Sports
Rahll Activity Center Male Athlete of the Week
By Bill Kelly
Sports Editor
The Rahll Activity Center Male Athlete of the Week is Angel Avalos. Avalos is a senior on the Dalhart Golden Wolves football team, and this is his first time to be named athlete of the week this year, although he has been named in previous years.
Avalos has been the kicker for the team since he was a sophomore, and his role has expanded since then to playing both offense and defense. He is a starter on defense this year at outside linebacker, and also get a few carries on offense each game. Avalos is respected enough by his teammates and the students at Dalhart High that he was voted homecoming king. Avalos has been playing very well the past couple of weeks. He led the team in rushing in their win over Friona with 53 yards on just four carries, and had had four tackles for a loss along with a sack. Avalos had a good game against Borger on Friday September 27 as well. He was second on the team with five solo tackles and five assists for a total of 10. Two of his tackles were for a loss. Avalos also returned a kickoff for 32 yards, and made all three of his extra-point attempts.
The Wolves played Muleshoe last night, and will play Denver City at home in their final non-district game. After an open date, Dalhart will begin district play and prepare for the playoffs. Avalos and his teammates should have a chance to make a run in the playoffs if they continue playing as well as they have been this year.
Honorable Mention:
Jaron Schriber: Dalhart cross country. Schriber is a senior on the Dalhart cross country team. He set a new personal record as the placed sixth in the Class 1A-3A division at the Canyon Invitational on September 28 with a time of 17 minutes 17.08 seconds.
Hunter Trusler: Dalhart football. Trusler is a junior and was named athlete of the week last week. He ran the ball 19 times for 136 yards and scored all three of Dalhart’s touchdowns against Borger last Friday, and completed 5-of-14 passes for 69 yards. On defense, Trusler had two solo tackles and an assist, with one tackle for a loss.
Talon Garcia: Dalhart football. Garcia is a junior and was athlete of the week a few weeks ago. He had one reception for 32 yards on offense against Borger last week. On defense, Garcia led the team with eight solo tackles and he also had one assist, with one tackle for a loss.
Ben Meyer: Dalhart football. Meyer is a senior on the Dalhart football team. He led the team in overall tackles against Borger last week, recording six solo tackles and five assists.
Baiden Beavers: Dalhart cross country. Beavers is a freshman on the cross country team. He set a new personal record at the Canyon Invitational on September 28, placing 24th with a time of 18 minutes 38.56 seconds.
Texline cross country teams run at Canyon, Palo Duro Lake
By Bill Kelly
Sports Editor
The Texline cross country teams competed in their final two regular season meets of 2024, running in the Canyon Invitational on Saturday, September 28 and at Palo Duro Lake near Spearman on Tuesday, October 1.
The Lady Tornados placed 12th in Canyon in a division with 25 total teams and 197 total runners.
Texline placed second among the Class 1A teams in the division, scoring 364 points, just two points behind Class 2A Sunray, and the Lady Tornados beat several larger schools including Borger, Panhandle, Dimmitt and Pampa.
Jada Clay placed 17th with a time of 12 minutes 44.24 seconds, and placed first among Class 1A runners. Christy Young placed 50th at 13 minutes 37.68 seconds, Faith Sneller placed 77th at 14 minutes 2.29 seconds, Amarissah Johnson placed 125th at 15 minutes 2.03 seconds, Haiden Luther placed 152nd at 16 minutes 16.74 seconds, Averi Davidson placed 157th at 16 minutes 26.43 seconds, Dabria Nicholson placed 185th at 17 minutes 55.92 seconds, and Daelynne Nicholson placed 187th at 18 minutes 9.95 seconds.
The Texline boys placed ninth in Canyon in the Class 1A-3A division, which included 15 total teams and 132 total runners. Texline scored 214 points, just one point behind Class 3A Friona and 19 points behind district rival Hartley.
The Tornados were 13 points ahead of another district rival, Boys Ranch, and beat larger schools River Road and Abernathy.
Will Clay placed 23rd at 18 minutes 36.36 seconds, Joe Clay placed 29th at 18 minutes 44.13 seconds, Ivan Lopez placed 65th at 19 minutes 57.35 seconds, Trayven Wilson placed 77th at 20 minutes 15.89 seconds, and Eugenio Davila placed 84th at 20 minutes 46.13 seconds.
At the Palo Duro Lake Invitational on October 1, the Lady Tornados placed third as a team in a varsity division with 11 total teams and 79 total runners. Only Dalhart and Panhandle finished ahead of Texline, and they beat larger schools including Borger, Spearman, and Palo Duro.
Three Texline girls placed in the top 20. Jada Clay placed 11th overall with a time of 14 minutes 5.22 seconds, Christy Young placed 18th at 14 minutes 22.52 seconds, and Sneller placed 19th at 14 minutes 26.38 seconds. Davidson placed 40th at 15 minutes 59.59 seconds, Johnson placed 49th at 16 minutes 31.75 seconds, Haiden Luther placed 63rd at 17 minutes 15.88 seconds, Daelynne Nicholson placed 69th at 17 minutes 53.05 seconds, and Dabria Nicholson placed 73rd at 18 minutes 36.94 seconds.
The Texline boys placed seventh at Palo Duro in the varsity division, which included eight total teams and 66 total runners. The Tornados beat the host school Spearman, and the other teams were mainly much larger schools, including Dalhart, Caprock, Palo Duro and Borger.
Will Clay placed 13th with a time of 18 minutes 29.94 seconds, Joe Clay placed 21st with a time of 19 minutes 1.8 seconds, Wilson placed 31st at 19 minutes 43 seconds, Lopez placed 36th at 20 minutes 13.9 seconds, and Davila placed 49th at 21 minutes 25.58 seconds.
The Texline Junior High teams also competed at Palo Duro Lake. The girls placed fourth overall in a division with 10 total teams and 118 total runners. Texline scored 118 points, beating Panhandle by three points and 24 points behind Wellington. Texline also beat Stratford, Spearman, West Texas and Dalhart.
The junior high girls had three runners in the top 20. Samantha Young placed 10th with a time of 14 minutes 12.55 seconds, Brennen Sage placed 17th at 14 minutes 43.62 seconds, and Gentry Wann placed 20th at 14 minutes 52.9 seconds.
Young’s time was fast enough that she would have placed 15th in the varsity division, and both Sage and Wann would have been in the top 30.
Ella Clay placed 45th at 16 minutes 20.72 seconds, Dristol Nicholson placed 48th at 16 minutes 26.53 seconds, and Myah Luther placed 65th at 17 minutes 20.97 seconds.
The Texline Junior High boys actually tied for first place by scoring 47 points, the same as Dalhart. Texline was awarded second place because Dalhart’s sixth runner finished just ahead of Texline’s sixth runner. Both teams beat third place Booker by 54 points.
Daniel Carranza placed sixth at 13 minutes 22.55 seconds, Kevin Torres placed ninth at 13 minutes 29.75 seconds, Derrick Lucero placed 11th at 13 minutes 40.84 seconds, Rene Moncada placed 15th at 14 minutes 4.8 seconds, Caleb Coulter placed 20th at 14 minutes 18.78 seconds, Benjamin Lujan placed 23rd at 14 minutes 30.75 seconds, and Logan Gard placed 26th at 15 minutes 14.22 seconds.
Texline will run at the District 3-1A meet on Tuesday, October 8 at Boys Ranch.
