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Gaines brings home silver medals
Gaines qualified for the State Track Meet in Austin last weekend in three events, and even though Gaines missed out on the gold, by a combined two and three-fourths inches in the two events, his performance in the meet was stellar.
Gaines jumped to two silver medals and ran for a seventh-place finish in the 300-meter
hurdles.
Gaines jumped a distance of 22’2 ¾” in the long jump for second place, which was only three-fourths of an inch behind the gold medalist.
He then put together a fantastic leap in the triple jump at 45’4” to tie the longest distance at the meet in class 1A. Because of the tie, the winner was determined on the young men’s second longest mark and Gaines fell short again, and this time it was two
inches.
“Forty-five feet four inches was his personal best,” coach Johnny Nino said. “And achieved that jump on his last jump in the finals. He tied for first, but his next jump of 45’1” was less than the other jumper.”
Gaines ran a time of 40:33 in the 300-meter hurdles for a seventh-place finish. The winner of that race ran the distance in a time of 38.37.
“This was Johnny’s third trip to Austin, which is quite an accomplishment,” Nino said. “This year he received his first two medals. I was proud of the way he
competed. Johnny has always represented himself and Clarendon very well. This year was no different. I was very happy for him to finally get a medal at the state meet and I will surely miss his competitive spirit and leadership.”
The Lady Bronco 800-meter relay also competed in the state meet and finished the race in a time of 1:48.85, which was good enough for 8th place. The 1A team from Snook won the gold at a time of 1:43.28. Members of the relay are Amber Keelin, Sarah Luttrell, Marqueda Gaines, and Glory Bryley. Coach Alton Gaines was pleased with the ladies’ performance at the state level.
“The state meet was a real reward on the year for coaches and girls,” Gaines said. “They really worked hard this year to get to that point in the season. I am so honored to be their coach. They put another clip on my highlight reel. Ladies, thank you.”
Gaines knows the girls that ran at state are young and the experience they gained in Austin was huge.
“The meet was pretty intimidating,” Gaines said. “They were able to see what it is going to take to get back to the state meet next year and the hard work they are going to have to invest in, in order to run with that type of competition. They ran really well and we got the experience we needed to repeat next year. Again, thanks for a heck of a year ladies.”
Broncos defeat Nazareth for Area Championship
The Clarendon Bronco baseball team stifled Nazareth 8-2 in the Area round of the playoffs and earned the right to advance in post-season play. They were solid in their win and are looking to a trip to the state baseball game in June.
The Broncos began the game on a good note and scored all their runs in the first four innings. Nazareth’s pitcher came alive in the last half of the game to shut down the
Broncos’ offense.
“I was thinking we would break it open at any time, but we were not able to do that,” coach Brad Elam said.
“Naz’s pitcher kept us off balance and we were not able to score the runs we have the past couple of games.”
Elam is proud for the wins but knows the last few games have been good for the Broncos’ hitting. “These last three games have been good because we have seen quality pitching and that will get us better,” Elam said.
In the first inning of play, Brayden Phillips doubled, Johnny Gaines tripled Phillips in and Troy Chambless drove in Gaines. In the next inning, Diego Santos scored when Justin Shillings hit a triple and Phillips drove in Shillings.
The other four runs came from Gaines, Chambless, Trevor Cobb, and Dusty Rice. Phillips finished three for four with two runs scored and an RBI.
“Defensively, we did make some mistakes that we are going to have to clean up as we advance,” Elam said.
“Pitching, Johnny Gaines did an outstanding job limiting them to four hits, while striking out 16,” Elam said.
The Broncos will take on Stamford in the Regional Quarterfinals Friday and Saturday, May 20-21, in Lubbock, Texas at Westerner Field. The Friday game will begin at 6:00 pm and the Saturday game will be played at 1:00 p.m. If a game three is needed it will begin thirty minutes after the end of the second game.
They are looking for revenge, as Stamford was the team that knocked them out of the play offs last year. The Bronco team is also very appre ciative of the great fan support and packed stands at all of their games.
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Sales tax increase passes in Howardwick
Howardwick voters today approved a measure to increase that city’s sales tax by one quarter of one percent by 55 to 1.
Unopposed Mayor Del Essary received 55 votes, and unopposed write-in Alderman Gene Rogers received 50 votes.
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Plainview man runs, can’t hide
A Plainview man was in the Donley County Jail Monday after he fled from state and local law enforcement last weekend.
Donley County Sheriff Butch Blackburn said State Trooper Kellan Roberts had clocked a blue four-door Dodge pickup going at a high rate of speed on US 287 west of Clarendon shortly after midnight Saturday.
The vehicle fled north on SH 70 before turning onto County Road P and then turning back toward Clarendon on County Road 12. The vehicle end up in the bar ditch, and the driver, Raymond Morales, took off on foot. The sheriff’s office and the Department of Public Safety searched for the suspect, and a DPS helicopter was called in from Amarillo to assist with the search.
After 2 a.m., the sheriff’s office received a 911 call that a Hispanic man had run up to apartments on North Sully Street and was seen hiding under carport there. Morales was arrested and booked into the jail, the sheriff said.
Morales was facing numerous charges including, Evading Arrest – Felony, Driving While Intoxicate – Third or More, Assault on a Peace Officer twice, and Failure to Identify. Morales also has an outstanding warrant out of Hall County for Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon and a bond surrender warrant out of Randall County.
Two passengers with Morales were also found in his pickup. Phillip Torres, Jr., and Phillip Torres III, both of Hall County, were charged with Public Intoxication.
Broncos slam Follett, 19-4
The District Champion Broncos took on Follett last week in a regular season game that had no bearing on the District standings or the playoff race. It was, however, a great hitting game for the Broncos as they won 19-4.
“It was our best hitting game of the year pounding out 19 hits against a decent Follett team,” coach Brad Elam said.
Offensively, the Broncos flexed their muscles in the rout. Bradley Watson and Brayden Phillips combined for seven hits, six runs, and 10 RBI, according to Elam.
“Watson opened the game with a double and Phillips added his fourth homerun of the year,” Elam said. “Johnny Gaines had a couple of hits and Troy Chambless drove in three runs.” Cole Ward added to the scoring frenzy with four runs scored and Dusty Rice had two hits, three runs scored and four RBI. Caleb Mitchell was able to slam two hits and score three runs.
“The bottom of the lineup delivered seven hits and 10 runs,” Elam said. “Defensively, we didn’t fare so well making six errors.”
Phillips (four innings) and Watson got the call from the mound and together threw a four-hitter. They struck out six batters and did not walk any players. “Both (guys) pitched extremely well,” Elam added. The Broncos will take on Nazareth in one game on Wednesday, May 11, at 6:00 p.m. on the West Texas A&M campus.
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