October 2022

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With the “fall back” clock change coming soon, one thing makes me especially grumpy and confused. Last March, the Senate passed a bill that would make daylight saving time a year-round standard and end the “fall back” and “spring forward” clock changes that make Americans even groggier and crabbier than we usually are.

With seven weeks remaining before the 2022 midterm election, Republicans and Democrats have drawn their battle lines and staked out what each party considers their opponents’ political vulnerabilities.

Fort Stockton’s lone undefeated regular season in school history went down in the record books in 1978. This year’s Panthers squad enters district play on Thursday, Oct. 6 against Clint (2-3) with the ability to become the second team to accomplish the feat and garner a district title for only the second time in the past 12 seasons.

Nearly finished with a 5-game district road trip, the Fort Stockton Prowlers volleyball squad visited Seminole on Oct. 1 with the varsity falling in four sets to the Maidens. Amaya Urias led the Prowlers with eight kills in the four-set (25-20, 25-18, 19-25, 25-21) defeat. Aryanna Gonzalez held down the defense, recording 25 digs, three assists and two aces. Eliana Mata followed up with 24 digs, 20 assists, four kills and two aces. Alyssa Rangel added 12 assists and nine digs. Mia Garcia added seven kills and Sophia Hernandez recorded six.

The Fort Stockton High School swim team competed at the University of Texas Permian Basin swim meet Sunday in Odessa, and several swimmers turned in good times. Junior Luke Pules competed in both the boys 50 and 100-yard freestyle events, placing 12th in the 50 free and 18th in the 100 free Freshman Liam Pules recorded his best time in the 50 free to place 11th, and improved his time by 7 seconds in the 100 freestyle to place 15th. Pules recorded wins in both his heats at the meet.

Isaac Acosta, DOB 10/251996, offense date 04/24/2022 (CR-24871, possession of marijuana less than two ounces) defendant entered into a six-month pretrial intervention program with a $500 fee. Jaime Aguirre, DOB 10/01/1996, offense date 03/25/2020 (CR-24154, duty on striking fixture/ highway landscape more than or equal to $200) defendant has entered into a six-month pretrial intervention program with a $300 fee and $295 restitution.