In The Spotlight
• Allison Jansa placed 22nd in a field of 105 runners in 1A girls’ competition and Shaun Maxie placed 35th among 106 participants in the boys’ race at the UIL state cross country meet Nov. 15 in Round Rock.
• The Bearkat football team placed five on the District 8A’s All-District teams. Sophomore Cory Multer was selected for the all-district first team defense and to the second team offense. Junior Todd Weishuhn made first team offense. Junior Trey Hillger was voted to the second team on both offense and defense. Junior Tim Schniers was selected to the second team defense. Freshman quarterback Alex Halfmann was voted the district’s Newcomer of the Year.
• Aaron Elizabeth Bednar will graduate from Lubbock Christian University Dec. 13 with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with a finance emphasis. A 2000 graduate of GCHS, she is the daughter of Jimmy and Sandy Bednar.
• The Lady Kats won the Bearkat Booster’s Third Annual Klassic basketball tournament with a 56-36 victory over Grady. Leslie Jansa scored 15 points in the effort and was named the tourney’s MVP. Three other seniors were in double figures, as Jessica Hoch scored 14 points, Megan Niehues 14 and Amanda Henson 10, and the three were named to the All-Tournament team. Chais Goodwin, a GCHS junior, was selected to the boys’ All-Tournament team. He scored 26 points in the third-place game, which the Bearkats lost to McCamey, 70-62.
• The Garden City Elementary School won the recent UIL 8-A West Zone meet with 712 points. Wink was a distant second with 444 points. The Garden City Junior High also won their division, scoring 534 points. Wink was second with 396 points. See details in From the Schoolhouse.
• Glasscock County Treasurer Alan Dierschke was recently elected Second Vice President of the County Treasurers’ Association of Texas at their annual meeting in Waco. Dierschke will be the chairman of the constitution and by-laws committee and will serve on the legislative committee.
• Competing as “Miss Texas” recently at the National American Miss Pageant in Anaheim, CA, Chelsea Schwartz tap danced her way to the national talent title. She was also named Top 10, first alternate in sportswear competition and won the “Spirit of America” award. Her winnings included crown, banner, trophies and $900 cash.