04/16/04 Friday

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NEWS

Annual cleanup campaign starts Monday morning
By Jeff West
Snyder city officials have had a good response from residents signing up for the city-wide clean up starting Monday, but they could always use more. Today is the last official day to sign up. “This is like spring house cleaning for the city and we have
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Scout fishing tourney set for Saturday
by Wade Warren
The ninth annual Snyder Fish-a-Thon will be held Saturday at Towle Park. The tourney benefits the Lone Star District of the Boy Scouts, as well as the local Boy Scout troop in Snyder. “Admission is only $5 to fish with two rods,” said local scout leader
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Old scam resurfaces
By Jeff West
There is a new version of an old mail scam and Snyder police wants to make sure residents don’t fall victim to it. According to Police Sgt. David Holley, some Snyder residents have gotten letters telling the recipients they have won a prize but must pay
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Band plays well in UIL concert
By Shirley A. Gorman
Snyder High School band students successfully competed Thursday at the UIL concert and sight-reading contest hosted by Wayland Baptist University in Plainview. Band director Donnie Reston said students received two I ratings and a II rating on stage and
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Intersection closed Monday
By Roy McQueen
Due to construction, the intersection of 42nd Street and College Avenue will be closed to traffic on Monday. Texas Department of Transportation had planned the closing two weeks ago, but the planned work was postponed because of rain. TxDOT suggests that
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SPORTS

Tigers battle Mustangs at Denver City tonight
by Bobby Allen
The Snyder Tigers are right in the middle of as three-game road swing, traveling to Denver City today to take on the Mustangs at 7 p.m. The game pairs two teams going in opposite directions. Snyder (16-3, 6-0) sits alone in first place in District 3-3A
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Bulldogs win area track meet, set two new records
by Bobby Allen
The Ira Bulldogs did themselves one better Thursday, following up a District 9 track and field title with an area championship at the area meet in Highland. Ira won with 82 points, and needed help to get past Aspermont, which finished second with 79
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Howard rodeo underway
by Bobby Allen
Just a few hands from Western Texas College had performances on the opening night of the Howard College Rodeo, but those that did came away with strong showings. Calf roper Cody Carter holds the top spot in that event after a time of 10.8, and Guy
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All-stars split at national Little Dribblers tourney
by Bobby Allen
LEVELLAND -- The Snyder Little Dribblers senior all-stars split their first two games at the national tournament, falling to Levelland before putting up 54 points on Athens. Levelland slipped past Snyder, 25-19, with Lance Day scoring 10 points and
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Lady Tigers can clinch postseason berth today
by Bobby Allen
The Lady Tigers can clinched a share of the District 3-3A title when they take on Denver City at 5 p.m. today at Cates Field. The Lady Tigers (17-9, 9-1) lead Lubbock Cooper (8-2) by one game and Merkel (7-3) by two. A win combined with a Cooper loss
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District track and field finals slated for Saturday
by Bobby Allen
The District 3-3A track meet concludes Saturday, with the remaining field events getting underway in the morning and the running finals commencing after lunch. The Snyder boys currently sit in first with 53 points, while one point separates the girls
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