Sports

   The official dedication of the LeTulle DreamScape at LeTulle Park will be at 9 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 25.   
   “Safety surfacing is being installed and we are almost ready for children to play,” said Kelly Penewitt, City of Bay City Parks and Recreation supervisor. 
   “We invite the public out to join us as we celebrate children of all abilities at our barn-themed play structures. This project has long been a dream of Bay City and its citizens for several years and it is now coming true,” Penewitt said.
The Le Tulle Park DreamScape received a Houston Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) Parks and Natural Areas Award.  
   H-GAC established the Parks and Natural Areas awards program in 2006 to highlight best practices and innovative approaches to parks planning and implementation. 
   H-GAC honors projects in the categories of Projects Over $500,000, Projects Under $500,000, Planning Process, and Policy Tools.  

    Registration is now open for the annual “Camo Half K” event sponsored by the Bay City Parks and Recreation Department slated for 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 25, at the Train Depot, 2620 Avenue G, Bay City.
   Registration/Day of Registration fees is $25 per person Jan. 2-25.
   The fee includes a race shirt, camo bag, and a medal.
   Shirts are not guaranteed for registrations made after Jan. 4.
   Proceeds from the event will help Bay City Parks and Recreation raise money for the LeTulle Dreamscape amenities like benches, and shade structures.
   “Walk, waddle, stagger or crawl down Avenue G starting at the 1905 MOPAC Train Depot to Fifth Street and back to the depot in your best, craziest, most original camo gear, just remember we are in public,” said Parks and Recreation Supervisor Kelly Penewitt.
   “Start your Camo Day off with donuts and hot cocoa to charge you up to waddle down the avenue.”  

   For the third year in a row, Van Vleck’s own Kami Klepac raced among the stars Dec. 10-14 in Las Vegas.
   She was one of 160 contestants competing at the Kelly Kaminski Run for Vegas/Junior World Finals Barrel Race and Pole Bending.
   The event was held in conjunction with the National Finals Rodeo.
   “This is the culmination of a lot of hard work by these kids, and they have all earned the right to compete in Las Vegas,” said Kelly Kaminski, the event’s organizer and a two-time world champion barrel racer in the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association.
   “Each of these kids competes for over $150,000 in cash and prizes.”
   In the junior division, 9-year-old Kami Klepac had the fastest run of the week to vault from fifth place to a world title.
    Klepac clocked in at 13.738 seconds in her final turn of the cloverleaf to finish with a three-run time of 42.010 seconds on her horse Zoey.

   Two Matagorda County high school players were named to Associated Press Sports Editors (APSE) All-State teams.
   Bay City Blackcat senior Marcus Edwards and Tidehaven junior Mason Perales were on All-State Honorable Mention lists.
   Edwards was named on the 4A All-State Honorable Mention as defensive back, and Perales received the 3A honor as wide receiver.
   Both were first-team All-District for their respective districts.

  Tidehaven senior quarterback Blake Garcia was named the 2019 Most Valuable Player for District 14-3A-2. 
   Garcia led a long list of Tigers who are on the All-District teams, including eight players with All-District first team offense and defense honors.
   Tigers on the All-District First Team Offense included: Jose Martinez, running back, Mason Perales, wide receiver (unanimous); Chance Riojas, offense line (unanimous); and Kyus Saha, offense line (unanimous).
   Perales also received this week Associated Press Sports Editors (APSE) All-State honorable mention honors as a wide receiver.
   The Tidehaven players on the All-District First Team Defense included: Grant Vongontard, defense end (unanimous); Jerry Johnson, defensive tackle; Koey Kacer, inside linebacker, (unanimous); and Alex Hernandez, defensive back (unanimous).

  Two Van Vleck Leopards – Sam Bree and Jalen Williams – were among the District 14-3A-2 All-District first team selections.
   Junior Sam Bree was named to the All-District First Team Offense at running back, while senior Jalen Williams was selected as wide receiver (unanimous).
   Leopards on the All-District Second Team offense were: junior Cameron Franklin, wide receiver; sophomore Garrett Chambless, offensive line; and junior Slade Huerta, offensive line.
   The All-District Second Team Defense included Van Vleck players: senior Joshua DeLarosa, outside linebacker; and senior Roscoe Ellis, defensive back.
   Van Vleck’s Jalen Williams also was named as an All-District Utility selection.