Messy Christian; Husband to RN; Dad to four; Adopted greyhounds; Bus Driver/Supt at Gruver ISD; Ex Biology Teacher/Hoops Coach
#Guitar
#Travel
#Campfires
#Books
Gruver by the Numbers:
Pop: 1,149
GHS Enroll: 155
State champ. t-shirts sold: 1,094
Pre-sold adult tix: 636
Pre-sold student tix: 238
Total tix sold: 874
Spirit charter buses: 3
Pre-paid riders for charters: 147
Miles to AT&T Stadium: 408
Tractor-trailer trucks in send-off: 32
I had forgotten something in the press box after the game last night, so I went back to retrieve it. As I was walking out I saw this precious young lady voluntarily picking up trash from the stands.
Man… THIS is what we need more of!
#humbled
#respect
I was a bad 5’8” player from Crowell, but Coach Adams let me walk-on & kept me around. Not a better def. coach or motivator around! Great memories! Great life lessons! I owe him a ton! Not a better man for the Tech job!
@TTUmbbinsider
@kirbyhocutt
@lancelahnert
@vivathematadors
Thank
@KingForTexas
for holding the line for public schools!
It’s not choice so much as it is about accountability. Public schools get $6,210/student w/strings attached. Private schools get $8,000/student carte blanche.
Public schools take all kids. Private schools get to pick.
Gruver had a “COVID Cruise”!
From 7-9 pm we “cruised main” from the safety of our cars, honked & waved to 1 another!
At 8 pm most paused to gather @ the football field to recite the Lord’s Prayer from their cars, which was led from the press box. Video courtesy of Lisa Schulz.
Shaping up to be a great year for
@Gruver_ISD
athletics!
* Girls Cross Country:
State Qualifiers (6th overall)
* Football: State Runner-Up
* Girls Basketball:
Regional Quarter-finalists
(& very young!)
* Boys Basketball:
State Qualifiers
#Hungry
#Humble
#🏃♀️🏈🏀
Child
#3
(Caris Ann) graduated last night. Proud of all four of our kiddos! Blessed to be their dad!
ps: we’ll have three in college next year, so if you see me working the late shift at Allsups, you’ll know why! 😉
Who could’ve thought that 25 years ago (or so) when I had Tyler Cooper &
@matt_jack5on
doing wall sits @ Buff 🏀 Camp, that Tyler would become “Dr. Cooper” & be about to surgically repair our son’s broken femur sustained at the 🏈 game!? Thankful for the Coopers!
@rncooper58
Our Girls🏀 job will get lots of attn. (& rightfully so!) but
@Gruver_ISD
has reposted our Ag Teacher position!
It is a VERY important hire for us, as many more Gruver kids will go “pro” in Agriculture than in any sport (& we’ve got GREAT kids/coaches!).
Help spread the word!
@lancelahnert
Welcome to coaching!
If you win, it's because of talent. If you lose, you're an idiot. If you win but don't play my kid, you're an idiot. If I'm an idiot but win & play your kid, I'm a genius.
Grateful for the kids I coached & support I received! Loved coaching; glad I’m out.
In a time when public ed is under attack,
@Gruver_ISD
just received their 5th
@NatlBlueRibbon
nomination; the 3rd in 3 years; each for a different campus!
More research is needed, but GISD may be the 1st public school in TX w/at least 3 campuses to have all 3 receive this award!
Gruver ISD and the community of Gruver mourns for the loss of one of our truly special angels: Lariat Larner. Please keep the Larner family and her friends in your thoughts and prayers.
@OkStateRodeo
Coach Kirk Stephens was helping Mom clean out some things & found Pappy’s handcuffs! One of his first positions was Deputy Sheriff in Turkey, Texas. He later took over the Sheriff job in Crowell. They lived downstairs in the jailhouse & Meme cooked for prisoners!
#GoodOlDays
Best
@Gruver_ISD
“Day-1 story” I’ve heard yet:
Pre-K student walks up to his Mom when she picked him up, and he had his head down. Mom asked what was wrong, and he said “I didn’t even learn how to read!” #🤣😂🤣😂
#HighExpectations
@mattman_88
Our officials couldn’t make it to our scrimmage vs Wheeler tonight; in fact,
@coachlb83
was so desperate he dug up
@coachlankford72
and myself.
Three hours later and I’m wondering if I’ll be able to get out of bed in the morning…?
#Ouch
#🦓
Due to COVID-19 the
@uiltexas
will not be presenting the
#LoneStarCup
to any schools for 2019-20; however,
@Gruver_ISD
was/is in 1st Place at the final tally! What a great testament to our students, teachers, coaches, parents & community! Way to go! #🏆
@MillerForTexas
@eminentdomaintx
Mr. Miller, a response:
1)
You should know Hansford Co is “one of the most productive agricultural counties” in TX, ranking in the “TOP 5 COUNTIES in the STATE in milo, corn & wheat production”! (A&M agrilife).
The largest employers in the Co. are the 3 public school districts!
Time flies!! Our oldest graduated from Gruver HS tonight!
Just yesterday I was hanging out with
@rncooper58
and
@CoachVinayPatel
at Buff Basketball Camp when I got the call that my bride was going into labor at the Childress hospital!
#Wow
#ProudDad
With Caris at
@TexasTech
orientation! Momma is working, so dad got the nod. Loving it!
Three in college next year (Tech, WTAMU, and Tarleton). Your prayers are appreciated! 🫣😳😂😉
Our younger son was unable to attend Thanksgiving due to Black Friday obligations at the Stephenville Walmart. My bride & I planned on seeing him today, but the stomach bug got her. 😔
With her blessing I came down and treated him & Karis Grace to some good BBQ! 🍖 🍗
#GoodDay
Scotty H. has been asking for prayers the past week or so regarding his surgical procedure this morning. I don’t think he’d mind if we requested the Church to lift him up in prayers today. He’s one-of-a-kind and we love him (and he’s a bit nervous)!
#ThankYou
#🙏🏼
It was my distinct pleasure to be the tennis coach this season! Great group of kids! Really proud of this young man for the way he finished his senior year!
@j_seagler
@Gruver_ISD
#UILState
#🎾 #🥉
Not many things are worth missing watching my two boys play tonight, but sitting with my Aunt Holly as she gets inducted into WT’s Hall of Champions is one of those events.
#ProudNephew
How cool to see Randy Dean, formerly of Lubbock Coronado and Jarrett Culver’s coach, on National tv! He’s a Childress native, former Hereford coach, all around great coach, and even better person!
#kudos
Few sportswriters out there loved the area he covered and the people he covered like
@lancelahnert
. He gave his opinions (👍🏽👎🏽), but never went digging for dirt or twisting the story for controversy. He was a thoughtful interviewer and is a great guy who will be missed! #👍🏼
Great job
@Gruver_LHB
&
@gruverhoundball
! Thank you
@CoachSmiley42
for being a great host!
For those texting me about having a “late start” tomorrow, here is a rare glimpse into a Father/Supt and Son/Student conversation (voice text, so no punctuation). See you in the morning!
Parenting is difficult, and as a father of four I’m constantly doubting my parenting skills...but then...while on vacation in the New England area, one of your sons uses his own money and purchases THIS t-shirt! I must’ve done something right!?
#☘️ #🏀
With snow falling all day and wind chills in the teens, we once again thank our community for supporting the bond that allowed us to build our new ag facility and our indoor facility!
#Blessed
#GrowingGreatness
#ThankYou
@InternetH0F
We live here. Great place to raise four children!
We are happy everyone moving into Texas is going to Austin and not here.
The weather is terrible here, and worse (for many)…there’s traditional values and hard work.
Please stay away…respectfully. 😬
Happy birthday to Gruver’s biggest fan,
@GruverLHB1
Director of Basketball Operations & my traveling companion over thousands of miles:
THE Scotty Hindergart!!
Scotty is currently at his 2nd-favorite destination (San Antonio & the girls state tourney being
#1
): Camp New Dawn.
I had a blast coaching these young men. Great coaches, players, and parents in this program! Thanks for letting me come along for the ride!
#CampChamps
@_AHSBASKETBALL
@OSUMBB
What a great crowd at this morning’s state semifinal game! Our fans travel (575 miles) & support their hometown students!
A special thank you to our amazing radio duo! Also, Western Bank for buying tickets & opening up “The Vault” so our community members can watch from Gruver!
Win a big Area football playoff game and celebrate by driving a large portion of our Elementary & JH UIL Academic students and teachers to FPC to compete in the district contest!
Best wishes students & teachers! Thank you for all your hard work!
I love this article for multiple reasons - including my elder daughter, Caris, penned it - but also because it gives a glimpse into what our small community is about: helping others!
#SeeAlsoOurFarmScholarship
We took Creed to
@NWOSU
yesterday for football check-in/move-in. He’s worked hard this summer academically and physically! We are blessed parents!
#RRR
Happy Father’s Day to me! My oldest getting some recognition for hard work!
Both boys work at
@Walmart
: one in Canyon & one in Stephenville. I’m proud they’re not “too cool” to push carts or stock produce!
#AttaBoy
Really proud of Bailey Maupin & Keegan Callaway for battling and winning a couple of games off the
#1
seeded mixed doubles team...especially since their first practice EVER was LESS than one month ago! They came a looooong way in a short time!
@BaileyMaupin
#Keegan
#Region1Tennis
The harvest of the school farm for the Gruver Farm Foundation Scholarship program began today. We cannot express enough gratitude for the volunteers doing this for our students!
We also felt in really good hands with our Director of Quality Control, Scotty Hintergart, there!
I love the fact that one of the best man-to-man coaches/teams had the guts to go 2-3 zone vs Mansfield and hold them in the 30’s!! Great job
@_AHSBASKETBALL
!!
#BlowSandBlow
With the signing today
@Gruver_ISD
has had 6 student-athletes ink NCAA D1 NLIs in the past 4 years!
J. Conyers-TTU FB
B. Maupin-TTU WBB
G. Gaillard-TSU Rodeo
B. Butler-OSU WBB
P. McClain-Bama T&F
M. McCloy-TCU T&F
Not bad for a 2A! I had ZERO to do w/it, but…it’s pretty cool!
A big “thank you” to
@kimberly_irwin
for going around and taking senior cap and gown photos!! These are my wife’s photos (still very good!). Proud of our oldest!!
#Creed
#Graduation2020
Jalin Conyers wins his heat in the 110 hurdles! On to to tomorrow’s final!
Up next for
@Gruver_ISD
300 m hurdles - Kari Whitehead
Girls 4 x 400 relay
#RunHard
#TurnLeft
Excited that our guys get to once again practice on Thanksgiving morning. I do, however, question my parenting when I get these photos.
Guess which one is my son...? 🤔
A little weird, but he comes by it honestly.
#LoveHim
#HappyThanksgiving
#🏈
#GoHounds
It’s time to cut the school farm for the Gruver Farm Scholarship! One of the key players? Scotty H!
Huge thank you to everyone involved! I know I saw a few folks w/Twitter out there this a.m.:
@nate_s11
@JasonShoulders3
and the driver of Scotty’s grain cart:
@derikgrotegut
!
@luke__allison
@TrentAshbyTX
@KingForTexas
@GregAbbott_TX
@DadePhelan
@MikeMorath
I requested feedback from our teachers regarding this exact issue.
It’s ridiculous for our young students, who are now required to take all the state-mandated exams online, to have to sit in front of a computer screen for that long to take 1 test!
Here’s one email I received:
My first two vinyl albums were Tom T. Hall and...Kenny Rogers.
@matt_jack5on
shared a
@PATGREENMUSIC
tribute video to Kenny Rogers, so it inspired me to make my own.
Here’s my first (and probably last) pitiful, but heartfelt tribute to The Gambler.
#KennyRogersRIP
#TheGambler
A great time w/the Sandies @
@OU_MBBall
team camp! Went 6-2; made the quarters today in the tourney. Shorthanded & out-coached all weekend, but still found a way!
Also, congrats to Coach Pillion for being named TX Panhandle Sports Hall of Fame Boys Hoops Coach of the Year today!
A huge thank you to our coaches yesterday! While I was sitting in a heated bus and
@coachlb83
was driving to the realignment meeting, the coaches were in sub-freezing weather shoveling snow for our teachers and students!! Above and Beyond! We’ve got great folks!
#Family
#Service
Fueling up the Gruver
@GruverLHB1
Director of Basketball Operations (DOBO) & the Athletic Director for the Regional finals this afternoon! Breakfast in Lubbock at the Pancake House!
#Scotty
@coachlb83