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The final scrimmage was played as the Broncos ended their pre-season schedule Thurdsay night in Stinnett against West Texas High before opening their regular season this coming Friday night.

According to head coach Gary Jack, the Broncos did an outstanding job against the Commanches.

“The kids did well,” Jack said. “This scrimmage was almost identical to the one we played earlier. Our junior varsity kids did well, too and it was a step forward for us.”
Jack noted that the JV scored about three times, and the varsity put five touchdowns on the board to none for WT.

“We didn’t let them cross mid field,” Jack said. “Our intensity was good, and we did a good job of executing on both sides of the ball.”

The Broncos will open their 2010-2011 season at home in Bronco Stadium this Friday, August 27, beginning at 7:30 p.m. against the New Deal Lions.

“We are excited about New Deal,” Jack said. “It will be a big opener for us. They were 13-1 last year and their only loss came from Stratford in the quarterfinals of the playoffs.

“But right now everything is pointing toward a good season for us. We’ve got another week of practice before our first game, and we’re ready.”

Come support the Broncos at home Friday night at 7:30 p.m. as they take on New Deal in their season opener.

The Bronco JV will travel to New Deal on Thursday, August 26, and play at 5:00 p.m.

The Clarendon Country Club hosted an 18-hole scramble last Saturday with nine of the holes being played after dark.

The club rented the necessary equipment, which included lighted golf balls and light sticks on the hole flags, to aid them in the scramble.

Fifty-four players made up nine teams that played the first nine holes in the daylight. After a short meal break, the golfers took to the course in the dark to finish the scramble.

The team of Doug Kidd, Mark Morris, Kenny Black, Brett White, Bobbie Kidd, and Sunday Morris turned in an eleven under 61 to win the contest.

The team of Junior Rodriguez, John Myers, Mikael McKinney, Gene Ferris, Kevin Roberson, and Edward McKinney finished second with a 62, and third place went to the team of George Leathers, Bill Auvenshine, Wes Smith, Michael Thompson, Amanda Smith, and Tom Thompson with a 63.

Five teams competed in the Friday night scramble with two teams coming in at seven under par. After a putt-off, the team of Doug Kidd, Gail Leathers, Larry Lincycomb, and Caleb Wood took first place.

The putt-off was with the team of Mike Santos, Sandy Anderberg, Gene Ferris, Danny Sides, and Forrest Newton who also finished at seven under. The other teams came in at six and five under par.

Bo Morrison won the weekly men’s game on Wednesday with a net 67. Todd Curry and Mike Santos tied for second with a 68, and Steve Jarnagin and Charlie Davis took third place with a 69. Sherol Johnston won the weekly women’s game on Thursday with a gross 78.

Low net went to Ouida Gage with a 63, and second low net was won by Maxine McLaughlin with a 67.
Sandy Anderberg won low gross in the Monday women’s game with an 83. McLaughlin won first low net with a 62, and Ouida Gage was second low net with a 64.

The pool and grill will remain open through Labor Day and the dining room will be hope each Friday night and Sunday at noon. The nine-hole scrambles will be held each Friday night at 6:00 p.m. You may call the Pro Shop for more information.

Ninety year old golfer Dan Ashford recently shot his age at Clarendon Country Club.  His round of 90 in the weekly men’s game was witnessed by Butch Schollenbarger and Jeff Walker.
Steve Jarnagin won the men’s play day with a net 67, and Todd Curry was second with a 68. 

Ashford’s gross score of 90 turned into a net score of 70 with his handicap and earned him a third place finish.

Sandy Anderberg won low gross in the women’s day on Thursday with a 79, and Sherol Johnston was second low gross with an 87. Ruth Jackson won low net with a 64 and Mary Ann Sawyer, Bonnie Crofford, and Gayle Rogers tied for second low net with a 69.

Five teams competed in the Friday night nine-hole scramble, and two teams tied for the top spot, which ended in a tie after a three-putt playoff.  The team of Norm Hagood, Gene Rogers, Chirs Moore, Sherol Johnston, and Gary Roye tied with the team of Chris Linquist, Steve Hall, Jesse Lincycomb, and Jeff Henson.  The other three teams came in at six, five, and three under par.

There will be an 18-hole scramble Sunday, July 4, beginning at 2:00 p.m.  You may call the Pro Shop to enter.  The pool are grill are open each day and the dining room is open every Friday night and Sunday at noon.

A great baseball season was just a few errors away from being an even better season as the Area Champions fell to Stamford in the last two games of the two-out-of-three series last weekend in the Regional Quarterfinals.

The Broncos, who finished the season with an outstanding 19-6 record, took the first game 1-0 last Wednesday in Ralls.

According to coach Brad Elam, the Broncos did everything right in that first game.

“It was a great ballgame,” Elam said. “Great pitching and defense from both sides.

“We hit the ball decent, but weren’t able to push across any runs until the sixth when we did capitalize on their only error. Pitching and defense were the key and we played well.”

Game two was played on Saturday at Lubbock Christian High School and the Broncos lost 7-16.

“The game was not as bad as the score,” Elam said. “We had a 3-1 lead going into the sixth inning.”

According to Elam, Troy Chambless was on the mound and pitched four good innings.

“We just couldn’t get anything going on offense,” he said. “We had our chances, but the story of the day was not being able to drive runners in once they got into scoring position.”

Brayden Phillips and Troy Chambless each had two hits in the game, and Phillips drove in two runs and Chambless drove in three.

“The story of this game was the sixth inning,” Elam said. “We were up 3-1 with two outs in the sixth, (we had) a couple of missed opportunities, and they scored nine runs for the big lead.”

If the Broncos could have gotten past that inning, it might have been a completely different ending for the series.

Game three of the series was played immediately after game two with Stamford taking control early to get the 7-5 win.

“Again, missed opportunities cost us in this game,” Elam said. “We made some good defensive plays, but we did make too many errors and gave them too many runs. We picked a bad game to have our worst defensive game.”

Elam went on to say that they were able to do some positive things on offense but
were unable to push runs across early when they had runners in scoring position.

“We had runners on all game, (and) we had 15 hits and four walks but couldn’t get enough timely hits.

“We had a chance the last inning, with two runners on, but were not able to score them.”

He noted that Colter Goolsby, Johnny Gaines, Brady Miller, and Caleb Mitchell all had three hits in the game. Miller drove in four runs and hit great in the playoffs.

“We had chances in both games to win but were not able to get it done,” Elam said.