Statebound send off for Willis, Cooksey

BHS students line the street in front of the high school along with the BHS Band to send off their two athletes to state. Two city firetrucks, two police cars and two vans were escorted past East and South Elementary school after the vehicles left the high school. B.A. photo by Jean Hayworth

South Elementary students and staff (top) lined the sidewalk in front of their school to wish the athletes a loud sendoff for their trip to Austin to participate in the Texas State Track Meet. B.A. photo by Jean Hayworth

Kylee Willis and Sean Cooksey qualified to go to the Texas State Track Meet out of 15 BHS athletes who competed at the Regional Track Meet at Dublin. Willis competed in the high jump and Cooksey will competed in the 100 meter dash. B.A. photo by Jean Hayworth

Hanna Miller, at the Regional Track Meet, advanced to the state meet in three events: the Long Jump, the Triple Jump, and the High Jump. Miller, a junior at Woodson ISD, won the Long Jump at the State Track Meet, held May 7 and 8. Miller also placed second in the Triple Jump at state, and was seventh in the state in the High Jump. Photo purchased from, and courtesy of David Che.