March 2021

Improving times and marks in the early stages of the season is a common theme in track as athletes improve upon technique and reach peak condition. Fort Stockton’s Aryan Hernandez exemplified that in a big way on March 19 at an extremely competitive Greenwood Relays meet.

New playing cards, dominoes, and soccer balls are being collected at First Presbyterian Church office and at 208 North Oklahoma in Fort Stockton at the request of the Red Cross for use by the unaccompanied minors in Midland.

If you have an event for our Do Something! listing, please e-mail nathan.heuerfortstocktonpioneercom. MARCH 25-27 The Comanche Springs Rodeo will take place on Thursday, March 25 through Saturday, March 27 at the Pecos County Coliseum.

Sul Ross State University in Alpine should be a shining star among Texas universities. Instead, over the last several years and under various leaders, Sul Ross has struggled mightily, and enrollment has steadily declined.

As all of us know, there are many unaccompanied minors being sheltered in El Paso, Midland, and soon in Pecos. Our access to them is almost nonexistent as of today.

Loved Arcilia Nieto Garza, a resident of Fort Stockton, Texas, was born Aug. 4, 1941.

Javier B. Lopez entered into rest on March 17, 2021.

The Fort Stockton tennis team travelled to Big Lake on Friday to compete in the 40th Annual RCHS Tournament. The Panthers came home with two players, one boy and one girl, bringing back some hardware.

The Fort Stockton girls powerlifting team dominated their competition all season and on March 19 at the state meet in Corpus Christi, all five Prowlers who qualified showed they are among the strongest females in their classification.