WEATHER: (February 16, 2019) SATURDAY – High yesterday afternoon was 71̊ at 3:00 with west wind to 45 mph; this morning’s low was 26̊ at 7:00. KPANcast: Continued windy and dry. Wind advisory & red flag warning.

LOCAL: The Lady Whitefaces advanced to the regional quarterfinals with a convincing 60-46 win over San Elizario in the area basketball playoffs Friday in Monahans. After leading 30-26 at half, the Herd girls went on a 15-5 run in the third quarter to take control. Lori Arias led all scorers with 21 points. The 17-16 Lady Herd plays district rival and #2-ranked Levelland (30-3) next week……..The Whiteface boys secured a post-season playoff berth Friday with a 52-39 win over Lamesa in a 4^th-place play-in game in Littlefield, with 13 points by Blake Walker. The Whitefaces play Pampa in a 4A bi-district playoff game at 6:30 Tuesday at Amarillo High…….Herd wrestler Seth Dixon reached the 160-pound class championship semifinals Friday in the Region I-5A Wrestling Tournament in El Paso and is 27-0 for the season. HHS had 10 wrestlers qualify for the event, with four students still in contention for third place: Josh Peña at 106#, Angel Galvan at 145#, Talisa Gavina at 119 # and Savannah Chavira at 148#. Finals start at 12:45 today at El Paso Del Valle High School……..Deaf Smith Kids Inc. has extended signup for youth baseball and softball programs, with sessions tomorrow and February 24 2:00-5:00 at Hereford Community Center. Players need proof of age and be able to pay league fees at registration……..The annual Dawn Community Chili Supper is 5:00-7:00 today at Dawn Community Center, with proceeds to benefit volunteer firefighters……..The #15-ranked Texas Tech Red Raiders play the Baylor Bears in Big 12 basketball at 1:00 today in Lubbock. KPAN AM-FM will have live coverage with Geoff Haxton and Chris Level starting with pregame at 12:30.