Sports

   The Bay City High School Robotics Team has advanced to Regional Competition after their strong finish at the Palacios Meet February 2nd, where they took 10 of the 20 awards given at the meet.
   Despite a few major equipment failures near the end, the team still managed to perform well in Palacios and advance to the next round. To qualify for Regions, teams had to finish in the top five. BCHS had two teams finish in the top five – the Decepticats and the Avenge-a-cats.
   The BCHS teams earned the following awards:
   Finalist (2nd place) Captain 15520 Avenge-a-Cats 
   Finalist Alliance Partner 13886 Decepticats 
   Inspire 2nd 15520 Avenge-a-Cats 
   Inspire 3rd 13886 Decepticats 
   Think Award 13886 Decepticats 
   Connect Award 15520 Avenge-a-Cats 
   Connect 2nd 13886 Decepticats 
   Design 2nd 15520 Avenge-a-Cats 
   Motivate 2nd 15520 Avenge-a-Cats 
   Control 2nd 13886 Decepticats 

Bay City High School Powerlifters came away with several firsts at the Palacios High School Powerlifting Meet Feb 2.
1st place finishers --
Orlando M - 148 pound boys
Jonathan P - 181 pound boys
Madison Mi - 259 pound girls
2nd place finishers --
Alliyah G - 165 pound girls
Ivan D - 275 pound boys
Javien T - heavy weight boys
3rd place finishers
Xandria G - 105 pound girls
Maddy M - 132 pound girls
Michael G - 242 pound boys
All the athletes improved their total scores from the previous meet!
Team finishes were 4th for the girls and 4th for the boys.
Head Coach is Jacob Wertz.

  Tidehaven ISD trustees unanimously approved a salary increase for Athletic Director David Lucio for $88,000 during their Jan. 15 meeting.
   “We wanted to show our commitment to your work on and off the field,” said Stephen Crow, board president.
   “We’re excited to see what happens next season and are aiming to win State next season.”
   “I appreciate your support,” said Lucio.
   “I’m confident in our students and all that we can do. We’re definitely aiming to win it all next year.”
   Despite a slow start last season, Lucio’s Tigers advanced to the quarterfinal round in the 3A-2 UIL 2018 football state championship.
   Crow also presented possible renovations to aging facilities to the board.
   “We’ve got a $4.5 million surplus and healthy fund balance right now,” he said.

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   The Bay City High School boys and girls swim teams finished second and third place, respectively, and the Van Vleck boys swim team came in sixth at last week’s district meeting in Victoria.
   The top eight finishers in each event scored team points, while top six in each event advance to region meet, said BCHS Swim Coach Bob Button.
   “Boys had our best district finish since 2008,” Button said.
   Girls repeated last year’s 3rd place team finish.
   “Great efforts and performances from our kids,” Button said.
   “They handled the pressure well and surprised a lot of folks with some big time drops.”
   Region meet is in Sugar Land Feb. 1 and 2.

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