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By Sandy Anderberg

The Clarendon Broncos got off to a stellar start racking up eight runs in the first inning from the plate in Quanah last week. The offensively strong team defeated the Quanah Indians 18-4.

Clarendon dominated from the first pitch and never looked back. Braylon Rice’s double and Shaun Childers’ RBI sent a message in the Broncos’ first at bat. In the fifth, Hayden Moore slammed a pitch to the fence and turned the bases for a home run.

Overall, the Broncos were strong at the plate and took advantage of pitches in the strike zone. As a team, the Broncos connected for several hits in the game that kept the Indians chasing down balls. Rice, Moore, and Brance Bell ran the bases well and collected two stolen bases each while Klay Wilkins and Hudson Howard grabbed one each.

With Howard and Kreed Robinson on the mound, the Bronco defense exploded with strike-outs and put-outs in the five-inning game. The Indians managed some hits but could not get passed the Broncos’ solid defense.

The Broncos faced off against Lockney on April 10 and took the win by three at 8-5 in the seventh. Lockney held the early lead until the Broncos tied it up after four. After allowing one more run in the fifth, the Broncos roared back in the final inning to get the win.

The Bronco pitchers struggled from the mound initially with Wilkins allowing three walks and a single before giving up the reins to Parker Haynes who came in to finish the inning with a strikeout and throwing a runner out at home. Haynes put out three of the first four hitters in the second, third, and fourth innings to give the Broncos the boost they needed.

Offensively, the Broncos were able to reach base on two walks and one error in the sixth with Aiden Burnam, Rice, and Gaines putting hits in play to take the lead and get the win. They were able to hold Lockney scoreless in their final at-bat.

The Broncos will travel to Floydada on April 17 and take on Wellington at home on April 21. They will play Quanah again in their last regular season game on April 24.

By Sandy Anderberg

The Bronco sprint relay turned in a time of 43.97 to out run the field in the team’s 400m at the district track meet held at Panhandle last week.

The relay won with a time of 43.97 and was run by Kaleb Mays, Michael Randall, Bryce Wagner, and Don’Jae Orr. The foursome will be headed to the Area meet in Panhandle April 17.

Long distance runner Trysten Ybarra was the district champion in the 3200m run with a time of 11:23.03 and second in the 1600m run at 5:15.67 which was just behind the first-place time of 5:13.80.

Orr was fourth in the 100m at 11.33 and Mays was third in the 200m with a time of 22.93. Wagner was fourth in that same race with a time of 23.03. Wagner and Orr will also compete in the long jump finishing third and fourth with jumps of 20’5 ¾” and 20’4 ½”.

Those placing but not advancing was Randall with a fifth-place finish at 11.36 in the 100m, and jumped 5’8” for fifth in the high jump. Paxton English was sixth in the high jump at 5’8” and was 8th in the triple jump at 33’10 ¼”. The 800m relay was fifth with a time of 1:38.60 and was run by Kreed Robinson, Wagner, Orr, and Mays.

The junior varsity competed as well and Markael Anderson was first in the 100m at 12.23. Anderson was on the 800m relay team that finished second with a time of 1:40.22 along with Michael Shattuck, Braxton Gribble, and Caleb Herbert. Dakotah Jameson was first in the 110m hurdles at 20.73 and Shattuck was fourth at 16’3 ½” in the long jump. Brentley Gaines was sixth in that even with a 15’3” jump. Jaden Guerra was third in the 800m at 2:36.60 and Aiden Burnam was eighth at 2:49.75. Easton Caffey was third in the 400m at 58.71 and Jameson was 6th at 1:01.34. Shattuck finished eighth in the 200m at 26.26 and Klay Wilkins and Parker Hanes was fifth and seventh respectively with times of 12.71 and 13.02.

By Sandy Anderberg

Competing in White Deer this past week, the Lady Broncos had a stellar day on the track. They were able to claim the championship with 129 points over several other teams.

Standout runner and senior Madi Benson ran well and earned first in the 800m and the 1600m runs. Benson’s time in the 800m was 2:26 and she ran a 5:40.64 in the 1600m. Along with Benson, Brilynn Bruce won the 200m race with a time of 26.90.

Laken Smith had a solid day as well and finished third in the 100m dash with a time of 13.96. Smith also jumped 16’ in the long jump for second place and finished second in the triple jump with a leap of 32’1 ½”.

Addy Havens ran the 1600m in a time of 6:01.64 for fourth place and ran the 3200m in a time of 12:59.90 for third. Lexi Phillips ran the 3200m in a time of 14:23.37 and was eighth in the 1600m at 6:32.56. Paylin Hodges ran the 100m race in a time of 15.12 and threw the discus 55’2 ½” for 14th place and Sequoia Weatherton was able to place 13th in the 200m with a time of 32.59. Emmarie Holland placed fifth in the 400m run with a time of 1:09.08 and fourth in the 800m at 2:48.46.

The Lady Broncos were able to seal the championship by winning three relays. They took first in the 400m relay with a time of 52.03, the 800m relay at 1:54.94, and the mile relay at a time of 4:27.81. Running the 400m and 800m relays were Elliot Frausto, Smith, Weatherton and Bruce. Frausto, Holland, Havens and Benson were members of the mile relay.

The Lady Broncos will compete in the district meet on April 9.

By Sandy Anderberg

The Clarendon Broncos did a solid job at the White Deer track meet bringing home several first-place finishes.

The Bronco relays took first in the 400 and the 800m relays with time of 43.90 and 1:32.12. Members of the 400m relay were Kaleb Mays, Michael Randall, Brice Wagner, and Don’Jae Orr. Kreed Robinson, Wagner, Orr, and Mays ran the 800m relay. The Bronco mile relay finished seventh with a time of 4:10.87.

Orr was the winner of the 100m race with a time of 11.28, and Randall was sixth with a 12.09. Braxton Gribble ran the 100 finishing with a 13.06 for 17th place. Mays ran the 200m well and took first with a time of 23.38, and Wagner was second with a 23.50. Robinson was ninth at 25.44 in the 200m. Dakotah Jameson was seventh in the 400m with a time of 57.97, and Easton Caffey was ninth in that race at 58.43. Jaden Guerra was 12th in the 800m run. Tristen Ybarra did a good job in the long-distance runs with second-place finishes in both events. Ybarra’s time in the 1600m run with a time of 5:06.87 and 11:09.72 in the 3200m.

Wagner won the long jump with a leap of 20’10 ½” and Orr was second with a distance of 19’6 ½”. Paxton English placed eighth in the triple jump with a distance on his best jump at 34’7 ¾” and Nolan Burrow threw the discus 97’7” for eighth place.

The Broncos will travel to Panhandle April 9 for the district track meet.

By Sandy Anderberg

The Lady Broncos struggled against a strong Lady Winds team and were defeated 3-21 last Friday.

Laken Smith was on the mound for the team for two innings and gave up 10 runs, eight of which were earned runs, on six hits. Smith was able to strike out five batters but allowed five walks as well.

Offensively, Smith also took control at the plate. She brought in two runs and went two for two on the day. Senior Elliot Frausto also had two hits in the game.

The Lady Broncos will travel to Quanah on April 3 beginning at 5 p.m. and take on Lockney at home on April 7.