Plowboys Open Football Season Friday in Hawley

Plowboy offense at last week's scrimmage in Munday. (Photo by Lus Pantoja)
After a final scrimmage in Munday last Thursday, the Plowboys are ready to begin the regular season this Friday against the Hawley Bearcats at Forrest Field in Hawley.

Quarterback Cutter Davila, a senior who earned all-district honors last year, will once again lead the Plowboys on offense, and running back Vincent Pantoja, who missed almost all last season with an injury, is back to share running duties with Max Nemir, last year’s district co-defensive newcomer of the year. Sebastian Benivamondez, a first-team all-district defensive end, is also back to help lead the defense. In all, the Plowboys return nine offensive and ten defensive starters from last year’s team, and there are also some promising newcomers.

Hawley should prove to be a strong opponent. They also return a host of starters from a team that went 4-1 in their 2A district, defeating Colorado City and losing only to the Cisco Lobos, who went on to win the state title. The Bearcats also went 1-1 in the playoffs. This year they’re dropping down to play in district 4-2A, division I, along with Stamford, Anson, Windthorst, Olney, and Archer City. (Remember, in the new state classifications, what was 1A last year is called 2A this year. Roscoe is in district 6-2A, division II.)

Kickoff is at 7:30pm.
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HUGE CROWD EXPECTED FOR RANDY ROGERS BAND IN LUMBERYARD SATURDAY NIGHT

The Randy Rogers Band
What could be the largest crowd of the summer is expected at the Lumberyard Saturday night when the high-flying Randy Rogers Band comes to town. Four of their previous five albums have made it into the top ten on the US country charts, and their most recent, Homemade Tamales, released in April, has reached as high as number 11.

The group got its start in San Marcos and recorded its first album in 2002. Since then, they have produced Rollercoaster (2004), Just a Matter of Time (2006), Randy Rogers Band (2008), Burning the Day (2010), and Trouble (2013), along with two other live albums in addition to Homemade Tamales.

Top singles include “Too Late for Goodbye,” “In My Arms Instead,” “One More Sad Song,” “Kiss Me in the Dark,” “One More Goodbye,” and “Satellite.”

They will take the stage at about 9:30pm. Tickets are $17 in advance and $20 at the door. For reservations or more information, contact the Lumberyard at 325-766-2457.
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EARLY VOTING UNDERWAY IN SPECIAL ELECTION FOR TEXAS STATE SENATOR

Early voting began on Monday at the County Clerk’s Office in the Nolan County Courthouse for a new Texas State Senator for District 28. The special election was called to fill the unexpired term of State Senator Robert Duncan. Early voting will end on Friday, September 5, at 5:00pm, and Election Day will be on Tuesday, September 9, when voting may be done at the Roscoe Community Center.

Candidates running for the office include former Texas Tech Vice Chancellor Jodey Arrington, Epifanio Garza of Wolfforth, former Sweetwater Mayor Greg Wortham, and State Representative Charles Perry of Lubbock.

Voters must present a valid photo ID in order to vote even if they present a valid voter registration card.

Beginning on January 13, the winner of the special election will serve the remainder of Senator Duncan's term, which expires in 2017.

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CEMENT TRUCK OVERTURNS ON MARYNEAL HIGHWAY

A loaded cement truck overturned on FM 608 a couple of miles south of Roscoe at about six o'clock yesterday morning. The driver, who was initially unresponsive, was taken to Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital in Sweetwater in guarded condition.
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WEATHER REPORT: DOG DAYS OF AUGUST

Summer clouds.
There’s been so little variation in the weather this past week that it’s hardly worth mentioning. Since Thursday daily high temperatures have ranged from 96° to 99°F, and lows have been either 74° or 75° every single day. Skies have been partly cloudy with winds consistently from the south-southeast at speeds of 10-20mph. And there has been no rain.

This won’t change today, but we do have a 20% chance of rain starting after midnight tonight increasing to 30% tomorrow and 40% tomorrow night. That will decrease to a 30% chance on Friday and 20% on Saturday. High temperatures should also be a little lower, anywhere from 90° to 92°, with lows in the low seventies. Labor Day should see a return to typical late-summer weather with a high in the mid nineties and a low in the mid seventies.


The burn ban for Nolan County remains in effect.
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