Sunday crash
Broncos claim district championship
By Sandy Anderberg
The Clarendon Broncos downed two more teams last week to clench another District Baseball Championship.
The Broncos remain unbeaten in their 2017 season and are posed to go deep in the playoffs.
They easily defeated Memphis on Tuesday at 19-1 and blasted Nazareth 12-1 at home on Friday.
Chance Lockhart was on the mound against the Cyclones going five innings with only allowing one run, four hits, while striking out eight batters.
The sixth inning was huge for the Broncos as they racked up 12 runs. Josh Cobb, Lockhart, and Nathan Shadle all singled, while Payton Havens ramped it up for a double. Stolen bases helped the Broncos cut into the Cyclone defense.
Memphis earned their only run early in the first inning and never got close to home plate again.
The Broncos racked up nine hits with Clay Koetting and Preston Elam posting two hits apiece in the romp.
On Friday, the Broncos made short work of the Swifts to clench the district title. Kade Hunsaker threw for the Broncos for four innings and had no runs, two hits, and nine strikeouts.
Once again, the Broncos struck early and posted several walk-in runs. They were able to score four in the second inning when Davis and Shadle. Elam, Davis, Shadle, and Havens each drove in two runs and Josh Cobb had two stolen bases.
The Broncos will have finished their regular season by press time and are looking down the road to their first playoff game.
Lady Broncos advance to playoffs 17 years straight
By Sandy Anderberg
Clarendon High School has only had their softball program for 17 years, but the Lady Broncos 17-0 in playoff appearances. From its beginning, Lady Bronco softball has been solid in post-season play. Coach Gary Jack has been at the helm for 13 years and feels his team has a chance of going deep into the playoffs. The Lady Broncos solidified a third-place in district play last Friday with a run-rule 15-2 victory over Memphis. Earlier in the week, they were able to down Booker 8-3.
“We took care of Memphis early and was able to run-rule them,” Jack said. “We had a great start in the game.”
Senior Briley Chadwick was on the mound and according to Jack, threw a good game. The ladies were hitting well on offense also.
“Brianna Butler had a good game hitting and had a single, triple, and a home run,” Jack said.
“Jensen Hatley, Briley, Darcy Hunsaker, Zaryia Smith, Sandrea Smith, Emily Johnson, and Madi Gay all had good hits. Darcy had a double in the game and Madi hit the ball really well. We were able to put them away.”
Chadwick also got the call in the Booker game and Allyson Hogan was behind the plate.
“The wind was blowing in strong,” Jack said. “It was a tough game, but our defense held them several times and we were able to end the inning with them still on base.”
Once again, the Lady Bronco bats were strong with Butler slamming two singles and a triple and Chadwick connecting on a single and a triple.
Johnson, Z. Smith and S. Smith each recorded a double and Hunsaker did a good job at the plate.
“We had timely hits,” Jack said. “We were able to control the whole game.”
The Lady Broncos are finding their stride at a good time. After a semi-slow start, the ladies are putting it all together just in time for post-season play.
“We will play Abernathy on Friday and Saturday this week,” Jack said. “They are a good team and we have our work cut out for us. But we went six and one in the second half (of our district schedule). Our only loss this second half was at West Texas High at 6-7.”
The ladies will take on Abernathy at Tascosa High on Friday, April 28 beginning at 6:00 pm.
Linnie Salmon Crosnoe
Linnie Salmon Crosnoe, 51, passed away peacefully Monday, April 10, 2017, at Baylor Medical Center in Dallas.
She was born June 12, 1965, in Perryton, to Nolan and Sue Keever Salmon.
She was a 1983 graduate of Clarendon High School and graduated from Clarendon College in 1985. After college, Linnie embarked on a successful 31-year-career as a flight attendant with TWA and Southwest Airlines.
She married Steven Crosnoe on Feb. 5, 1994, in Clarendon. The greatest joys of her life were her daughter, Bailey, and son, Brayden.
Linnie was warm, generous, vibrant and truly lived life to the fullest through simple pleasures. She enjoyed travel, cooking and outdoor activities and adventures with her beloved family and friends. She had an amazing ability to reach people with her kindness, generosity, humor and fun-loving spirit.
She is survived by her husband, Steven; daughter, Bailey; and son, Brayden.
The funeral services were held Friday at First United Methodist Church in Clarendon.
Memorial donation may be sent to the National Foundation for Transplants (NFT), 5350 Poplar Ave., Ste 430, Memphis, TN 38119 (or at transplants.org). Please indicate on the check that Linnie Crosnoe is the memorial tributee. If you would like a card sent to the family by NFT, please provide the following address: 2313 Bannister Drive, Frisco, Texas.
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City council revisiting rules on alcohol sales
Future business development has the Clarendon City Council rethinking rules regulating the sale of alcohol in the city.
City Administrator David Dockery brought the issue to the council during its regular meeting last Thursday, April 13.
“We have locations that have great potential for development but are restricted by their distance to a school or church,” Dockery said.
Current city rules allows for alcohol sales along US 287 within the city, along State Hwy. 70 from US 287 to the north city limit, and in the Central Business District. Sales are prohibited within 300 feet of the main house of worship of a church, a public or private school, and licensed daycare or child care facilities. Variances may be applied for under the rules.
The problem, Dockery said, is that the city is limited on highway and central business district locations. He also said he doesn’t want the city to have to answer why one variance request might be approved but another might not be.
Dockery said the City of Allen set specific zones that were exempt from its distance regulations, giving a blanket authorization, for example, to sell alcohol for on premise consumption within its central business district to encourage restaurants to locate there.
The administrator also said he recently learned that a property is under contract in town that may lead to a future variance request under current rules.
Alderman Nathan Floyd said he felt that the more businesses Clarendon has the better the town is.
Dockery had previously talked with the city’s legal representation, but the council asked him to visit with the attorney again to get more clarity on the options the city has on this issue.
In other city business, the council repealed Ordinance 307 which prohibited fire arms on public property and in public buildings because portions of the ordinance were in conflict with state law after the passage of open carry rules. The city had also received legal advice that it was better to not have signs posted about firearms.
Aldermen also received updates on code compliance issues, and Dockery gave an updated on the USDA project to improve water infrastructure in the city.
New cost estimates for the project have come in about $530,000 higher than originally anticipated, and Dockery is working with engineers to come with cost savings and ways to make parts of the project optional in order to bring the price tag back down.
The administrator is also working on a three-year plan to bring City Hall into ADA compliance after the cost on that work was estimated at $61,650.
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