Annual Belman Classic Takes on New Course Today
Uvalde, TX · September 24, 2026
Starting pistols and early cheers are echoing across Garner Field Road as cross-country squads hit their new course. Expect thick cloud cover overhead to keep the edge off today's ninety-degree warmth.
The Lead
Area high school runners are taking their marks at the City of Uvalde Sports Complex on Garner Field Road this morning for the annual Pete Belman Classic. The beloved multi-school cross-country meet, which honors one of the school district's historic state-qualifying runners, usually winds along the shaded turf near the Leona River. However, lingering turf washouts from heavy summer rains along the river corridor prompted campus athletic officials and city parks staff to quickly carve out an alternate multi-loop course across the municipal athletic grounds. The contingency course keeps regional squads competing on schedule without tearing up fragile riverbank restoration work. Races kick off early with varsity girls followed by boys and junior high divisions. Municipal staff will inspect turf conditions alongside coaching staffs after the final runner finishes to determine whether the complex will remain in the regular cross-country rotation.
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Today's Outlook
- High 91°F · Low 76°F — Overcast
- Keep plenty of water handy as thick overcast skies hold in the afternoon heat.
What's On Around Town
Today
Pete Belman Classic City of Uvalde Sports Complex (Garner Field Rd), 8:00 AM · Free Cheer on regional cross-country runners tackling the new athletic complex course.
Weekly Community Game Night El Progreso Memorial Library, 5:00–8:00 PM · Free Board games, giant blocks, and casual tabletop challenges for all ages.
Tomorrow
- TerraTx Art Festival Kickoff Gypsy Sally's, Leakey, 6:00–10:00 PM
- National Comic Book Day Party on the Plaza Downtown Plaza, 6:00–9:00 PM
- Friday Night Live: Selestial Alcoser Broadway 830 (100 E Main St), 8:00–11:00 PM
Saturday
- TerraTx: Legends of the Land Concan Visitor Center, Concan, 10:00 AM–4:00 PM
- TerraTx: From the Land to the Moon The Springs Retreat, Leakey, 6:00–10:00 PM
Spotlight & Story
- Briscoe Art Collection at First State Bank
- Step past the teller counters at 200 East Nopal Street to find original seventeenth-century Rembrandt etchings and Gainsborough canvases quietly hanging beside deposit slips. Donated by late Governor Dolph Briscoe, the museum-grade collection welcomes anyone with business—or simply curiosity—during lobby hours.
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