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CC rodeo advances to NFR again
The Clarendon College Men’s rodeo team emerged as the second-place team in the Southwest Region by a mere 36.67 points once the dust had settled this past weekend in Stephenville’s Lone Star Arena after a hard-fought battle.
The top two teams as well as the top three individuals in each event in the final standings will advance on to the College National Finals Rodeo.
The Bulldogs were edged out by Western Texas College and followed by Tarleton State University and Texas Tech University in the third and fourth spots.
In the bareback riding, Sam Petersen won the event by winning first in the long round with an 83.5 ride and third in the short round with his 80-point ride. Weston Patterson placed fifth in the long round with 76 points but drew a rank one in the short round and failed to make the eight second whistle while Boyce Kraut finished fifth in the average with his 70- and 54-point rides.
Petersen held on to his number one spot in the standings to earn the Southwest Region Bareback Champion title.
Dylan Hancock brought home the Southwest Region Saddle Bronc Champion title while Slade Keith finished the year in third place. Hancock won second in the long round with an 80-point ride and was third in both the short round and the average with his 79.5-point ride. Talon Elshere was fourth in the average with his 77 and 78.5 rides while Slade Keith finished fifth in the average with 77.5- and 75-point rides.
Cauy Masters also made it back to the short round with his 76 point
Broncos annihilate Memphis
The Broncos used a great start and two big innings in the middle of the game to easily sweep Memphis last week. The Broncos won 22-4 and racked up 16 hits in the game.
Wilson was on the mound and took the win. He for three innings before Lyric Smith came in as relief.
While on the mound, Ward allowed only two hits, zero runs, and struck out two batters. Smith racked up good numbers in the fourth and fifth innings and struck out four.
Harrison Howard was on fire for the Broncos and four hits in his four at-bats. Howard, who took control of Clarendon’s offense early doubled in the first, singled in the third and fifth, and doubled in the fourth scoring three runs with four RBIs. Jared Musick and Easton Frausto each made a statement at the plate as well. Musick hit the lone Bronco homerun of the game in the opening inning and Frausto was good for three hits, three runs, and one RBI. Ward and Mason Sims hit the ball well and finished with three runs each and three RBIs respectively.
The Broncos would score two more runs in the fifth to put the game away and had four stolen bases in the five innings.
The Broncos played a tough Nazareth team on Thursday that ended in a disappointing loss to the Swifts at 5-6. The Broncos were up by three in the fifth but allowed Naz to score big in the sixth on an error to take the lead for good. Howard took the loss for the Broncos in his six innings on the mound. He allowed six hits, six runs, and struck out six. Harper came in to finish the game and struck out two batters on 18 total pitches.
The Broncos outfit the Swifts at the plate seven to six but left eight men on base in the game. Howard and Tyler Harper had two hits apiece with Harper posting two RBIs. The Broncos ran the bases well, but only marked four stolen bases, which is on the low side of the Broncos’ average.
The Broncos will face off against Valley at home on April 14 at 4:00 p.m. and travel to Wellington April 18 with the first pitch at 4:30 p.m.
Weatherread places second
Tandie Cummins pitches win over Follett
Clarendon High School sophomore Tandie Cummins did not throw a no-hitter against Follett; however, the shutout was hers as the Lady Broncos demolished Follett 15-0 on Friday in four and a half innings.
Cummins went the distance on the mound recording 11 strikeouts, zero errors, zero walks, while allowing only two hits. Statistically, Cummins threw 41 strikes out of 58 total pitchers against 14 batters.
Not only was their defense strong, but the Lady Broncos’ offensive attack also was impressive. The ladies managed the 11 runs on only seven hits.
Senior Baylee Gabel led the way with two hits, two runs, four RBIs and got the Lady Broncos on the board first with a triple that score two runs.
Along with Gabel, Graci Wilkins was able to make some noise of her own with two RBIs, two walks, and two runs. Hayden Elam stormed the plate with two hits and four runs, and Kenidee Cummins was responsible for three runs. Tandy Blacksher and T. Cummins also were responsible for at least one run. Bailey Bruce, Gabel, K. Cummins, Blacksher, and Wilkins ran the bases well with six stolen bases in the game. Wilkins and Elam each grabbed stolen bases to lead the way.
Earlier in the week, the Lady Broncos suffered a disappointing loss to Fritch 7-14. The Lady Eagles got their bats going in the first inning with a homerun and added two more runs in the second. A big third inning for Fritch put the Lady Broncos in a hole they struggled to get out of. They were able to recover slightly in the fifth with hits by Gabel, T. Cummins, and Wilkins, but it was not enough. K. Cummins opened the game from the mound and lasted three innings, before T. Cummins came in to finish. K. Cummins, uncharacteristically allowed eight hits, 10 runs on eight hits with two homeruns, one base-on-balls, three errors, but had three strike-outs. T. Cummins finished with four hits, four runs, one walk, two errors, and one strike-out.
Elliot Frausto had two hits in four at bats.
The ladies will host Claude in another district game at home Thursday beginning at 3:00 p.m.
UPDATED: CCISD trustees confirm Wampler as new AD
Aaron Wampler was confirmed as Clarendon CISD’s new athletic director and head football coach when the CCISD Board of Trustees met in called session Monday.
According to Clarendon Superintendent Jarod Bellar, Wampler is the current head coach at Boys Ranch.
“He is a rising star who gets the most out of his student athletes,” Bellar said. “I’m excited. He understands a program starts in junior high and that you have to start there. He wants to make kids good citizens and good athletes.”
Wampler visited Clarendon and has toured the community and the school facilities and is ready to get to work.
“I’m looking forward to getting there next week, meeting everyone, and getting started,” Wampler said.
Clarendon’s reputation and the opportunity to move up in his career drew Wampler to CCISD.
“I was attracted to the chance to be an athletic director and by the success Clarendon has had,” he said. “It was a good opportunity career-wise and a good chance to win some football games.”
After six years of coaching at Caprock High School, Wampler has spent the last three years as the head football coach at Boys Ranch and was also head baseball coach this year.
Wampler and his wife, Katie, just welcomed their second son on March 13. Their first son is two years old.
Wampler is originally from Lubbock graduated from Frenship High School. He played football for West Texas A&M University under coach Don Carthel from 2008-2012 and earned his master’s degree from WTAMU in 2013.
“I really think his ceiling for creating and maintaining a successful program is limitless,” Bellar said. “Everyone speaks of the hard work, discipline, and integrity within his program.”
CHS runners compete in Childress Relays
The Bronco and Lady Bronco track teams competed in the Childress Relays last week and did fairly well in the meet. Trystan Brown earned first place in the high jump for the Lady Bronco junior varsity team with a leap of 4’1”.
The JV 800m relay ran second in a time of 2:12.81 and was run by Brown, Mary Jo Dushay, Diamond Lenz, and Lexi Phillips.
Lady Bronco JV results: 100m Mary Jo Dushay 4th 15.20, 12th Lexi Phillips 16.36; 200m Diamond Lenz 2nd 31.78, Dushay 7th 34.55, Phillips 11th 35.57; 400m Brown 3rd 1:15.65; Discus Dushay 8th 55’; long jump Lenz 2nd 12’3”.
Bronco JV results: 100m Shane Hagood 5th 12.16, Riley Wade 6th 12.20; 400m Hagood 8th 59.84, Wade 13th 1:02.10; long jump Hagood 5th 17’7 ¼”, Wade 11th 16’3 ¾”.
Lady Bronco Varsity: 200m Madi Benson 6th 29.37, Kashlyn Conkin 22nd 32.67; 400m Benson 4th 1:06.87; 100m hurdles Conkin. 14th 22.51; 300m hurdles Presley Smith 5th 56.12; long jump Smith 8th 14’7”, Benson 15th 13’6 ¾”; 400m relay 10th (Berkley Moore, Kenidee Hayes, Gracie Ellis, Presley Smith); 800m relay 7th (Moore, Benson, Hayes, Kimbrasia Ballard); mile relay 4th 4:41.40 (Moore, Hayes, Ellis, Smith).
Bronco results: 100m Lyric Smith 9th 11.64, 13th Kaleb Mays 11.75, Anthony Brown 19th 12.08; 100m Smith 7th 24.77, Kaleb Bolin 11th 25.05, Mays 16th 25.86; 400m Bolin 8th 54.89, Mays 13th 57.38, Jaxan McAnear 15th 58.09; 1600m Bryce Williams 6th 5:03.78; 3200m Williams 6th 11:06.37; high jump Smith 4th 5’10”; long jump Brown 8th 18’5 ¾”; triple jump Reagan Wade 11th 32’6”.
Both track teams will participate in the District meet in Wellington on April 5 and 6.
Broncs beat Shamrock
The 9-3-1 Broncos shutout the Irish 8-0 and defeated Kress 12-2 last week as they continue district play.
Wilson Ward got the win over Shamrock as he pitched for six innings, and Lyric Smith came in as relief to finish the last inning. Ward allowed only one hit, no runs, and struck out 10 batters.
The Broncos got tapped off early in the first inning, but it was the fifth inning that exploded with six runs for Clarendon. Harrison Howard and Levi Gates each hit a single, and Smith slammed a double in the inning. Smith was able to put the icing on the win in the sixth when he sent one over the fence for a one-run homerun.
The Broncos posted several hits in the win. Smith and Tyler Harper had two each with Ward, Easton Frausto, Howard, and Colton Caudle adding one heat each. The team racked up eight stolen bases in the game. Defensively, the Broncos were error-free for the duration, and Howard made the most plays with 11.
Despite two homeruns by the Kangaroos in the first and second, the game with Kress was never a contest for the Broncos as they were able to out hit and out play their opponent to earn the 10-run advantage. Jared Musick was on the mound and went four innings allowing four hits, two runs, and threw four strike-outs. Smith and Harper took their turn with one inning each to help Musick get the win.
Once again, the Broncos made some noise at the plate with six hits and six RBIs coupled with seven base-on-balls while adding seven stolen bases led by Britton Cottrell with three. Gates, Musick, Caudle, Frausto, and Ward each grabbed two steals each.
The Broncos will travel to Claude March 31 in a non-district game before playing at Memphis on April 4.
Hedley athletes bring home wins from Kress
Hedley’s Iziak Weatherread and Josh Booth brought home first place honors when the Owls participated in the Kress Relays last Tuesday, March 21.
Weatherread won the 800M with a time of 2:20.88, and Booth was first in the 1600M with a time of 5:09.03. Billy Curry and Isaiah Torres also ran in the 1600M.
Weatherread also placed second in the 3200M with a time of 13:07.31. Hedley’s Billy Curry was third with 13:18.34, and Javier Valles was fourth with 13:25.75.
In the long jump, Weatherread was fourth with a jump of 19’¾”, Josh Booth was 11th at 16’4¼”, and Valles finished 16th at 13’11¼”.
Matthew Rodriguez finished 18th in the shot put with a distance of 25’3”, and Paeton Glover was 22nd at 23’9”.
Booth finished fifth in the discus with a throw of 93’5”, and Matthew Rodriguez also participated.
Taylee Ehlert represented the Lady Owls and finished seventh in the discus with a throw of 66’7”.
In the Junior High Relays, Payton Inman was fourth for the Owls in the 100M with 13.47, third in the 200M with 26.83, and second in the 400M with 1:04.84.
Sebastian Garcia came in 22nd in the 200M with 33.43 and 14th in the 400M with 1:16.50. Takota Edwards was 8th in the 400M with 1:09.72, and Brandon Moore was 21st with 1:23.31.
In the 2400M, Edwards was fifth with a time of 10:04.22. He and Moore also ran in the 1600M.
Edwards was 20th in the long jump with a distance of 12’11”, and Garcia was 21st with 12’10½”. Moore had a distance of 10’8” for 27th.
Kaitin Ehlert placed fifth in the 300M for the junior high Lady Owls with a time of 1:09.9, and Kinley McClelland was sixth in the 2400M at 11:22.4. Ehlert and McClelland also ran in the 1600M.
In the 100M dash, Lillie McCleskey was 10th with a time of 15.72, and Kali Curry tied and Amherst runner for 11th at 16.21. Kelli Love was 23rd at 17.40, and Maria Silvestre was 28th at 21.66.
In the 200M, McCleskey was 11th at 34.65, and Curry was 14th at 35.09. Love finished 24th with 37.74, and Sadie Trent came in with a time of 39.39.
McClelland, McCleskey, Curry, and Ehlert ran the 4x100M relay and finished fifth with a time of 1:03.62.
In the long jump, McCleskey’s leap measured 11’8½” for 13th, Ehlert covered a distance of 11’4½” for 15th, and McClelland was 18th with 10’9½”. Curry also participated.
Abbey Branigan was ninth in the shot put with a throw of 23’5”. Love was 12th at 22’6”, Silvestre was 16th at 17’9”, and Kylynne Shelley was 17th at 13’4”.
Participating in the discus for the junior high Ladies were Branigan, Shelley, Love, and Silvestre.
Lady Broncos win over WT, Booker
The Lady Broncos earned another two wins last week in district matchups with West Texas High and Booker.
The wins put the ladies at 13-3-2 overall and are sitting at the top of their district. The Lady Broncos defeated WT 5-2 and slid by Booker 14-5.
The ladies held a 4-0 lead after three innings with Kennadie Cummins on the mound. Cummins went from start to finish and struck out 15 hitters in seven. She also posted only three hits, two runs, and one error. WT’s runs came in the fourth inning.
The Lady Broncos stayed consistent on both sides of the plate in the next two innings and did not need their last at bat. K. Cummins went to the plate four times and finished with one run, one hit, one RBI, and two strike outs. Baylee Gabel, Eliza Rodriguez, Graci Wilkins, and Chelsea Wright had three at-bats each, and Tandie Cummins, Hayden Elam, and Rodriguez stole six bases in the game with Elam leading the way with three.
The Lady Broncos really had their bats going in the game with Booker and scored two runs in the first and one in the third while Booker brought home one run in the second.
Booker took the lead in the fourth when they scored four more runs in an unusual defensive let-down by the Lady Broncos who committed four errors in the game.
Determination set in, however, and Clarendon was able to take their turn at the plate and slam nine runs in the last three innings to earn the 14-5 win. T. Cummins was on the mound for three innings before K. Cummins came in the last four to get the win. T. Cummins allowed two hits, five runs, and struck out six hitters, while K. Cummins allowed two hits, no run, and struck out three.
The Lady Broncos used their speed to collect 14 stolen bases with K. Cummins nabbing four and Gabel and Shelby Coles earning two.
The Lady Broncos will play Follett at home on Friday, March 31, and travel to Sunray April 4. Both games will begin at 4 p.m.
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