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Baseball Game Preview: D'Hanis Takes on Benavides
The D'Hanis Cowboys are on the road again on Saturday to play the Benavides Eagles. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory. If D'Hanis beats Benavides with nine runs on Saturday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. D'Hanis put the hurt on Charlotte with a sharp 9-3 victory two weeks ago.
Softball Recap: Leakey has no trouble against Benavides
Leakey extended their postseason success on Friday against Benavides. They blew past the Benavides Eagles 18-3. Winning may never get old, but Leakey sure is getting used to it with their eighth in a row. Anna (AK) Fortner made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she...
New faces join GWISD; incumbents re-elected in Three Rivers; McMullen ISD passes bond
Elections were held on May 4 for George West and Three Rivers ISD school boards, Three Rivers city council, and a bond proposal for McMullen County ISD. George West ISD will have two new school board members. In District 3, unofficial results show that David Minter received 24 votes, and current board member Kathy Likens received 8 votes. Nate Mauer received 128 votes, with Clay Jostes, the current board member for District 5, receiving 101 votes.
Baseball Recap: Freer falls short of Shiner in the playoffs
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Freer can now relate to. They lost 17-0 to the Shiner Comanches on Friday. Freer's loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak. Freer saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One...
School programs step up to fight summer hunger in Laredo
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - As students eagerly anticipate summer break, some parents face the challenge of ensuring consistent meals for their children on a limited income. No Kid Hungry Texas reports that 1 in 5 kids in Webb County face food insecurity. No Kid Hungry, with the goal of improving...
New EPA rules will rein in San Miguel’s lignite pollution
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) updated four federal rules on April 25 that will impact San Miguel Electric Cooperative, located near McMullen County, by requiring a reduction in mercury emissions, improved coal ash disposal methods and compliance with new wastewater discharge standards. “According to 2023 EPA data, San Miguel is the fourth largest mercury polluter of all power plants in Texas and one of the top (polluters) in the United States. It will have to improve its rate of mercury pollution reduction by approximately 92 percent,” according to a press release by the Sierra Club.
Cowgirls finish sixth at state meet
The McMullen County Cowgirls cut 42 strokes off their first-round score with a 415 on Tuesday to finish sixth out of 12 teams at the UIL State Class 1A Girls Golf Tournament at Crystal Falls Golf Club in Leander. Mia Belz, Dallas Buehrer, Kinlee Mills, London Yanity, and Leighton Yanity...
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