04/13/04 Tuesday

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NEWS

Firefighters battle noon fire Monday
By Jeff West
Seventeen firefighters showed up to battle a fire in a mobile home during the noon hour Monday. The fire department received the call of smoke coming from a structure at 2105 Gilmore at 12:18 p.m. Firefighters found a fire in the kitchen and heavy smoke
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Snyder band in UIL contest on Thursday
By Shirley A. Gorman
Snyder High School band students are preparing for Thursday’s UIL concert and sight-reading contest at Wayland Baptist University in Plainview. SHS, directed by Donnie Reston, will be the first 3A school to compete. The band will perform at 9:30 a.m. and
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WTC trustees hear tax freeze presentation
by Wade Warren
By Wade Warren SDN Managing Editor Following a presentation by Toni Shields of the Scurry County Appraisal District, Western Texas College trustees took no action on setting a tax cap for citizens 65 years or over, or disabled. “The estimated loss to WTC
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SPORTS

Patrick Cumbie fires no-hitter
by Bobby Allen
Howard Payne senior and 1997 Snyder graduate Patrick Cumbie threw the second no-hitter in school history last Thursday, topping Concordia, 1-0. Cumbie, brother of Texas Tech quarterback Sonny Cumbie, walked four and struck out three in the nine-inning
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JV Tigers pound Mustangs, 16-6
by Bobby Allen
The Snyder junior varsity baseball team topped Sweetwater, 16-6, Tuesday. Chris Smith pitched the full seven innings for the win. “The team, overall, swung the bats well, and we had some timely hitting with runners in scoring position,” coach Brock
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Mike Martin selected to coach Texas All-Stars
by Bobby Allen
Snyder girls athletic director and head basketball coach Mike Martin will be announced as the coach of the Texas squad for the Texas-Oklahoma High School Girls All-Star game scheduled for July 24. A selection committee picked Martin, who led the Lady
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WTC men win Borger rodeo
by Bobby Allen
Texas College men’s team won the Frank Phillips rodeo over the weekend, but did not earn enough points to climb out of fourth place in the region. “The men need to keep plugging away and make up some ground,” coach Greg Rhodes said. “We’ve got some
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WTC swept at Midland
by Bobby Allen
Western Texas College will have to enter the conference tournament the hard way. Needing to win five of their last six games to get an automatic berth in the WJCAC playoffs, the Westerners were swept aside by Midland College Monday, getting outscored
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