GOOD. 62 degrees. Spring is here and the weather forecast is good for fishing. Drum and redfish are best fishing the reefs with live shrimp under a popping cork, wade fishing with artificials. Redfish are good on the flats with cut mullet. Bait camps continue to hold live shrimp and finger mullet. Report by Captain Charlie Paradoski, Captain Charlie Paradoski’s Guide Service.

Two Cuero ISD Special Olympics athletes competed Friday, March 22 in the Special Olympics Track & Field Meet in Yoakum. Kellis Jackson and Braylon Williams won a Gold medal in each of their 50 meter races and each won a Silver medal in the softball throw. Kellis is a freshman at CHS and Braylon is in the 8th grade at CJHS. They were accompanied by Crystal Hamilton, Director of Special Education and Sandy Perez. Their coach is Peggy Schorre. It was a great day to be a Cuero Gobbler!

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This past Saturday, March 23, 2024, the Yorktown Kitty Kat and Wildcat Track teams competed at the Skidmore- Tynan Bobcat Relays with much success. Besides Yorktown and Skidmore-Tynan, the other schools competing were: Aransas Pass, Incarnate Word Academy, Mathis, Odem, Pettus, and Victoria Home School. The Varsity Kitty Kats placed first in the Varsity Girls division, while the JV Kitty Kats placed 2nd in the JV Girls division. The Varsity Wildcats placed 2nd in the Varsity Boys Division and the JV Wildcats placed 6th in the JV Boys division.

The Texas High School Powerlifting Association held their state meet at the Taylor County Expo Center on March 23 in Abilene, Texas. Yorktown athletes Hunter Hall and Johnathon Guerrero both medaled in 1-2A Division 4.

On March 21, 2024, Yorktown senior Aydan Joe signed a letter of intent to run track at Ranger College in Ranger, Texas. He is pictured here signing his letter of intent. Also pictured are his mom, Silvia Valencia, and his step-father, Andrew Chacon.

The Varsity Wildcat golf team consisting of Dalton Eckhardt, Kolton Eckhardt, Cameron Willis, Connor Saunders, and Colton Rogers entered the Karnes County Golf Association Tournament this past Wednesday, March 20. The 5 team tournament was held at River Bend Golf Club in Floresville. Team members D. Eckhardt, K. Eckhardt, Saunders, and Willis were awarded gold medals for their first place finish. They shot a combined 336.

Don’t let your Fightin’ Cuero Gobblers record so far this season fool you, they are playing some exciting and hard fought games. Here are some photos from their game against Goliad where they fell 4-1.

Backed by another solid pitching performance by Carly Pullin, the Fightin’ Lady Gobblers defeated John F. Kennedy 17-2 in a shortened four inning game. Pullin pitched a complete game, giving up only three hits, while striking out six and walking only one batter. She also launched one of the three Cuero homeruns.

Your Fightin’ Lady Gobblers softball squad went on the road and improved their record to 171-1 with their 13-6 victory on Tuesday over Poth. Carly Pullin pitched a complete game, giving up 6 runs on 11 hits and had 7 strikeouts.