The Tioga High School boys track team brought home another State title this week after a dominant showing in Austin. The Bulldogs took gold in the 4x200 and 4x400 relays. They also won bronze in the 4x100 to secure the Team State Championship for the second straight year. Team members include, back row, from left, Coach Cole Wills, August Strittmatter, Quesyn Arrington, Jake David, Jaxson Hurst and Coach Ricky Smith. Front row, from left, Coach Zach Birdwell, Anibal Becerra, Greely McAden, Kyson Kirkland, Justin Arrington, Raul Chavez, Noah Vasquez and Coach Beau Burrus. See more photos from the State meet on page 12.
Tioga High School junior Mackenzie Lewter won a UIL Gold Medal Monday in The Barbara Jordan Historical Essay Competition. She placed first statewide in combined classes 1A-3A. Lewter’s essay “A Story and Identity No Colonizer Can Tear” is about Collinsville High School graduate Carrie Johnson. See page page 8 to read the essay and read more about Lewter’s efforts in next week’s edition of the News-Record. As of press time, many other local students were set to compete at State UIL. See next week’s News-Record for all those results.