Archives for April 2013

By Sandy Anderberg

The Lady Broncos made a big statement in their quest for post-season play Friday at Booker, defeating them 7-4 and earning a key district win. Head coach Gary Jack was pleased with the win especially after a heartbreaking loss to Follett earlier in the week.

“Jency Burton did a great job pitching and hitting for us,” Jack said. “Taylor Gaines had the big hit of the game with an inside the park home run. It was a tough game with tough wind conditions at 30 mph.”

Also doing a good job at the plate was Maci White, Skyler White, Audrey Shelton, and Haley Ferguson. Shelton was also behind the plate catching for Burton.

Earlier in the week, the Lady Broncos fell to Follett 0-13. Follett was able to get the early advantage on the ladies in the first inning of play. After holding them to no runs in the next two, the ladies allowed their opponent to open the game up in the fourth.

“We never got anything going and their pitcher was just too good that day,” Jack said.

The Lady Broncos are currently 9-3 on the year and 5-2 in District play. They will take on Claude at home on Saturday, April 13, at 2:00 p.m.

By Sandy Anderberg

The Broncos had things rolling in their match up with a state-ranked team, but were unable to get their bats going at a crucial time in their 5-6 loss to Booker last week.

“(We) missed a golden opportunity to beat the #8 ranked team in the state and move into a tie for first place,” coach Brad Elam said. “We had the lead until the third inning and needed a couple of crucial hits to retake the lead but were unable to get them.”

According to Elam, the Broncos scored all five of their runs in the first four innings and failed to get anybody across the plate in the last three. Despite the loss, the Broncos played hard and several players ended the game with decent stats.

Dusty Rice reached base all three times including an RBI double and scored one run. Dillon Nickell reached base twice with one RBI and two scored runs. Ryan Isbell had an RBI, and Diego Santos and Chance McAnear each scored runs.

“We are just not getting the big hits when we need them, and we are making too many errors,” Elam said. “We made six costly errors that resulted in most of their runs. (But) Adam Topper pitched another excellent game.”

The Broncos defeated Follett 5-4 earlier in the week with Rice getting the win.

The Broncos will take on Claude at home on Saturday, April 13, at noon and travel to Shamrock on Tuesday, April 16, at 4:00 p.m.

By Sandy Anderberg

Audrey Shelton, Sarah Luttrell, Jentry Shadle, and Amanda Powell all claimed a first place finish in their respective events in the District track meet held in Panhandle last week.

The Lady Bronco team finished second behind Panhandle with 137 total points. Shelton claimed gold twice in the 1600 and 3200 meter runs with a time of 12:37.17 in the 3200 and a time of 5:45.12 in the 1600.

Luttrell topped the field in the 100-meter dash with a finals time of 13.34, and Shadle took the top honor in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 16.90. Powell bested everyone in the 300-meter hurdles to claim first at 48.45. The Lady Bronco 800-meter relay ran second to Panhandle with a time of 1:55.05.

Members of the relay are Glory Bryley, Amelia Weatherton, Luttrell, and Deborah Howard. The top four finishers in each event earned the right to advance to the Area Meet to be held Friday, April 12, in Panhandle.

Individual results: shot put: McKayla Cartwright 2nd 34’3 ¾”, Karlee Adams 9th 23’11 ¼”; discus: Cartwright 2nd 93’3”, Adams 10th 53’; high jump: Powell 2nd 4’6”; long jump: Luttrell 16’9 ½”; triple jump: Howard 5th 30’6”; 800-meter dash: Samantha Sanderson 7th; 300-hurdles: Shadle 6th 56.48; 100-meter hurdles: Powell 2nd 17.45, Emberli Holland 7th 20.41; 100-meter dash: Weatherton 3rd 13.72, Bryley 4th 13.81; 400-meter dash: Abby Johnson 3rd 1:07.52, Sanderson 6th 1:10.00; 200-meter dash: Luttrell 3rd 26.99, Johnson 4th 28.95, Bryley 6th 28.46; JV: Maria Urfels 3200 14:12.01 and 1600 22.99.

By Sandy Anderberg

Sprinter Corey Barker topped the field of 100-meter runners in the District track meet held last week in Panhandle.

Barker had a time of 11.43 to take the number one spot. The Broncos finished with 50 points and placed fifth as a team in the meet. The top four finishers in each event earned the right to advance to the Area Meet to be held Friday, April 12, in Panhandle. The sprint relay finished fifth with a time of 46.74 and was run by Jonah Sell, Barker, McCampbell, and Mason.

Individual results: shot put: Adam Topper 4th 40’6 ¼”, Austen McNelly 6th 38’4″; discus: Rowdy Speed 3rd 120’5″, Topper 5th 111’6″, McNelly 6th 109’01″; long jump: Charles Mason 4th 20’8″, Brandon Miller 10th 16’7 ¼”; triple jump: Cedrick McCampbell 4th 38’1 ½”; high jump: Trajen Johnson 3rd 5’8″; pole vault: Diego Santos 3rd 10’; 800-meter dash: Santos 5th 2:18.24, Zach Cornell 8th 2:22.17, Caleb Cobb 11th 2:28.98; 100-meter dash: Miller 10th 12.19; 400-meter dash: Sell 7th 59.72, Santos 9th 1:02.20; 200-meter dash: McCampbell 8th 24.76. JV: Austin Lowery 5th 1600-meter run.

Hedley High School and Junior High athletes competed in track and field events in Silverton last week.

For the high school Clay King took 4th place in 110 hurdles, and Salem Shelp was 3rd place in shot put. The junior high girls took second place overall with 113 points. Individual results were as follows:

Girls Sprint Relay- 2nd place – Kenlee Lambert, Shaelyn Owitti, Briley Chadwick, and Cheyenne Smith.

800 M Run- Kylie Wood- 1st place; 100 Hurdles- Makinzie Hinton- 3rd place; 100 M Dash- Kallie Lindsey, Cheyenne Smith, and Crystal Ramirez; 800 Relay- Kylie Wood, Kallie Lindsey, Briley Chadwick, and Shaelyn Owitti; 400 M Dash-3rd place- Kenlee Lambert; 200 M Dash-Kallie Lindsey, Crystal Ramirez; 200 M Hurdles-4th place- Makinzie Hinton; 1600 M Relay- Kenlee Lambert, Shaelyn Owitti, and Kylie Wood.

Discus-Madison Shelp-5th place, Kallie Lindsey-3rd place; Shot Put- Madison Shelp- 2nd place, Kallie Lindsey-1st place, Crystal Ramirez; Long Jump- Shaelyn Owitti, Briley Chadwick-5th place; High Jump-Kylie Wood-1st place, Shaelyn Owitti- 4th place; and Triple Jump- Kenlee Lambert- 6th place.

In the boys’ division, results were: 100 M Dash-Frankie Ramirez, Casey McCleskey; 200 M Dash- Frankie Ramirez-3rd place; Discus-Caylor Monroe- 6th place; Shot Put- Caylor Monroe; and Long Jump-Frankie Ramirez- 6th place.