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BJHS track hosts District 8-3A track meet

The Breckenridge Junior High School track teams competed in the final meet of the year Tuesday, March 26. Breckenridge hosted the 8-3A District Track & Field Meet at South Elementary.
All four teams had strong showing with BJHS finishing in fourth place or better in each of the team standings. The eighth-grade boys had the best finish of the four teams with a second-place finish. Both seventh-grade teams finished in third place. The eighth-grade girls’ team finished in fourth place.

BHS track faces second rain-shortened track meet

For the second week in a row, thunderstorms forced an early end to a track meet for Breckenridge High School Track.
This time is was the Buckaroo Relays that was called off just before the start of the running event finals.
The Bucks and Lady Bucks will compete again Thursday, March 28 in Stephenville.

Below are the results of the events that were completed for varsity events. Only athletes finishing in the top-six are listed in the results provided by BHS.

Bucks, Lady Bucks earn wins over Early

Buckaroos baseball and Lady Bucks softball each earned district wins Friday, March 22.

Field conditions on their home field forced the Lady Bucks to move their game to Early where they earned a 15-4 win over the Lady Horns, while the Bucks earned a 5-1 home win over the Longhorns.

Lady Bucks 15, Lady Horns 4
With six runs in the first inning, the Lady Bucks jumped ahead and never looked back.

Roberts, Stewart named Athletes of the Week

The Breckenridge American announces Jenna Stewart and Nate Roberts as this week’s Athletes of the Week.
This week’s athletes are being recognized for performances in games and events which took place March 18-23.

Nate Roberts
Roberts has overcome a lot of adversity in the past two weeks.

Competing in the state powerlifting meet Friday, March 22 was not only a feat of physical strength but a larger feat of mental strength.

Three Buckaroo lifters compete at state meet

Three lifters represented Breckenridge High School last week at the Texas High School Powerlifting Association State Championships.

Erik Saucedo, Ashton Reyes and Nathan Roberts competed Friday, March 22 in Abilene with two lifters finishing inside the top-20.

Each lifter qualified for the state meet Friday, March 8 at the Region 6 Division 3 Meet in Decatur.

Saucedo and Reyes earned top-two finishes in their weight class. Roberts earned his trip to state by making the qualifying weight for his weight class.

BJHS track competed in Boyd

Breckenridge Junior High School had its final tune-up this week ahead of next week’s district track meet. The boys and girls track teams competed Tuesday, March 19 at the Yellow Jacket Relays in Boyd.
The eighth-grade boys emerged victorious in their meet. The seventh-grade boys and eighth-grade girls took second place in their respective meets with the seventh-grade girls finishing third.
BJHS will host the final meet of the season, the district meet, Tuesday, March 26 at East Elementary.
Seventh Grade Boys
Team Results

Buckaroos powerlifting prepare for state meet

While the Lady Bucks sent three powerlifters to the Texas High School Women’s Powerlifting Association State Championships last week in Frisco, the Buckaroos had three lifters preparing for the Texas High School Powerlifting Association State Championships taking place this Friday, March 22 in Abilene.

The Buckaroos competed Friday, March 8 in the Region 6 Division 3 meet in Decatur.

With 14 lifters, the Buckaroos had the most competitors of any school at the region meet and finished in eighth out of 23 teams.

In total, 150 lifters competed at the regional.