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GISD Superintendent Dr. Fred Brent gave the first annual State of the District Address at an elegant luncheon, January 20 at the Georgetown Community Center. With him are East View engineering students,Victoria and Aiden. Story on page A5.

Trustee Stribling Running Again Open Letter

What a fast three years my term as trustee has been! After careful consideration I am excited to announce my intention to seek re-election to the GISD School Board. I am incredibly proud of the work we have been able to accomplish thus far and excited about what the next three years will bring us as a District. In fact, looking back on what we have been able to accomplish is what has prompted me to run again this May. My faith in public education, and GISD specifically, has never been stronger. I have so much hope for the future and great things are coming. Our students are engaged and I am encouraged by that. I could not be more proud to have my children attend school in GISD. The story that is playing out in our community as it relates to our schools is inspiring. Our teachers are passionate about their work; our principals and staff care deeply about doing what is best for children; and our students are learning to lead, grow, and serve every single day. We have seen several key, large-scale initiatives come to fruition (though this list is certainly not exhaustive): • Developed a long term Strategic Plan to guide all decisions • Hired a new Superintendent, Dr. Fred Brent • Hired a Lead Counselor for the District • Returned Full Time Physical Education (PE) for Elementary Schools • Community passed a $160,000,000 bond • Successfully provided a pay raise for all teachers and staff Your support has been invaluable to me and I thank you. Georgetown is a rare and special community, and I am incredibly grateful for the opportunity to serve!

Candidate for Sheriff Randy Elliston Ready for the job on Day 1: Q&A Why did you decide to run for Sheriff? I have a lengthy background in law enforcement and I realized we need someone to lead the department into the future. I am a former Chief of the Texas DPS; I managed 2700 commissioned troopers and 1200 civilian employees across 254 counties. I already have the experience of leading a large and complex law enforcement agency. We need a Sheriff with experience in budgets; my DPS budget was $229 million annually. As Chief I had to employ necessary strategic planning from a public safety perspective, and Williamson County needs to stay ahead of the growth curve. We can’t go to the commissioners in two years and say we need five or ten or 100 new officers today. We need to plan now to affect that growth two years from now. I have the vision to manage our growth with competing issues like roads or infrastruc-

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Georgetown Partners in Education will host its third annual FUN DAY, an afternoon of creative, imaginative, inspiring, hands-on, family-friendly fun. Enjoy an inflatable planetarium, interactive robotics display, numerous art and science projects, Construction Corner, Technology Corral, bookmobile, and much more. FUN DAY is a FREE event made possible through partnerships with area organizations and generous volunteers. Come and play at FUN DAY! Sunday, January 31, from 1:00–4:00 PM at the Georgetown Community Center in San Gabriel Park.

Tamiro Phase 2 Features Residential and Retail

A new four-story project in downtown Georgetown with retail, office, and residential components was announced on Friday. Tamiro Plaza Phase 2, a 60,000 square foot structure, will be one of the largest mixed-use projects in Georgetown. The project is adjacent to the four-story Tamiro Plaza phase 1 office and retail building that opened in 2008. The buildings at 501 S. Austin Avenue are one block north of the Courthouse Square. Tamiro Plaza phase 2 will include 16,000 square feet of specialty shops and restaurants on the first floor and 43,000 square feet of professional offices and residential units on the upper floors, according to Francisco Choi, developer and architect for the project. Structured parking will be interior to the building and wrapped with residential and commercial space

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Correction

In our January 13th issue, our political profile for Sheriff candidate Robert Chody misstated his experience. He has been in various public service roles for 30 years. He has been in law enforcement for 18 years.

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Elementary Enlightenment at McCoy Science Fair

It’s that time of year again,

when young minds turn to science and try to solve problems and answer questions about everything from robotics to nail polish. Georgetown ISD elementary schools will be holding science fairs through February 4, and from these pools, many will go on to regional competition. At Raye McCoy Elementary, science teacher Cristina Stilwell has been managing the science fairs

for 15 years. This year there are about 50 students voluntarily participating from the 3rd through 5th grades. “There is a lot of physical and life science represented here. Students receive science instruction every day, and kids here are judged on their scientific method and process, and how well they followed through to results. Based on our enrollment, we will be able to promote the top 13 students to the regional contest in Austin

for those coveted award ribbons.” Students come up with projects on their own. Ainsley 5th and Gabbie 5th investigated “The Nail Polish Effect” to see if wearing polish helps fingernails grow. They discovered it did not, and plan to try different fingers and different polishes in a follow up. Across the aisle, 5th graders Jude and Quinn built a robotic Coke-can rover with panels to see whether solar energy could be reliable for cars. Turns out, there’s a reason all those panels we see are at an angle; the boys’ car traveled the fastest (at 5:06pm) with the panel tilted at 50 degrees (direct sun). They hope to see science progress to power real cars with renewable energy in the future so we can be kinder to the environment. Volunteer judges reviewed each of the projects

for neatness, originality and their interview skills. Local Attorney Terence Davis was a volunteer judge for the fair. “The kids are amazing. They can talk at length about their projects and their creativity is inspiring.” The following top 12 projects will advance to regionals. We have withheld some students names. • Does Temperature Affect the Strength of a Magnet/ • Look Ma, No Cavities! • Wasteful Winter Watering • Peas in a Pod • We Got The Power! • Wake Up & Smell the Coffee • Sun’s Power over “Solar” Rover • Don’t Break the Egg • Miracle Grow • Nail Polish Effect • Get the Stains Outta My Game! • Why Does My iPad Battery Drain So Fast?

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Clockwise from top: 5th grade BFFs Hannah and Kimberly tested their lawns for growth and color based on winter watering. • 5th Graders Jude and Quinn and the Solar Rover they built to test the efficacy of direct vs. angled sunlight. • Ainsley and Gabbie, both 5th graders, introduce their hypothesis that nail polish can help natural nails grow. • Volunteer judges assessed the projects for process and creativity. Terence Davis reviews a 3rd grade project trying to determine whether salt water causes objects to float better than plain water. • Science teacher Cristina Stilwell shares the enthusiasm of a participating young scientist.

Georgetown Celebrates Dr. King’s Legacy by Kylie Ebersole

artin Luther King day proved again to be a day of remembering, honoring, and blessing in Georgetown. At 7:30 am, the oversized meeting room at the Georgetown Public Safety Operations and Training Facility was overflowing for the annual prayer breakfast with the

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city’s finest representatives. All came together to reflect and set a positive mental agenda for future peace. Dr. Ron Swain delivered the welcome for “our beloved community of excellence and compassion,” and a board of Reverends led the room in prayer to bless those present and all leaders of the Georgetown Community.

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Constable’s Office Receives Texas Law Enforcement Recognition On January 6, 2016,

the Williamson County Precinct One Constable’s Office received the award of “Recognized Law Enforcement Agency” from the Texas Police Chiefs Association Law Enforcement Recognition Program. Begun in 2006, the Recognition Program evaluates a Law Enforcement Agency’s compliance with over 166 Best Business Practices for Texas Law Enforcement. These Best Practices were carefully developed by Texas Law Enforcement professionals to assist agencies in the efficient and effective delivery of service and the protection of individual’s rights. These Best Practices cover all aspects of law enforcement operations including use of force,

protection of citizen rights, vehicle pursuits, property and evidence management, and patrol and investigative operations. This voluntary process required the Williamson County Precinct One Constable’s Office to conduct a critical self-review of the agency’s policies, procedures, facilities and operations. Beginning in March of 2015, the department began the lengthy process to become a “Recognized” Law Enforcement Agency” by preparing proofs of compliance for each of the Texas Law Enforcement Best Business Practices. Upon completion of the internal review, an outside audit and review was requested. This final on-site review took place on January 6th, 2016. The on-site

review is conducted by trained Police Chiefs from other areas of our state. The result of this review was then sent to the Texas Police Chiefs Association’s Recognition Committee for final analysis and decision to award “Recognized” status. On January 18th, 2016, the department was notified that it had been awarded the coveted “Recognized Law Enforcement Agency” award. Williamson County Precinct One Constable’s Office becomes the 121st agency in the state to be so recognized, and only the second Constable’s Office in the entire state of Texas to do so. The Williamson County Precinct One Constable’s Office has always considered itself to be one of the best in the state.

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Precinct 1 Constable Robert Chody says, “I am excited about the opportunity to be recognized and the fact that our agency is establishing best practices for policy and procedure.” This process provided for an independent review of the department’s operations and should assure the citizens of Williamson County

that its Precinct One Constable’s Office is conforming to the current state of the art in law enforcement. Chody continued, “This award means that we are protecting the county as a whole, as well protecting as our employees from liability. It allows all employees to understand what is expected of them and of me

as an elected official.” Presentation of the award will take place at the Williamson County Commissioners Court meeting Feb. 2. The department will also be recognized at the Texas Police Chiefs Association annual conference in April 2016.

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“Inspired Students Served by the Most Empowered Leaders” —And GISD really means it!

Tippit Sea Perch Robotics Team: Eliza (8th), Patricia (3rd), Conner (5th), Cason (5th), Micah (3rd), Emily (8th) and coach Chad Harris (back row) tions were the Sea Perch robotics team, several STEM class projects, and several art galleries. The Georgetown FFA also made a great showing of carpentry skills as well as the mechanical tech students and the “hot rod” they customized in class.

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a billionaire were present at the community center January 20 to hear Georgetown Independent School District’s first annual State of the District luncheon January 20. The event featured a very diverse and student-led showcase of programs, as well as student demonstrations and presentations. Superintendent Dr. Fred Brent provided an in-depth look at key district initiatives, the overall state of the district, and discussed plans for the future. The address was part of a very elegant lunch with nearly every appointment and special touch provided by GISD students. Music from the East View jazz

ensemble and the Georgetown orchestra played throughout; the centerpieces and decorations were provided by the high school culinary arts groups, and the “placemats” were original artwork by elementary students. Given the contributions of the students and the hard work by the Community Relations staff, Dr. Brent took an emotional pause during his opening remarks when he tried to speak about the immense pride he has in his people and his kids. Director of Community Relations Suzanne Marchman organized the students and the event and explained, “The address was prompted by the newly-formed Georgetown

Education Foundation. Organized last year as a true fundraising organization; the Foundation members are a diverse group of parents, businesses and education partners who wanted to share what’s going on in the district with the community.” The idea behind the outreach, Dr. Brent says, “People see our football team, our marching band and our sports but they don’t see a jazz band or a kid who makes a working violin with a laser etching machine. We don’t inspire kids with multiple choice tests. We want to show people we are going well beyond what people might think the role of public education might be.” Among the demonstra-

The Data

Dr. Brent highlighted GISD “by the numbers” and detailed all the great work of his 1,586 employees to support just over 11,000 students in three million square feet of school space. “We realize that you trust us with your children and your money, and we make sure we are taking the best care of both.” Always looking to the future, GISD’s annual growth rate is 3 percent. Dr. Brent expects another 1,700 new students in the next five years, and hopes to maintain a student-teacher ratio at 1:14.4. He also compared public and private school costs; with a budget of $91.4 million, the district spends $8,299

per student. Over 2070 high school students are enrolled in Career and Technical Education (CTE) classes, which helps them gain trades or skills to work while they are in school. Advanced placement courses are on track to enable graduates to enter college at nearly a Junior level.

School Board

Dr. Brent had high praise for the school board as well. “We have a rare board. None of them graduated from a Georgetown school. They all chose Georgetown as their home and they see every child here; making sure they are doing everything they can for this city. They have kids in system, they believe in the philosophy of public education as the surest way to ensure our democracy.” He also mentioned the Strategic Plan written collaboratively by the Board and members of the community. “We are living it, we’re working it and we’re trying to reach those goals each and every day.”

Among them is community and corporate engagement, which was the impetus for the address and a check in that box. Other goals include building better learning models to provide real world experience and prepare students for whatever comes after high school, whether it is college or trades. Dr. Brent also shared the plans for Middle School #4, which will be “a modern classic. Not a factory model of ‘cells and bells’,” and he unveiled, for the first time, plans for the new elementary school in the downtown area, complete with awnings to blend historic charm with a modern education environment. “You passed a bond,” Brent said, “and I’m so proud people will see these new schools when driving around deciding to move to Georgetown.” Visit GISDEdFound.org for more information or to donate to help support innovative learning and custom academic opportunities.

912 Project Hosts In-depth Forums for Contested Races The Williamson County

912 Project has scheduled public forums for candidates in every contested race in Williamson County. Unlike most forums, only one race is featured at a time, and they generally last about 90 minutes allowing many questions and issues to be addressed. The meetings are also small; about 20 attendees, but they represent about 1200 votes in the county and are a well-regarded opportunity for candidates to reach out. Although nationally the Project is not without controversy, it was organized with the simple intent of bringing people back to 9-12-01; without divisive opinions between red and blue states and focused on being one country standing together against terror.

395th Recap

The 395th District Court was featured January 16. The court hears family law cases and the questions included everything from legal experience to samesex marriage.

Candidates for Judge Terence Davis and Ryan Larson traded responses about respective expertise and plans for office should they be elected. Mr. Davis owns a family law practice in Round Rock; Mr. Larson is an Administrative Law Judge (fka Hearings Director) at the Texas Railroad Commission. A good part of the debate focused on the docket in the 395th court. All Texas district courts are courts of general jurisdiction. The 395th was established in 1990 to accommodate a growing family law docket. As Williamson County has grown, so has the need for family court. As well, all of the sitting district judges restructured all five courts and the 395th docket remains an exclusively family court. Dockets may be altered according to need and with a unanimous vote of the sitting judges. Mr. Davis, an attorney and litigator for 15 years, placed great emphasis throughout the discussion on his client and trial expe-

and oil and gas exploration and production. “A judge needs the ability to tackle everything, and I am well known for following black letter law, providing a fair process for everyone who comes before me in a court proceeding, and I will not legislate from the bench.” rience in family law. He is one of only eight attorneys certified in Family Law in Williamson County, and he has been endorsed by all who were eligible to do so. He has tried cases in every court in Williamson County and is an “amicus,” which means, in some cases he provides investigation and recommendations to the judge. He is also a guardian ad litem. Mr. Davis assured the attendees, “People you know are the ones going through life’s toughest moments; divorce, custody or grandparent rights. Codes and provisions in emotional instances need a lot of discretion and the Judge needs the experience to call the ‘balls and strikes’ in the court.”

Mr. Larson has been an attorney since 2005 and has handled investigations and cases in many, diverse areas of law. He is dedicated to community involvement and has a personal history of service and hard work. As an Administrative Law Judge, he conducts hearings concerning regulatory aspects of gas utilities rates and safety, surface mining,

County Court #2

County Court at Law #2 has four candidates with varying experience and their discussion also focused to some degree on the docket, specifically whether CPS will be among the cases heard. CPS is a critical piece of the justice system, and all of the candidates, Laura Barker, Lesli Fitzpatrick, Brandy Hallford and

Warren Waterman agreed on one thing; they draw the line at crimes against children. Ms. Hallford believes the court’s responsibilities can or will be changing to include CPS, however Fitzpatrick and Barker asserted that they represent more experience in what the court currently hears; criminal, JP appeals, mental health commitments, and civil cases. Mr. Waterman also has requisite experience in the current docket as he already works in Court #2 as a prosecutor. Any change in the docket, as in the district court, will be based on need and judges’ unanimous vote.

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agencies. We need to hire and retain the very best, and it is more cost-effective to pay our employees a higher salary than to train and lose them only to have to train again. But our programs must be necessary and I want to be a leader in the county to coordinate and cooperate with other police departments. We need to have a plan to deal with an active shooter, or even a terrorist threat. Emergent events require that kind of cooperation, and we need a plan in place so every agency knows its role and

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JANUARY 27, 2016  THE ADVOCATE

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I am blessed to have as an integral part of our company a best practices consultant; an exceptional leader who is in the process of sharpening and developing new skill sets in me. The company is Leaderquip, and its founder is local businessman and real estate investor, Ben Daniel. The purpose of the company is to move people

‘forward’ from a personal and professional perspective. I found my consultation this week to be so revealing that I believe it could be beneficial to readers, advertisers, and those presently engaged in the political election process. I know, after review of the information that I gained from Mr. Daniel this week, that if I will study and follow it, it will save much unnecessary stress in both my personal and professional life, and add skills that will enhance my ability to lead our growing company and the people who are helping build it. The principles that Mr. Daniel shared this week on decision-making are rather simple in retrospect, and the ideas expressed here are excerpts from this week’s meeting. In them lies the remedy to the pervasive angst that many people

sometimes suffer both situationally and relationally from time to time in the decision making process. First, any sound decision requires acknowledgment of the truth. Second, it requires a desire to commit to making a decision based on quality character principles and for the greatest good—not who is right, but what is right. Third, it requires taking the necessary time and energy to evaluate the “whole of the situation.” Daniel says, we must acquire knowledge which will allow us to gain perspective. How many times do we look back and say, “If I only knew then, what I know now…”? And, we must diligently seek informed counsel, for in counsel is found wisdom. Fourth, we must meditate—think. A detailed thought process should always precede actions; in

meditating on a situation, there is nothing that helps clarify it more than the oft’ used phrase, “Let me sleep on that.” Fifth, we must consider how applying the knowledge we’ve gained through the previous process will affect and influence all parties involved (for the greatest good). After we have all the information, we must run all the possible scenarios, and then condense them into a binary choice—yes or no, up or down. Now comes the tough part. Any good decision will be an informed decision. Without a sincere desire to gain knowledge through gaining information, the quality of the decision will be drastically affected. The hard part is, once you have made a decision, you must have a willingness to go forward in spite of risks and uneasiness.

Sixth, a quality decision requires equal distribution of emphasis upon all affected components. In plain English, we must place ourselves in the situation as one of the components to see it from outside ourselves. This assures that we are not thinking more highly of ourselves than we ought. Seventh, learn from this process. We must appraise ourselves. Mirrors do not lie. You may have deduced by now that these are all biblical principles—good for both believer, and those who do not practice faith. The believer says that God uses decisions to let us discover who we are. He already knows how we will respond. He allows us to choose and discover that which is unknown to us. These tension filled crises are special in that they actually allow us to see

our makeup. To those who do not practice faith, these decision making-points can be found in many of the great moral books of the world in various forms. Our decisions and choices are defining moments, often revealing purpose. Every decision a believer makes could be a key to future purpose. So, it is with the utmost respect that during this political season especially, that we step back, take a deep breath, and move forward with considered and deliberate decisions. After all, when it comes to politics, we were neighbors before this election, and we’ll be neighbors after it is over. But this just isn’t about elections; it’s about life. So believer or not, follow this outline to greatly improved outcomes in all areas of life!

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Sun City Grandpas Beg To Differ I read the Grandma’s article of 1/17/16 in the Sun about getting the vote out, along with their choices and recommendations, and I thought it was wonderful of them to walk around and hand-deliver their selections. I’ve always loved going to visit my Grandma. But when it comes to politics, Grandmas and Grandpas don’t always agree, as in the case of their voter

handout. Several other Grandpas and I discussed and looked over their choices and recommendations, and actually we agree with only 70% of their picks out of the 17 named candidates. Our differences are with five candidates we disapprove of. The Grandmas “getting together and vetting their chosen few candidates and conducting a fair and impartial forum” was totally

misleading, and I believe against ‘Roberts Rules of Order’ as far as conducting a fair and open meeting for all candidates, especially the ones who did not get an invite, as well as the I.R.S. and former employers! So, it once again appears the Grandmas neglected to do their due diligence on background checks of their chosen candidates; if they had, in fact, they wouldn’t be endorsing or support-

ing some of their choices if Grandma was really a devout, conservative Republican. Their spokeswoman (Betty Schleder) appears to be having a hard time coming to grips with previous losses of candidates she supported, especially in the most recent Mayor’s race where they promoted and endorsed Marlene McMichael. For anyone who missed the memo, George-

town’s current Mayor is Dale Ross. The candidates Sun City Grandpas support are: District Attorney Williamson County Race – Jana Duty – without a doubt.

County Court at Law #2 – Lesli Fitzpatrick, competent and legal minded. NOTE: Reminder to voters – last day to register Feb. 1st. Early voting starts Feb. 16 through Feb. 26th. Voting Day is March 1st.

State Representative – Col. Terry Wilson – True Conservative, Dist. 20, former Army Combat Veteran.

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Trumps Maintains Strong Support for the System In 2012 I campaigned for the office of County Sheriff. I chose to do so against the cautions of my closest friends. They warned Wilco politics was fraught with dangers and disappointments. I brushed those warnings aside because of the need for a change in leadership and direction in the sheriff’s department. Although I ultimately lost that race I walked away with a profound respect for the system by which we vet and elect our officials. Further, I had the privilege and honor of meeting new candidates for office as well as many of our already seated officials. In 2016, it was those same needs for improvement that ushered me again into the race for sheriff. As in the 2012 election, I have had the opportunity to meet a score of candidates for various state, county, mu-

nicipal, and judicial offices. I’m pleased to report to my fellow citizens that you should be profoundly proud of those who chose to submit themselves to the rigors of campaigning. They bring with them vast knowledge and experience in their chosen field. They are the best of the best. Based on my friend’s early warnings I expected the worst but what I discovered instead was the absolute finest leaders Texas has to offer; dedicated and driven to make the community safe and prosperous. Because of my decision to drop out of the race and back another candidate (Robert Chody) I will not win this campaign for sheriff, but I will not lose either, for I have met our future and walked away a winner. Be proud Wilco. Vote. Tony Trumps, Sun City

Kelberlau Supporter Refutes Email An e-mail containing many false accusations has been circulating throughout Sun City and beyond. These accusations are directed at Bill Kelberlau, a viable Sheriff candidate. Mr. Kelberlau is running as a Constitutional Sheriff and is the only candidate endorsed by the national Constitutional Sheriffs and Police Officers Association. Mr. Trumps’ e-mail displayed a complete lack of understanding of the NCIS

(Naval Criminal Investigative Service – the Navy’s equivalent to the FBI) as well as the danger NCIS and Naval Intel personnel face daily. When candidate Kelberlau worked with the DEA (Drug Enforcement Agency) which was in Panama to destroy drug cartels, he saw more “police action” than any Texas Sheriff might see in their entire law enforcement career! Mr. Trumps’ claim that

“Navy Captains are promoted to Captain only due to their longevity in service” is totally inaccurate -- as any veteran knows. Mr. Kelberlau has prepared a rebuttal to Mr. Trumps’ document he will forward to anyone who contacts his campaign at Kelberlau@SheriffBill. com. Joy Putnam, Georgetown

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TX RTS .COM JANUARY 27, 2016  THE ADVOCATE Georgetown junior Rehgan Hartsell swims to victory in the breaststroke at the District 18-5A swimming meet this past Friday at the Georgetown Recreation Center. Photo Russell Rinn

GHS Dominates District Swims By Galen Wellnicki Sports Editor

Winning 13 of 22 events and earning 33 individual and six relay berths for the regional championships, Georgetown dominated the District 18-5A Swimming Meet on Friday at the Georgetown Recreation Center. In the nine-school competition, GHS outscored Brenham, 157-114, in the girls team race and bested the Cubs, 160-110, in boys competition; East View was third in both team chases. The Patriots girls rolled up 81 points, and the boys posted 89. Despite Georgetown’s strong performance, awards for the top male and female swimmer went to Brenham junior Hudson

EV’s Parks Named Top Girls Performer Smith and East View sophomore Emilie Parks, who were among the six double individual event winners in the competition. However, Georgetown-East View head coach Tim Pukys and assistant Ginger LaRaisa were selected as the boys and girls coaches of the meet. The first six finishers in each of the events advance to the Region V-5A Swimming and Diving Meet at the Texas A&M Student Recreation Center in College Station on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 5-6. “Awesome -- really great,” Pukys said after the final results were announced. “Our kids (from both schools) swam great.

Almost all of them improved their times.” To put the local dominance of the meet more in perspective, athletes from GHS, East View and Gateway combined to capture 76 of the 131 available individual and relay berths. Gateway’s Gators finished fourth among boys teams with 74 points, and were fifth in girls action with 34 points. In addition to Parks, who is swimming her first season at East View after being at Meridian World School in Round Rock as a freshman, and Smith, double winners were -- all from GHS -- junior Rehgan Hartsell, and freshman Cierra Scully on

the girls side, and sophomore Connor Lancaster and freshman Greyson Alarcon in the boys competition. Parks claimed the 200-yard freestyle by 2.21 seconds with a time of one minute, 56.95 seconds and won the 500 free by 3.07 seconds with a 5:10.80, besting Elgin freshman Rebecca Rivers both times. “I’m really happy (with my performance) against good competition,” said Parks, who was also a key figure in the strong showing of two of the Patriots’ relays. “I’m going to regional with the goal of making state.” Smith, at times, appeared to swim in his District Swims cont. on B7

GHS Girls Roll On By Galen Wellnicki Sports Editor

Right now, it’s all about taking care of business in the Georgetown Lady Eagles camp. In their terminology, as the District 25-5A basketball races rolls into its final five playing dates, it becomes taking care of our business. The Lady Eagles (16-9) stand with an 8-1 district record, one-game behind front-running Vista Ridge, and three games ahead of Leander and East View. Georgetown is two wins away from no worse than a second-place finish in the final standings, and still has a chance of catching the Rangers, who appear to be enjoying a promenade through 25-5A’s double-round robin. Georgetown placed itself in this position this past week with what can be considered blue-collar wins -- a 50-29 effort at Dripping Springs on Tuesday, and a strong finish in a 39-30 performance on Friday at Georgetown senior Dori Brown goes up for a layup in the fourth quarter of Friday’s 39-30 victory over Vandegrift.

Photo Russell Rinn

Eagle Gym. But again, veteran coach Rhonda Farney’s Lady Eagles face another challenging test this week as they played Leander in the Lions Den on Tuesday night, and entertain struggling but dangerous Cedar Park (3-6) at home at 7:30 p.m. Friday night. The Leander game was extremely important. A victory would give GHS a four-game edge over the Lions with four to play and the tie-breaker on the basis of a sweep of the season series. Despite Leander’s attempt to derail GHS in the first meeting with delaying tactics, the Lady Eagles prevailed 30-25 at Eagle Gym in the final district game prior to the holiday break. After playing Leander and Cedar Park, Georgetown will travel to Marble Falls in a 7:30 p.m. battle on Tuesday, Feb. 2. One of the most important segments of Friday’s victory over the Vipers was served up on a tray -- actually six consecutive treys, if you prefer. With Georgetown leading 14-13 with six minutes and 20 seconds remaining in the third period, senior

Kendrick Clark canned her lone 3-pointer of the game to make in 17-13; but in the 36-second span, Vandegrift countered with successes beyond the arc by 6-foot-1 Kallie Roush and Bee Gonzales to regain the lead at 19-17. However, GHS sandwiched 3-pointers by Avery Kelly around one by Taylor Elliott to build a 26-19 lead. A field goal and one by Roush cut the GHS lead to 26-22 with 2:20 in the third period, but a 3-pointer by Brooke Elliott jacked the lead back to 7 at 29-22. Four free throws by Roush, who led all scorers with 18 points, concluded a span in which she scored 9 straight points for her team that cut the Lady Eagles’ lead to 31-28 with 3:10 to play. GHS had an antidote in senior Dori Brown, who put in backto-back buckets off a rebound and a steal to put Georgetown back ahead by 7 at 35-28 with just 90 seconds to play. Vandegrift could get no closer than 5 before Taylor Green and B. Elliott each made a pair of free throws to conclude the exercise. Lady Eagles cont. on B2

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JANUARY 27, 2016 2015  THE ADVOCATE

East View Girls Win Two, Move To Third Place by Allan Shiflet

Advocate Correspondent

Georgetown’s Kendrick Clark passes the ball on the run during Friday’s 39-30 victory over Vandegrift at Eagle Gym.

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LADY EAGLES, FROM PAGE B1 No Lady Eagle scored in double figures with B. Elliott having 8 and Dee Day and Clark each scoring 7. The 6-1 Day had nine boards as GHS outrebounded the Vipers by 13. “It was a fun game,” Farney said of a contest against probably the most-improved team in 25-5A. “I like their (new) coach (Jonathan Jones) and I like their team, but I’m glad their moving to 6A next year. “I’m very proud of our

kids. We shot well in the second half, looked more comfortable and played good defense. We stepped it up a notch in the second half, and I have a really good feeling.” In the victory at Dripping Springs, Georgetown jumped to a 29-10 lead at the half and outscored the Lady Tigers, 21-19 in the second half. The Lady Eagles’ largest lead was 22 points when Clark opened the second half with her second 3-pointer of the

game. Clark led GHS with 12 points, seven rebounds, four assists and three steals, while Day added 10 points. Amanda O’Banan with 14 points was the only Lady Tiger with more than 5 points. The Lady Eagles, who shot 50 percent (19 of 38), limited Dripping Springs to 29 shots, posted a 25-16 edge on the boards and recorded 22 steals. “I think Brooke Elliott and Kendrick Clark

continue to play consistently well,” Farney said after the victory at Dripping Springs. “I am very pleased at the energy that Taylor Green and Taylor Elliott bring. Our entire team continues to work extremely hard in preparation for the second half of district play. We also got solid play inside from Dee Day, Avery Kelly, EJ Jones, and Dori Brown. Sandi Harris and Olivia Anderson also contributed to the win.”

GEORGETOWN BASKETBALL BOXSCORES 25-5A STANDINGS TUESDAY’S 25-5A GAME At Dripping Springs GHS 50, DRIPPING SPRINGS 29 GHS (50) -- Brooke Elliott 2-3 2-2 8, Dori Brown 3-3 0-0 6, Kendrick Clark 5-8 0-0 12, Taylor Green 1-3 2-2 5, Taylor Elliott 0-1 0-0 9, Sandi Harris 2-3 0-0 4, Avery Kelly 1-6 0-0 3, Dee Day 4-8 2-3 10, Olivia Anderson 0-2 0-0 0, Emily Jones 1-1 0-2 2. Totals: 19-38 6-9 50. DRIPPING SPRINGS (29) -- Brandy Elson 0-0 0-0 0, Kaylen Morrison 1-4 3-3 5, Cassie Louthan 0-3 0-0 0, Taylor Yates 1-4 0-0 3, Brooke Bradley 1-6 1-2 3, Kara Kelly 0-1 0-2 0, Brianna Morrow 0-0 0-0 0, Danielle Northrup 2-3 0-0 4, Amanda O’Banan 5-8 4-5 14. Totals: 10-29 8-13 29. Halftime: GHS, 29-10. 3-point shooting: GHS 6-18 (B. Elliott 2-2, Clark 2-4, Green 1-2, T. Elliott 0-1, Harris 0-1, Kelly 1-5, Day 0-1, Anderson 0-2); DS (Louthan 0-2, Yates 1-4). Rebounds: GHS 25 (Clark 7, Brown 5, Jones 4, Day 3); DS 16 (Bradley 4, Northrup 4). Assists: GHS 17 (Clark 4, B. Elliott 3, Green 3, T. Elliott 3, Day 3). Steals: GHS 22 (Day 4, Jones 4, Clark 3). Blocks: GHS 0. Turnovers: GHS 15. Total fouls: GHS 14, DS 10. Fouled out: none. Technical fouls: none. Records: Georgetown, 7-1 in 25-5A, 15-9; Dripping Springs, 2-6 in 25-5A, 15-11.

Georgetown’s Avery Kelly battles Vandegrift’s Taylor Byrne for a loose ball during the Lady Eagle’s district victory on Friday night.

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Sub-Varsity (GHS scoring only) DRIPPING SPRINGS JV 40, GHS JV 22 -- Josie Weirich 0, Catherine Dietlein 3, Suzanna Richter 2, Miranda Gil 0, Jaelyn Knight 6, Maddie Vickers 9, Emili Harris 2, Taryn

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Newton 0. Halftime: DS, 15-8. GHS record: 6-2 in 25-5A, 17-4. GHS FRESHMEN 37, DRIPPING SPRINGS 34 -- Gracie Speer 0, Morgan Bruning 0, Ali Isbell 4, Samari O’Brien 19, Hailey Wickline 4, Lauren Vega 4, Olivia Luna 0, Shelby Jones 6, Jade Smith 0. Halftime: DS, 15-11. GHS record: 6-2 in 25-5A, 17-4. FRIDAY’S DISTRICT 25-5A GAME At Eagle Gym GHS 39, VANDEGRIFT 30 VANDEGRIFT (30) -- Bee Gonzales 1-3 0-0 3, Taylor Bryne 2-2 1-1 5, Madison Byrne 0-1 2-2 2, Taylor Grikis 0-0 0-0 0, Kathryn Scott 0-0 0-0 0. Loren Goddard 0-1 0-0, Kallie Roush 6-13 5-5 18, Natalie Goddard 1-5 0-0 2. Totals: 10-25 8-8 30. GHS (39) -- B. Elliott 2-6 2-2 8, Dori Brown 3-6 0-0 6, Clark 2-10 2-2 7, Green 0-1 2-3, T. Elliott 1-3 0-0 3, Harris, 0-0 0-0 0, Kelly 2-4 0-0 6, Day 3-3 1-2 7, Anderson 0-0 0-0 0, Jones 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 13-33 7-9 39. Halftime: GHS, 13-11. 3-point shooting: VHS 2-10 (Gonzales 1-3, M. Byrne 0-1, L. Goddard 0-1, Roush 1-2); GHS 6-16 (B. Elliott 2-4, Clark 1-6, Green 0-1, T. Elliott 1-1, Kelly 2-4). Rebounds: VHS 12 (Roush 6); GHS 25 (Day 9, Brown 5, Clark 4). Assists: GHS 11 (Day 3, B. Elliott 2, Clark 2, T. Elliott 2). Steals: GHS 8 (Day 4, Clark 2). Blocks: VHS 2 (Roush 2); GHS 4 (Brown 2, Clark, Harris). Turnovers: GHS 7. Total fouls: VHS 12, GHS 14. Fouled out: none. Technical fouls: none. Records: Vandegrift. 4-5 in 25-5A, 14-12; Georgetown, 8-1 in 25-5A, 16-9. Sub-Varsity (GHS scoring only) GHS JV 31, VANDEGRIFT JV 19 -- Weirich 12, Dietlein 2, Richter 0, Gil 2, Knight 6, Vickers 7, Harris 2, Newton 0. Halftime: GHS, 18-9. GHS record: 7-2 in 25-5A, 18-4. VANDEGRIFT FRESHMEN 42, GHS FRESHMEN 37 -- Speer 0, Bruning 2, Isbell 3, O’Brien 2, Wicklione 7, Vega 0, Luna 0, Jones 17, Smith 6. Halftime: VHS, 23-17. GHS record: 6-3 in 25-5A, 17-5. DISTRICT 25-5A AT A GLANCE Standings: Vista Ridge 9-0; Georgetown 8-1, Leander 5-4, East View 5-4, Vandegrift 4-5, Cedar Park 3-6, Dripping Springs 2-7, Marble Falls 0-9. Tuesday results: East View 56, Cedar Park 46; Georgetown 50, Dripping Springs 29; Vandegrift 43, Marble Falls 40; Vista Ridge 64, Leander 34. Friday’s results: Georgetown 39, Vandegrift 30; East View 54, Marble Falls 44; Leander 54, Dripping Springs 42; Vista Ridge 82, Cedar Park 54. Tuesday’s games: Georgetown at Leander, 7:30 p.m.; Vandegrift at East View, 7:30 p.m.; Vista Ridge at Marble Falls, 7:30 p.m.; Dripping Springs at Cedar Park, 7:30 p.m. Friday’s games: Cedar Park at Georgetown, 7:30 p.m.; East View at Cedar Ridge, 7:30 p.m.; Leander at Vandegrift, 7:30 p.m.; Marble Falls at Dripping Springs, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday (Feb. 2) games: Georgetown at Marble Falls, 7:30 p.m.; Dripping Springs at East View, 7:30 p.m.; Leander at Cedar Park, 7:30 p.m.; Vista Ridge at Vandegrift, 7:30 p.m. Note: Statistics provided by Lady Eagles basketball.

East View won two pivotal 25-5A girls games by 10 points each this past week to move into a tie with Leander for third place at 5-4 and solidify its role as a contender for a state playoff berth with five district games remaining. The Patriots opened the week with a 56-46 win over Cedar Park at home and then bested Marble Falls, 54-44, on the road this past Friday despite a 28-point, 11-rebound performance by the Lady Mustangs’ 6-foot senior Reann Hall. However, East View (14-11) started a crucial week Tuesday night when it entertained Vandegrift, 4-5, and arguably the most improved team in the district. They visit first place Vista Ridge at 7:30 p.m. Friday and play host to Dripping Springs at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 2. A win over Vandegrift would give the Patriots a sweep of the season series and the tie-breaker for a playoff position. Leander will attempt to stay even or move ahead of East View in a three-game span that started Tuesday when it faced second-place Georgetown in the Lions Den. The Lady Lions then visit Vandegrift on Friday and Cedar Park on Tuesday, Feb. 2. The Pats had one of their most dominating games of the season. When Emily Daniel swished a 3-pointer and sophomore post Rachel Wisian had back-to-back blocks patrolling the lane early in the first quarter the tone was set for East View’s performance. After Abby Holland drained two 3-pointers, Kim Jones hit a trey to push the Patriots to 18-7 lead at the end of the first quarter. Sarah Lindsey opened the second quarter hitting a bucket followed by two field goals by Holland and Daniel, respectively, and 3-pointer from the corner by Daniel to increase the lead to 33-15 at the intermission. Holland hit two field goals in consecutive possessions to start the third quarter and the Patriots were on cruise control from that point. East View led by as many as 26 paced by Holland with 18 points, three steals and six rebounds, while Daniel added 17 points and five rebounds. Sophomore guard Diamond Morrison had eight assists. “This was definitely a team win with every player performing well in their roles,” coach Dave Walla said. On Tuesday, the Patriots avenged their first-round loss to the Cedar Park that featured a sparkling performance by Morrison. The Wolves had no answer for Morrison as she led East View with 21 points, three steals and three assists, all team highs for the game. East View steadily built its margin during the first half with Morrison making a steal and driving the length of the floor to score in the final seconds, allowing the Patriots to lead 24-at the break. The Patriots pulled away in the fourth quarter that was highlighted by sophomore Paighton Corley threading the needle with a precise pass to Wisian for a score, one of three assists for Corley in a three minute span that saw the East View push out to a 16 point lead with 3.03 left in the game. Holland contributed 14 points and seven rebounds, and Daniel had 13 points and a game-high eight rebounds. “Diamond Morrison was outstanding in all aspects,” Walla said. “Abby Holland, Emily Daniel and Rachel Wisian also performed well.”

EAST VIEW BASKETBALL BOXSCORES TUESDAY’S DISTRICT 25-5A GAME At East View

FRIDAY’S DISTRICT 25-5A GAME At Marble Falls

EAST VIEW 56, CEDAR PARK 46 CEDAR PARK (46) -- Audrey McCarty 0-1 0-0 0, Leann Stephens 1-1 0-0 2, Kimberly Webb 0-1 0-0 0, Jennifer Stallings 0-1 0-0 0, Cami Rettinger 2-6 0-0 5, Jazmine Thorpe 4-5 0-0 10, Chika Onyia 1-5 3-7 5, Jordyn Harris 0-0 0-0 0, Sierra Laughlin 2-4 1-5 5, Harley Canales 2-7 0-0 4, Helene Walsh 0-0 0-0 0, Brandi Gaspard 2-9 2-4 6, Shannon Hazard 4-7 0-0 9. Totals: 18-47 6-16 46. EV (56) -- Paighton Corley 0-3 0-0 0, Diamond Morrison 5-9 9-10- 21, Alyson Ashby 0-1 0-0 0, Emily Daniel 3-8 7-8 13, Kim Jones 0-2 0-0 0, Rachel Wisian 3-5 2-2 8, Lina Mendoza 0-0 0-0 0, Abby Holland 6-13 2-4 14, Keely Wallis 0-0 0-0 0, Sarah Lindsey 0-1 0-0 0. Totals: 17-42 20-24 56. Halftime: EV, 24-18. 3-point shooting: CP 4-14 (McCarty 0-1, Webb 0-1, Rettinger 1-5, Thorpe 2-2, Canales 0-2, Hazard 1-3); EV 2-16 (Morrison 2-4, Ashby 0-1, Daniel 0-3, Jones 0-2). Rebounds: CP 29 (Gaspard 7, Stallings 5); EV Daniel 8, Holland 7). Assists: EV (Corley 3, Morrison 3). Steals: EV 6 (Morrison 3). Block: EV 4 (Corley 2, Wisian 2). Turnovers: CP 13, EV 12. Total fouls: CP 25, EV 16. Fouled out: CP, Onyia, Gaspard. Technical fouls: none. Records: Cedar Park, 3-5 in 25-5A, 17-13; East View, 4-4 in 25-5A, 13-11.

EAST VIEW 54, MARBLE FALLS 44 EV (54) -- Corley 0-4 2-2 2, Morrison 2-7 0-0 4, Cassidy Salyer 0-2 0-0 0, Ashby 0-0 0-0 0, Daniel 7-12 0-0 17, Jones 1-4 0-0 3, Wisian 2-3 2-5 6, Mendoza 0-1 0-0 0, Holland 8-14 0-0 18, Wallis 1-2 0-2 2, Lindsey 1-4 0-0 2. Totals: 22-53 4-9 54. MARBLE FALLS (44) -- Tiffany Dunavant 0-4 0-1 0, Molly Myrick 3-8 0-0 7, Sydney Gibson 0-2 0-0 0, Yevone Espinosa 0-2 1-2 2, Aubree Adams 3-13 0-0 6, Reann Hall 8-12 12-19 28, Aspen Woerner 0-1 2-2 2, Aileen Neri 0-2 0-0 0. Totals: 14-44 15-24 44. Halftime: EV, 33-12. 3-point scoring: EV 6-15 (Morrison 0-3, Cassidy 0-1, Daniel 3-5, Jones 1-2, Holland 2-4); MF 1-14(Dunavant 0-3, Myrick 1-5, Gibson 0-2, Espinosa 0-1, Adams 0-1, Hall 0-2). Rebounds: EV 29 (Holland 6, Daniel 5); MF 30 (Hall11). Assists: EV 10 (Morrison 8). Steals: 8 (Holland 3). Blocks: EV 4 (Wisian 2, Holland 2). Turnovers: EV 16, MF 13. Total fouls: EV 17, MF 12. Fouled out: none. Technical fouls: none. Records: East View 5-4 in 25-5A, 14-11; Marble Falls, 0-9 in 25-5A, 12-16. Source: Statistics by EV girls basketball.

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Following their first district win against Marble Falls, Cray Steger and the Patriots matched up against Vandegrift Tuesday night. Steger had 6 points and five rebounds against the Mustangs. Photo: Russell Rinn

East View played two games last week. On Tuesday night, they lost a heart-breaker 64-66 at Cedar Park on a 3-pointer at the buzzer. On Friday night, they hosted Marble Falls and came away with their first District 25-5A victory -- a 76-61 decision. The Patriots hope to continue their improving status this week as they took to the road to play Vandegrift on Tuesday before returning home to With 18 points, John VerColen (21) helped lead the Patriots to their play first-place Vista Ridge first district win of the season. Photo: Russell Rinn at 7:30 p.m. Friday. On Tuesday, Feb. 2, the Patrirange. East View also had group coming together as ots go to Dripping Springs two others in double figa group. Even though our for a 7:30 p.m. battle. ures with Zach Adams acrecord isn’t what we wish Against Marble Falls, counting for 13 and Dylan it was, the fan support has someone was going to win Derr 12. Justin Derr (seven been great and that helps their first district game. rebounds) and Zach Carter keep our spirits up.” Both teams had been shut had 8 point each. Senior Against Cedar Park, the out through six 25-5A postman Brandon Garrett Patriots were led statiscontests and something contributed eight rebounds tically by J. Derr with had to give. The good and freshman guard Zion 15 points including 9 of news for East View is that Hester had seven assists. 10 from the line. Seniors the basketball gods finally “(Zach) Carter really Adams and Austin Moreno smiled on the struggling sparked us from off the added 9 points apiece and Patriots, allowing them to bench,” Jones said. “He freshman guard Mark post a decisive victory. had 8 points and added Rodriquez contributed 8 “After scoring 64 against some energy when we points. Hester made his Cedar Park, we knew we really needed it. And what mark in the stat book with were getting close,” coach can you say about (John) seven assists and four Jason Jones said. “We VerColen? He shot great steals. Dylan Derr and were obviously glad to get and opened up the inside Cray Steger each picked the win, and we believe by hitting the outside up five rebounds. that we’ve turned a corner jumpers. I’ll really miss The Pats had consistent and are coming together as him next year.” scoring throughout the a team. All twelve varsity Cray Steger (6 points) game recording quarters players contributed and and Cameron Nowell (4 of 15, 19, 16 and 14. were involved in one way points) gathered in five For the contest, they hit or another in getting this rebounds each. on nine 3-pointers. The first victory.” “We are glad to get the Timberwolves’ Connor The Pats hit on ten 3 win and look forward to Lowe scored the deciding -pointers . . . six of them the second half of the dis3-pointer on their last posby pint-sized guard John trict,” Jones said. “We’re session to ice the victory. VerColen who scored all seeing some results from of his 18 points from long our efforts and I see this

Eagles Beat Drip, Lose To Vipers by Jon Whittemore

Advocate Correspondent

Georgetown split two 25-5A games this past week, winning against Dripping Springs, 66-56, on Tuesday night and then dropping the Friday contest at Vandegrift, 44-39. The Eagles now stand at 15-10 for the season and 4-3 in district play. This past week’s results basically produced a five-team log jam between second and sixth place in the district race at the mid of the race. Vista Ridge was alone in first at 6-1 going into Tuesday’s play. Leander and Vandegrift were tied for second at 5-2, GHS and Cedar Park shared fourth at 4-3 and Dripping Springs was sixth at 3-4. The Eagles opened this week by entertaining Leander on Tuesday, visiting Cedar Park at 7:30 p.m. Friday, and hosting Marble Falls at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 2. In the win over Dripping Springs, the Eagles had three players in double figures and two more with 9 and 7, respectively, but consistently felt the scorching wrath of coach Russell Miller, who appeared incensed by the way things were going on the court. “We’re not doing what we need to do consistently,” Miller said. “Tonight it was good enough to win,

but we’ve got to pressure ourselves to get better.” The scoring parade was led by 6-foot-2 guard Kaden Herbert with 20 including a 3-pointer and 7-of-9 free throws. Sophomore ball-handler Matt Taparauskas had one of his better offensive games of the season scoring 17 points, including one 3-pointer and 8-of-9 free throws. Chandler Herman added 10 points including two 3s. Junior Beau Corrales added nine and senior Jeff McVean chipped in seven. The Eagles committed only nine turnovers and forced the Tigers into 19 miscues. The Tigers were led in scoring by 6-6 postman Ty Johnson who appeared to score at-will inside. Johnson finished with 19 points. Junior forward Cullen Young (6-4) added 17. “We really nit-pick these guys,” Miller said. “We want them to be successful and put pressure on them to improve themselves as players. We don’t want them to be just ‘good enough’ to win some but rather to be as good as they are capable of being.” In Friday’s loss at Vandegrift, neither the Vipers nor the Eagles looked particularly interested in playing. In a game decided by five points, the Eagles only went to the free throw line four times. The team hit

nine 3-pointers but only five mid-range baskets. They were an uncharacteristic 2 of 6 on free throws. The three-headed post combination of Zac Kepner, Logan Lester and Jeff Williams produced only two points (by Williams) against the Viper’s 6-foot-7 center Reeve Durrill. Even with 25-5A leading scorer Drayton Whiteside, who averages 21 points a game, held to 9 points and having an off night, the Eagles could not break the 40-point barrier. Chandler Herman led the team with 14 points but never made it to the foul line. Kaden Herbert added 10, but had only one point in the final period when the Eagles were trying to regain the lead. Forward Beau Corrales tallied 8. The Vipers had taken their first lead at 1:03 left in the third at 28-27. For the rest of the game, the Eagles knotted the score at 28-28 with 6:56 in the fourth and again at 30-30 with 5:00 remaining but never again took the lead. They got within a basket with :28 showing on the clock after back-to-back desperation 3-pointer by Herman and Brock Gonzales but Vandy was able to get Whiteside to the line and he iced the victory with clutch foul shooting.

GEORGETOWN BASKETBALL BOXSCORES, 25-5A STANDINGS

FRIDAY (JAN. 15) 25-5A GAME At Vista Ridge VISTA RIDGE 65, GEORGETOWN 45 GHS (45) -- Brock Gonzales 0-0 0-0 0, Kaden Herbert 6-14 5-6 18, Matt Taparauskas 1-2 0-0 2, Dakota Cahill 0-1 0-0 0, Jeff McVean 0-1 0-0 0, Ethen Campbell 0-0 0-0 0, Beau Corrales 3-11 5-8, 11, Chandler Herman 5-14 0-0 14, Will Dietlein 0-1 0-0 0, Jeff Williams 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 15-44 10-14 45. Halftime: VR, 27-20. 3-point shooting: GHS 5-17 (Herbert 1-5, Corrales 0-1, Herman 4-10, Dietlein 0-1). Rebounds: GHS 26 (Herman 8, Cahill 6). Assists: GHS 12 (McVean 4). Steals: GHS 3 (three with one each). Blocks: GHS 1 (Corrales). Turnovers: GHS 10. Total fouls: 15. Fouled out: none. Technical fouls: none. Records: Georgetown, 3-2 in 25-5A, 14-9: Vista Ridge, 5-0 in 25-5A, 23-1. TUESDAY’S DISTRICT 25-5A GAME At Eagle Gym GEORGETOWN 66, DRIPPING

SPRINGS 56 GHS (66) -- Gonzales 0-1 1-2 1, Herbert 6-8 7-9 20, Taparauskas 4-7 8-9 17, Cahill 1-4 0-0 2, McVean 3-4 1-3 7, Campbell 0-1 0-0 0, Corrales 4-10 1-3 9, Herman 3-8 2-2 10, Dietlein 0-2 0-0 0, Logan Lester 0-2 0-0 0. Totals: 21-47 20-28 66. Halftime: GHS, 30-28. 3-point shooting: GHS 4-15 (Gonzales 0-1, Herbert 1-3, Taparauskas 1-2, Campbell 0-1, Herman 2-7, Dietlein 0-1). Rebounds: GHS 16 (Herbert 5). Assists: GHS 7 (Herbert 2, Corrales 2). Steals: GHS 14 (Corrales 5, Cahill 3). Blocks: GHS 0. Turnovers: GHS 11. Total fouls: GHS 16. Fouled out: none. Technical fouls: none. Records: Georgetown, 4-2 in 25-5A, 15-9; Dripping Springs, 2-4 in 25-5A. DISTRICT 25-5A AT A GLANCE Standings -- Vista Ridge 6-1, Leander 5-2, Vandegrift 5-2, Georgetown 4-3, Cedar Park 4-3; Dripping Springs 3-4; East View 1-6, Marble Falls 0-7.

Tuesday results -- Georgetown 66, Dripping Springs 56; Cedar Park 66, East View 64; Vandegrift 74, Marble Falls 46; Leander 47, Vista Ridge 45. Friday’s results --Vandegrift 44, Georgetown 39; East View 76, Marble Falls 61; Dripping Springs 52, Leander 50; Vista Ridge 71, Cedar Park 57. (End of first round) Tuesday Games -- Leander at Georgetown, 7:30 p.m.; East View at Vandegrift, 7:30 p.m.; Marble Falls at Vista Ridge, 7:30 p.m.; Cedar Park at Dripping Springs, 7:30 p.m. Friday’s games -- Vista Ridge at East View, 7:30 p.m.; Georgetown at Cedar Park, 7:30 p.m.; Vandegrift at Leander, 7:30 p.m.; Dripping Springs at Marble Falls, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday (Feb. 2) games -- Marble Falls at Georgetown, 7:30 p.m.; East View at Dripping Springs, 7:30 p.m.; Vandegrift at Vista Ridge, 7:30 p.m.; Cedar Park at Leander, 7:30 p.m.

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Fourth-ranked Jarrell continued its march toward the District 25-3A girls championship and a playoff berth with a pair of one-sided victories this past week. The Lady Cougars (7-0 in 25-3A and 24-3 for the season) bounced Florence, 80-7, in a road game on Tuesday and then returned home to best Ingram Tom Moore, 79-32, on Friday. Jarrell opened this week at Austin St. Andrews on Tuesday night and then travel to Comfort for a 25-3A game at 6:30 p.m. Friday. The Lady Cougars have an open date on Tuesday, Feb. 2. After the open date Jarrell will close out the district race at Blanco on Feb. 5 and against Lago Vista at home on Feb. 9. In going 7-0 in district, the Lady Cougars have outscored their opponents by an average of 51.4 points a start and have allowed just 171 points (24.4 points a game). Only Ingram has scored more than 29 points against Jarrell in district play. In the mashing of Florence, Jarrell built a 43-4 lead in the first half and the blanked the Buffaloes in the third quarter. Julie Tucker led the Lady Cougars with 19 points and seven rebounds, while Brea Wright added 17 points and made 13 assists. Jorden Vick had seven rebounds and seven steals along with scoring 8 points. Against Tom Moore, Jarrell sprinted to a 46-15 halftime lead and upped the count to 66-21 after three periods. Wright and Tucker each had 16 points, while Wright also posted 13 assists. Vick, Mikae-

Jarrell’s Trevor Ledbetter puts up a shot as teammate TJ Sykes (25) looks on during the Cougar’s win over Ingram Tom Moore. Photo: Deborah Marquis la Rountree and Ariana Enciso added 15, 11 and 10 points, respectively. On the boys side, Jarrell (20-3) improved to 6-0 at the midpoint of the 25-3A race by beating Florence,

75-40, and Tom Moore, 8744. After taking Tuesday off, the Cougars play at Comfort at 8 p.m. Friday and return home to face Gateway at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 2.

JARRELL BASKETBALL BOXSCORES TUESDAY’S DISTRICT 25-3A GAME At Florence JARRELL 80, FLORENCE 7 JARRELL (80) -- Brea Wright 6-8 1-2 17, Julie Tucker 9-13 1-1 19, Jorden Vick 4-8 0-0 8, Lisa Gonzalez 2-5 0-0 4, Erin Bruce 3-8 0-0 6, Mikaela Rountree 5-9 3-6 13, Ariana Enciso 3-8 0-0 7, Maydelin Moya 0-1 0-0 0, Katelyn Hernandez 1-1 0-0 3, Ciara Hernandez 1-2 1-2 3. Totals: 34-63 6-11 80. Halftime: JHS, 43-4. 3-point shooting: JHS 6-15 (Wright 4-5, Vick 0-1, Gonzalez 0-3, Rountree 0-2, Enciso 1-3, K. Hernandez 1-1). Rebounds: JHS 34 (Tucker 7, Vick 7). Assists: JHS 27 (Wright 13). Steals: JHS 25 (Vick 7, Tucker 6, Gonzalez 5). Blocks: JHS 5 (Tucker 2, Wright, Rountree, Enciso). Turnovers: JHS 9. Total fouls: JHS 8. Fouled out: none. Jarrell record: 6-0 in 25-3A, 23-3.

FRIDAY’S DISTRICT 25-3A GAME At Jarrell JARRELL 79, INGRAM 32 JARRELL (79) -- Wright 7-11 1-3 16, Tucker 8-11 0-0 16, Vick 5-10 5-6 15, Gonzalez 2-4 2-3 7, Bruce 1-3 0-0 2, Rountree 5-7 1-3 11, Enciso 5-7 0-0 10, Moya 0-1 0-0 0, K. Hernandez 0-1 0-0 0, C. Hernandez 1-3 0-0 2. Totals: 34-58 9-15 79. Halftime: JHS, 46-15. 3-point shooting: JHS 2-7 (Wright 1-3, Vick 0-1, Gonzalez 1-2, Rountree 0-1). Rebounds: JHS 24 (Tucker 6). Assists: JHS 23 (Wright 13). Steals: JHS 28 (Wright 8, Tucker 5, Vick 5, Enciso 5). Blocks: JHS 3 (Wright, Rountree, K. Hernandez). Turnovers: JHS 15. Total fouls: JHS 16. Fouled out: none. Jarrell record: 7-0 in 25-3A, 24-3

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Several hundred supporters of Georgetown Lady Eagle basketball took part in the program’s premiere Bingo Night fundraiser at Eagle Gym on Saturday night. Attendees played 20 games of various types and enjoyed gourmet food from the school’s culinary arts program.

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Southwestern Women Post Two Victories

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Audrey Garcia scored 11 of her game-high 17 points in the fourth quarter to help the Southwestern women pull away from Colorado College for a 71-55 victory this past Saturday at the Robertson Center. Coupled with Friday’s 71-51 win over Centenary the Pirates were able to improve their Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference and season records to 4-3 and 7-11, respectively. SU will try to continue its upward movement this weekend when it plays Centenary at 8 p.m. Friday in Shreveport and Colorado College at 3 p.m. Sunday in Colorado Springs. Garcia, who also had four rebounds, four steals, four assists and a block, hit seven free throws in the final period of the win over Colorado College. SU held a 42-41 edge as the fourth quarter started. Madison Edwards completed a traditional three-point play after drawing a foul on a layup to push the lead to four points with 8 minutes and 49 seconds to play. Two minutes later, the Tigers (2-17, 1-7 SCAC) pulled within 2 after Katie Wirth hit a jumper. The Pirates responded, reeling off a 10-2 run that was fueled by 7 points from Brianna Turney to take a 10-point lead. Colorado College was able to trim the lead to 63-55, but was forced to foul, sending Garcia

to the charity stripe six times in the final 26 seconds. The senior guard was able to seal the contest, making all six of the free throws. Olivia Podaras also added a layup with 15 seconds remaining. SU, which has won four of its last five contests, forced 30 turnovers. Garcia was joined in double figures by Tori Carraway with 16 and Podaras and Turney with 11 each. The Pirates got out to a slow start against Centenary, but quickly got in the groove to lead 31-19 at halftime. It was much of the same in the third and fourth quarters as SU extended its lead throughout. The Pirates outscored the Ladies 20-13 in the third and 20-19 in the fourth. Edwards led the Pirates with 16 points and eight rebounds and Garcia added 14 points. Renee Walker had 12 and Turney 11. Centenary shot just 35.7 percent (15-42) and was outrebounded 50-29. MEN’S BASKETBALL: Southwestern broke even in a pair of SCAC games this past weekend to stand 4-3 in conference play and 7-11 for the season. The Pirates dropped a 76-69 decision to Colorado College (7-1 SCAC, 12-7) on Saturday after beating Centenary, 90-74 on Friday. SU will take to the road this coming week to play Centenary

in Shreveport at 6 p.m. Friday and Colorado College in Colorado Springs at 1 p.m. Sunday. The Pirates nearly overcame a 14-point second-half deficit, but Colorado College held on for the victory at Robertson Center. The Tigers held a 53-39 advantage with 12:39 left in the second half. But SU began chipping away, scoring 6 straight to pull within 8 points. After a free throw went down for John Hatch to push the score to 54-45, the Pirates went on a 13-5 run that trimmed the lead to only 2 points. However, Colorado College answered the run with a 3-pointer from Eric Houska with 4:46 to play. SU was unable to get any closer than 3 points the rest of the way. Ryan Ogden led the Pirates with a double-double effort of 15 points and 10 rebounds. Zach Whitlock added 15 points. Hatch led Colorado College, which shot 54.9 percent from the field, with a game-high 17 points. Four Pirates scored in double figures in SU’s victory over Centenary. Chris Molina led with 24 points, while Connor Kim added 20, Ogden had 14 and Whitlock 10. Southwestern opened the game on a 10-0 run and saw the lead balloon to as many as 18, 33-15, with five minutes to play in the first half. The Gents battled back and pulled within 9 points by the

break, 41-30. Early in the second half SU had the answer for every Centenary run until late when Centenary pulled within 7 at 68-61 with 7:22 remaining. Once again SU battled back and closed the game, outscoring the visitors 22-13 to seal the win. SU shot 53.3 percent from the floor (32-60) and 82.4 percent on free throws (14 of 17). SWIMMING:

The Southwestern men and women won their final tune-ups before the SCAC Championships this past Saturday with wins over McMurry at Walzel Natatorium. The women posted a 136-86 victory and men won 164-92. SU will now turn its attention on preparing for the conference meet, which is set for Feb. 10-13 in Lewisville. In women’s action, the Pirates won eight races on the day. Cara Chin and Erika Dubros each captured a pair of individual wins. The duo also made up half of the winning 200-yard medley relay team. Chin took sprint victories in the 50 free and 50 butterfly and Dubros won the 50 breaststroke and 100 free. The Pirates men earned 12 wins, including a victory in the 200 medley relay. Phillip Silverman won both the 1- and 3-meter diving events. Joshua Van Houtem was first in the 1,000 free with a time of 11 minutes,

17.80 seconds. Mickey Scharbrough added a win in the 50 breaststroke and Matt Sluss won the 100 butterfly. ALUMNI:

Terry Gawlik, a former SU student athlete and current senior associate athletics director for sports administration and senior woman administrator at the University of Wisconsin, will serve as the chair of the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship Sport Committee during the 2016-17 academic year. Currently serving her fourth year as a member of the committee, Gawlik will succeed current chair Chris Dawson, associate commissioner for the Pac-12 Conference. She will officially become the 18th chair of the committee on Sept. 1, 2016. A multisport student-athlete during her high school and college days in her native Texas, Gawlik is a 1981 graduate of Southwestern University with a bachelor’s degree in physical education and English. She earned her master’s degree in physical education and educational administration from Texas State University in 1983 and went on to coach volleyball, basketball, tennis and track and field at Mary Hardin-Baylor, St. Mary’s University and Austin College.

Georgetown, East View Dominate Lifting Meet Host Georgetown won the boys competition, and East View claimed the girls title this past Saturday in the Georgetown Powerlifting Invitational in the GHS Annex gym. Winning four weight classes, GHS outscored Pflugerville Connally, 5230, to win the boys crown. East View was third in the eight-team field with 24 points, GHS boys winning weight class were Owen Mallard, 132; Derick Juptner, 220; Dameion Cavazos, 242; and Kade Clapper, super heavyweight. East View victors were DJ Walker, 114, and Austin Naiser, 198.

Under the Schwartz system, Mallard was the top lifter on the light platform (114-165 pounds) and Connally’s Phillip Wilson excelled on the heavy platform (181 tlo super heavyweight). The Patriots bested the Eagles, 55-30, in the fiveteam girls team chase. East View individual winners were Leuynn Do, 105; Aileen Andrew, 132; Katie Smith, 148; Amber Garcia, 165; Megan Soloman, 181; Shelby Edwards, 198; and Kessiah Woodland, 220. GHS athletes claiming weight classes were Alley Fawley, 123, and Hannah Jett, 220 plus. Under the Malone sys-

tem, Do was the best lifter on the light platform (97148) and Edwards bested competitors on the heavy platform (165-220 plus). The next scheduled competition for the Patriots and Eagles will be at East View on Feb. 13.

GEORGETOWN POWERLIFTING INVITATIONAL RESULTS At GHS Annex gym, Saturday BOYS DIVISION (First place and GISD placings) Team standings -- Georgetown 52, Pflugerville Conally 30, East View 24, Bastrop 31, Dripping Springs 19, Austin Westlake 11, Pflugerville Hendrickson 10, Austin Lake Travis 7.

114 -- 1. DJ Walker, EV, 520; 2. Hayden Hughes, GHS, 485. 123 -- 1. Zyle Nance, Dripping Springs, 680. 132 -- 1. Owen Mallard, GHS, 915; 2. Michael Marullo, EV, 775. 148 -- 1. Dereon Kizzie, Connally, 930; 3. Christopher Branham, GHS B, 860; 4. Jordan Kuglin, EV, 855; 5. Masrsk Fields, GHS B, 800. 165 -- 1. Zach Reid, Dripping Springs, 1,100; 3. Eduardo Perwz, GHS, 920; 4. Erik Anderson, GHS B, 890. 181 -- 1. Phillip Wilson, Connally, 1,270; 4. Matt May, GHD, 985; 5. Joey Montoys, GHS, 970. 198 -- 1. Austin Naiser, GHS, 1,110; 5. Kyle Urbanosky, GHS B, 1,000. 220 -- 1, Derick Juptner, GHS, 1,355; 2. Keelkand Moore, GHS, 1,335; 3. Hunter Creasey, GHS, 1,250; 5. David Mata, GHS B, 1,150. 242 -- 1. Dameion Cavazos, GHS, 1,205; 4. Noles, GHS B, 960; 5. Jameson White, GHS B, 855. 275 -1. Justin Hoffman, Bastrop, 1,255; 3. Allan Edelmon, EV, 1,215. SHW -- 1. Kade Clapper, GHS, 1,370; 2. Athony Rishton, GHS, 1,205. Best lifters (Schwartz) -- 114-165:

Mallard, GHS, 789.65. 181-SHW: Wilson, Connally, 795.27 (Juptner, GHS, third, 761.10). Best lifts (Schwartz) -- 114-165: Mallard, GHS, squat, 310.68; Kizzie, Connally, bench, 180.53; Mallard, GHS, dead, 327.94. 181-SHW -- Wilson, Connally, squat, 309.97 (Moore, GHS, third, 300.13); Wilson, Connally, bench, 197.25 (Juptner, GHS, second, 188.17; Clapper, GHS, third, 183.12); Thomas, Bastrop, dead, 300.43 (Creasey, GHS, second, 294.16). Girls Division (First place and GISD placings) Team standings -- East View 55, Georgetown 30, Bastrop 22, Dripping Springs 20, Lake Travis 0. 105 -- 1. Leuynn Do, EV, 595. 114 -- 1. Breanna Adams, Bastrop, 450; 2. Shelby Musgrove, GHS, 440. 123 -- 1. Alley Fawley, GHS, 525. 132 -- Aileen Andrews, EV, 670; 3. Lexie Parrish, GHS, 510. 148 -- 1. Katie Smith, EV, 620; 5. Stephanie Jimenez, EV, 585. 165

-- 1. Amber Garcia, EV, 620. 181 -- 1. Megan Soloman, EV, 725. 198 -- 12. Shelby Edwards, EV, 765; 2. Lily Sheldon, GHS, 650; 3. Macy Vasquez, GHS, 590. 220 -- 1. Kesdsiah Woodland, EV, 770; 2. Nahiley Santana, EV, 580. 220 plus -- 1. Hannah Jett, GHS, 740. Best lifters (Malone) -- 97-148: Do, EV, 628,68 (Andrew, EV, second, 581.29). 165-220-plus: Edwards, EV, 496.64 (Soloman, EV, second, 491.99; Woodland, EV, third, 484.10). Best lifts (Malone) -- 97-148: Do, EV, squat, 253.38 (Andrew, EV second, 221.24); Andrew, EV, bench, 121.46 (Do, EV, second, 110.94; Smith, EV, third, 110.15); Do, EV, dead, 264.15 (Andrew, EV, second, 238.59). 165220-plus: Edwards, EV, squat, 201.25 (Garcia, EV, second, 199.32; Woodland, EV, third, 198.04); Woodland, EV, bench, 1134.17 (Edwards, EV, second, 103.87; Soloman, EV, third, 91.61); Soloman, EV, dead, 213.76 (Garcia, EV, second, 210.82). Source: GHS powerlifting.

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Georgetown, East View Girls Get Positive Results By Taylor Wiseman Lauren Samford (4) and the Lady Eagles are coming off a one win, one loss, one tie performance in the Lady Governor’s Cup.

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Both East View and Georgetown came out of this past weekend’s Lady Governor’s Cup with positive results. Each team had to overcome weather related obstacles, high wind and cold temperatures, that played a big role in each match. East View recorded a 2-1-0 record and Georgetown came out with a 1-1-1 record. For East View, which improved to 4-3, 1-0 was a consistent score. The Lady Patriots lost their opener to Austin Bowie, 1-0, and then bested the Westwood JV, 1-0, and Uvalde 1-0. Georgetown, 2-4-1 after non-district play, tied its opener 1-1 with Conroe Oak Ridge, lost to Coppell, 3-0; and beat San Antonio Johnson, 1-0. Both teams opened District 25-5A play on Tuesday night -- East View entertained defending champion Vandegrift and Georgetown played at Leander. On Friday, East View will visit Vista Ridge and GHS will host Cedar Park. On Tuesday, East View plays host to Drip-

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Both East View and Georgetown came out of thiDefending district champion and 5A state finalist East View and Georgetown took momentum into Tuesday night’s District 25-5A boys soccer openers. Coach Wes Kidd’s Eagles (5-2-0) were riding a string of four consecutive shutouts, including this past Wednesday’s 3-0 victory over Elgin, when they entertained Leander at the GISD Athletic Complex. They will continue the 14-match double-round-robin schedule on Friday at Cedar Park and then return home against Marble Falls on Tuesday, Feb. 2. At East View, coach Frank Litterst’s Patriots (4-1-2) have won twice and tied once in their last three matches, including a 2-0 victory over Temple this past Tuesday. They opened district on the road against another prime contender, Vandegrift. After the match with the Vipers, East View will entertain Vista Ridge on Friday and travel to Dripping Springs on Tuesday, Feb. 2. All District 25-5A varsity matches are scheduled to begin at 7:15 p.m. In the match with the Wildcats in Elgin, junior Brian Soto-Mendez scored Georgetown’s first goal off an assist by junior Jesse Zavala with about two minutes remaining in the first half. Zavala played the ball through the defense and Soto-Mendez

went one-on-one with the keeper. GHS added its second goal just 90 seconds into the second half as Soto-Mendez beat the Elgin defense down the right side and crossed a low-ball to sophomore Kobe Coleman, who scored. The final goal came midway through the second half as junior Luke Richison beat the defense and crossed it to junior Addison Stout for the score. “Overall it was a good game for us,” Kidd said. “Defensively, we played a very good game. The back four Noah Torres, Luis Diaz, Krhistian Mumford-Hollis and Christian De Paz, along with Cole Elston, who positioned himself in front of the back four, played outstanding. It kept keeper Miles Motakef from having a lot to do. It also allowed our attack the ability to take chances. “That finishes up our preseason, now onto to 14 games of district. We are looking forward to the challenge that our district holds. It should be fun” In East View’s win over visiting Temple (2-3-3), senior Dillon Luterek, the Patriots’ only returning starter from last season, scored the first goal off an assist by freshman Roberto Avila and junior Muiller Avila scored on a penalty kick in the second half. Junior Matt Honstien and senior Hugo Nunez Plata share the shutout in goal for East View.

ping Springs and GHS goes to Marble Falls. All 25-5A games begin at 7:15 p.m. The Lady Patriots struggled to find the back of the net throughout the Bowie game. Their best chance to score came from a shot by senior Taylor Marques that hit off the crossbar. Later in the match, Bowie was able to slide one past freshman goalkeeper, Misty Gonzales. “We gave up a goal late in the second half. Misty made the save and they worked hard on the rebound and we didn’t work so hard,” coach James Donahue said. In the win over the Westwood JV, the wind was a factor during the match making it almost impossible to send through balls to the forwards. East View had trouble finishing chances with two shots hitting the crossbar in the first half. The Lady Patriots were able to put a point on the board with 6 minutes and 22 seconds remaining in the second half when Marques sent a shot over the keeper’s head from 30 yards out to clinch East View’s first win of the

tournament. Bailey Aleman got the assist. “We’ve been competitive in all our games.” Donahue said. “We’ve got some things we’ve still got to do better…we have hot moments we have cold moments . . . we’re getting there.” The wind was not a factor in Saturday’s win over Uvalde. East View jumped out to an early lead off an Aleman header with 34:44 remaining in the first half. Aleman’s goal came off a corner kick taken by Marques. The Lady Patriots continued to put the pressure on the Lobo’s defense taking 10 shots in the first half, most of which went just wide of the goal. “Taking shots is good . . . we’ve got to learn to finish because if we can’t finish we can’t win,” Donahue said. East View came out ready to score in the second half, but was unable to net a second goal. The Lady Patriots finished the second half with five shots, two of Cup cont. on B7

Lady Governor’s Cup Results At Georgetown Jan 21-23 Thursday’s Results GISD Athletic Complex -- Southlake Carroll 2, Round Rock 0; Pflugerville Hendrickson 5, Deer Park 1; San Angelo Central 3, Humble Atascocita 1; Round Rock Westwood 1, Coppell 0; Georgetown 1, Conroe Oak Ridge 1 (tie). GHS track field -- Westwood No. 2 4, Deer Park No. 2 0; College Station A&M Consolidated 1, Boerne 0; Odessa 4, Uvalde 0. East View -- San Antonio Johnson 4, Dripping Springs 0; Austin Bowie 1, East View 0; Mansfield 4, Katy Taylor 0; The Woodlands 1, Vandegrift 1 (tie); League City Clear Springs 0, Belton 0 (tie). Friday’s Results GISD Athletic Complex -- The Woodlands 3, Mansfield 2; Johnson 2, Round Rock 2 (tie); Deer Park 2, Odessa 0; Vandegrift 2, Belton 1; Westwood 3, A&M Consolidated 0; Coppell 3, Georgetown 0.

GHS track field -- Clear Springs 2, Boerne 1; Bowie 4, Deer Park No. 2 0; Round Rock No. 2 5, Georgetown No. 2 0.

2-1-0: Coppell, Dripping Springs, East View, Mansfield, Odessa, San Angelo Central.

East View -- Georgetown No. 2 1, East View No. 2 1 (tie); East View 1, Westwood No. 2 0; Hendrickson 2, SA Central 0; Carroll 4, Atascocita 1; Taylor 2, Uvalde 0; Dripping Springs 2, Oak Ridge 0. Saturday’s Results GISD Athletic Complex -Carroll 6, Taylor 0; Coppell 1; Hendrickson 3, Vandegrift 0; Westwood 3, Boerne 0; Georgetown 1, Johnson 0.

1-1-1: Georgetown, League City Clear Springs, Round Rock, Round Rock Westwood No. 2, San Antonio Johnson, The Woodlands, Vandegrift. 1-2-0: College Station A&M Consolidated, Deer Park No. 1, Katy Taylor. 0-1-2: Conroe Oak Ridge. 0-2-1: Belton. 0-3-3: Boerne, Deer Park No. 2, Humble Atascocita, Uvalde.

GHS track field: Odessa 4, Deer Park II 0; Central 1, Deer Park 0; Dripping Springs 2, Belton 0; Bowie 2, A&M Consolidated 1.

Tournament leaders Most goals score: Mansfield 15, Southlake Carroll 12, Hendrickson 10, Odessa 8, Westwood No. 1 7, Austin Bowie 7.

East View: Mansfield 7, Atascocita 0; Round Rock 1, Clear Springs 0; Westwood II 2, Oak Ridge 2 (tie); East View 1, Uvalde 0.

Fewest goals allowed: Westwood 0, Austin Bowie 1, Carroll 1, Coppell 1, Hendrickson 1, Mansfield 1.

Tournament records: 3-0-0: Austin Bowie, Pflugerville Hendrickson, Round Rock Westwood, Southlake Carroll.

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DISTRICT 18-5A SWIMMING MEET At Georgetown Rec Center (All event distances in yards) (Top six finishers in each event advance to the Region V-5A Meet) GIRLS DIVISION (First place, Georgetown scoring swimmers) Team standings -- Georgetown 157, Brenham 114, East View 81, Hutto 42, Gateway 34, Elgin 27, La Grange 25, Giddings 12, Lorena 6. Regional qualifiers (school, Individual-relay) -- Georgetown 16-3, Brenham 15-3, East View 8-2, Hutto 4-2, Gateway 2-2, La Grange 0-3, Elgin 2-1, Lorena 1-0, Giddings 0-1. Swimmer of meet: Emilie Parks, East View, soph. Coach of meet: Ginger LaRaia, GHS-EV. 200 meter relay -- 1. GHS (Hannah Ignacio, Rehgan Hartsell, Rylan Slocum, Cierra Scully), 1:54.01; 2. EV (Lauren Glenn, Elizabeth Bissonett, Parks, Maddy Davis), 1:58.37; 5, Gateway (Natalia Meixsell, Maya Madern, Kate Chaney, Bailey Scott), 2:16.82. 200 free -- 1. Parks, EV, 1:56.95; 3. Glenn, EV, 2:01.65; 7. Christa Unland, GHS, 2:17.16. 200 IM -- 1. Hartsell, GHS, 2:14.65; 3. Emily Gillispie, GHS, 2:28.20; 5. Madern, Gateway, 2:38.01. 8. Madison Facchini, GHS, 2:51.62. 50 free -- Scully, GHS, 25.96; 2. Grace Innis, GHS, 26.80; 3. Davis, EV, 26.92; 6. Bissonett, EV, 27.64; 7. Chaney, Gateway, 27.68; 8. Sarah Walters, GHS, 28.41. 100 butterfly -- 1. Slocum, GHS, 1:93.74; 3. Chaney, Gateway, 1:08.25; 5. Amy Solheim, 1:09.10; 6. Julia Morales, 1:11.67; 7. Sofia Helpert, GHS, 1:23.21. 100 free -- 1. Scully, GHS, 56.18; 2. Ignacio, GHS, 58.12; 5. Davis, EV, 1:00.43; 8. Olivia Hesse, GHS, 1:02.90. 500 free -- 1. Parks, EV, 5:10.80; 2.3. Glenn, EV, 5:36.90; 4. Slocum, 5:45.43; 8. Corinne Pukys, GHS, 6:09.97.

200 free relay -- 1. EV (Parks, Davis, Bissonett, Glenn), 1:44.75; 2. GHS (Scully, Innis, Ignacio, Hartsell), 1:44.91. 100 backstroke -- 1. Megan Mick, Brenham, 1:01.98; 2. Ignacio, GHS, 1:03.52; 5. Innis, GHS, 1:07.64; 6. Walters, GHS, 1:10.07; 7. Madern, Gateway, 1:11.10. 100 breaststroke -- 1. Hartsell, 1:07.75; 2. Gillispie, GHS, 1:13.69; 3. Bissonett, EV, 1:18.85; 4. Pukys, GHS, 1:22.26; 7. Amy Solheim, 1:25.00. 400 free relay -- 1. Brenham (Gracie Robertson, Meredith Clayton, Hannah Buls, Mick), 4:01.60; 2. GHS (Gillispie, Morales, Hesse, Innis), 4:01.78; 3. Gateway (Madern Jacqulynn Anderson Martin, Meixsell, Chaney), 4:26.77. BOYS DIVISION (First place, Georgetown scoring swimmers) Team standings -- Georgetown 160, Brenham 110, East View 89, Gateway 74, Hutto 27, La Grange 25, Giddings 18, Elgin 2, Lorena 0. Regional qualifiers (school, individual-relay) -- Georgetown 17-3, Brenham 11-3, East View 9-3, Gateway 8-3, La Grange 1-3, Hutto 2-1, Giddings 0-2, Elgin 0-0, Lorena 0-0. Swimmer of the meet: Hudson Smith, Brenham, jr. Coach of meet: Tim Pukys, GHS-EV. 200-meter relay -- 1. GHS (Greyson Alarcon, Jackson Zenisek, Jack Whewell, Connor Lancaster), 1:43.23; 3. Gateway (Patrick Huddleson, Trent Culbertson, Jordan Hillegass, Noah Brinegar), 1:52.95; 4. EV (John Pugh, Tiger Koster, Mark Galloway, Daniel Rowe), 1:53.46. 200 free -- 1. Zenisek, GHS, 1:49.44; 2. Culbertson, Gateway, 1:52.95; 5. Pugh, EV, 1:57.50; 6. Rowe, EV, 1:58.35; 7. Koster, EV, 1:59.91; 8. Blake Garcia, EV, 2:03.19. 200 IM -- 1. Smith, Brenham, 1:54.39; 3. William Corona, GHD, 2:09.11; 4. Cameron Cardenas, EV, 2:19.43; 5. Collins McLauighlin, GHS,

2:19.54; 6. Jentzen Hartsell, GHS, 2:26.49; 7. Brandon Henry, EV, 2:29.09; 8. Scott Innis, GHS, 2:36.54. 50 free --1. Lancaster, GHS, 22.99; 2. Marc True, GHS, 24.54; 3. Tristan Britz, EV, 25.02; 5. Galloway, 25.13; 6. Jonathan Estrada, 25.66; 7. Cardenas, EV, 25.92. 100 butterfly -- 1. Alarcon, GHS, 53.65; 4. Whewell, GHS, 58.45; 5. Hillegass, Gateway, 1:00.60; 7. Huddleson, Gateway, 1:02.87; 8. Estrada, GHS, 1:04.06. 100 free -- 1. Lancaster, GHS, 49.73; 2. Zenisek, GHS, 50.94; 3. 4. Britz, EV, 57.62; 5. Zachary Anderson, Gateway, 58.07; 6. Max Thompson, GHS, 59.64; 7. Vincent Garcia, :00.81; 8. Samuel Beach, EV, 1:01.91. 500 free -- 1. Alarcon, GHS, 4:54.95; 3. Pugh, EV, 5:22.03; 4. Rowe, EV, 5:29.06; Corey O’Brien, Gateway, 5:54.13; 7. Henry, EV, 6:07.06. 200 free relay -- 1. Brenham (Smith, Todd Jahns, Jacob Pyle, Naylor Mackenzie), 1:32.97; 2. GHS (Lancaster, Alarcon, Corona, Zenisek), 1:33.28; 3. EV (Rowe, Galloway, Britz, Pugh), 1:41.08; 5. Gateway (Anderson, O’Brien, Daniel Murray, Chris Castellanos), 1:46.10. 100 backstroke -- 1. Dylan Friesz, Hutto, 55.85; 2. True, GHS, 59.46; 3. Whewell, GHS, 1:00.04; 5. Huddleson, Gateway, 1:04.39; 6. Hillegass, Gateway, 1:05.98; 7. B. Garcia, EV, 1:06.39. 100 breaststroke -- 1. Smith, Brenham, 59.145; 2. Culbertson, Gateway, 1:06.01; 3. Collins McLaughlin, GHS, 1:07.87; 4. Corona, GHS, 1:09.06; 5. Brinegar, Gateway, 1:12.79; 6. Koster, EV, 1:13.97; 7. Castellanos, Gateway, 1:16.30; 8. Hartsell, GHS, 1:16.56. 400 free relay -- 1. GHSD (Whewell, True, Thompson, Corona), 3:42.22; 2. Gateway (Huddleson, Brinegar, Hillegass, Culbertson), 3:44.99; 3. EV (Koster, Cardenas, Britz, B. Garcia), 3:49.06.

DISTRICT SWIMS, FROM PAGE B1 own zone, winning the 200 individual medley by 13.22 seconds over teammate Todd Jahns with a 1:54.39, and 6.87 seconds over Gateway’s Trent Culbertson in the 100 breaststroke with a 59.14. Hartsell also posted a pair of one-sided victories, taking the 200 individual medley by 6.15 seconds with a 2:14.65, and the 100 breastroke by 5.94 seconds over teammate Elizabeth Gillispie with a 1:07.5. Scully took the 50 free in 25.96 seconds and the 100 free in 56.18 seconds. “I’m pretty pleased,” Hartsell said of her efforts. “I was really pleased in the breaststroke. I expected a 1:09, but got a 1:08. I’m excited about regional.” Alarcon stroked his was

to a decisive victory in the 500 free, winning by 10.44 seconds with a 4:59.95, and also won the 100 butterfly by 1.71 seconds with a 53.65. Lancaster won the 50 free in 22.99, a 1.55 second margin over junior teammate Marc True, and the 100 free in 49.73 seconds, besting sophomore teammate Jack Zenisek by .81 of a second. Other individual first places by Georgetown entries were GHS senior Rylan Slocum, 1:03.74 in the girls 100 butterfly, and Zenisek, 1:49.44 in the boys 200 free. Teams from the GISD also won four of the six relays. The GHS girls took the 200 medley relay (Hannah Ignacio, Hartsell, Slocum and Scully)

in 1:54.01; the East View claimed the 200 free event (Parks, Maddie Davis, Elizabeth Bissonett and Lauren Glenn) in 1:44.75; the GHS boys topped the 200 medley relay (Alarcon, Zenisek, Jack Whewell and Lancaster) in 1:43.25; and the GHS boys captured the 400 free relay (Whewell, True, Max Thompson and William Corona) in 3:42.22. In girls competition, East View earned eight individuals and two relay regional berths, while the boys claimed nine individual and three relay spots. Gateway’s boys will have eight individual and three relay berths at regional, and the girls earned two individual and two relay positions.

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CUP, FROM PAGE B6 which went just over the crossbar while another hit the post. Aleman was given a yellow card with :38 left in the second half. “More time with each other, more experience, getting used to each other . . . we’ve got to play some good people,” Donahue said on the outcome of the tournament. Across town, Georgetown, who has had trouble with injuries, was able to bring starters Alexis Barrientez and Kayla Fithian back for Thursday’s draw with Oak Ridge. After falling to a deficit of one in the first three minutes of play, Georgetown looked to even the score in the first half but were unlucky with two shots coming off the post. The Lady Eagles continued with heavy pressure up front and were able to find the back of the net with 2:35 left in the second half. Senior Camryn Sorensen connected with her head off a corner kick from junior Baylee Ford. “It’s a very positive lift... you don’t live for draws, generally, but at this point this is a positive step,” McCutchen said. “So, we’re happy with that.” Friday night’s loss to the defending state champions Coppell wasn’t ideal, but McCutchen saw progress in

his team. “The progression that we’ve made this year has improved every game,” McCutchen said. “We have the ability to get better and we have the need to get better.” The Lady Eagles were without starters Fithian and Amy Lucroy. Fithian attended an ID camp at Texas Tech and Lucroy remains out with an injury. GHS held off Coppell’s offense for the first 60 minutes of the game. With 20:22 left in the second half Coppell found the back of the net on a deflected shot. Eight minutes later, Coppell put another point on the board off a corner kick. The Cowgirls then extended their lead to three with an acrobatic flick off a cross from the left flank. “I was very pleased that we had the result that we had for the first 60 minutes,” McCutchen said. “The first half, we had the fewest giveaways that we’ve had all year.” With three minutes left in the second half Coppell was awarded a penalty kick. Senior goalkeeper Katrina Buck came up with the save to keep the score at 3-0. Coach McCutchen was very pleased with Buck’s performance and the work she has put in this year. “Katrina Buck is one

of the most underrated goalkeepers in this whole capital of Texas area . . . we work reaction drills every day,” McCutchen said. The GHS-Johnson game became physical very fast. Annika Brandenburg collided with a SA Johnson forward with 30:26 left in the first half. Brandenburg remained in the game for the Lady Eagles. With :12 left in the first half, Ford was taken down from behind and the SA Johnson player responsible was given a yellow card. The game remained deadlocked at zero until senior forward Payton Nunez found the back of the net off an assist from sophomore Sara Elston. “The past few games we’ve been struggling up top and we just needed to be able to finish,” Nunez said. Johnson tried to counter but Buck was a force in goal. Buck came up with five big saves in the last 20 minutes to give the Eagles a win. “She is a great goalkeeper,” McCutchen said. Sorensen sat out this game to rest up for district play. She will be back for Tuesday’s game. The Lady Eagles have lost senior scoring-threat Sabrina Pescatore to an ACL tear.

Eagles Go 3-0 In McCallum Duals Georgetown won all three of its matches in the McCallum duals this past Saturday at the Delco Center in Austin. The Eagles bested Killeen, 52-21; Pflugerville, 60-19; and Austin Travis, 66-18. Eagles who went undefeated Saturday were

Reese Pennell, 132 pounds; Qwynton Rudd, 138; Seth Davis, 160; Luke Carlin, 170; Ethen Blankenship, 182; and Ben Porcell, 220. “It was a great weekend for Georgetown wrestling.” coach Randall Madsen said. “The team went 3 and 0 for the day, and shows continuous improvement

on the season. The kids are working very hard and it is starting to pay off.” The next competition for the Eagles will be in the District 13-5A Meet at Vandegrift on Feb. 4-5. Varsity competition will be on Thursday, Feb. 4, with JV action on Friday.

GHS, EV Softball Teams Open Practice Softball teams at East View and Georgetown began practice this past Friday in preparation for a regular season that will begin in mid-February. Coach Jolene Volek’s Patriots are scheduled to begin their season in the Killeen ISD Tournament on Feb. 18-20 after a scrimmage campaign that includes the East View scrimmages on Feb. 6, the

Round Rock Cedar Ridge scrimmages on Feb. 13, and a session with Copperas Cove at 6 p.m. Feb. 16 at the Patriots’ digs. GHS, playing under new head coach Jessi Bond, will open the regular season at Rouse at 7 p.m. on Feb. 16. The Lady Eagles will warm up with scrimmages at Westwood at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 2; at Round Rock at 7 p.m. on Feb. 5;

Elgin at the Blue Diamond at 7 p.m. on Feb. 9, and at Copperas Cove on Feb. 13. District 25-5A competition is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, March 8. The Patriots and Eagles will begin baseball practice this coming Friday. They may start scrimmages on Feb. 8 with the first day for regular-season games set for Feb. 22.

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WILLIAMSON COUNTY · MARCH 1, 2016 Endorsed by: Senator Dr. Charles Schwertner • Representative Tony Dale Williamson County Attorney Dee Hobbs • Steve Fought • Jim Schwertner “The Sun City Grandmas” • Tony Trumps (Former Sheriff Candidate turned Endorser)

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EXPERIENCE MATTERS EXPERIENCE:

 19 years of extensive law practice in criminal, juvenile, family and probate law  Former Prosecutor for Williamson County, Dallas County, and the Texas Attorney General’s Office  Written legal appeals and appeared in front of the Third Court of Appeals

LEADERSHIP:  Former Criminal Division Chief for the Williamson County Attorney’s Office (worked closely with law enforcement and supervised attorneys and staff)  Trained other attorneys, law enforcement, and community groups in various legal areas  Trained at the National District Attorney’s Association on multiple occasions (by invitation only)

STRENGTH:  Prosecuted crime gaining extensive trial experience  Represents abused and neglected children in Child Protective Services cases  Defending and helping victims of crime  Represents and advocates for Veterans  Served as the First Open Government Prosecutor for Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott

The Judge of County Court #2 is charged with handling criminal, family, and civil cases that affect our community, our children, and our families. I have the experience, strength, and conservative values to make the hard decisions to keep our community safe and administer justice fairly. I understand the hardships children face when abused, and I know the decisions that must be made to maintain their safety. I ask for your support and vote on March 1, 2016.

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Our Tough-on-Crime Prosecutor is Shawn Dick thinks the law doesn’t apply to him. Keeping Williamson County Safe. Seven tax liens have been filed Since taking office in 2013, District Attorney Jana Duty has aggressively prosecuted criminals to make Williamson County safer and stronger. Prosecutions are up. Jana and her assistant prosecutors have a 98% conviction rate in trials. Those trials have resulted in 1 death sentence, 2 life sentences, and 996 years of confinement.

against Dick and his wife since 2008 in both Williamson and Blanco Counties. These liens total over $235,000.00 in unpaid taxes still owed to the federal government.

Dick is a criminal defense attorney.

Tough plea deals are putting violent offenders behind bars for decades. Four cold case murders have been indicted with two resulting in guilty verdicts and two more awaiting trial. On average, it takes Jana's office just 156 days to dispose of a case, and the 1,536 cases left by her predecessor have been completed.

He has made a career of avoiding the law for his clients and himself.

“It is my solemn duty to protect our community from criminals and I will do whatever it takes to keep Williamson County families safe.”

PD POL ADV BY JANA DUTY CAMPAIGN

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VOTE EARLY FEB 16-26 . ELECTION DAY: MARCH 1

Republican leaders and law enforcement agree: We need a family law specialist to hear family law cases

As of the first of the year, the 395th District Court will exclusively hear family law cases. We need a judge who has the proven experience and conservative values it takes to keep our families safe. “I am a dedicated servant, leader, and follower of Jesus Christ. With this foundation, my mission is to bring glory to God at work, at home, and in my community. The Judge of the 395th District Court has the challenging task of handling some of the most heart-wrenching and tragic cases that are heard in the courthouse. I am an experienced advocate for children and families with extensive experience in every aspect of family law that is heard in this courtroom.”

Terence Davis

One of only eight Family Law Specialists in Williamson County, endorsed by all of the others legally allowed to endorse 15 years of litigation experience 8 years as an elected official with the Block House Creek MUD 8 years as a Children’s Leader in Bible Study Fellowship Attorney for the Republican Party of Williamson County Endorsed by more than 100 Family Law Attorneys and more than 44 Board Certified Family Law Attorneys

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Endorsed by the Williamson County Republican Leaders

Vote in the Republican Primary • Tuesday, March 1 • Vote early February 16-26

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Navy Captain - NCIS - DEA - Crisis Management - Community Leader

PROVEN LEADERSHIP

Vote March 1

William (Bill) Kelberlau for Williamson County SHERIFF

My oath to protect and defend The Constitution has not changed; I have proven my ability to lead the fight for our liberties at the local, state, national and international levels; My successful experience in military, industry, community and church are documented; The national customer relations program implemented at Texas Instruments is one example of my success in developing working relationships among diverse groups.

Recognized by Peers National & International

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Working For You Fiscally Conservative •Led a measure to pay an additional $10M of debt saving taxpayers approximately $5M in interest •Worked to keep spending under control & voted to lower tax rate •AAA bond rating maintained saving your tax dollars

Safety •Worked to locate County EMS in Florence, Jarrell and Weir & increase coverage in other areas of the county •Supported competitive compensation for law enforcement retaining highly trained personnel •Continues to collaborate with various state and local entities to address mental health issues

Conservative Leadership •Successful in working with city, state, and congressional representatives & the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to construct a 4d special rule for the Georgetown salamander providing a local solution

Infrastructure •Completed IH-35 northbound frontage roads •Completed Ronald Reagan Phases 3 & 4 from Williams Dr. to CR 237 near Jarrell •Completed safety improvements to SH 29 - adding deceleration lanes at Jack Nickalus and Park Place •Completed CR 245 realignment at Williams Dr. •Partnered with TxDOT on the expansion of SH 195 •Underway on plans for SH 29 Bypass from FM 2243 to IH-35 •Underway on plans for intersection improvements at DB Woods at SH 29 •Underway on plans for safety improvements on SH 29 - adding a deceleration lane at Cedar Hollow •Underway on plans for safety improvements on FM 2243 - adding a deceleration lane at Escalera Pkwy •Underway on plans to expand and realign CR 111

“It is an honor to serve you as Williamson County Commissioner, Precinct 3, and I humbly ask for your vote and support in the Republican Primary.”

Early Voting: Feb 16 - Feb 26 ELECTION DAY: Tuesday, March 1

Conservative Values • Proven Leadership • Professionalism • Integrity • Results

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REPUBLICAN

Elliston Randy

for WILLIAMSON COUNTY SHERIFF

Experience * Integrity * Leadership

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Former Chief of the Texas Highway Patrol Over 37 years in Texas Law Enforcement Former Commissioner to the Commission on State Emergency Communications Former Director of Vehicle Titles & Registration for Texas DMV Extensive Budget Management (Over $229,000,000 Budget) Extensive Personnel Management (Over 2,700 State Police Officers and 1,200 Civilian Personnel) Extensive Experience in Emergency Mgmt Extensive Legislative Experience Commissioned by the Texas Department of Public Safety as a “Special Ranger” Certified “Master Peace Officer” B.S. in Criminal Justice From Baylor Univ.

I will be accessible to you and will develop a professional, well trained, and service minded department I will keep our streets and neighborhoods safe by aggressively pursuing criminals and drunk drivers I will protect the rights of every citizen provided them under the law and the constitution I will ensure the department is structured to provide the best service while operating effectively and efficiently I will lead the effort, in cooperation with local agencies, for rapid response to active shooter or terrorist-type attacks Political Ad Paid for by Randy Elliston for Sheriff Campaign

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Judicial activism threatens the foundation of our country. That is why I am running for this bench - to be a principled conservative judge who protects the Constitution, upholds the rule of law, and keeps freedom alive for the next generation.”

Mobile-Temporary Voting Locations, Dates and Times Jarrell Memorial Park Community Center, 1651 CR 305, Jarrell Tuesday, Feb.16 10:00am - 7:00pm Bartlett Town Hall, 140 W. Clark St., Bartlett Wed, Feb. 17 10:00am 7:00pm St. John Lutheran, 409 S Main St., Thrall Thursday, Feb. 18 10:00am - 7:00pm Liberty Hill Annex, 3407 RR 1869, Liberty Hill Friday, Feb. 19 10:00am - 7:00pm

Liberty Hill Annex, 3407 RR 1869, Liberty Hill Saturday, Feb. 20 10:00am - 7:00pm Liberty Hill Annex, 3407 RR 1869, Liberty Hill Sunday, Feb. 21 12:00pm - 6:00pm Florence City Hall, 106 S. Patterson, Florence Monday, Feb. 22 10:00am - 7:00pm

Clairmont Retirement Community, 12463 Los Indios Trail, Austin Wed, Feb. 24 10:00am 7:00pm

Laura Barker is a respected attorney with over 13 years of experience handling thousands of cases in civil, juvenile, and criminal law. Laura is Past President of the Williamson County Bar Association and Co-founder of the Women Lawyer's Section, which supports Adoption Day, coat drives for kids in need and donation drives for Hope Alliance. Laura is married to Allan, a Detective with the Leander Police Department, and has one son. They attend Wellspring United Methodist Church.

As Judge, Laura Barker will... Strictly uphold the law as written and be a model of fairness and integrity Remain tough on crime Defend the Constitution and religious freedom

Seton Medical-Williamson, 201 Seton Pkwy., Round Rock, Thursday, Feb. 25 10:00am - 7:00pm

Granger City Hall, 303 S. Commerce St., Granger Tuesday, Feb. 23 10:00am - 7:00pm

Ranked as the top choice for County Court at Law #2 by the Williamson County Bar Association Endorsed by the Leander Professional Firefighters Association. Vote in the Republican Primary! Tuesday, March 1 Vote early February 16-26

www.LauraBarkerforJudge.com PD POL ADV BY THE LAURA BARKER CAMPAIGN IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE VOLUNTARY PANTONE 484 PANTONE 316 LIMITS OF THE JUDICIAL CAMPAIGN FAIRNESS ACT. ALLAN JONES, TREASURER.

Williamson County Early Voting Locations 1. Williamson County Inner Loop Annex, 301 SE Inner Loop, Georgetown

4. Cowan Creek Amenity Center, 1433 Cool Spring Way, Georgetown

7. Round Rock Randalls, 2051 Gattis School Road, Round Rock

10. Cedar Park Public Library, 550 Discovery Boulevard, Cedar Park

13. Hutto ISD Administration Building, 200 College Street, Hutto

2. Georgetown ISD Administration Building, 603 Lakeway Drive, Georgetown

5. Baca Senior Center, 301 W. Bagdad Avenue, Round Rock

8. JB and Hallie Jester Annex, 1801 E. Old Settlers Boulevard, Round Rock

11. Cedar Park Randalls, 1400 Cypress Creek Road, Cedar Park

14. Taylor City Hall, 400 Porter Street, Taylor

3. Georgetown Parks and Recreation Administration Building, 1101 N. College Street, Georgetown

6. Brushy Creek Community Center, 16318 Great Oaks Drive, Round Rock

9. Anderson Mill Limited District, 11500 El Salido Pkwy., Austin

12. Pat Bryson Municipal Hall, 201 N. Brushy Street, Leander

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