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With all the camps coming to an end with the exception of football camp which is set for July, I had a first-hand look at the excitement of the groups of kids enjoying themselves. It doesn’t matter what camp I attended, the kids enjoyed working with the coaches, assistants, and former and current players who helped. These camps are great at teaching kids to love a sport, enjoy working on skills and let them see and experience tips to get better.
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Meadow opened its basketball camp Monday and ran through Thursday with first to sixth graders going from 10 a.m. till noon, and seventh to ninth graders going from 1-3 p.m. The camp had 61 totals kids show up to the camp. The campers learned the basics of dribbling, passing, shooting, and layups from Meadow head boys’ and girls’ coaches Brandon Flores and Nick Tarr, as well as their assistants.
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Brownfield tennis camp began with the first through fifth graders participating from 9-11 a.m. and the sixth to ninth graders going from 1-3 p.m. The camp is a chance for the kids to learn the basics of the sport from head coach Rich Hammons and returning members of the District winning Cubs and Lady Cubs players. The kids learned how to control the ball with their rackets, how to stand hit the ball with a forearm, and the vocabulary of the sport.
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The Brownfield baseball team hosted district rival Lamesa in summer league action on Tuesday, June 15. The Cubs and the Golden Tornadoes played for an hour and forty five minutes or seven innings, which ever came first. The Cubs came back to win 4-3 on a walk off single in the fifth inning.
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Brownfield players Bryson Pickett and Tucker Nelson were selected to the 2021 Greater West Texas Baseball Coaches Association All Star game at Lubbock Christian High on Saturday, June 19.
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Lubbock Cooper High’s Pirates’ gym was the site of the first annual All-Star game sponsored by 806 High School Sports Connection. The fans who attended the game enjoyed an entertaining boys’ and girls’ game. The games were played with two 20 minutes halves with a running clock that only stopped when the players shot free throws.
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Brownfield Superintendent Chris Smith spoke earlier in the year about Brownfield hosting a basketball tournament at the new high school, which will have six gyms. The idea was to have a large size tournament from Thursday, December 2 until Saturday, December 4 for the varsity boys and girls basketball teams. The hope was this would become a yearly event and would grow each year into possibly becoming one of the top tournaments in the state.
Read moreAfter having to take a year off due to COVID restrictions, the Knights of Columbus #12292 held their 19th annual Great American Cook-Off at Coleman Park on Friday, June 11, and Saturday, June 12. The event had winners in three meat categories of chicken, ribs, and brisket, a beans champion, a kids cook champion, and one Grand Champion. With the cook-off return, Justin Hess of the Knights of Columbus spoke to the Brownfield News about the event.
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