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Broncos clobber Boise City in Stinnett tourney
By Sandy Anderberg
With Braylon Rice on the mound, the Clarendon Bronco baseball team dominated in their 18-0 win over Boise City last weekend.
The Broncos did not waste time getting things going as they came to the plate with all the momentum.
The Broncos were able to rack up eight runs quickly thanks a great offensive plan. Hudson Howard knocked down a big double and Rice threw down a clutch single enhancing their hold on the momentum of the game.
In Bronco style, the hitters went two runs better in the second inning putting 10 more runs on the board. Kreed Robinson laid down a double and Brentley Gaines did a good job running the bases to help increase their lead.
On the mound, Rice posted five strike outs in the game and had good backup in the field. Shaun Childers partnered with Gaines to make big outs in the field and Howard owned home plate on offense with two doubles and a walk.
Overall, the Broncos racked up seven hits and four walks in the game that was over in three innings.
The Broncos will continue regular season play on Thursday through Saturday at the Floydada tournament with game times TBD. Their next home game will be March 27 against Memphis at 4:00.
Lady Broncos compete in Pantex Relays
By Sandy Anderberg
Track season has begun and the Lady Broncos proved they were a force to be reckoned with. The ladies finished fourth as a team at the Pantex Relays in White Deer last weekend and had four first-place finishes.
Brilynn Bruce got things started in the 200-meter dash taking the top spot at 28.74, and Emmarie Holland was fourth in the 400m race with a time of 1:10.13.
Senior track standout put the icing on the cake with two first-place finishes in the 400m and 1600m races. Benson is no stranger to the winner’s circle and gave the Lady Broncos a big boost in the team standings with her wins. Benson’s time in 800m was 2:32.05 and 5:56.11 in the 1600m. Holland was third in the 800m with a time of 2:48.97.
Laken Smith out-jumped the competition with a leap of 16’3 ½” in the long jump to claim the gold and was second in the triple jump of 32’8” that was just a little short of the first-place distance of 24’5”.
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CC women claim first conference title
The Clarendon College Women’s Basketball was crowned WJCAC Champions Thursday, February 26, after a 68-60 win in the Dawg House over #23 Howard College.
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The conference championship is the first in program history for the Lady Bulldogs. Head Coach Mark James understands the significance of the championship but says he and his team are not satisfied just yet.
“We celebrated Thursday night a little bit for sure” James said. “Cutting down the nets was a special moment that none of us will forget but we turned the page the next morning”.
James pointed out winning the WJCAC Championship was a goal set by the team at the beginning of the year but it isn’t the only goal they have.
“We truly believed we could win the conference, but we knew it would take a one game at a time mentality. Sure, that’s a cliche and every coach says it, but this group bought into that philosophy from day one and our goal every day is to go 1-0. Out next goal is to go 1-0 on Monday.”
The team met that goal on March 2 when the #11 ranked Lady Bulldogs traveled to Odessa College and came home with a 68-56 victory. The CC women closed out the regular season portion of the schedule Thursday, March 5, at home with a 38-58 loss to #14 South Plains College.
Clarendon will play Hill College in Odessa this Wednesday, March 11, at 7 p.m. in the NJCAA Region V Quarterfinals.
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City council discusses North Ward park
The Clarendon City Council discussed the status and possible development of the North Ward park during its February 12 meeting.
The park at the intersection of Jefferson and Rosenfield is not owned by the city but features playground equipment that was installed by volunteer efforts several years ago. Other volunteer efforts have been staged through the years to clean and improve the lcation.
Alderman Brittney Sanne circulated a petition recently, which showed citizen support for making the location an official city park, and she began asking taxing entities to give up their claim to the property to let the city take it over. The county and school did so, and the topic of the tax property was on the February 12 city agenda.
At the meeting, Alderman Ashlee Estlack raised concerns that the park question had gotten so far along without the council first discussing the matter as to whether aldermen wanted to pursue a new park project.
“You can discuss it tonight,” Sanne said.
Estlack said she felt like the city had not been able to properly take care of Prospect Park at Sixth and Kearney, noting the vandalism the park has suffered in the last year and the lack of adequate lighting despite the council asking that it be addressed.
Alderman Tom Thompson agreed with Estlack that the city needed to take care of the existing park before taking on a new project.
Both Thompson and Estlack agreed they were not opposed to developing the North Ward property and voted with Sanne to approve the tax deed to acquire the property, but they said the city needs to develop a comprehensive parks plan before going any further with the project.
The city council will again discuss park improvements at its next regular meeting on Thursday, March 12.
Lions Club Jones 5K to be April 11
The 14th annual Chance Mark Jones Roar & Run 5K will be held April 11 at 8:30 a.m., and registration opens this week.
Those who register for the event by March 26 will be guaranteed to receive the commemorative T-shirt for the event. Late registrations will remain open through the day of the event.
The Clarendon Lions Club is hosting the event again in memory of the late Chance Mark Jones to raise awareness of Child Abuse. Jones passed away in January 2011 as a result of abuse.
Those registering can run or walk the 5K, which is about 3.1 miles, or people can also choose the “Sleep In” option, registering as a donation, getting the T-shirt, but sitting out the event at home.
Registration is $30 per person and can be done in person at the Clarendon Visitor Center inside Mulkey Theatre or at the Enterprise. Online registration is available at ClarendonTX.com starting March 12.
For more information, contact Lion Ashlee Estlack at [email protected] or 806-662-4687 or Lion Roger Estlack at [email protected] or 806-874-2259.
TxDOT reports north 1260 bridge open
The Texas Department of Transportation Childress District office reports this week that the new bridges on FM 1260 are coming along with one bridge now open.
The north bridge is open to traffic, and contractors are just working on dirt work on the slopes and cleaning-up.
The FM 1260 south bridge is still under construction with crews working on the base. It is expected to be open to traffic by the end of the month.
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