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Benson earns trip to state XC meet
Clarendon High School junior cross-country sensation Madi Benson is on her way to the state cross-country meet for the first time in her running career.
Benson finished the two-mile race in Lubbock Monday at Mae Simmons Park in a time of 13:13.5 for 17th place. She was able to better her time this year over last year’s 14:33.80. The Lady Bronco team finished fifth overall.
“We are super proud of Madi for advancing to the state meet,” coach Korey Conkin said. “We are proud of all the girls for working so hard, going above and beyond in order to be so competitive in this tough sport. We wished her team was traveling with her, but we barely missed that opportunity.”
Addy Havens and Elliot Frausto have been tearing up the courses in the pre-district season and finished the meet in 27th and 31st place with a time of 13:32.2 and 13:33.1 respectively. Gracie Ellis was 56th at 14:01.4 and Tandie Cummins who was a 2023 state competitor finished 58th with a time of 14:05.7. Lexi Phillips rand 61st at 1411.5, and Kate Shaw turned in a time of 15:10.8 for 124th place.
On the Broncos’ side, Tristen Ybarra finished 21st with a time of 18:01.8. Senior runner Bryce Williams who has had an outstanding career at CHS, finished with a time of 21.36.8 due to a leg injury.
“Bryce has been a joy to coach the past four years and worked so extremely hard to have so much success throughout the years,” Conkin said. “He will, without a doubt, be a tougher human after enduring four years of CC workouts and competitions.”
Conkin also had praise for newcomer Ybarra.
“Tristen missed advancing to state by one place, and he is only a freshman,” she said. “He has many more years to get to that level. I am super proud of his work ethic this season.”
Broncos put up fight against Irish, 12-40
The Broncos succumbed to the Shamrock Irish last Friday night at home and were defeated 12-40.
The Broncos were able to rack up some good numbers and made great plays on both sides of the ball.
Kyler Bell was at the helm and had some success on offense. Bell threw a strike to Caleb Herbert in the second quarter for their first score of the game.
Bell and Grant Haynes did a good job running the ball and were able to gain some valuable yardage. They earned their second score of the game when Bell ran it in from short yardage. The score at half time was close at 12-20, but Shamrock was able to score twenty more points in the second to get the win.
The Broncos will be on the road to Wheeler on Friday, October 25, to take on the Mustangs at 7:00 p.m.
Broncos drop District opener to Wellington
By Sandy Anderberg
The Clarendon Broncos opened their 2024 District season on the road against a strong Skyrocket team last Friday night and took a 6-63 loss.
The Broncos are 0-1 in District and 0-6 overall.
Enterprise Photo / Roger Estlack
The Broncos were strong in the first period of play and held Wellington to only one score that quarter. They played strong despite the strength and depth of the Rockets. Senior Mason Sims was injured in the second quarter and was out for the game.
But the Broncos stayed in the fight and put six on the scoreboard when junior Kaleb Mays intercepted a Rocket pass and ran back 95 yards for the touchdown. Wellington went on to score two more touchdowns in the third and found the endzone once in the final twelve minutes.
The Broncos will take on Shamrock at home on October 18 at 7:00 p.m.
Williams, Benson named District XC Champions
By Sandy Anderberg
Clarendon senior Bryce Williams and junior Madi Benson claimed the District 2-2A Cross Country championship in Wheeler last week.
Courtesy Photo / Amber Williams
Both Benson and Williams have been leaders on the course since running in junior high and have worked hard for the championship. Benson led her team to the District Championship as well over Panhandle, Wellington, Wheeler, and Quanah. Williams’ time on the course was 16:12 and Benson ran the two miles under thirteen minutes at 12:32. Runner-up to Williams was newcomer Tristen Ybarra who has been running strong all year. Ybarra came in at 16:22.
Trailing close behind Benson was Elliot Frausto who finished third with a time of 13:20 and freshman Addy Havens at 13:22 for fourth place. Gracie Ellis was seventh with a time of 13:50 and Tandie Cummins was 10th crossing the line in 13:54.
Lexi Phillips was 18th with a time of 15:12, and Kate Shaw turned in a 15:21 for 22nd place.
The Lady Bronco junior varsity team was third as a team with Kinley McClellan finishing sixth with a time of 15:59. Jayla Woodard was seventh at 16:05 and Landry King was 14th at 17:37. Berkley Moore was 15th at 17:56, Kashlyn Conkin was 16th at 18.00, and Cambree Smith ran an 18:20 for 19th place.
Sequoia Weatherton was 20th with a time of 19:17, Eli Rodriguez was 22nd at 19:41, Makynna Williams was 23rd at 20:22 and Allie Ware was 24th with a time of 23:30.
The top ten individuals and top three teams qualify for the regional meet to be held in Lubbock at Mae Simmons Park on Monday, October 21.
Williams, Ybarra lead the pack in cross-country
By Sandy Anderberg
Clarendon High School senior cross-country runner Bryce Williams is looking for a good finish to his cross-country career at CHS.
Williams has been running each course with determination and grit. His latest win came at Kinkaid Park in the Greenbelt Gallop where he took the top spot yet again with a time of 18:25 in the three-mile race.
Tristen Ybarra was right on Williams’ heels with a second-place finish at 18:59.
Madi Benson has been strong all season and took another first-place with a time of 14:22 for the two-mile run.
Courtesy Photo / Amber Williams
The Lady Broncos won the meet over six other teams. Addy Havens ran well once again and took third at 15:02 and Elliot Frausto was fourth with a time of 15:47. Gracie Ellis ran the race with a time of 16.00. Lexi Phillips finished in the top ten at 17.00 and Kate Shaw ran hard and finished 12th out of 22 runners.
The District Cross-Country meet will be Wednesday, October 9, in Wheeler.
Williams outruns competitors in Wheeler meet
By Sandy Anderberg
Clarendon High School senior Bryce Williams ran a personal best in his win at the Wheeler CC meet last week.
Williams, who is always in the top ten, ran the three-mile course in a time of 16:01 over twenty-one other runners. Fellow Bronco Tristen Ybarra ran fourth with a time of 17:12.
On the lady’s side, Madi Benson continues to run strong and was fourth out of 37 runners with a time of 13:33. Also running strong was Elliot Frausto who was right on Benson’s heels for fifth at a 13:39. Freshman Addy Havens made another great showing with a sixth-place finish at 13:45. The Lady Broncos were able to lead their team to another first-place finish in the meet as a team.
Also doing a good job was Gracie Ellis with a time of 14:19 for ninth place and Lexi Phillips in 14th place with a time of 14:48. Kate Shaw helped in the win in 23rd place with a time of 16:08.
All the runners will compete in the District CC meet on October 14.
Broncos fall to Lockney
By Sandy Anderberg
The young Bronco team ended a tough pre-District season at home last Friday night against the Lockney Longhorns and despite playing strong, were narrowly defeated 20-29.
Enterprise Photo / Roger Estlack
Lockney was able to get on the board first with a long touchdown pass early in the game, but the Broncos fought back to take the lead at the end of the quarter when senior Mason Sims hit Colton Caudle down the middle for six. Grant Haynes ran in the two-point conversion.
Lockney opened the second twelve minutes with the ball, but the Bronco defense stayed strong in the red zone and kept them out of the endzone. A field goal attempt by the Longhorns was partially blocked by the Broncos to get back on offense. They struggled to get anything done and offensively and Lockney was able to find the endzone before half time to go to the locker room with only a 14-8 lead in the game.
Two more Longhorn touchdowns put the Broncos behind 15 points, but they were able to cover that spread in the final ten minutes of the game when Sims found the endzone twice to get within nine points.
The Broncos were plagued with penalties and turnovers in the game, which stifled their momentum in several offensive series. Injuries to at least two players late in the game worked against them.
The Broncos will have an open night on October fourth and begin District play at Wellington on October 11 at 7:00 p.m.
Ybarra finishes ninth at Amarillo Invitational
By Sandy Anderberg
Clarendon’s Tristen Ybarra ran a great 5K race at Klein Park in Amarillo last weekend and placed ninth out of 52 runners from 1A-4A.
Ybarra’s time of 17:37.57 was less than a minute and a half off the winning time.
Madi Benson ran 10th out of 80 runners in the girls’ division with a time of 13:32.82 for the two-mile course. Benson was able to lead the Lady Bronco team to an impressive third place in a field of 1A-4A schools. Elliot Frausto stayed close to Benson and finished 13th at 13:48.02, and Addy Havens ran right behind Frausto in 15th place with a time of 13:52.38.
Gracie Ellis was 24th at 14:39.07, and Lexi Phillips ran 39th with a time of 15:28.99.
The Broncos and Lady Broncos will be open September 28 and will run October 1 in the Greenbelt Gallop at Kinkaid Park.
Broncos suffer loss to Gruver
By Sandy Anderberg
The Clarendon Broncos have faced a tough pre-district season on the football field. Their 18-51 loss at home last week was another hard-fought game with a discouraging outcome for the young team.
The Broncos got started on the wrong foot when they were pushed back behind their own goal line a minute into the game and suffered a safety at the hands of the Greyhounds. Gruver went on to score 30 points in the opening quarter of play and reached 50 points at the break.
Despite the loss, the Broncos had some bright spots on both sides of the ball. Mason Sims did a good job at the quarterback spot but struggled with fumbles and interceptions. Sims earned the Broncos’ first score of the game on a 55-yard run around the left side to the endzone. Penalties plagued the Broncos just when they abegan to find momentum in the game. Sims did, however, find Colton Caudle for a 37-yard pass early on, but narrowly fell short of six.
Junior Kyler Bell stepped in at the QB position late in the game and connected with Mason from 17 yards out for a touchdown and then found him again for another six points.
The Broncos are determined to turn things around and will focus on Lockney for their Homecoming game Friday night at 7:00 p.m. in Bronco Stadium.
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