Graham Lady Blues track runner RoseMary Schaffer signed her national letter of intent to run at McMurry University on Thursday morning in the library at Graham High School. The signing caps off a record-breaking high school career for Schaffer, a four-year runner at the varsity level for the Lady Blues. It was a career that Schaffer was not sure she would ever have.
When UIL canceled the remainder of the spring sports season, Lady Blues senior shortstop Alex Husen called her best friend and Lady Blues’ star pitcher Emma Southerland. They both agreed that nothing was going to take their senior night away.
On May 11, the two returned to the softball field, in uniform, one last time. Joined by their parents, Coach Arrington and Coach Hogan, the “Comeback Queens” returned to the house that Hogan built, one last time.
The 2020 Maskat Shrine annual Oil Bowl Classic has been canceled. The event was scheduled to be the 83rd annual and hosts all-star games in football, volleyball and boys/girls basketball.
To help practice and maintain social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic, the 15th Annual Run for the Children has gone virtual. Participants will be able to run or walk anywhere, even on a treadmill, during the weekend of May 16.
“It is imperative that those participating comply with CDC guidelines to maintain social, or, physical, distancing during this time,” said run organizer Dori Cawley.
An exhibition run on a Monday morning was not the way Summer Croxton, Rosie Schaffer, Chloe Menard and Claire Jones envisioned their high school track careers ending. All four had dreams of one last trip to state to cap off their senior years at Graham High School. The four hold a school record in the 4x200 meter relay and needed one last run after COVID-19 ended their senior seasons prematurely. The four runners gathered one last time at Newton Field to get one last run. They wanted to end their season on their terms.
As Lady Blues center Cammi Teplicek signs to play basketball at Jacksonville College, Graham High School sends another athlete off to college.
“I just think it’s a nice college,” Teplicek said. “It’s in a good place, and it’s a good Christian college. I’ve heard a lot of nice things about it.”
The signing comes after a season in which she averaged 13.9 points and 8.3 rebounds per game, an output worthy of District 6-4A offensive most valuable player honors. The bond between coach and athlete started in 2015 with a welcoming gift from Coach Graham.
Writer's note: The Graham Leader is continuing to take submissions from senior spring sports athletes who missed out on having a senior night due to COVID-19. Spring sports seniors are invited to send a senior letter and a picture to sports@grahamleader.com
Writer's note: The Graham Leader is continuing to take submissions from senior spring sports athletes who missed out on having a senior night due to COVID-19. Spring sports seniors are invited to send a senior letter and a picture to sports@grahamleader.com
Writer's note: The Graham Leader is continuing to take submissions from senior spring sports athletes who missed out on having a senior night due to COVID-19. Spring sports seniors are invited to send a senior letter and a picture to sports@grahamleader.com.
Rosie Schaffer is a four-year runner on the Lady Blues’ 4x200 relay team. She’s been on record-setting teams in both junior high and high school. Along with Summer Croxton, Chloe Menard and Claire Jones, Schaffer holds out hope to earn one last trip to the state meet.
