mill, Marci Schnitker Aflac Agent, McCullough & Pierson Insurance, and The PWC Many sponsors have already committed for 2018

Callie Vick placed third in the 110 meter hurdles (18 81) Masters won the 300 meter hurdles with a time of 51 15

In the relays, Howe finished second in the 4x100 meters (53 51) with Hargrove, Addie Pecina, Sanders, and Blackburn

The Lady Bulldogs won the 4x200 meters with Blackburn, Masters, Landry Rhoten, and Taylor with a time of 1:52 62) The girls also won the 4x400 meter relay with soaring for a time of 4:24 79

Masters won the long jump (15'-2"), while Blackburn finished fourth (14'-2") Kaylin Cline came in fifth in the shotput with a launch of 26'-3". Rhoten finished fourth in the discus with a throw of 94'-6" Howe had three place in the triple jump as Blackburn got second (32'-4,3/4"), Masters third, and Taylor sixth. Callie Vick placed second in the pole vault at 6'-6"

Howe opens district with 10-0 shutout of Commerce

Two Howe pitchers combined to shutout Commerce, 10-0 on Tuesday The Bulldogs (7-3) started the game with sophomore Mason Riggs on the bump and the youngster responded with 3, 2/3 strong innings, only allowing one hit and two walks while striking out five. Bryce Krantz came on in relief and threw 1, 1/3 shutout innings, allowing one hit, one walk and striking out one

Each starter had at least one hit in the game and multiple hits were had by Peyton Reagan, and Matt Griffin The 'Dogs combined for 11 total hits while allowing only two. Tanner Hartsfield and Regan each scored two runs in the win

Doubles: Brennan Ross, Reagan, Griffin

Triples: Griffin

RBI: Ross, Reagan (2), Griffin (3), Krantz

HBP: Tyler Grisham

SB: Grisham, Jaden Matthews, Ross, Hartsfield, Spencer Akins, Reagan

CS: Grisham