Sentinel Photo/Jessica Shepard
Thursday, July 23, 2026
Community members and business professionals filled the Bay City Civic Center lobby as part of “The Aquatics Center of Matagorda County” groundbreaking ceremony Monday afternoon.
Sentinel Photo/Mike Reddell Pictured above, from left, are: Officer Alyssa Banda, Corporal Chloe Taitano, Corporal Braeden Fojtik, Corporal Ashley Rubio, and Sergeant Dillan Wakefield.
Scott Savage, WCJC Foundation Board Member, with Bay City High School graduates Ciara Aguilar and Kenneth Cervantes
Contributed photo Van Vleck’s 7 on 7 experience was a fun one and a great learning experience for everyone involved. The guys went 2 and 2, beating DeLeon and Olton, and losing to Tioga and West Rusk, who ended up playing in the Championship. The boys got to see great competition from across Texas.
Contributed photo Tidehaven won the 3A Linemen Challenge State Championship Saturday, June 20. Tidehaven finished as 3A champions in tug of war, and overall points leader with 83 points, second place had 48 points.
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Frank Emil “Blue” Sliva
Samuel Lee Hurta
Vicenta Vergara Madayag Reis
