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City council agrees to light proposal for downtown work
The Clarendon City Council approved an additional contract related to the Downtown Revitalization Project in the 200 block of South Kearney that aims to match the work that was done in the 100 block.
City Administrator Brian Barboza explained that because of new federal government rules, the city would be required to purchase the light posts for the 200 block in the United States if grant money was going to be used for that expenditure. The lights in the 100 block were purchased from Canada, however, and lights purchased from another vendor would not match.
To avoid having different lights, the city could use local tax funds for that expense, which would free up grant funds to be used for upcoming work in the 300 block, Barboza said. The price tag for eight lamp posts is about $19,000.
Council members agreed they wanted lights to look the same and be consistent downtown, and they asked if the Clarendon EDC could help cover the cost of purchasing the lights. CEDC board member Roger Estlack told the council the CEDC board was aware of the situation and had discussed it in previous meetings. CEDC members were scheduled to take action on supporting the purchase of the lights this week during their regular meeting.
The city council voted in favor of approving a separate contract with AAJ Concrete to order light poles to match the existing fixtures.
In other city business, the council approved a bid from Discount Fence to put fencing around the lift station at Goodnight and White streets and also approved a request from the Donley County Senior Citizens to close a portion of Fourth and Gorst streets for their 50th anniversary celebration in August.
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The council also canvassed the vote from the May 3 election and administered the oath of office to Mayor Jacob Fangman and Aldermen Ashlee Estlack, Chelsi Shadle, Tom Thompson, and Brittney Wolfe.
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Lady Broncos are still in it to win it
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By Sandy Anderberg
The Lady Broncos are determined, focused and on fire as they add another golden glove to their 2025 softball post season. They were able to knock off a solid Hale Center team by big numbers to advance to the next round which will be played against Bangs at the end of the week. They took the first game 11-0 and won the second 12-1.
The Lady Broncos will be ready to play the Bangs Lady Dragons for the Regional Semi-Final championship. Game one will be Thursday at 4 p.m. in Holiday, and game two will be at 2 p.m. on Saturday with game three to follow if necessary.
Senior Kennadie Cummins has not weakened all year and turned in a great performance last week from the hill in game one. Cummins pitched a no-hitter striking out eight of the 17 batters she faced in the five innings. Forty-seven of her 68 pitches hit the sweet spot and she gave up zero walks. Cummins’ pitching along with a great in field and out filed behind her added up to an unstoppable defense and just as impressive was the clinic they put on at the plate in both games.
Cambree Smith came through like a freight train for the Lady Broncos hitting a grand slam to center field in the last inning of the game and a double in the previous inning to drive in one run to add five runs to the scoreboard.
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Tandie Cummins swung the bat ‘Cummins style’ and slammed a homerun in the bottom of the fourth that went straight to the fence in center field. Elliot Frausto got the scoring started in the first inning on a ground out that scored Hayden Elam.
The Lady Broncos took off in the fourth and fifth innings to score 10 big runs. Riley Jantz, Maloree Wann, Cummins, and Elam all posted one single and Smith, Jantz, and Shelby Christopher added a double each in the game. Overall, the Lady Broncos had nine hits, 11 RBI and 11 runs and two stolen bases in the win.
On Friday, the Lady Broncos never let up or backed down and earned the 10-run win with T. Cummins on the mound for the duration. Cummins threw 36 of 54 strikes allowing only one run and one walk and struck out two. The 26-5-1 Lady Broncos had seven hits, 11 RBI, and seven stolen bases in the game. Shelbi Coles was on fire on the diamond and accounted for two of their overall free bases.
A Lady Bronco quick start in the first inning sent a message to the Lady Owls that they were ready to win and were not going to let up. K. Cummins got ahold of the fourth pitch of the game and sent a message to the outfield that the ladies meant business.
With two outs in the opening inning, Jantz took first base when she was hit by a pitch that allowed Elam to score with Frausto and Wann advancing one base with Frausto in scoring position. Christopher walked and Frausto snuck home before the inning was up. Frausto was also credited with a triple in the third that scored Smith, Elam, and T. Cummins.
Lady Broncos defeat Sanford-Fritch for Bi-District crown
By Sandy Anderberg
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The ladies are moving on after claiming the Bi-District Championship over Sanford-Fritch last week. The 24-5-1 Lady Broncos won the first game 8-3 and took the second game 17-6.
The Cummins twins have been dominant on the mound all season racking up great pitching stats. Kennadie Cummins earned the seven-inning win over the Lady Eagles allowing seven hits and three runs. Cummins struck out 12 batters with no walks. She threw 83 strikes out of 109 pitches and faced 33 batters. SF struggled to find the sweet spot to go deep.
However; the Lady Eagles were able to score first with one run in the first and one in the second before the Lady Broncos were able to find their sweet spot and add five runs in the fifth inning. K. Cummins and Elliot Frausto burned a homerun each in the game. Frausto got hers in the fifth to left field and Cummins knocked one down in the seventh to center field. Both hitters scored two with their big shot.
Overall, the Lady Broncos had 11 hits with seven singles, one double, and one triple in addition to the two homeruns.
Almost all of the Lady Broncos made good hits in the game and contributed to the win.
Game two went in favor of the Lady Broncos to give them the opportunity to continue post-season play. More big hits were made in the second game with Tandie Cummins and Shelby Christopher leading the way with three home runs that scored seven runs collectively. T. Cummins hit a grand slam in the second inning to score half of the Lady Broncos’ runs for the entire inning. Clarendon scored all their 17 runs at the end of the fourth. Sanford-Fritch had another chance to put runs on the board, but the Lady Broncos shut them down after six runs.
Overall, the ladies racked up 10 singles, three doubles, and three homers in the game. As a team they ran the bases well and stole four with Hayden Elam, Coles, Riley Jantz, and Frausto claiming one each.
T. Cummins was on the mound and went the distance with four strike-outs in the game. She threw 58 strikes out of 86 pitches and allowed only one walk in the game.
The Lady Broncos will take on Hale Center May 1 and 2nd at 5:00 p.m. in Floydada for games one and two. Game 3 will be played immediately following game two if needed.
Ybarra, Holland win Jones 5K
Despite the threat of rain and an actual downpour leading up to race time, about 30 people came out Saturday to raise awareness of child abuse during the 13th annual Chance Mark Jones Roar & Run 5K.
Tristen Ybarra and Emmarie Holland were the top finishers of the race. Ybarra was the overall winner with the best men’s time, finishing in the 11-19 age group with a time of 20 minutes, 20 seconds. Holland had the best women’s time and was second in the same age category with a time of 22:32.
More than seventy people registered for the event with several choosing the “sleep-in” registration option ahead of time, and other defaulting to that option as storm clouds threatened the event. Shortly after 8:30 a.m., however, the rain subsided to allow the race to take off and remained mostly at bay for the duration.
Complete results of this year’s Chance Jones Roar & Run 5K race are as follows: Top Men’s Time – T. Ybarra, 20:20; Top Women’s Time – Holland, 22:32; 10 and under – first, Hadley Brown 39:24 and second, Monroe Newhouse 44:37; Ages 10-19 – first, T. Ybarra 20:20 and second, Holland 22:32; Ages 20-29 – first, Collin Monroe 21:12, second, Emmett Hendey 22:34, and third, Jenci Hernandez 40:24; Ages 30-39 – first, Audrey Shelton 22:55 and second, Brian Barboza 41:33; Ages 40-49 – first, JD McMahan 32:22, second, Andrew Brown 39:24; and third, Sarah Ybarra 42:37; Ages 50-59 – first, Michelle Branigan, 25:23, second, Christi Benson 33:39, and third, Kathy Goodwin 54:32; and Ages 60 and Up – first, Nancy Kidd 43:38, second, P.J. O’Keefe 48:55, and third, Shaun and Shelbi O’Keefe 1:09.04.
The race sponsored annually by the Clarendon Lions Club honors the life of four-year-old Chance Mark Jones, who died from abuse in 2011.
Benson to run at state
By Sandy Anderberg
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Clarendon High School junior runner Madi Benson is at it again this season. She was able to take second place in the 800m run at the regional track meet to make yet another appearance at the state level.
Benson’s time of 2:25.67 was just over two seconds off of the winning time of 2:22.51. She has been stellar in her three seasons in Lady Bronco track.
Benson ran the 1600m in a time of 5:50.94 for fifth place but did not advance. The winning time in that run was 5:35.93.
Freshman Addy Havens has had a very impressive season also. Havens qualified to the regional track meet in two events just like Benson, and although she was close, she did not advance to the state level. Havens rand sixth in the 1600m run with a tine of 5:51.61 right behind Benson.
Havens was very impressive in the 3200m run and missed qualifying for the state meet by just over 14 seconds. The first-place time in the 3200m was 11:57.51.
Kate Shaw also competed at the regional level and finished 14th in the shot put. Shaw recorded a distance of 31’6 ½”.
Benson will run at state May 2.
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