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4B • Thursday, March 14, 2013 • Hondo Anvil Herald
Youth & Education
PHOTO BY SULA COMBS
At the end of the presentation many of the cast members were gathered on stage while the choir sang.
Dramatic presentation of‘‘ Voices of the Alamo”
at Castroville Elementary
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By Sula Combs
Castroville Anvil Staff
Fourth graders at Cas-
troville Elementary pre-
sented a dramatic pre-
sentation of “Voices of the
Alamo,” a book by Sherry
Garland. The drama lasted
an hour and every fourth
grader had a part.
Teachers Melissa Gal-
legos, Gabriela Glenn, Sher-
ry Tschirhart, Valerie Perez,
and Charlene Cullins orga-
After 11 seasons at the
helm of the Medina Valley
athletic program, the dis-
trict’s athletic director and
head football coach, Brian
Emerson, has taken a simi-
lar position with the Lam-
pasas ISD.
At a board meeting last
Wednesday, the LISD voted
to hire Emerson, who has a
career head coaching record
of 153-101, during 23 years at
Blanco and Medina Valley. He
nized and directed the play.
The students portrayed
not only famous characters
from early Texas history:
Santa Ana, Davy Crockett,
William Barrett Travis, Sam
Houston, Stephen Austin,
Clara Driscoll, and Susanna
Dickinson, but American
Indians, padres, conquis-
tadors, Mexican soldiers,
Tejanos, Mexican dancers,
pioneers, settlers, farm-
ers, square dancers, peas-
ants, and a large choir with
was 65-53 as MVHS football
coach, picking up his 150th
career win last fall and earn-
ing a share of the District 29-
AAAA championship.
He will report for duties in
Lampasas on Monday, April 1.
The MVISD board of trust-
ees has a meeting scheduled
for Monday at 6:30 p.m. The
only orders of business are
listed as being in closed ses-
sion. One of those is listed as
a discussion of personnel.
white shirts, red bandanas
and cowboy hats that sang
several songs during the
performance, including
“Davy, Davy Crockett.”
A slide show was present-
ed on the back wall of the
stage that was very effective
in adding depth and under-
standing to the action and
narration. One of the most
effective slides showed the
line in the sand that Tra-
vis drew in recruiting those
who would stand with him
The Medina Valley soccer
team finished second in the
District 55-AAAA race, with
playoffs to start later in the
month.
The Panthers wound up 9-3
in district play, 15-7-1 overall,
after winning their last three
league matches.
The team visits Fredericks-
burg for a non-district match
to conclude the regular season
on Tuesday at 6:30.
Last Wednesday, the Pan-
thers dropped a 2 -1 decision to
Brennan. Jose Vega scored the
lone MV goal, and Weston Beck
recorded 10 saves as goalie.
On Saturday, the Panthers
won a 2-1 match over Kenne-
dy. Vega scored both goals, one
on an assist from Kyle Stroud.
at the battle of the Alamo
as the actors on stage acted
out stepping over a line.
The very authentic cos-
tumes, some created new
this year by teachers Gal-
legos and Glenn, and some
left over from last year,
added a great deal to the
historic picture created by
the presentation.
The whole performance
was well-planned and pre-
sented and created a mem-
orable view of Texas history.
Beck had 16 saves.
Monday, the team traveled to
Bandera and slipped past the
Bulldogs, 1-0, on a Diego Con-
chas goal. Steven De La Fuente
had the assist. Beck worked
60 minutes in goal, with eight
saves. Favio Rivera worked 20
minutes, with five saves.
Tuesday, the Panthers rolled
to a 7-1 win over Hawkins.
Vega and Matthew Mascorro
both scored two goals, with
one each from Conchas, De La
Fuente and Yoek Valero. Six dif-
ferent players recorded assists:
Conchas, Vega, Doug Koehler,
Juan Renteria, Jose Garcia-
Hernandez and David Torres.
Beck and Rivera each worked
40 minutes as goaltender. Ri-
vera made one save.
GED Classes
GED Preparatory Course
meets every Tuesday and
Thursday from 6-8 p.m. Call
the library (830-931-4095)
for info.
Book Clubs
Library Book Clubs: Day-
break, first Monday of every
month 10:30 a.m. to noon;
and Nightfall, first Wednes-
day of every month 6:30-8
p.m.
Friends of Castroville
Library
Meet on fourth Tuesday of
every month at 6:30 p.m.
Junior Friends
Meet monthly, but dates
and times vary. Call library
or Debbie Kruger at 830-
538-3040 for info.
Storytime
Storytime for pre-schoolers
meets every Wed. 10:30
- 11:15 a.m. It includes
Handwriting without Tears
and Signing Time.
Music Makers
Meets on Thursdays from
10:30 - 11:15.
Great Courses Program
DVD presentations and dis-
cussions, led by Cindy and
Don Jacox meets every Mon-
day from 6:30-8 p.m. Call
830-538-9498 for info. The
new DVD presentations "The
World Was Never the Same
- Events That Changed His-
tory" began January 7.
Alzheimer's Caregiver
Support Group
Meets on third Saturday of
the month from 10:30 - 12.
REGULAR EVENTS
Quilters
Sundays, quilters meet at
the Shooting Star Museum
in their new Textile Room.
Come and watch! Come,
join in, and quilt! Call 210-
386-6038 for information.
Free Movie
The second Sunday of every
month, at 6 p.m., free mov-
ies at the Shooting Star Mu-
seum. Family movies for all
ages, ice cream and popcorn.
Call 210-386-6038 for info.
Free Yoga Class
Monday and Wednesday eve-
nings, 6:15 - 7:15 p.m. at
the Connection, 8406 FM 471
S. Call 931-3057 for info.
Rotary Club
Second Tuesday at noon,
Sammy's Restaurant—Offi-
cer's Meeting. Third Tues-
day at noon, Sammy's Res-
taurant-General Meeting.
Castroville VFC
Meets Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m.
at the Fire House. Call 830-
931-4751 for information.
Mico VFD
Meets Tuesdays at Fire
House (7127 CR 271 in
Mico), 7 - 10 p.m. on 1st
and 3rd Tuesdays and at 8
a.m. on 3rd Saturday for
training. It meets on 2nd
Tuesday 7:30 - 8:30 p.m.
for business meeting. Call
Chief Suwienski at 210-376-
7832 for information.
Alcoholics Anonymous
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8
p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous
at Braden Keller Center.
Line Dancing
Castroville Line Dancers
meet Tuesdays at Braden
Keller Center. Beginners at
1 p.m. Intermediate at 2
p.m. Everyone invited. Call
Ken Whiteside for informa-
tion at 830-931-3459.
Open Door Social
Second and fourth Wednes-
days of the month, 12-3
p.m. MV United Methodist
Church on Country Lane.
Dominoes and potluck.
Castroville Garden
Club
Third Thursday of every
month, 6:30-7:30. Differ-
ent locations. Call Priscilla
Garrett at 830-931-2262
for info.
Event Coordinating
Team Meeting
Third Thursday of every
month, 5 - 5:30 p.m. Land-
mark Inn. Call Brenda Kempf
at 830-931-3142 for info.
Senior Citizens Day
Out
Every third Thursday of
month for lunch from 1-2
p.m. Games, companionship
1 - 5 p.m. Meet at the Medina
Valley VFW Post 8134 in La-
Coste. Bingo, pitch and dom-
inos. Light refreshments.
Family Day
Every Saturday at Sunny
Day Farms, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
YOUTH GROUPSSCOUTS,
ETC.
Fire Explorer's Post
702
Meet every Tuesday, 7:30.
at the Fire House on Paris
Street in Castroville.
New Explorer's Group
Meets every other Tuesday,
6:30 p.m. at the Castroville
Municipal Airport. Spon-
sored by the Castroville
Police Dept. Call 830-931-
2222 for information.
Castroville 4-H
Meets second Monday of
month at 7:30 p.m. in the
Castroville Elementary Caf-
eteria. Contact Scott Tsch-
irhart at 830-538-3706.
Rio Medina 4-H
Meets on second Monday of
month at 7 p.m. at Mumme's
in Rio Medina. Contact Betty
Morales at 210-835-5632.
LaCoste 4-H
Meets second Tuesday of
Month at 7 p.m. at LaCoste
Elementary Cafeteria.
Boy Scouts
Troop 310, call 210-394-
8051; Troop 831, call 830-
538-6402; and Troop 471,
call 830-931-3655.
Girl Scouts
Call Girl Scouts of Southwest
Texas at 210-349-2404, ext.
230 for information.
Combined 1-hitter
stifles Indians
Emerson hired Panther soccer
as Lampasas AD 2nd in district
Panther softball
crushes Harlandale
By Heath Clary
Special to the Anvil Herald
On a picture perfect day
for baseball the Medina
Valley Panthers hosted the
Harlandale Indians on Tues-
day at Gerry Kempf Field.
Thanks to four Indian errors
in the first inning, the Pan-
thers got ahead early and
never looked back. MV took
advantage of the mishaps
and secured a 9-1 victory in
their first district game.
Jonathon Groff started on
the mound for the Panthers,
and had everything working.
He was able to spot his fast-
ball and his offspeed pitches
were nasty. After the Indians
went down in order in the top
of the first, Bradley Griggs
and Blake Owen reached
base with nobody out. Jacob
DeVries came up big, ripping
a two-out single to right field,
scoring both runners. Cody
Moos and Nathan Stein each
got a run in by way of error,
giving the Panthers a 4-0
lead. That proved to be more
than enough.
Medina Valley got another
run in the second inning,
with Groff blooping a double
over the shortstop’s head,
scoring Owen. Harlandale
scored in the top of the third
but It came without getting
a hit. Meanwhile, Groff still
had a no-hitter going and
was still going strong. The
Panthers bats went to sleep
after the second inning, but
they didn’t need them. The
no-hitter was broken up
in the top of the fifth, as a
ground ball was just out of
the reach of a diving Quinn
Petty. The Panther second
baseman knocked it down,
but it was a hit nonetheless.
Griggs did his job as the
leadoff hitter, reaching base
three times, twice taking an
inside pitch off the shoul-
der. As a team, the Panther
hitters were hit an astound-
ing six times. After five stel-
lar innings of work for Groff,
he left the mound with nine
strikeouts and was relieved
by Trevor Moretich. He was
lights out as well, pitching
two hitless innings to fin-
ish the game. After leaving
the mound, Groff made a
sparkling over-the-shoulder
catch in the left centerfield
gap robbing the hitter of at
least a double.
With the win, the Pan-
thers improve their record
to a stellar 11-2 and will
travel to San Antonio to play
the Kennedy Rockets today
(Thursday).
By Heath Clary
Special to the Anvil Herald
The Medina Valley softball
team hosted Harlandale in Dis-
trict 29-AAAA play on Monday.
In a game that was lopsided
from the beginning, the Pan-
thers ran away with a 16-0 vic-
tory in a mercy-mle shortened
three inning game.
Brooke Mangold led off the
bottom of the first with a triple
over the center fielder’s head
and later scored on a Tina Lo-
pez sacrifice fly. The Panthers
batted around in the inning,
and Mangold hit her second
triple of the inning, this one
clearing the loaded bases. Sev-
en first inning runs paved the
way for an easy game for MV
Right fielder Abigail Mangold
took advantage of ducks on the
pond, going 2-for-2 with a dou-
ble, single, a walk, three RBIs,
and two mns scored. Kylee De-
Cock was an on-base machine,
reaching base and scoring all
three times, with two walks and
a single. The Panthers’ hitters
showed great patience at the
plate, working deep counts and
recording an astonishing nine
walks in the game.
With the big lead, Tina Lo-
pez threw strikes, pitching to
contact and letting the defense
work. Shortstop Lauren So-
tello made a great play in the
second inning when she took
a sharp grounder off the chin,
but quickly scrambled after it
and threw the runner out at
first. Thanks to Lopez’s pin-
point control, the Indians were
only able to manage two hits
in die game and did not look
comfortable at the plate.
After needing a valiant come-
back in the bottom of the sev-
enth inning to beat Uvalde in
the district opener, the Panthers
welcomed this low stress game
with open arms. With Monday’s
win, Medina Valley improved
its district record to 2-0 and
also moved into the San Anto-
nio Express-News Area Top 10,
sneaking into the tenth spot.
^ Athletes of the Week
Jose Vega
Had 4 goals & 1 assist in
the last 3 district soccer
games.
Tina
Lopez
Pitcher for the
Panthers allowed
2 hits in the 16-0
win over
Harlendale.
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