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The Broncos used a great start and two big innings in the middle of the game to easily sweep Memphis last week. The Broncos won 22-4 and racked up 16 hits in the game.

Wilson was on the mound and took the win. He for three innings before Lyric Smith came in as relief.

While on the mound, Ward allowed only two hits, zero runs, and struck out two batters. Smith racked up good numbers in the fourth and fifth innings and struck out four.

Harrison Howard was on fire for the Broncos and four hits in his four at-bats. Howard, who took control of Clarendon’s offense early doubled in the first, singled in the third and fifth, and doubled in the fourth scoring three runs with four RBIs. Jared Musick and Easton Frausto each made a statement at the plate as well. Musick hit the lone Bronco homerun of the game in the opening inning and Frausto was good for three hits, three runs, and one RBI. Ward and Mason Sims hit the ball well and finished with three runs each and three RBIs respectively.

The Broncos would score two more runs in the fifth to put the game away and had four stolen bases in the five innings.

The Broncos played a tough Nazareth team on Thursday that ended in a disappointing loss to the Swifts at 5-6. The Broncos were up by three in the fifth but allowed Naz to score big in the sixth on an error to take the lead for good. Howard took the loss for the Broncos in his six innings on the mound. He allowed six hits, six runs, and struck out six. Harper came in to finish the game and struck out two batters on 18 total pitches.

The Broncos outfit the Swifts at the plate seven to six but left eight men on base in the game. Howard and Tyler Harper had two hits apiece with Harper posting two RBIs. The Broncos ran the bases well, but only marked four stolen bases, which is on the low side of the Broncos’ average.

The Broncos will face off against Valley at home on April 14 at 4:00 p.m. and travel to Wellington April 18 with the first pitch at 4:30 p.m.

The Bronco and Lady Bronco track teams competed in the Childress Relays last week and did fairly well in the meet. Trystan Brown earned first place in the high jump for the Lady Bronco junior varsity team with a leap of 4’1”.

The JV 800m relay ran second in a time of 2:12.81 and was run by Brown, Mary Jo Dushay, Diamond Lenz, and Lexi Phillips.

Lady Bronco JV results: 100m Mary Jo Dushay 4th 15.20, 12th Lexi Phillips 16.36; 200m Diamond Lenz 2nd 31.78, Dushay 7th 34.55, Phillips 11th 35.57; 400m Brown 3rd 1:15.65; Discus Dushay 8th 55’; long jump Lenz 2nd 12’3”.

Bronco JV results: 100m Shane Hagood 5th 12.16, Riley Wade 6th 12.20; 400m Hagood 8th 59.84, Wade 13th 1:02.10; long jump Hagood 5th 17’7 ¼”, Wade 11th 16’3 ¾”.

Lady Bronco Varsity: 200m Madi Benson 6th 29.37, Kashlyn Conkin 22nd 32.67; 400m Benson 4th 1:06.87; 100m hurdles Conkin. 14th 22.51; 300m hurdles Presley Smith 5th 56.12; long jump Smith 8th 14’7”, Benson 15th 13’6 ¾”; 400m relay 10th (Berkley Moore, Kenidee Hayes, Gracie Ellis, Presley Smith); 800m relay 7th (Moore, Benson, Hayes, Kimbrasia Ballard); mile relay 4th 4:41.40 (Moore, Hayes, Ellis, Smith).

Bronco results: 100m Lyric Smith 9th 11.64, 13th Kaleb Mays 11.75, Anthony Brown 19th 12.08; 100m Smith 7th 24.77, Kaleb Bolin 11th 25.05, Mays 16th 25.86; 400m Bolin 8th 54.89, Mays 13th 57.38, Jaxan McAnear 15th 58.09; 1600m Bryce Williams 6th 5:03.78; 3200m Williams 6th 11:06.37; high jump Smith 4th 5’10”; long jump Brown 8th 18’5 ¾”; triple jump Reagan Wade 11th 32’6”.

Both track teams will participate in the District meet in Wellington on April 5 and 6.

The 9-3-1 Broncos shutout the Irish 8-0 and defeated Kress 12-2 last week as they continue district play.

Wilson Ward got the win over Shamrock as he pitched for six innings, and Lyric Smith came in as relief to finish the last inning. Ward allowed only one hit, no runs, and struck out 10 batters.

The Broncos got tapped off early in the first inning, but it was the fifth inning that exploded with six runs for Clarendon. Harrison Howard and Levi Gates each hit a single, and Smith slammed a double in the inning. Smith was able to put the icing on the win in the sixth when he sent one over the fence for a one-run homerun.

The Broncos posted several hits in the win. Smith and Tyler Harper had two each with Ward, Easton Frausto, Howard, and Colton Caudle adding one heat each. The team racked up eight stolen bases in the game. Defensively, the Broncos were error-free for the duration, and Howard made the most plays with 11.

Despite two homeruns by the Kangaroos in the first and second, the game with Kress was never a contest for the Broncos as they were able to out hit and out play their opponent to earn the 10-run advantage. Jared Musick was on the mound and went four innings allowing four hits, two runs, and threw four strike-outs. Smith and Harper took their turn with one inning each to help Musick get the win.

Once again, the Broncos made some noise at the plate with six hits and six RBIs coupled with seven base-on-balls while adding seven stolen bases led by Britton Cottrell with three. Gates, Musick, Caudle, Frausto, and Ward each grabbed two steals each.

The Broncos will travel to Claude March 31 in a non-district game before playing at Memphis on April 4.

The Lady Broncos earned another two wins last week in district matchups with West Texas High and Booker.

The wins put the ladies at 13-3-2 overall and are sitting at the top of their district. The Lady Broncos defeated WT 5-2 and slid by Booker 14-5.

The ladies held a 4-0 lead after three innings with Kennadie Cummins on the mound. Cummins went from start to finish and struck out 15 hitters in seven. She also posted only three hits, two runs, and one error. WT’s runs came in the fourth inning.

The Lady Broncos stayed consistent on both sides of the plate in the next two innings and did not need their last at bat. K. Cummins went to the plate four times and finished with one run, one hit, one RBI, and two strike outs. Baylee Gabel, Eliza Rodriguez, Graci Wilkins, and Chelsea Wright had three at-bats each, and Tandie Cummins, Hayden Elam, and Rodriguez stole six bases in the game with Elam leading the way with three.

The Lady Broncos really had their bats going in the game with Booker and scored two runs in the first and one in the third while Booker brought home one run in the second.

Booker took the lead in the fourth when they scored four more runs in an unusual defensive let-down by the Lady Broncos who committed four errors in the game.

Determination set in, however, and Clarendon was able to take their turn at the plate and slam nine runs in the last three innings to earn the 14-5 win. T. Cummins was on the mound for three innings before K. Cummins came in the last four to get the win. T. Cummins allowed two hits, five runs, and struck out six hitters, while K. Cummins allowed two hits, no run, and struck out three.

The Lady Broncos used their speed to collect 14 stolen bases with K. Cummins nabbing four and Gabel and Shelby Coles earning two.

The Lady Broncos will play Follett at home on Friday, March 31, and travel to Sunray April 4. Both games will begin at 4 p.m.

The Lady Broncos struggled to find the zone early on in a game with the Amarillo Sandies varsity softball team last weekend. The 3-17 loss put the ladies at 12-3-2 for the year.

Kenidee Cummins has been solid for the Lady Broncos all season but struggled against a good-hitting Lady Sandies team. Cummins allowed 14 hits and 16 runs in her three innings on the mound. She did manage two strike-outs before turning the mound over to Tandie Cummins who finished the game with three hits, one run, and one strike-out.

Despite struggling at the plate, the Lady Broncos were able to put three runs on the board when Baylee Gabel and Mya Edward brought in one and three RBIs respectively. Gracie Wilkins also mustered one hit in the game.

The Lady Broncos will travel to Booker March 24 and take on Fritch at home on March 28 with both games beginning at 4:00 p.m.

The Clarendon Broncos took on Canute, Oklahoma over spring break and came up short in a 6-16 loss on the road.

The Broncos mustered out-hit their opponent, but four errors hindered them defensively. Canute was able to turn seven hits into 16 runs to end the game in four. The Broncos worked through four pitchers trying to find the right combination to stay alive. Harrison Howard threw the first inning allowing zero hits and only one run. He turned in one strike-out and two walks before Wilson Ward, Easton Frausto, and Levi Gates took a turn on the mound in relief.

Offensively, Frausto nailed a homerun in the fourth and Jared Musick and Lyric Smith connected on two doubles each their turn at bat and the team posted six RBIs.

The Broncos are currently 7-3-1 for the year.

They will play Kress at home on March 24 at 4:00 p.m. and host Wellington March 28 in a big district game also beginning at 4 p.m.