Cross Country season kicks off with meet in Commerce

A warm and sticky morning saw massive amounts of runners show up at Commerce High School for the opening cross country season

Howe had several runners in the meet and Jake Fabacher finished first of his teammates and 63 overall of the 213 runners in the varsity boys 5,000-meter event

Fabacher's time was 19:17 29 which is two full minutes ahead of his best time a year ago

Finishing behind Fabacher were Brian Flores 22:23 25, Luke Hardey 23:21 11, Sergio Rico 23:48 87, Sabien Acevedo 25:03 78, and Kevin Bateman

Teams in the run were from all classifications as the winner of the varsity run was Daniel Friones of South Garland High School

Fabacher says he has his eye on the school record which was set in 2009 by Jonathan Queen with a time of 18:22

Marissa Agee, the only girl cross country runner for Howe finished 17 of 169 runners in the 3,200meter run Her time was 13:12 90 The winner of the race was Abigail Bass of Melissa with a time of 11:51 87

Former Howe student Dax Foster, who now attends Texoma Christian

Academy finished 27 of 129 middle school runners in the 3,200 meters The eighth grader's time was 14:13:13

The next meet is scheduled for Saturday, Sept 7 in Sadler, Texas for the 2019 S & S Ram Run "FAST 5K and FURY 3200"-3rd

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The cross country program is coached by Sean Martin

Kindergarten - 2nd Grade Bulldogs win 35-0 over Whitewright

Whitewright won the toss and elected to receive On the second play of the game, Hayes Carter recovered a fumble This led to a long run by Sean Douglas for the game's first score Douglas finished the day with three touchdowns and catch for a 2-point conversion Eli Espitia also scores a touchdown, threw for a 2-point conversion and ran two more 2-point conversions Espitia also caught a pass thrown by Douglas on a trick play for about eight yards Easton Ganow scored the final touchdown for Howe The defense did not give up a first down the entire game and caused multiple turnovers Austyn Navidad has a sack on defense

Howe 5th and 6th grade lose to Wolfe City, 13-6

The Howe 5th and 6th grade Bulldoge played Wolfe Cty in Whitewright on Saturday The first possession stalled when Howe

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Wilson "I think it was a very worthwhile addition Not only did we clean it up, but we made it ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) accessible, so that extra $17,000, in my opinion, was well spent "

The main culprit on the district going over budget, however, was money was not set aside for a $50,000 asbestos abatement Asbestos was found at the intermediate campus in, surprisingly, the newer classroom additions from the 1980s.

Wilson told the board that the district received a perfect score of 100 from TEA (Texas Education Agency) on the Financial Integrity Ratings for a Superior Rating

Beginning in September, due to law changes, members of the public can now make comment threw an interception Wolfe City scored on a long run at the buzzer at the end of the first quarter

The teams traded possessions back and forth through halftime Howe kicked off and Wolfe City drove for another touchdown, but Howe Head Coach Billie Ingram says the defense never quit fighting, led by Ridley Carter The Bulldogs had a late rally with Will Ingram’s 52yard take away fumble recovery for a touchdown Howe ran out of time in the fourth quarter and was kept from tying the game Wolfe City took the 13-6 win to open the season

"Pound for pound, Ridley Carter is the fiercest competitor out there He is also fierce with his encouragement," said Howe Youth Commissioner Chris Campbell "I would wager he slapped every shoulder pad of every teammate yesterday, many more than once Winning is awesome, but let’s be sure we continue teaching our players some grander lessons "

Continued from page 3 during action items during school board meetings This change also removes the requirement of the public forum that is at the beginning of each public meeting However, the district could keep the items in place

Wilson said that he accepted the resignation of Alexa Brunner, PE Aide