Roughettes go 6-0 in the Levelland tournament! Freshman Araceli Ibarra hit a 3 run home run, her 2nd blast of the tournament.
Levelland tournament is running ahead of schedule they say so the girls next game could start at 12:30 instead of 1:30. They keep changing times so best guess is the game will be between 12:30 and 1:30. I know that isn't very helpful, but it's what we are being told.
Roughette softball wins their 4th game of the Levelland tournament with a 6-0 win over Hereford. Daniella Reyna pitched a perfect game with 10 out of 12 outs coming via strikeout! The girls play again at 1:30 this afternoon.
The Roughette basketball season comes to a end with the loss to Panhandle. Girls, we are so proud of you and thank you for the effort all season long. You were a joy to watch and gave us all so much to cheer for. We know it hurts, but do not hang your heads. Anytime your season ends at the regional tournament you have a whole lot to be proud of. Seniors, we thank you for paving the way for those who still have time left to play high school ball. Thank you for your leadership on and off the court.
Roughettes are down 40-19 at the half to Panhandle in the regional tournament.
Attached is the link and flyer for regional qualifier shirts for powerlifting. Store closes Monday, February 27th at 11:59 pm. Names on the back will be finalized after we know for sure who qualifies on the boys side.
https://gogearup.io/sundown-regpwr23
Roughette softball beats Plainview 3-0 to finish the day in Levelland 3-0. They play at 9:40 and 1:00 on Saturday.
Roughneck baseball opens their season with a 4-1 win over Stamford in Post. They play Anson at 6:00. Good start men!
Roughettes win their 2nd game of the day over Muleshoe 13-1. The offense was powered by Araceli Ibarra and her grand slam! They play Plainview (red) at 5:30 today.
Araceli Ibarra with a grand slam! After 2 innings the Roughettes lead Muleshoe 7-1 in Levelland.
Sundown Principals travel to the State Capitol!
As part of the Raise Your Hand Texas Program, Jeremy Griffith (Sundown High School Principal) and Miguel Salazar (Sundown Middle School Principal), attended 3 days of professional development in Austin. This program is funded by the Charles Butt Foundation and provides educators opportunities to develop 21st Century Leaders. This program has allowed both Mr. Griffith and Mr. Salazar the opportunity to attend a week-long professional development learning experience at Harvard University, utilizing both classrooms and professors at Harvard! The follow up workshops that they have attended over the past couple years has focused on leadership growth and capacity, student advocacy and student equity. Part of the experience is meeting with Legislators to tell the Sundown ISD story. Our Principals had the opportunity to meet with Texas House of Representative Ken King from District 88, and a staff member from Senator Charles Perry’s office, Shannon Harmon. During these visits, they were able to express their concerns for state accountability, school funding, student and teacher’s mental health and teacher retention. Learning at Sundown ISD isn’t only for our students. Our teachers and administrators are also lifelong learners and are working diligently to do what is best for our students at Sundown ISD.
#ItsAGreatDayToBeASundownRoughneck
#WeAreSundownSmart
#WeHaveSundownHeart
#WeAreSundownStrong
Girls Regional Basketball Game Tickets
The Girls Regional Basketball Tournament Game tickets this Friday at South Plains College can only be purchased online. A Friday game ticket is $5, and is valid for both games. Our Lady Roughettes will play at 1 PM vs Panhandle, followed by New Home vs Gruver at 2.30 PM. A tournament pass is also available for purchase for $15 and will cover admission to Friday and Saturday games.
The link can be found at:
https://www.southplainscollege.edu/uil/uil-basketball.php
Noon Release on Friday, February 24th for Regional Basketball Tournament
Our Sundown Roughettes are Regional Quarterfinal Champions!!! They defeated Ropes 53-44 and advanced to the Regional Tournament to be held at South Plains College on Friday at 1 PM. We are going to run a Noon Release on Friday in support of our Roughettes. We hope to pack the Texan Dome, so come out to support our Roughettes!
#WeAreRelentless
#GoldBallChasin
#ItsAGreatDayToBeASundownRoughneck
Roughettes are regional tournament bound!!!
Congrats ladies!!!
Baseball (@ Post) and Softball (@ Levelland) Tournament Schedules for this week.
Coach Hand-Watson vs Former Athlete
31 years ago, Coach Kim Hand-Watson had the opportunity to coach a talented athlete in Shella Graves from Motley County. Fast forward to this past Friday night and Shella Graves Arnwine sets her lineup to prepare the Roscoe Plowgirls to take on her former Coach in the Area Playoff game held in Post, TX. Shella’s dad was Coach Hand-Watson’s first AD at Motley County. Coach had Shella in 6th and 7th grade and she moved to Roby her freshman year but was well on her way to a successful athletic career, and now into a successful coaching career! Coach Arnwine’s Plowgirls fought to the bitter end, but our Lady Roughettes proved to be too much! Our Roughettes had a comfortable lead for most of the game, but Coach Arnwine fought tooth and nail to throw everything possible at her former coach! However, the relentless work ethic, drive, attitude and defense allowed the Roughettes to finish the game strong and come out victorious as Area Champions! Coach Hand-Watson enjoyed coaching Shella as an athlete, and was grateful to have the opportunity to coach against her former athlete!
Our Roughettes get the W, as we continue our Gold Ball Chasin’ streak alive! We encourage our community to come out to Brownfield on Tuesday night as we take on the Ropes Lady Eagles for Round 3 of the playoffs, as well as a Round 3 matchup after having split games with them in District play!
#WeAreRelentless
#GoldBallChasin
#ItsAGreatDayToBeASundownRoughneck
Here is the link to purchase some golf gear to support our golfers.
All items are Navy. It is generic for both boys & girls and doesn't have a year on it so we can use them for many years.
This store is open until Feb 26th at Midnight.
It is for anyone to order who wants to support our Middle School & High School golf teams for both boys and girls.
https://gogearup.io/sundown-golf23
Thanks so much!
Looking ahead to March... Calendar Update for the week leading into Spring Break!
As Sundown continues to host many school events, we are in need of a noon release on Thursday, March 9th in addition to the noon release that is already scheduled for Friday, March 10th. We will have back to back days of noon release on the Thursday and Friday before Spring Break, so plan accordingly! We are grateful to our Sundown Community! Sundown is the Best!
Girls Playoff Information
Sundown vs Ropes
Regional Quarter-Finals
Tuesday, Feb. 21st 2023
6 PM | Brownfield, TX
Reminder: No School on Monday, Feb. 20th
This is a schedule bad weather day on the Sundown ISD Calendar
