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May 18th, 2013
The Sweetwater Mustang baseball team lost 7 to 6 to Andrews in eight innings. Andrews won best of three in the Regional Quarterfinals 2 to 0 and advances to the Regional Semifinals.
Funeral services for Kenneth “K.C.” Norman, 71, of Sweetwater, will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 25, 2013, at McCoy Chapel of Memories. Interment will follow at Sweetwater Cemetery under the direction of McCoy Funeral Home.
Norman died Sunday, May 12, 2013, at University Medical Center in Lubbock.
Online condolences may be expressed at www.mccoyfh.com.
The Sweetwater Mustang baseball team was sent off to Lubbock for the Region I-3A quarterfinal best-of-3 series at Lubbock Christian University’s Hays Field on Friday with several schools having a honk rally. The Mustangs lost their first game last night by one run and will play again today at 2 p.m. Check back for scores.
LUBBOCK — Speed made the difference in deciding the winner of Friday’s opener between Sweetwater and Andrews in their Region I-3A quarterfinal baseball series at Lubbock Christian University’s Hays Field.
District MVP — Adrianna Hernandez, Snyder, Jr.
Newcomer of the Year — Bailey Garcia, Snyder, Fr.
Co-Offensive MVPs — Alexis Proulx, Snyder, Soph.; Kassie Maddox, Greenwood, Soph.
Co-Defensive MVPs — Logan Yarbar, Big Spring, Sr.; Nikki Salazar, Monahans, Jr.
Coach of the Year — Kristin Williams, Snyder.
FIRST TEAM
Pitcher — Maty Montgomery, Sweetwater, Sr.
Catcher — Makenley Luns-ford, Wylie, Jr.
A Lady Mustang Basketball Camp will be held June 3-6 at the middle school gym on 305 Lamar Street. The camp is for students who have completed grades 2-8.
The camp sessions will be from 9 a.m. to noon. The cost is $35 which includes a T-shirt. Pre-registration is appreciated.
A concession stand will be available. The camp’s goal is to improve players’ skills through instruction in individual skills and fun team competitions.
Four people were transported to Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital on Thursday after three school buses bumped together after school, causing only minor injuries. One bus was disabled as well.
May 17th
The Nolan County 4-H Meats Judging Team recently won the District 7 4-H intermediate judging contest.
Shown are Kaitlyn Foster who won high individual; Kinsey Chowning, who won second place individual; and Brooke Hefner, who won fourth place individual.
A Nolan County Grand Jury indicted 11 people this past week. Six of those indictments were sealed. The following cases were true-billed:
Ethan Charles Stringer was indicted for indecency with a child by contact, a second degree felony. Court documents state that Stringer's victim was a male, younger than 17 years of age. His bond was set at $50,000.
