Hondo 21st, D’Hanis 10th at state contest
San Antonio -- Making their sixth consecutive trip to the UIL State Marching Contest, Hondo High School’s Mighty Owl Band placed 21st out of the 25 bands in the 3A competition last Wednesday at the Alamodome. The top 10 highest-scoring bands in the field advanced to the finals, with the top five placing bands Mineola, Raymondville, Wall, Redwater and Texas Leadership Charter Academy of San Angelo. Last Tuesday, the D’Hanis Pride Band competed in the 1A state competi
Area runners excel at state XC
Round Rock -- In her first trip to the UIL State 1A cross country meet, D’Hanis freshman runner Tinsley Upchurch placed 56th among the 147 runners at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock. She ran a time of 13:24 on the two-mile course on Saturday morning, Nov. 7. Two runners from Utopia, Macee Rhodes and Leighton Leavelle, placed 105th and 109th in the division. The Lytle boys’ XC program added to its trophy room, with another 3A team state championship. It’s Lytle’s thi
