In The Spotlight
• Four GCHS graduates recently received Texas 4-H Youth Development Foundation Opportunity Scholarships. Michelle Fuchs ($10,000), Ryan Batla ($10,000), M’Lynn Niehues ($2,000) and Tiffany Wheat ($1,000). The daughter of Dennis and Barbara Fuchs, Michelle plans to attend Texas A & M University, majoring in agribusiness and minoring in accounting. Ryan is the son of Rebecca and Larry Batla and plans on an agricultural systems management degree from Texas A & M. Daughter of Renee and Carey Niehues, M’Lynn plans on a degree in environmental design before a master’s in architecture, both at Texas A & M. Tiffany, whose parents are Larry and Kathy Wheat, will major in family and consumer science with a minor in education at Tarleton State University.
• The Garden City all-star baseball team placed third in competition in Iraan. They lost to Eldorado 11–7 on Thursday night and beat Sanderson Friday night 9–0. Saturday, they beat McCamey 8–2, then Eldorado 6–5. They then lost to Ozona, who beat Iraan in the finals. Team members were: Taylor Niehues, Jason Flores, Evan Jansa, Jared Bradford, Jacob Schmitz, Colton Schwartz, Ryan Machicek, Sam Long, Chase O'Brien, Luis Zuniga, Juan Zuniga, Nick Sanchez, Spencer Plagens, and Eric Hirt. Coaches were Rory Niehues and Douglas Plagens.