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Broncos beat Lockney for quarter final title
The Clarendon Bronco baseball team began the Regional Quarter-Final with a slow start in the opening game last week but rallied back in strong fashion to finish the best two out of three series as Champions.
They will take on Albany at Lubbock Christian University on Thursday, May 26 for the first game at 7 p.m., Saturday, May 28 for the second game and third if needed. The Broncos lost the first game of the series 1-9. Lockney was able to rally in the third inning to score four runs after neither team put runs on the scoreboard in the opening two innings. Brock Hatley was on the mound and uncharacteristically allowed the Longhorns to score another run in the fourth and four more in the fifth. Hatley walked three hitters while striking out two. Wilson Ward came in as relief in the middle of the fourth allowing one hit.
Offensively, the Broncos collected two hits and three stolen bases in the game. Ward singled and Aiden Caudle doubled, and Jared Musick earned two of the three stolen bases.
Head Coach Yancy Molloy knew his team could come back after the first game.
“We were down in the dumps, and I said ‘Let it hurt for a couple hours until we get home,” he said. “I said, ‘When you get home, forget about it, and let’s go play.’ At the end of the day, it’s not a life-or-death situation. Just come out and play and have fun. That’s exactly what they did…We still didn’t play as good as we can, but we had fun and played well enough.”
The Broncos were able to let the loss go and turned the tables on Lockney in the second game winning 9-1. Harrison Howard pitched all six innings allowing only two hits, two walks, while striking out six batters. The Bronco defense played well behind him and got through the game with six hits and only one error. Tyler Harper racked up three assists in the game. The Broncos were able to get strategic hits when they needed them. Easton Frausto hit a single, triple, four RBIs, and scored a run and Musick had a single, an RBI, and one run. Hatley singled, and Lyric Smith hit a good double, had two runs, and one stolen base.
The third game was the icing on the cake for the Broncos as they won 6-0 with four hits to only one for the Longhorns. Molloy went with Howard on the mound after his success in the second game. Howard threw for two and a third innings and allowed no hits and had one strike-out before Caudle came in as relief and had four strike-outs and allowed one hit.
“Harrison went out and threw well enough for me in the first game that I was able to use him in the second game,” Molloy said. “He’s a sophomore for me that throws unbelievable..”
Hatley had a single, double, and one RBI while Howard had a single, two RBIs, and one run. Calder Havens added a single, three runs, and one stolen base in the win.
“These boys are resilient,” he said. “We weren’t even picked to make the playoffs. We were picked to finish sixth in our district and went in (the playoffs) as a three seed. Our boys put that chip on our shoulder and made everybody pay for it that we met and beat in the playoffs. These boys are very resilient, and I’m very proud to coach these boys. I’m very proud of them.”
Mayor Skelton resigns, Fangman takes over
Mayor Sandy Skelton resigned his office, and Alderman Jacob Fangman was appointed as his successor when the Clarendon City Council met last Thursday, May 12.
Skelton had served as mayor since 2016. Fangman will fill the remainder of the mayor’s current term, which will expire next year.
Earlier in last week’s city meeting, the oath of office was administered to Aldermen Tommy Hill and Larry Jeffers, who, along with Alderman John Lockhart, were elected to office on May 7.
The council unanimously appointed Fangman to serve out the mayor’s term, which created a vacant alderman’s seat on the city council. The council voted to appoint former alderman Eulaine McIntosh, who lost the May 7 election, to fill out Fangman’s term on the council.
In other city business, the council accepted the resignation of Municipal Judge Tommy Waldrop effective May 18 and appointed Richard Green to that position.
The Junior Rodeo Cowboys Association requested free re-entry for its members to the Clarendon Aquatics Center during their event here this summer. The request was denied.
The council considered a lone bid for street repairs on Seventh Street at Koogle, but the bid exceeded the engineer’s estimate and was rejected.
The annual report of the Clarendon Housing Authority was received and accepted.
City Administrator David Dockery gave an update on the aquatic center and also said that the city will be placing a bid notice in the next 45 days to do the final water infrastructure improvements under the USDA project.
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Broncos advance to Quarter Finals
The Bronco baseball team took care of Ralls in the first and third games of the three-game series last week in Plainview to win the Area Championship.
The Broncos took the first game 9-2 before stumbling defensively in the second game. Ralls took the second game 12-7, but the Broncos left no doubt in the final game defeating the Jackrabbits 14-4 in six innings.
Harrison Howard was on the mound for the entire first game and had 50 strikes and 26 balls only allowing three hits and striking out three hitters.
Offensively, Lyric Smith had one double and one triple, two RBIs and one stolen base. Brock Hatley had two singles, two RBIs, and one run, while Calder Havens played solid with two singles and three stolen bases. Overall, the Broncos racked up eight stolen bases and six RBIs.
The second game was neck and neck until the Broncos struggled from the mound. Hatley pitched for seven innings and did a good job of holding Ralls at bay until Ralls’ last at bat.
He threw 107 pitches and allowed 11 hits and eight runs before fellow senior Aiden Caudle took over. Caudle allowed one hit and four runs before Tyler Harper came in as relief.
The third game on Saturday belonged to the Broncos, and they were able to dominate the Jackrabbits on both sides of the field. Overall, the team collected 11 hits, 14 runs, and grabbed 10 stolen bases. Caudle was on the mound for three innings and had some success with five strikeouts, two hits, and no runs. Howard came in for two innings in the fourth and had two strikeouts while allowing two hits and four runs, and Harper came in to close the game.
The Broncos had their bats going with Jared Musick hitting two singles for three RBIs, two runs, and three stolen bases. Wilson Ward helped with a double, three RBIs, three runs, and three stolen bases; and Easton Frausto connected with one single, two RBIs, one run, and one stolen base. Hatley added a triple and one run; and Howard doubled up, added a single, one RBI, and one run.
The Broncos will play Lockney in the Regional Quarter Finals at Amarillo High Friday at 12:00 and Saturday at 1:00 and 3:00.
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Lady Broncos take Area title
The Lady Broncos defeated a good Forsan team last week 9-2 to allow them to win the Area title and continue their post-season play.
The ladies’ huge sixth inning gave them the win as they scored five runs while keeping the Lady Buffs away from home plate.
Senior Madie Smith pitched for four and two-thirds innings allowing two runs on six hits and striking out three batters. Kennadie Cummins came in for two innings to close it out allowing two hits and no runs. The team had 14 hits in the game with only one error and held the Lady Buffs to eight hits with six errors. Senior Jentrye Bellar played strong behind the plate and also stepped up to slam three singles, one RBI, two runs, and recorded the only stolen base for the Lady Broncos.
Freshman Hayden Elam had a great day with one single, one double, and one triple. She also posted one RBI and two runs. Tandie Cummins had two singles with one run, and Gracie Wilkins hit a single and a triple with one RBI and one run. K. Cummins slammed a single, double, two RBIs, and one run, while Aleyah Weatherton had a single and a run in the game. Smith had a single and Bayleigh Bruce earned one run. The Lady Broncos had 10 singles, two doubles, and two triples from the plate and added 5 RBIs and one stolen base.
Clarendon will face Floydada Friday, May 13, at 4 p.m. in Plainview with game two following. If needed, a third game will be played on Saturday afternoon, May 14.
Broncs slide by WT High to win Bi-District
The Broncos slammed West Texas High early in the first inning to earn the Bi-District Championship last week. The best two out of three games ended early as the Broncos shut them out 12-0 in the first game and won big at 11-5 in the second.
Clarendon will play Ralls on Friday, May 13, at 5:00 p.m. and Saturday, May 14, at 1:00 p.m. in Plainview for the area title.
Brock Hatley pitched a solid three innings in the first game allowing no hits and setting eight batters down. Aiden Caudle came in for two and threw out two hitters before Tyler Harper came in to close for one inning and posted three strikeouts.
The Broncos ran through the Comanches starting strong from the first pitch. They were able to rack up six hits that scored 12 runs to take the commanding lead.
Lyric Smith hit two doubles in the game, and Calder Havens added two singles to get runners on the base. Harper and Caudle helped with one single each.
The team made short work of West Texas in the second game as well defeating them 11-5. The Broncos had 13 hits that scored the 11 runs with a big innings in the fourth and the sixth. Along with the hits and runs, the Broncos had nine RBIs and eight stolen bases.
The Comanches struck first with two runs scored while holding the Broncos scoreless until the fourth inning when they added five runs to tie the score at five all. Solid hitting and great defensive plays allowed the Broncos to score six more runs in the last two at bats while holding WT scoreless in the final innings of the game. Harrison Howard was on the mound of six innings allowing only five hits and posting 11 strikeouts. Hatley came in the game in relief and struck out three batters and only allowed one run.
Smith had a single, triple, three RBIs, two runs, and two stolen bases. Hatley also connected with a triple and a double, one RBI, and two runs scored. Caudle was solid on offense finishing with a single, double, one RBI, and one run. Howard picked up his offense with two singles, one RBI, and two runs.
In the second game, Havens had a single, an RBI, two runs, and two stolen bases while Wilson Ward hit one single and one RBI. Harper, Easton Frausto, and Jared Musick each posted on double. Jace Cottrell earned one run and stole two bases and Bradin Balogh had one run and one stolen base.
CC rodeo wraps up season
The Clarendon College men’s and women’s rodeo teams wrapped up their regular season this past weekend at Tarleton State University.
The men’s team finished second in the rodeo and fourth in the year end standings, just missing a qualification to the CNFR by only sixty points.
Considering that he lost his top three points earners from last years’ national championship team to universities, two of which compete against him in his region, Coach Bret Franks was pleased with the improvement by his team throughout the year.
Weston Patterson was one of the two returning members from that team, and he finished the season as the Southwest Region All-Around champion and will get to compete at the College National Finals in Casper, Wyoming to be held June 12-18.
During the awards ceremony, Franks was presented with the Coach of the Year Award which is voted on by the coaches, student directors and a student representative from each of the schools in the Southwest Region.
Lady Broncos win Bi-District Championship
The Lady Broncos stepped into the Area round with a big win over Quanah in two games. They will take on Forsan in the Area game that will take place in Littlefield on Thursday, May 5, at 6:30 p.m.
The Lady Broncos ousted Quanah in a big way in the best two out of three series last week. They blasted Quanah 23-0 in the first game and won 22-3 in the second.
According to head coach Brad Elam, the ladies did not have a lot of chances to hit the ball but were able to bring runs home. Senior Jentrye Bellar racked up 6 RBIs and two runs, and Hayden Elam helped with two runs and two RBIs. Kennadie Cummins posted three runs, Tandie Cummins added three runs, and Madie Smith had two. Bayleigh Bruce, Elyza Rodriguez, and Avery Sawyer had two runs each. Senior Madie Smith was on the mound and pitched four good innings giving up only one hit while striking out seven batters.
Game two was much the same for the ladies behind the pitching of Tandie and Kennadie who struck out seven in their time on the mound.
Bellar has played strong all season and this game was no different as she slammed her fourth home run of the season and added a double with four runs and four RBIs. Bruce knocked down a big triple and drove in four runners while Elam went two for three with two triples, two RBIs, and three runs. T. Cummins had a double and two runs, while Smith went two for two from the plate with two RBIs and three runs. Jayde Gribble reached base three different times and scored all three times.
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