The cross country team competed at regionals today in Rocky Ford. The Longhorns took on a talented group of runners; region 3 has 6 of the top 20 2A runners in the state. All three runners had a course PR. In the final race of his cross country career, senior, L.J. Wills, ran a personal best, shaving 35 seconds off of his time.
Parker Arbuthnot - 5th/79 (State Qualifier, course PR)
Draven Ferch - 21st/79 (course PR)
L.J. Willis - 38th/79 (PR, course PR)
STATE BOUND! Congratulations to sophomore Parker Arbuthnot for placing 5th/79 at regionals and qualifying for State Cross Country! He will be running at the Norris Penrose Event Center in Colorado Springs on Saturday, November 2nd at 1:00 p.m. Congratulations Parker!
Our track and Field and Cross Country Records have been added to www.spre4.org. They are located in the track section of the Athletics tab. Go Longhorns! /o/springfield-re4/page/track-records
Time Change: The high school volleyball game scheduled for today at Las Animas has been moved to a 4:00 p.m. start time (previously 5:00 p.m.).
Please come join our events this Friday, October 25! What a joyous celebration for students and the community it will be! Ribbon cutting begins @ 3:00 PM, open house is available until 4:30 PM. Volleyball tips at 4:00 PM and Football kicks off at 7:00 PM.
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On Friday the high school cross country team traveled to Monte Vista for their last regular season meet. It was a beautiful fall day to run and the Longhorns took advantage. They head to regionals at Rocky Ford on Friday, October 25th and would love to have a few fans cheering them on as they compete for 1 of the 15 spots available for state.
Parker Arbuthnot - 4th/85 (course PR)
Draven Ferch - 36th/85 (course PR)
L.J. Willis - 57th/85
Holly Hancock - 64th/73 (PR)
On behalf of the Springfield Baptist Church: The Springfield Baptist Chapel is still planning to host the 5th Quarter Chili Supper at the Baptist Chapel at 7pm tonight at 441 Pinion Street. All players, coaches, families, staff and the entire community is welcome. There is no cost, free of charge.
Springfield School District updates the campus safety situation here: https://5il.co/2z9me. The football game has been rescheduled to take place AT SWINK on Saturday, 10/19 @ 11:00 AM. We apologize for the inconvenience and loss of a home game, but in the best interest of safety and student competition, this is our best decision.
A potential threat was identified at SPRE4 campus on 10/18, please see this press release: https://5il.co/2z98h
JH Basketball Parents - Deadline to order buttons and fan shirts is October 31st!
Game Cancelled: The junior high football game scheduled on October 21st at Eads has been cancelled.
The Springfield Board of Education will host its regular monthly board meeting on Monday, October 21, 2024. You may find the agenda here: https://5il.co/2z3go
Caliche HS Invitational VB Tournament: Games will start at 10:00 a.m. and play straight through to completion (no specific time schedule. All games will be played on the main court. Concessions will be available.
Admission:
$5.00 for Students & Seniors
$7.00 for Adults
Good Luck Longhorns!
Game Change: The high school volleyball game scheduled for Thursday; October 17th has been moved to Springfield at 2:00 p.m. (previously scheduled at La Veta) There will be C, JV and Varsity games.
Congratulations to the high school knowledge bowl teams for placing first (B team) and third (A team) at the Plainview Knowledge Bowl on Friday! Keep up the good work!
The high school cross country team headed back to higher altitude today when they competed in the Kadet Invitational on the Air Force Academy campus. The Longhorns ran in the division II race which consisted of 2A, and 3A varsity runners as well as 4A and 5A J.V. runners. Sophomore, Parker Arbuthnot lead the race for the first 2 miles; barely getting edged out of first by 0.:03 seconds. The Longhorns travel to Monte Vista on Friday for their last regular season meet.
Parker Arbuthnot - 2nd/234
Draven Ferch - 33rd/234
L.J. Willis - 96th/234
Holly Hancock - 121st/152
The junior high cross country team finished their season on Friday with a nice run at Lamar. Boy 7th graders attacked the course and finished their season strong.
Satchel Knight - 9th/22 (PR)
Blake Figgins - 21st/22
Time Change: The start time for the high school volleyball game scheduled for TODAY in Walsh has been moved to 5:00 p.m. There will only be a varsity match.
Family Reading Night was a success! We enjoyed our new library space for reading. A big THANK YOU to Ms. Chick & Ms. Wells for reading! Also, thank you to the teachers who stayed and helped.
Family Reading Night was a success! We enjoyed our new library space for reading. A big THANK YOU to Ms. Chick & Ms. Wells for reading! Also, thank you to the teachers who stayed and helped.
