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By Sandy Anderberg

The Wellington Skyrockets never saw it coming as they were demolished by the Broncos in Clarendon’s 17-7 win. The Broncos set a precedent in the first three innings of play scoring nine runs early in the contest. Offensively, the Broncos took charge. Caleb Cobb got things rolling with a two-run double and then stole home plate to go on top. Izzy Osburn and Zack Laroe each earned an RBI single, Cobb blasted an RBI double, and Nick Shadle singled in the second inning keeping the Broncos’ rhythm going. Osburn was credited with three RBIs on two hits.

LaRoe was on the mound and got the win for the Broncos, allowing only three runs over four innings. He was able to strike out seven, walked three, and gave up five hits.

The Broncos were able to hold the momentum in the final innings as Kade Hunsaker earned an RBI single when he hit Clay Koetting home. In the fifth, Osburn hit a two-run double and Joshua Cobb hit a two-run single.

“I thought we hit the ball really well,” head coach Brad Elam said. “Charles Mason and Izzy Osburn both scored four runs from the 8 and 9 hole. When you do that, it is going to be a good game.”

On Friday, the Broncos took care of the Swifts in Nazareth 16-1. Once again, the Broncos struck early scoring 11 runs in the first three innings. Hunsaker was on the mound and did a good job striking out seven hitters. He allowed only one earned run on five hits and walked two.

Chance Lockhart hit a single and scored Shadle in the third inning and Bryce Hatley turned up the heat with a triple, bringing home J. Cobb, Clay Koetting, and Lockhart. Osburn and Shadle scored again in the fourth when Hunsaker slammed a single.

“We are 5-0 after finishing the first round of district,” Elam said. “Played really well today and hit the ball well. Defense played great. Ray Jaramillo made a ton of plays in center and we turned a 6-4-3 double play. Kade Hunsaker pitched well.”

The Broncos will continue their dominant play in Memphis next Friday, April 17, beginning at 4:00 p.m. and will play Kress at home on Tuesday, April 21, at 4:00 p.m.

 

By Sandy Anderberg

Golfers Zach Watson and Riley Shadle shot a qualifying score at the District Golf Meet at Stoney Ridge in Childress to qualify for the Regional Meet to be

held in Odessa April 15-16 at Ratliff Ranch Golf Course.

The Broncos finished third overall as a team.

“Our boys golf team did very well,” coach Gary Jack said. “The team finished third overall, just missing out a few strokes from second place and going to Regionals.”

Watson turned in a score of 81 and he was the third place medalist overall. It is Watson’s third time to qualify for the Regional Meet.

Shadle turned in an 87, which tied him for the other place that would qualify him. According to Jack, Shadle was in a play off and he was able to win it on the second hold to earn his spot.

Other medalists on the team were Zach Caison, Clayton White, and Eastin Goodpasture. Raylyn Shelton, Blaine Ellis, and Jacob Hewitt completed the Bronco team.

 

By Sandy Anderberg

The Lady Broncos made it look easy against West Texas High at home last Saturday, April 4, winning 17-7 in five innings. Briley Chadwick was on the mound for the Lady Broncos, and Allyson Hogan was behind the plate.

“Briley pitched the whole game and did well,” Jack said. “Allyson caught a very good game.”

According to Jack, several players hit the ball well.

“Taylor DeGrate, Skyler White, Chadwick, Hogan, and Zaryia Smith did a good job hitting the ball and our defense played a solid game as well,” Jack said.

Jack feels the Lady Broncos are in a very good position for the playoffs with a 5-1-district record and 8-3 overall.

Earlier in the week, the ladies faced a tough, undefeated Follett team and were defeated 3-15.

“This game was close until the sixth inning,” Jack said. “We went into that inning trailing 3-6 and playing well. Follett has the best pitcher in this area, but we hit her some. We left 10 runners on base and made too many errors to win the game.”

Jack cited DeGrate, Brittney McAnear, and Chadwick with hitting the ball well.

The Lady Broncos will travel to McLean Friday, April 10, and play Booker at home on Tuesday, April 14, with both games at 4:00 p.m.

 

By Sandy Anderberg

The Clarendon Broncos left Memphis with no answers in their 11-0 slam-dunk in another district game last Tuesday night. The win put the Broncos at 8-5 overall and 2-0 in district.

Zack LaRoe and Bryce Hatley were on the mound, with LaRoe getting the win. He was able to muster 12 strikeouts in the six innings on the mound and allowed no hits and no runs. Offensively, LaRoe had several hits in the game and hit a homerun in the sixth. Charles Mason, Hatley, Joshua Cobb, and LaRoe combined for six hits and seven RBIs.

The Broncos added four big runs in the bottom of the fourth as Izzy Osburn singled scoring Chance Lockhart and Mason. Hatley then hit a double, bringing home Cobb and Osburn. The Broncos put together another three runs in the sixth inning. Caleb Cobb got things going with a single that scored Hatley and LaRoe followed with his homerun.

“I was very pleased with our game,” coach Brad Elam said. “I thought we hit the ball really well and we limited mistakes.”

On Friday, the Broncos stunned Kress 14-0. They were able to jump on the Kangaroos early and set the rhythm of the game. The Broncos mustered eight runs in the first three innings to gain total control over their opponent.

Caleb Cobb hit an RBI single in the first inning with Zack LaRoe following with a two-run single gave the Broncos the early edge.

Kade Hunsaker was on the edge and did a good job containing Kress’ hitters, who managed only two hits. Hunsaker had no earned runs and struck out five batters while on the mound for four innings.

Offensively, the Broncos stormed the plate racking up five runs in the third inning with five more in the fourth. Several Broncos had good hits in the game.

“We are playing good and practicing hard,” head coach Brad Elam said. “We continue to develop and get better.”

The Broncos will travel to Nazareth on Friday, April 10, and play at Valley on Tuesday, April 14.

 

By Sandy Anderberg

The Lady Broncos worked hard in Highland Park and finished second with 77 points and the Broncos took third with 83 points last week. The junior varsity Broncos finished sixth with 25 points.

Several Broncos and Lady Broncos came home with first place finishes in the meet. Keandre Cortez took first in the 100m with a time of 11.11 and Bryce Grahn finished first in the 1600m run with a time of 4:49.24 and a first place in the 3200m run at 10:30.07. Caleb Cobb won the 800m dash with a time of 2:10.28. Abby Johnson picked up a first place for the Lady Broncos with a win in the 400m run with a time of 1:02.47 and Allyson Grahn won the 1600m run at 6:04.47.

Individual results: Broncos: 100m: Cortez 1st; Charles Mason 2nd 11.24, 13th Steven Johnson 11.98; 200m: Cedrick McCampbell 2nd 23.14, Johnson 13th 25.09; 400m: Colt Wood 3rd 54.62, Caleb Cobb 4th 55.00, Lee Buckhaults 18th 1:00.90; 400m relay: 5th 45.17 (Cortez, Johnson, McCampbell, Mason); 1600m relay: 6th 3:45.06 (C. Cobb, Cortez, Grahn, Wood); shot put: Taylon Knorpp 5th 39’5″; long jump: Mason 3rd 21’; triple jump: McCampbell 4th 39’2″.

Lady Broncos: 100m: Amelia Weatherton 5th 13.11, Kendra Weatherton 16th 14.70; 200m: A. Johnson 2nd 27.03, A. Weatherton 15th 31.00; 400m: Shaelyn Owitti 4th 1:08.45, MaRae Hall 7th 1:10.53; 3200m: Grahn 2nd 13:22.20; 100m hurdles: Taylor DeGrate 2nd 16.96, Allyson Hogan 13th 21.34; 400m relay: 6th 54.66 (DeGrate, Taylor Gaines, Jensen Hatley, A. Weatherton); 1600m relay: 3rd 4:33.70 (Grahn, Hall, A. Johnson, Carlee Johnson); shot put: Berkeley Alexander 2nd 33’6 ½”; discus: Alexander 4th 81’; long jump: A. Weatherton 3rd 15’2″; triple jump: Grahn 5th 30’5 ½”.

JV Broncos: 110m hurdles: Josh Cobb 2nd 18.74, Phillip Monds 4th 19.40; 300m hurdles: J. Cobb and C. Cobb tie for 2nd 46.02; discus: Jack Moore 6th 75’7″.

CHS will compete in the Wellington Saturday, April 11.

 

By Sandy Anderberg

The Broncos used a huge third inning scoring run to seal the win when they scored 18 runs. It only took the Broncos five innings to get the job done. The final score was 20-1.

Izzy Osburn hit a two-run single to get things going in the third before Nick Shadle, Kade Hunsaker, Charles Mason, Josh Cobb, and Bryce Hatley all earned an RBI. Cobb also made good on a two-run single, who went 2-2 for the day. Zack LaRoe got things going in the first inning when two runs scored when he slammed a double.

Hunsaker was on the mound where he allowed only one earned run on two hits and had three walks over four innings. Hunsaker also struck out nine hitters.

“It was a great way to open district,” coach Brad Elam said.

Earlier in the week, the Broncos fell short to River Road at 4-8 in seven innings.

LaRoe was on the mound and had a fairly good outing, but the Wildcats were able to get hits when they needed them.

The Broncos took the early 3-0 lead in the first inning, but River Road came charging back to take the lead after scoring seven runs and the Broncos struggled to get anything going.

“I thought our pitchers pitched really well,” Elam said. “We were hurt by errors in that first inning. Offensively, we didn’t do much after the first inning. We are playing good teams getting ready for district.”

The Broncos will travel to Kress April 3 and play Wellington at home April 7.

 

By Sandy Anderberg

The Lady Broncos stayed focused in their two district games last week and were rewarded with two huge wins.

On Tuesday, the Lady Broncos defeated Gruver 15-12. According to head coach Gary Jack, it was a very close game all the way with the ladies hitting the ball very well.

“Briley (Chadwick) and Taylor (DeGrate) pitched with Allyson Hogan catching,” Jack said. Brooke (Martin), DeGrate, Skyler (White), Hogan, and Zaryia (Smith) all hit the ball very well. Our bats kept putting us in the lead and our defense was pretty solid all day.”

On Saturday, the ladies came from behind to win the horse race and defeat a good Claude team 15-11. The Lady Broncos trailed the Lady Mustangs 6-10 going into the sixth inning. Clarendon scored two runs to pull within two at 8-10.

“We held them to no runs in the sixth inning,” Jack said. “Trailing 8-10 in the seventh we hit well and scored seven runs to take a 15-10 lead to the bottom of the seventh.”

Claude gave the ladies a little scare when they scored one run to go to 11 with runners on first and third with one out. But the Lady Broncos stayed solid and DeGrate grabbed a line drive from the batter and turned and threw to Taylor Gaines on third base for the double play to end the game.

“We trailed nearly the whole game,” Jack said. “Our bats, once again, came alive late in the game with Briley, Skyler, and Taylor D. hitting well. Taylor D. hit a two-run homerun over the fence in the fifth inning. This was a very exciting game to come back and win.”

The Lady Broncos will put their perfect district record at 4-0 (7-2 overall) on the line Saturday, April 4, against West Texas High at home at 1:00 p.m.

 

By Sandy Anderberg

Several Clarendon athletes came home with several first-place finishes from the PUHA Relays at Quanah High School last week.

The varsity boys finished third with 89 points, the varsity girls were second with 126 points and the JV boys were third with 47 points.

The Lady Broncos’ 400-meter relay took the top spot with a time of 4:49.06. Members of that relay are Abby Johnson, Carlee Johnson, MaRae Hall, and Shaelyn Owitti. A. Johnson also posted first place wins in the 200-meter dash with a time of 13.14 and first in the 400-meter dash at 1:03.20. Amelia Weatherton won first in the 100-meter dash with a time of 13.14 and first in the long jump with a leap 15’9″, and Allyson Grahn won the 1600-meter run with a time of 6:38.70. Taylor DeGrate won first in the 100-meter hurdles at 17.34.

Individual results: 100-meter dash: Weatherton 1st; 200-meter dash: Johnson 1st, Weatherton 31.53; 400-meter dash: Johnson 1st, MaRae Hall 4th 1:11.96, Owitti 5th 1:15.21; 800-meter run: Carlee Johnson 2nd 2:45; 3200-meter run: Grahn 2nd 15:50; shot put: Berkeley Alexander 2nd 33’; discus: Alexander 2nd 98’5″, Karlee Adams 5th 72’9″; long jump: Weatherton 1st, Gaines 4th 13’7″; triple jump: Grahn 5th 30’6 ¼”.

Caleb Cobb picked up a couple of first-place finishes for the Broncos with a win in the 400-meter dash at 55.79 and first in the 800-meter dash with a time of 2:13.79. Bryce Grahn topped the field in the 1600-meter run with a time of 5:05.18.

Individual results: 100-meter dash: Charles Mason 4th 11.32, Keandre Cortez 6th 11.41; 200-meter dash: Cedrick McCampbell 6th 23.89; 400-meter dash: Cobb 1st, Colt Wood 2nd 56.43; 3200-meter run: Grahn 3rd 10:40.11; 400-meter relay: 3rd 47.2 (McCampbell, Mason, K. Cortez, and Steven Johnson); mile relay: 3rd 4:04.6 (Grahn, Cobb, Wood, and Lee Buckhaults); long jump: Mason 3rd 19’9 ½”; shot put: Taylon Knorpp 2nd 40’10 ¼”; discus: Knorpp 6th 99’10″.

Phillip Monds placed 1st in the 1600-meter run with a time of 6:36.84 and first in the 300-meter hurdles at 53.16 and Cooper Bilbrey won first in the shot put with a distance of 35’1″ and Justin Christopher won 5th at 32’ ¾”. Christopher took third in the discus with a throw of 85’ and Bilbrey finished 6th in the discus with a throw of 77’2″.

The next track meet will be in Wellington on March 26.

 

By Sandy Anderberg

Hurler Zack LaRoe threw 15 strikeouts that catapulted the Broncos 9-3 over the Irish Friday night, March 20. Along with the 15 strikeouts, LaRoe allowed two earned runs, two hits, and four walks over five innings.

Clarendon scored four runs in the fifth inning. They added a run on Charles Mason’s sacrifice fly, and on RBI singles by Ray Jaramillo and Josh Cobb, who went 3-4, drove in one and scored two runs.

The Broncos posted a good scoring third inning, scoring three runs. Bryce Hatley doubled, scoring Cobb to start the inning and then LaRoe hit a two-run home run to add to their total.

“Zack pitched really well,” coach Brad Elam said. “Every out we recorded while he pitched was a strikeout. He also hit a long homerun. Offensively, I was a little disappointed we didn’t hit the ball harder.”

Earlier in the week, the Broncos played Randall JV and fell 3-14.

Kade Hunsaker was on the mound for the Broncos, and he held Randall scoreless for over two innings, allowing no earned runs, walking one and striking out one. Deeper in the game, LaRoe took over the duties on the mound, but struggled to get anything done. He allowed eight runs in the two innings and walked six hitters. The Broncos scored a run when Hatley slammed a single scoring Jaramillo. After that score by the Broncos, Randall took over the scoreboard and racked up several runs. Before the final inning, Hunsaker was able to mark a run with an RBI single.

“Minus two innings, I thought we played really well,” Elam said. “Playing good teams allows you to see things you need to work on. Our defense played well. We had a couple of breakdowns at crucial time, and we walked too many in the second game.”

 

By Sandy Anderberg

After dealing with two losses to Childress, the Lady Broncos stormed back to take a 22-12 win over Booker in the District contest. The ladies are currently 5-2 overall and 2-0 in district.

“This was a very long game over three hours long, but it ended up good,” head coach Gary Jack said. “We started off fast with a 10-0 lead after two innings, but didn’t score again until the fifth. By then it was a close game.”

The Lady Broncos were able to secure their win late in the game and finish it off. According to Jack, several players played well.

Briley Chadwick, Sterling King, and Taylor DeGrate pitched, and Allyson Hogan was behind the plate.

“We were a little inconsistent pitching, but held on,” Jack said. “Brooke (Martin), Skyler (White), Taylor (Gaines), Briley, Sterling, Allyson, Karlee (Adams), and Lilly Carr all hit pretty well for us.”

The ladies will play Gruver here on Tuesday, March 24 at 4:00 pm and play at Claude on Friday, March 27 also at 4:00 p.m.