Sports

By Sandy Anderberg

Clarendon Cross-country runner Madi Benson ran a credible 13:26.73 in the Badger Run cross-country meet in Amarillo last Saturday to finish sixth against 80 runners from Class 1A through 4A.

Benson’s time was just under two minutes off of the winning pace. Just as impressive was freshman Addy Havens who finished the course in a time of 13:42.23 for ninth place and Elliot Frausto who ran 13th finishing with a time of 13:48.85. Gracie Ellis ran a 14:36.07 for 29th place and Lexi Phillips was 38th at 15:14.76.

Tristen Ybarra ran for the Broncos placing 17th with a 17:27.41 for the 5,000m race against 108 other runners.

The runners will compete in the Amarillo Invitational Saturday, September 21, at Rick Klein Park.

By Sandy Anderberg

The Clarendon Broncos played strong against the Sanford-Fritch Eagles last Friday after coming off a loss to Panhandle last week. The game went down to the wire with the Broncos coming up short at 24-28.

The first quarter of play saw the teams in a head-to-head battle with no score until the final two minutes of the game when senior Colton Caudle scored on a pick-six with 1:43 left in the opening quarter of play.

The extra point was good and gave the Broncos the early lead.
Fritch struck early in the second on a 25-yard pass for their first score of the game. The Broncos were in a good position to make the stop, but the QB scrambled and threw a strike to his receiver just steps outside the endzone.

The Broncos stormed back and added eight more to the scoreboard in the second quarter, but Fritch answered with a touchdown of their own right before the half.

The teams hit a stalemate in the third until the final seconds of the quarter when the Broncos went back on top by 10 going into the final period. The Eagles were able to put 14 points on the board in the last eight minutes and were able to hold the Broncos to only eight to get the four-point win.

Senior lineman Dalton Coles suffered a concussion during the game. Both teams prayed together for his recovery following the game. He is home and doing well but is out for at least two weeks as he recovers.

The Broncos will face off against Highland Park in their first home game of the season on Friday, September 13, at 7:00 p.m. in Bronco Stadium.

By Sandy Anderberg

The Broncos and Lady Broncos competed in the Lubbock Invitational Cross-Country Meet last weekend at Mae Simmons Park and ran very respectable times in their divisions.

The Lady Broncos’ team finished seventh with an overall time of 1:11:10.9 spread out between five runners. They were just under two minutes from the first-place team of Sundown whose team finished with a total team time of 1:09:18.1.

Madi Benson topped the Lady Bronco field with an eighth-place finish and a time of 13:16.7 out of 196 runners. Freshman Addy Havens was 13th at 13:33.9, and Elliot Frausto was 24th with a time of 14:01.6.

Gracie Ellis ran the two-mile course in a time of 14:14.7 and 32nd place, and Lexi Phillips finished in 108th place with a time of 16:04.1.

On the men’s side, Bryce Williams ran the three-mile course in a time of 18:10.4 for seventh place, and Trysten Ybarra ran eighth with a time of 18:23.2 out of 177 division 2A runners.

The Broncos and Lady Broncos will run September 14 in the Badger Run at John Stiff Park or the Groom Invitational at ‘The Cross’. The junior high Colts and Lady Colts will run in Groom.

By Sandy Anderberg

The Clarendon Broncos fought hard against a good Panhandle team last Friday night but were defeated 64-0.

Game stats were not available by press time. The Broncos have been practicing hard under their second year under Coach Aaron Wampler at the helm and knew their pre-District schedule would be tough. They are rebuilding their team after losing several key players last year and are determined to be a contender in the District race.

The Broncos will travel to Sanford-Fritch Friday night, September 6, to take on the Eagles at 7:00.

Hedley CISD last week announced Coach Allen Grant will be the school’s new athletic director.

Grant was born in Levelland and raised in Amarillo, and has been married for years to Lindsey Grant. The couple have a daughter going to Texas Tech University and a six-year-old son.

Grant says he has been coaching for nine years starting at Westover Park (now known as West Plains Junior High) and has also worked at San Jacinto Christian Academy, Tulia ISD, Amarillo Highland Park ISD, and Groom ISD.

“I am looking forward to meeting everyone and ready to get started on establishing a successful program at Hedley ISD,” Grant said.