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Lady Broncos take Area title
The Lady Broncos defeated a good Forsan team last week 9-2 to allow them to win the Area title and continue their post-season play.
The ladies’ huge sixth inning gave them the win as they scored five runs while keeping the Lady Buffs away from home plate.
Senior Madie Smith pitched for four and two-thirds innings allowing two runs on six hits and striking out three batters. Kennadie Cummins came in for two innings to close it out allowing two hits and no runs. The team had 14 hits in the game with only one error and held the Lady Buffs to eight hits with six errors. Senior Jentrye Bellar played strong behind the plate and also stepped up to slam three singles, one RBI, two runs, and recorded the only stolen base for the Lady Broncos.
Freshman Hayden Elam had a great day with one single, one double, and one triple. She also posted one RBI and two runs. Tandie Cummins had two singles with one run, and Gracie Wilkins hit a single and a triple with one RBI and one run. K. Cummins slammed a single, double, two RBIs, and one run, while Aleyah Weatherton had a single and a run in the game. Smith had a single and Bayleigh Bruce earned one run. The Lady Broncos had 10 singles, two doubles, and two triples from the plate and added 5 RBIs and one stolen base.
Clarendon will face Floydada Friday, May 13, at 4 p.m. in Plainview with game two following. If needed, a third game will be played on Saturday afternoon, May 14.
Broncs slide by WT High to win Bi-District
The Broncos slammed West Texas High early in the first inning to earn the Bi-District Championship last week. The best two out of three games ended early as the Broncos shut them out 12-0 in the first game and won big at 11-5 in the second.
Clarendon will play Ralls on Friday, May 13, at 5:00 p.m. and Saturday, May 14, at 1:00 p.m. in Plainview for the area title.
Brock Hatley pitched a solid three innings in the first game allowing no hits and setting eight batters down. Aiden Caudle came in for two and threw out two hitters before Tyler Harper came in to close for one inning and posted three strikeouts.
The Broncos ran through the Comanches starting strong from the first pitch. They were able to rack up six hits that scored 12 runs to take the commanding lead.
Lyric Smith hit two doubles in the game, and Calder Havens added two singles to get runners on the base. Harper and Caudle helped with one single each.
The team made short work of West Texas in the second game as well defeating them 11-5. The Broncos had 13 hits that scored the 11 runs with a big innings in the fourth and the sixth. Along with the hits and runs, the Broncos had nine RBIs and eight stolen bases.
The Comanches struck first with two runs scored while holding the Broncos scoreless until the fourth inning when they added five runs to tie the score at five all. Solid hitting and great defensive plays allowed the Broncos to score six more runs in the last two at bats while holding WT scoreless in the final innings of the game. Harrison Howard was on the mound of six innings allowing only five hits and posting 11 strikeouts. Hatley came in the game in relief and struck out three batters and only allowed one run.
Smith had a single, triple, three RBIs, two runs, and two stolen bases. Hatley also connected with a triple and a double, one RBI, and two runs scored. Caudle was solid on offense finishing with a single, double, one RBI, and one run. Howard picked up his offense with two singles, one RBI, and two runs.
In the second game, Havens had a single, an RBI, two runs, and two stolen bases while Wilson Ward hit one single and one RBI. Harper, Easton Frausto, and Jared Musick each posted on double. Jace Cottrell earned one run and stole two bases and Bradin Balogh had one run and one stolen base.
CC rodeo wraps up season
The Clarendon College men’s and women’s rodeo teams wrapped up their regular season this past weekend at Tarleton State University.
The men’s team finished second in the rodeo and fourth in the year end standings, just missing a qualification to the CNFR by only sixty points.
Considering that he lost his top three points earners from last years’ national championship team to universities, two of which compete against him in his region, Coach Bret Franks was pleased with the improvement by his team throughout the year.
Weston Patterson was one of the two returning members from that team, and he finished the season as the Southwest Region All-Around champion and will get to compete at the College National Finals in Casper, Wyoming to be held June 12-18.
During the awards ceremony, Franks was presented with the Coach of the Year Award which is voted on by the coaches, student directors and a student representative from each of the schools in the Southwest Region.
Lady Broncos win Bi-District Championship
The Lady Broncos stepped into the Area round with a big win over Quanah in two games. They will take on Forsan in the Area game that will take place in Littlefield on Thursday, May 5, at 6:30 p.m.
The Lady Broncos ousted Quanah in a big way in the best two out of three series last week. They blasted Quanah 23-0 in the first game and won 22-3 in the second.
According to head coach Brad Elam, the ladies did not have a lot of chances to hit the ball but were able to bring runs home. Senior Jentrye Bellar racked up 6 RBIs and two runs, and Hayden Elam helped with two runs and two RBIs. Kennadie Cummins posted three runs, Tandie Cummins added three runs, and Madie Smith had two. Bayleigh Bruce, Elyza Rodriguez, and Avery Sawyer had two runs each. Senior Madie Smith was on the mound and pitched four good innings giving up only one hit while striking out seven batters.
Game two was much the same for the ladies behind the pitching of Tandie and Kennadie who struck out seven in their time on the mound.
Bellar has played strong all season and this game was no different as she slammed her fourth home run of the season and added a double with four runs and four RBIs. Bruce knocked down a big triple and drove in four runners while Elam went two for three with two triples, two RBIs, and three runs. T. Cummins had a double and two runs, while Smith went two for two from the plate with two RBIs and three runs. Jayde Gribble reached base three different times and scored all three times.
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Donley 4-H members win at district
District One 4-H held its spring contest on the campus of WTAMU on Friday, April 22, and Donley 4-H had 21 members compete.
In the Horse Judging, the Senior Division team of Laney Gates, Brenna Ellis, Maloree Wann and Bryce Williams placed first overall and will advance to the State 4-H Roundup in College Station in June.
Brenna was also the Overall High Point Individual, second in the performance class, third in reasons and sixth in the halter class. Laney placed second in reasons and halter, seventh in performance and fourth overall. Maloree was first in halter and seventh overall while Bryce was ninth in reasons and 16th overall.
In the Intermediate Division, Gracie Ellis, Elliot Frausto, MaryJo Dushay and Whitney Williams made up the championship team with Elliot placing first in the halter and reasons classes, fourth in performance and second overall. Gracie placed second in the reasons class and seventh in halter and performance classes and was fifth overall. MaryJo was third overall while placing second in performance, sixth in halter and 12th in reasons. Whitney Williams placed fourth in halter, eight in reasons, 13th in performance and 12th overall while Makynna Williams competed as an individual and was 12th in performance and 13th in halter, reasons and overall.
Kassie Askew and Emma Howard competed in the Junior Division placing second as a team. Kassie placed second in performance, third overall and in halter and seventh in reasons while Emma was fifth in performance and sixth in halter and overall.
In Livestock Judging, the Senior Division team of Calder Havens, Grant Haynes, Harrison Howard and Levi Gates placed eighth overall. The Intermediate Division team of Parker Haynes, Hayden Moore, Hudson Howard and Hunter Wann was the second place reasons team and placed ninth overall. Individually, Hudson placed fifth in reasons and 10th overall. Hunter was ninth in reasons, Parker 10th and Hayden 11th.
In the Share the Fun contest, Emily McCurdy won first in the Musical Instrument presentation.
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