Citizens State Bank sponsored the Sack Race for the 2016 Hugoton Park Day. Participants ranged in age from four and under all the way to adults!
Winners for the “four and under” category were first place Blake Salmons, second place Carter Trujillo and third place Madison Niehues. Five- and six-year-old winners were Morgan Niehues and Ashley Coats tying for first, and Reaghann Maravilla in second.
In the seven- to nine-year-old age group were Daniella Alfaro with first, Olivia Salmans with second and Jonas Mauk and Daniel Alfaro, Jr. tying for third place. Ten- to twelve-year-old winners were Adam Mendoza in first place, Alexander Russel in second place, and Zane Poulsen finishing third. Winners for the 13-year-old to adult category were Tina Salmans and Westin Maravilla tying for first place, Conner Wells in second and Ryland Bennett with third.
As is the case every year, Hugoton Rotary’s Duck Race was a grand finale for Park Day, with lucky Greg Soelter claiming the big $1000 first prize – as well as the fourth place prize! Bart Anderson and Brahma Group’s duck crossed the finish line next for second place, followed closely by Sunbelt Feeders’ duck in third. “Hard Luck” winners plucked from the “Canal Street pond” were Pam Hamlin, Rick Hamlin, Stacy Burrows, Rex Coulter and Darren Figgins with Garnand Funeral Home. Hugoton Rotarians work to eradicate polio, provide scholarships and many other community projects. This year, the big duck race wouldn’t have been such a success without the help of the City of Hugoton workers and the Stevens County Fire Department.
Winners of the Mr. Hugoton and Miss Hugoton were as follows: 0-6 Month Girls – first place: Alyvia Holcomb, second place: Amelia Roybal, third place: Rosalie Ward; 0-6 Month Boys – first place: Jesse Alexander Landa, second place: Konner Pike, third place: Cole Butler; 7-12 Month Girls – first place: Londyn Jade Campbell, second place: Arelynn Viurquez, third place: Kendall; 7-12 Month Boys – first place: Leo, second place: Alec Persinger, third place: Kraysen Hill; 13-18 Month Girls – first place: Ellie, second place: Viviana Olivas, third place: Allyson Evans; 13-18 Month Boys first place: Karsyn Hale, second place: Kieran Piland, third place: Miquel Vargas; 19-24 Month Girls – first place: Jocelyn Smith, second place: Ryder Schmutz; 19-24 Month Boys – first place: Joel Baeza, second place: Isaih Perez, third place: Fysher Reinerio; 2-3 Years Girls – first place: Zoe Vargas, second place: Myah; 2-3 Years Boys – first place: Sean Landa, second place: Hayden Trujillo, third place: Rowdie Robinett.
