Ben Estlack

By Sandy Anderberg

The Bronco baseball team took on Memphis last week and earned a two-point win at 12-10 in seven innings. The team connected on 12 hits in the game after a slow-hitting first inning.

With freshman Brentley Gaines on the mound, the Cyclones did not score until the third inning. However, their big inning came in the fifth when they scored seven runs with Gaines still on the mound. Coach Aaron Smith put Hayden Moore on the mound to begin the sixth and Braylon Rice in the seventh to stop the Cyclones at the plate. They were able to put two more runs on the board before the Broncos got another chance on offense.

The seventh inning turned out to be golden for the Broncos as they were able to take advantage of the last at-bat. The opposing pitcher gave away three base-on-balls to load the bases before Parker Hanes hit a sacrifice fly to begin the winning rally. Moore and Kreed Robinson added doubles to secure the Bronco win.

Overall, the Broncos had 12 hits, six walks, and eight strike-outs. Robinson had six hits and a stolen base and Gaines knocked down five hits and two stolen bases. Shaun Childers added three hits and one stolen base, while Hanes, Moore, Aiden Burnam, and Hudson Howard each earned a hit.

Later in the week, the Broncos met up against the Floydada Whirlwinds and failed to put runs on the board losing 4-18. Robinson slammed a triple and Rice added a double, but the Broncos could only get one run home in the first and another two runs in the third. Floydada held a 6-3 advantage after three innings with Rice on the mound. Hanes came into the game as relief in the fourth.

Robinson hit a triple and two more hits, and Rice had a double and two singles. Klay Wilkins got his bat going in the fifth with a double to the outfield, and Gaines had a single and a stolen base.

The Broncos will play Quanah at home on Friday, at 4:00 p.m. to finish their regular season play.

By Sandy Anderberg

Clarendon senior speedster Madi Benson keeps on winning races in her final season as a Clarendon Lady Bronco. Benson totally dominated the 800m and the 1600m races at the Area track meet and became the top runner in both events. She will advance to the regional meet to be held on the WTAMU campus in Canyon on May 1 and 2.

Benson, who has been running strong since her debut in high school track, has qualified every year in the running events. This year she blasted the field in the 800m with a time of 2:24.04 which was three seconds ahead of the field. Her time of 5:46.83 in the 1600m run was impressive and a good distance ahead of the second-place time of 5:54.83.

Joining Benson at the regional meet will be up and comer Addy Havens, who has been solid in both cross-country and track. Havens finished third in the 3200m race and earned the right to advance. She ran the race in a time of 13:15.09 was not far off the first-pace of 12:49.55. Havens also ran fifth in the 1600-meter crossing the finish line in a time 6:23.64.

Brilynn Bruce qualified in the 200m dash with a solid time of 26.21, just under a minute behind the top qualifier.

Also competing, but not advancing: Emmarie Holland seventh in the 400m, 5th in the 800m, and sixth in the mile relay. At 4:30.71. The other members of the mile relay are Elliot Frausto, Havens, and Benson. The 800m relay was sixth with a time of 1:53.36 and members of the relay are Frausto, Laken Smith, Sequoia Weatherton and Bruce. The sprint relay was run by Frausto, Smith, Weatherton, and Bruce. The foursome finished in a time of 51.79 for fifth place. Smith also competed in the long jump finishing in sixth place with a distance of 32’11”.

By Sandy Anderberg

The Lady Broncos have had a good year and finished their regular season in second place in the district race just behind the Floydada Lady Winds.

They will begin the playoffs with a best two of three against West Texas on April 23 and 24. The first game will be played at home at 5:00 p.m. with the second game being played at Stinnett, also at 5 p.m. If a third game is needed, it will be played 30 minutes after the end of the second game in Stinnett.

Stats and other details of the Floydada game were not available from the school by press time.

By Sandy Anderberg

The Broncos made a good showing at the Area track meet held last week and will compete in the regional meet in Canyon on the WTAMU campus May 1 and 2.

The 400m relay claimed second place with a time of 44.09, just narrowly missing the top time of 43.83. Kaleb Mays, Mike Randall, Brice Wagner, and Don’Jae Orr made up the quick-footed team.

Joining them will be those running the 800m relay that finished third overall with a time of 1:31.97 and was run by Caleb Herbert, Dakotah Jameson, Wagner, and Mays. Orr also will advance in the 100m dash with his third-place finish at 11.54. The first paced runner ran the 100m in a time of 11.02.

Wagner was sixth in the 200m at 23.43 and Mays was eighth at 29.17. Tristen Ybarra, who has run well all season, finished seventh in the 1600m at 5:20.18 and fifth in the 3200m with a time of 11:32.27. Orr was seventh in the long jump with a leap of 19’2 ¼”, and Wagner was eighth in that event with a distance of 19’2”.