From the Schoolhouse
Football: All-State Honors – Six Garden City Bearkats were named to the Six-Man Division I Coaches Association All-State football team. Offensive players, wide receiver Taylor Niehues and tight end Sam Long, and defensive player, linebacker Colton Schwartz were named to the first team. Second team selections were quarterback Evan Jansa, running back Bo Eggemeyer and cornerback Cade Halfmann.
Six-Man All-District team – District 1 Division 1: Players named were: Offensive MVP – Bo Eggemeyer, Defensive MVP – Colton Schwartz. First team offense – receiver Taylor Niehues, running back Bo Eggemeyer, tight end Sam Long, quarterback Evan Jansa, kicker Taylor Niehues. First team defense – lineman Blaine Walker, linebacker Colton Schwartz, cornerback Cade Halfmann, safety Jason Flores, punter Jared Bradford.
Second team offense – center Ryan Machicek, lineman Blaine Walker. Second team defense – lineman Luis Zuniga, cornerback Nick Sanchez, safety Taylor Niehues, Utility Pancho Zuniga.
Colton Schwartz was named to the San Angelo Standard Times All West Texas football team as defensive linebacker. Schwartz was the Region I and District 1 Defensive MVP after a season that saw him record 157 tackles (25 for a loss), cause five fumbles, intercept three passes, block five kicks and two punts and make a pair of tackles for safeties.