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The Clarendon Broncos are moving on to New Deal in the Area Round on May 14 at Tascosa after their big win in Borger over Sunray last week. The Broncos fought back and dug themselves out of a hole in the first game after Sunray took the early lead. Clarendon won that game 8-6.

After scoring four runs in the first inning, the Bobcats went cold and the Broncos took advantage by evening out the game at four all in the second. Both teams posted a run in the third and went scoreless in the fourth. With the game tied at five, Jared Musick hit a critical single that scored one run and the Broncos would score another before that inning was done. The Broncos added one more in the sixth to get to a comfortable spot to secure the win.

Aiden Caudle has been strong all year on the mound and this game was no exception as he allowed only two hits and six runs in six and a third innings while posting 11 Sunray strikeouts. Harrison Howard came on to finish the game and earn the save for the Broncos.

The Broncos had 14 hits in the game with Howard, Brock Hatley, Jordan Herndon, and Koyt Tucek slamming multiple hits. Hatley and Howard each collected three hits in the game. Herndon, who has been speedy around the bases, led the way with two stolen bases of the nine that the Broncos recorded.

The Broncos took on Sunray in the second game on Saturday and earned a big 18-7 win. The Broncos posted nine hits in the game with only three errors. Sunray struggled at the plate to put runs on the bard and committed 18 errors in the field. The Broncos were able to capitalize on those errors to get the win.

A huge fourth inning proved to be golden for the Broncos as they scored nine runs to seal the win and earn the Bi-District title. The Bobcats tried to come back that same inning, but the Broncos handled the pressure and went the distance.

Hatley was on the mound for five innings for the Broncos and earned the win. Hatley only allowed four hits and struck out eight hitters. Levi Gates came in for one inning to relieve Hatley.

Big hitters for the Broncos were Easton Frausto, Calder Havens, Herndon, Lyric Smith, Caudle, Howard, and Hatley who all had several hits. The Broncos collected 20 stolen bases on the day with Smith claiming five of them.

The Broncos will play New Deal at Tascosa on May 14 at 5:00 p.m. There will be only one game.

The Lady Broncos have rebounded solidly this year after a short season last year and made the playoffs after missing a couple of years. They went up against a good Forsan team and were defeated in the best of three series.

The ladies played hard in the first game on Thursday but struggled to get hits late in the game falling 2-19. Forsan put up a run in each of the first two innings, before the Lady Broncos were able to touch Homeplate. One of the scores came when senior Aubrey Jaramillo grounded out but made the path home easy for the runner. The third inning was disastrous for the Lady Broncos as Forsan knocked down 15 runs to pull away.

Madi Smith was on the mound and took the loss. She allowed seven hits and struck out two. Jentrye Bellar stayed strong at the plate going three for three. Clarendon finished the game with two runs, five hits, and seven errors.

The Lady Broncos regrouped after the first loss to face off against Forsan in game two. They had their bats going in the game but fell short to cause a game three. They were defeated 6-11 to end their season.

Defensively, the Lady Broncos were sharp and ready in the opening two innings but allowed Forsan nine runs over the next two innings while remaining scoreless until the sixth.

Once again, Bellar had her bat going and had a big hit to get things rolling in the sixth. Bellar went deep in the seventh to post a home run. But it was not enough for the ladies as they took the loss racking up 12 hits and only three errors.

Bailey Bruce took the loss for Clarendon allowing 12 hits and 11 runs over six innings. Bellar, Ashlynn Crawford, and Bruce had multiple hits with Bellar leading the way with three hits in four at bats.

The Lady Broncos have not seen post-season play for a season or two, but they took care of business last week and shut out Memphis 16-0 to win the Bi-District trophy.

The ladies will continue in the playoffs with the Area round on Thurs., May 6, in Littlefield against Forsan. The first game will begin at 5 p.m. and the second game will follow. If a Game Three is needed it will be played at 5 p.m. on Fri., May 7, in Littlefield.

In the Memphis game, the ladies came on full-force and put up five quick runs in the first inning.

“We jumped on them early,” head coach Brad Elam said. “Five of the first six girls scored.”

After coming off a big first inning, the Lady Broncos stronger in the second and posted 11 huge runs on the scoreboard. Jentrye Bellar and Kaylin Hicks each knocked down a triple and Jayde Gribble joined in with a double in the game. Bellar, Hicks, and Madi Smith all put points on the board.
Smith was on the mound for the Lady Broncos and has proved herself over and over.

“Madi held Memphis hitless and pitched three perfect innings striking out six,” Elam said.

Four Hedley High School athletes are advancing to regionals after placing at the Area Meet on Monday.

Cara Lambert is the only Lady Owl to advance after winning the 300M Hurdles with a time of 50.24 and finishing second in the 3200M with a time of 14.00.

Running for the Owls and moving on to regionals, Joshua Booth won the 1600M with a time of 5:12.85, and Tyler Harper was fourth in the 1600M at 5:23.00. Iziak Weatherread placed fourth in the 3200M with a time of 12:34.22.

Also running at the Area Meet were Emma Lambert in the 100M dash and fifth in the 200M dash; Weatherread also ran sixth in the 1600M, Hayden Alston was fifth in the 3200M, and Astin McAllister was eighth in the 3200M.