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Hedley Owls competed at the Area meet in Panhandle on Friday. Despite the high wind conditions, the Owls still remained successful.

“I am really proud of all the hard work that the kids put forth on Friday. They battled in the wind the entire day, but most still were able to finish in positions that allowed them to make it to Regionals.” said Coach Alston.

The standings at the end of the day were as follows:

Marie-4th in Discus; Wyatt-3rd in 100; Kallie-2nd in Discus; Bailey, Marie, Kenlee and Jayden-3rd in 4×400; Bailey-2nd in 3200; Marie-2nd in shot; Wyatt-2nd in 200; Andrea, Kade, Wyatt and Adam- 5th in the 4×400.

 

By Sandy Anderberg

The Broncos had the game against Nazareth last Friday well under hand, but senior Caleb Cobb added the icing to the 11-1 win with a three-run walk off homer in the Broncos’ final at bat.

The Broncos also got a big win over Wellington earlier in the week to go to 14-5 and 5-0 (in district) for the season. Chance Lockhart and Kade Hunsaker took the mound in the last two district games and helped their team defeat Wellington and Nazareth.

On Tuesday, Lockhart took the mound against a good Rocket team and posted 10 strikeouts in the game. He only allowed two hits in the Broncos’ 5-0 shutout win.

Clay Koetting went two for two at the plate. He doubled in the third inning and singled in the sixth. The Broncos sealed the win in the sixth and seventh when they added a run each inning. Preston Elam slammed a triple earning him an RBI by bringing Koetting home. Bryce Hatley got things moving for the Broncos in the fourth when he made good on a single.

Hunsaker got the call against Nazareth and only allowed three hits and one run while striking out six hitters.

Coach Brad Elam was pleased with the outcome.

“It was one of our better games of the year,” he said. “All phases played well.”

Defensively, Elam thought the Broncos made plays including turning two double plays with Josh Cobb and Andy Davis. Offensively, he thought the Broncos finally hit the ball they way they should.

“Bryce Hatley and Caleb Cobb, who are two and three in the order, were on base seven times, scoring six runs,” Elam said. “Hatley added a double and Cobb hit a three-run homerun to end the game by the run rule.”

Elam noted that Preston Elam also had a good day at the plate scoring two runs, stealing three bases and two hits. Chance Lockhart hit a double off the wall driving in a run and Andy Davis had an RBI hit and scored a run.

“I was very pleased with the game,” Elam said.

The Broncos will play Memphis at home on Friday, April 15, at 4:00 p.m. and will travel to Kress on Tuesday, April 19.

 

By Sandy Anderberg

The Clarendon Lady Bronco softball team earned a huge 22-4 win over the Lady Cyclones last week in only five innings taking advantage of the run-rule.

Coach Gary Jack was pleased with the effort of his team.

“We played a strong game and dominated from the start,” he said. “We hit the ball very well. Briana Butler, Jensen Hatley, Shelby Baxter, Karlee Adams, Emily Johnson, Hannah Hommel, Brooke Martin and Briley Chadwick did a good job.”

Jack was also pleased with the pitching of Allyson Hogan.

“Allyson pitched well and our defense did a good job,” he said. “We kept the pressure on them and run-ruled them in the fifth inning.”

The Lady Broncos will host Gruver on Friday, April 16, before traveling to Claude on Tuesday, April 19. Both games begin at 4 p.m.

 

By Sandy Anderberg

The Clarendon Broncos are continuing to post great games at home and on the road as they continue to play their district schedule.

They earned a big win at Memphis in five innings at 11-1 and blanked Kress at home last Friday at 8-0 in seven innings. Caleb Cobb was on the mound against the Cyclones and did a great job holding Memphis at bay. He had nine strikeouts and only allowed one earned run on three hits and had no walks in the five innings he pitched. Offensively, the Broncos played a solid game while at bat and scored four big runs in the fifth. Andy Davis had an RBI single and Clay Koetting stole home, while Bryce Hatley earned a walk.

“I thought Caleb pitched a great game,” head coach Brad Elam said. “He got ahead of batters and put them away.”

Kade Hunsaker got the call in the Kress game and struck out 14 batters. He only allowed one hit in his seven innings on the mound.

Josh Cobb had two RBIs on three hits for the Broncos. He was able to single in the first and fifth innings, and homered in the sixth.

The Broncos struck in the first inning when they scored two runs on a RBI double by Hatley. Caleb Cobb also hit a two-run homerun in the third inning to strengthen the Broncos’ dominance.

The Broncos will play Nazareth at home on Friday, April 8, and will host Valley on Tuesday, April 2, with both games beginning at 4:00 p.m.

 

By Sandy Anderberg

The Lady Bronco softball team split games last week as they continue their district schedule. They were able to breeze by Follett at 8-4, but dropped a game to West Texas High at 4-8.

According to head coach Gary Jack, the ladies played in very windy and cool conditions against Follett.

“We played very well against the hardest throwing pitchers in our district,” Jack said. “We had several making good defensive plays during the game.”

Jack noted that Sterling King, Shelby Baxter, Jensen Hatley, Karlee Adams, Briley Chadwick, Brianna Butler, Allyson Hogan, and Brooke Martin did a good job defensively.

“We had some very timely hits by Butler, Hatley, Baxter, King, and Hannah Hommel,” Jack said. “It was tied going into the seventh inning and we came up with four big runs to secure the win. Allyson pitched well for the win.”

On Saturday, the Lady Broncos traveled to West Texas High.

“We played a good, solid game, but came up a little short,” Jack said. Butler and Emily Johnson’s bats were hot as they each pounded a home run in the game. “Again, we had a good defensive day, but they just had more true hits than we did.”

Jack noted that Baxter, Butler, Johnson and Chadwick hit the ball well with Chadwick doing a good job from the mound.

The Lady Broncos will play McLean at home on Friday, April 8, at 4:00 p.m and will travel to Booker on Tuesday, April 12 and play at 4:00 p.m.

 

The Clarendon College Lady Bulldogs jumped out to an early lead on Luna Community College and captured a 25-0 victory on Saturday, closing a shutout series in which CC bested Luna in four games over two days. Nine runs in the first three innings allowed the Bulldogs to put the game away early Saturday.

A two-run double by Megan McGuire, an RBI single by Natalie De La Rosa, and an RBI double by Briana Cruz in the first inning and an RBI single by Courtney Turner, a sacrifice fly by Megan McGuire, and an RBI single by Cheyenne Hannah during the second inning fueled the Bulldogs’ offense early.

Natalie De La Rosa racked up seven RBIs on four hits for the Bulldogs.

The Lady Bulldogs’ Katherine Betts kept Luna off the scoreboard for all five innings she was on the rubber. She pitched a shutout, allowing no opposing players to cross the plate on two hits while ringing up four. Clarendon easily handled Luna pitching as nine hitters combined for 27 hits, 25 RBIs and 25 runs scored.

Alexis Martinez was charged with the loss. She allowed 25 runs in five innings, walked six and struck out none.

Also Saturday, Clarendon beat Luna 13-4 in seven innings after a seven-run explosion in the second inning. The Lady Bulldogs scored in the second on an RBI single by Haley Rodriguez, a home run by Courtney Turner, an RBI double by Megan McGuire, and an RBI triple by Cheyenne Hannah.

Glorianna Eddy racked up three RBIs on three hits for the Bulldogs. She homered in the first inning, doubled in the second inning, and singled in the sixth inning.

Ryata Daniel got it done on the rubber on the way to a win. She allowed four runs over seven innings. She struck out eight, walked two and surrendered nine hits.

Destiny Navarn was the game’s losing pitcher. She allowed 10 runs in two innings, walked four and struck out three.

CC never trailed after scoring three runs in the first on a three-run home run by Eddy.

On Friday, the Lady Bulldogs opened the series with an 8-2 victory over Luna.

Clarendon scored four runs in the sixth with a solo home run by Megan McGuire, a walk by Courtney Turner, and a two-run single by Glorianna Eddy.

Turner racked up two RBIs on two hits for the Lady Bulldogs.

Ryata Daniel recorded the win for the CC women. She allowed two runs over seven innings. Daniel struck out four, walked none and gave up 10 hits.

Danette Diaz was charged with the loss. She allowed eight runs in seven innings, walked three and struck out two.

The lead stayed with the Lady Bulldogs after the third, when they scored two runs on two doubles.

The Lady Bulldogs got one-run rallies in the fifth inning and the seventh. In the fifth, the Bulldogs scored on a solo home run by Turner.

Later Friday, Clarendon College beat Luna 3-4 in five innings on Friday after a nine-run explosion in the first inning.

CC scored in the first on a sacrifice fly by Courtney Turner, a single by Glorianna Eddy, an RBI single by Natalie De La Rosa, an RBI single by Briana Cruz, an RBI double by Marilyn Brackens, a two-run double by Ryata Daniel, and a two-run home run by Haley Rodriguez.

Katherine Betts recorded the win for the Lady Bulldogs. She allowed four runs over four innings. Betts struck out three, walked one and gave up eight hits.

Clarendon easily handled Luna pitching as six hitters combined for 13 hits, 10 RBIs and 11 runs scored.

D’Ana Gabaldon was charged with the loss. She allowed nine runs in one inning, walked one and struck out one.

The Lady Bulldogs built upon their lead with three runs in the third. Daniel’s single got things going, bringing home Cruz. That was followed up by Rodriguez’s double, plating Alexis Najera.

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By Sandy Anderberg

The Clarendon Broncos are continuing their tough schedule and breezed by Valley last Saturday 15-4.

The Broncos scored 11 runs in the first three innings of play and had little trouble with the Patriots.

The Broncos posted a dominating first inning to get the big lead as Kade Hunsaker hit an RBI single, Nick Shadle slammed an RBI double, and Andy Davis added a two-run single.

In the second inning of play, Caleb Cobb had an RBI double, and Shadle was able to come up with another RBI single. Preston Elam had a big game for the Broncos getting on base four times and scoring three runs with one RBI. Elam hit a double in the first inning and singled in the third and fourth innings.

The Broncos had a total of 14 hits, 10 RBIs adding to their run total. Josh Cobb and Clay Koetting also added to the scoreboard for the Broncos.

The Broncos ran into a roadblock against River Road last week. They lost at home to the Wildcats, 9-11.

River Road took an early lead in the match up as they scored three runs in the first inning. But a Bronco error allowed the Wildcats to score a pair of runs. The Broncos were able to put some runs on the board in the third, sixth, and seventh innings, but River Road took the lead for good in the ninth to get the win.

“We didn’t hit or field very well,” coach Brad Elam said. “Our pitching walked too many people and we were still in a position to beat an undefeated and very good River Road team. I thought we were farther along than we really are, so we will go back to work and clean some things up.”

The Broncos will be at home against Kress April 1 at 1:00 p.m. and travel to Wellington April 4 at 4:00 and host Nazareth on April 8 beginning at 4:00 p.m.

 

By Sandy Anderberg

The Lady Broncos added one to their winning column last week as they defeated Claude at home in a big way at 12-2. But they also added one to their loss column at Gruver with an 8-18 final.

According to head coach Gary Jack, the Lady Broncos played well against the Lady Hounds, but let one inning get away from them.

“We were ahead at one time 6-1,” Jack said. “It was then tied at eight all, but the sixth inning killed us.”

That one big inning hurt the Lady Broncos’ chances of pulling out the win.

They were able to rebound quickly and soundly defeat the Claude Lady Mustangs at home.

“The girls played a really good game,” Jack said. “They also played good against Gruver, but they let that one inning hurt us.”

The Lady Broncos will be playing at West Texas High on Saturday, April 2, beginning at 1:00 p.m. They will travel to Memphis on Monday, April 4, and play at 4:00 p.m.

 

By Sandy Anderberg

Allyson Hogan’s bat was on fire as she hit another over-the-fence grand slam against district rival Booker in the Lady Broncos’ 16-1 blowout over Booker last week.

The win put the ladies at 2-1 in district play and 9-4 overall.

Brianna Butler was on the mound, and, according to head coach Gary Jack, she did a great job. Hogan was behind the plate and also played a solid game defensively.

Shelby Baxter, Karlee Adams, and Brooke Martin also played well defensively, which was noted by Jack.

“We hit the ball well,” Jack said. “Allyson hit another grand slam and Martin, Butler, and Jensen Hatley did a good job offensively.”

Booker’s lone run came in the third, but they were not able to put pressure on the Lady Broncos.

“It was a good game for us,” Jack said. “We hope to continue playing well.”

On Saturday, the Lady Broncos took on the Lady Bronco Alumni in their annual game and won, 14-3. Hogan continued her domination at the plate and hit another pitch over the fence. Jack said Butler, Martin, Hatley and Zaryia Smith hit the ball well in the game.

“This was a good game for us,” Jack said. “It’s always fun to see the girls come back. There were 13 girls that came back, and they played well. It was a good time.”

The Lady Broncos will take on Claude at home March 25 beginning at 1:00 p.m. They will travel to Follett on Tuesday, March 29.

 

By Sandy Anderberg

The Clarendon Bronco baseball team traveled to Amarillo Thursday, March 17, to take on the San Jacinto Patriots.

Despite playing a good game, the Broncos were defeated 3-9. A costly error by the Broncos proved to be golden for the Patriots as they were able to score four runs in the fourth inning. SJ racked up seven hits and five RBI’s in the win.

The Broncos held the early lead in the second inning when Nick Shadle hit a double and the top of the fifth proved favorable when they scored two more runs to trail 3-5. After Caleb Cobb hit a two-run single, San Jacinto was able to stop the rally when Kade Hunsaker grounded out and the Broncos took the loss.

The Broncos will be on the road this week with a game in Childress on Friday, in Valley on Saturday, and in Memphis on March 29.