Sports

The Cordell High School Blue Devils are Division Champions of the 2018 OSU Team Camp. Team members include Bode Gallagher, Brady Reimer, Coach Wiederstein, Dane Corbin, Paxton Switzer, Carsen Nickel, Gaige Keister, Koby Celsor, Kolby Rivera, Raydon Kuehne, Coach Gallagher, and Drayton Maddox.

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The annual Quad County 4-H Camp was held June 6-8, 2018, at Quartz Mountain State Park. 4-H members from Harmon, Jackson, Tillman and Washita Counties came together for three days of fun 4-H activities. Washita County campers included: Jacob Baker, Zada Baker, Brance Barnett, Madison Church, Maci Elmore, Jayden Kendrick,

Austin Lund, Teia Lund, Jaron Mason, Jordan Mason, Delainee Moore, Zachary Piancino, Braden Prator, Ryleigh St. John, Aubrey Sturgeon, Annsley Vernon, Joshua Wilson along with Extension Educators, Brad Babek and Dana Church. Approximately 125 campers from four counties moved into their cabins Wednesday afternoon and jumped right into camp’s activities. After a brief welcome and rundown of the rules led by Jackson County Educator Halee Salmon, the junior counselors led the campers in a series of “icebreaker” games to meet new people.

Cordell Lady Blue Softball

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In its 33rd year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company recently announced Kali Crandall of Artesia High School as its 2017-18 Gatorade New Mexico Softball Player of the Year.

Crandall is the first Gatorade New Mexico Softball Player of the Year to be chosen from Artesia High School.

She is the daughter of Casey and Chanda Crandall. Casey is a 1996 graduate of Cordell High School.

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Members of the Cordell Blue Devil track team competed at the Meet of Champions on Tuesday, May 15. The Meet of Champions is where any State Champion or Runner Up in any event automatically qualifies. It also consists of classes A through 6A, everyone competing against each other. Chris Chauncey and Ellis Grissom both competed in the 110 meter hurdles. Chauncey finished third with a time of 15.21 and Grissom finished sixth, running a 15.31

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 Cordell’s Blue Devil Track Team continues to race past the competition as they took first place in the Velma-Alma Track meet, then repeated the feat at the Regional competition. “Velma was the last regular season track meet,” said Cordell Head Coach David Garmon

. “The team’s goal was to win out on the season, and this was a very tough meet because there were over 40 teams participating and some were from 3A, 4A and even 5A schools.” Garmon said the team did what they set out to do and won the meet.

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Congratulations on a 2nd place finish and STATE bound in the 1600m relay - Hannah S., Morgan M., Berkley P. and Andrea P! Congratulations to Madison J., Evan A., Hannah S. and Casey L. - 4th Place in the 4x100 relay! GO BLUE! STATE bound with their 3rd place finish in the 4x200 relay - Hannah S., Morgan M., Madison J. and Casey L! Congratulations to Berkley P. who won the 1600 run, the 3200 run and 800 run and is headed to STATE! Congratulations to Casey L. who placed 3rd and is going

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On April 11, 2018, Cordell High School golfer Megan Brown won the Riverside High School Girls Golf Tournament for the third year in a row. She shot a 73 in 30 to 40 mile per hour winds to have the low round of the tournament, which included 105 girls. The team won Runner Up honors with a 412.

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By Coach Taylor

The high school soccer teams hosted Christian Heritage for a district match on Tuesday, April 10th. The girls’ game was a defensive battle, and the game was scoreless at halftime. In the second half, Christian Heritage was awarded a penalty kick on a hand ball in the box. They took a 1-0 lead over the Lady Devils. The girls had a few scoring opportunities in the second half but were unable to find the back of the net. As time expired the Lady Devils were awarded a direct kick right outside the box but were unable to convert on a good shot by Olivia Reimer.

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