GOLF
Golf Teams Compete in Regional Meet
Both the Fillie and Mustang golf teams recently returned from Abilene where they competed in the Regional Golf Tournament.
The Mustangs finished in 11th place and the Fillies finished in 14th place. The Mustangs went to Regionals as the district runner-up while the Fillies went as the district champion.
Senior Tristan McGary led the way for the Mustangs with rounds of 88 and 85 for an overall two-day score of 173 over a very tough Diamondback Golf Course. He finished in 22nd place out of 95 golfers.
Other Mustang scores included Hunter Sandlin with a 102/91 (193), John-Michael Davis shot a 101/104 (205), Ray Carrasco finished with a 112/101 (213), and Alexis Gonzales shot a 100/115 (215).
As a team the Mustangs had a first round total of 391 and a second round 381 for an overall score of 772.
Playing as a medalist was Riley Boyd who had a 109/96 (205). He was placed 2nd in the district competition and was able to move on since he was not a member of an advancing team.
“The course was a very challenging course and the boys had to play in very windy conditions,” Coach Mike Louis said. “They gave a great effort but finished in 11th position out of the 16 teams. This was an exciting, but humbling experience to play against great competition on such a difficult golf course. This group of boys have worked really hard this year and are typically at the course everyday working on their game. Their improvement has been significant, and they are a great group to be around.”
For the Fillies Syxx Yzaguirre had the low score of 113/106 (219). She was followed by Hailey Henderson 119/122 (241), Kelly Dougherty 135/115 (250), Naomi Gonzales 131/137 (268), and Erin English 144/137 (281).
As a team they finished with scores of 498/480 (978.
“It rained most of the evening starting late Tuesday night so the girls didn’t get to see all the of the course during their practice round do to an approaching storm and the next morning, under very wet conditions, was the first time our girls had seen the entire course,” Coach Louis continued. “The course was very demanding and required keeping the ball in the fairway, and even then, in the right place of the fairway so that you could avoid trees and hazards. Our girls gave a great effort but were overwhelmed by the difficulty of the course.
“I’m really proud of these girls – two of them were first year players, so to get to even go to regionals was a neat experience. I was very happy that our two seniors – Syxx and Kelly – were able to end their high school golf season with this trip to Abilene. They have been great to have on the team. It was also good to have Erin come back and play this year after not playing last year.”
Assisting Coach Louis was Coach Terry Murphy.
TRACK
Mustangs Run Away with District Championship
The Mustangs saved their best for the District track meet in capturing the championship trophy with 189 points, well ahead of second place Idalou who finished with 128 points.
In the process they sent 17 runners in 14 events on to the Area round. These 17 runners also captured 5 individual championships along with the mile relay team.
Led by the championship 4X400 relay team all three relay teams also qualified for the Area meet. In addition to the running events 7 individuals qualified in four field events.
Seniors Luke Maxwell and Cole McLeroy each came home with three first place medals. Luke won the 3200 and 1600 meters and was a member of the 4X400 relay team. Cole had first place medals in the 100 and 200 meters and was also a member of the 4X400 relay team.
In addition to the 3 gold medals that Luke won he also qualified in the high jump for four events. Qualifying in three events were Wesley Newberry, McLeroy, and David Palma. Two event qualifiers included Abel Burciaga, Estevan Mendoza, Gehrig Curtis, and Trenton Freeman.
Qualifying in one event was Aaron Cordova, Cristian Cortez, Kade Patterson, Jaryd Ivy,
Justin Bressler, Mathew De La Rosa, Brandon Pierce, Broedy Burris, and Brice Brown.
“These kids came out focused and determined with one thing in mind and that was to win the District championship,” Mustang track coach Bryce Green said. “We are very proud of our kids and are excited to take so many to the Area round.”
The Area round will be held in Denver City next Thursday. The top three finishers in the Area round will move on to the Regional meet in Abilene.
JV Fillies Win District Championship
The junior varsity track team racked up 237 points and easily outdistance second place Roosevelt who finished with 95 points to win the district track championship last week in Post.
The Fillies had a clean sweep the 3200 meter run with Nidia Ceniceros finishing in 1st place, Joselin Garcia was 2nd and Fernanda Soto winning 3rd.
In the 800 meters Jahel Alderete was 1st, Fernanda Soto was 3rd and Eryka Martinez finished in 6th place.
Ailin Ortega was first in the 100 meter hurdles, Gabby Alschbach was 4th, and Mariana Polanco finished in 6th place.
In the 100 meter Alexee Trinidad was 3rd.
For the 400 meters Miriam Flores was 2nd, Alhely Villegas was 3rd and Jahel Alderete was 5th.
Mariana Polanco was 4th in the 300 meter hurdles.
In the 200 meters Jackie Villegas was 4th and Lindsay Sanchez won 5th.
In the 1600 meters Nidia Ceniceros was 1st, Eryka Martinez finished 3rd, and Claire Seymour was 4th.
In addition, all three relays were first place winners.
In the field events in the long jump Ailin Ortega was 1st and Johnna Hix was 4th. For the Triple Jump Ailin Ortega was 1st, Dacey Gutierrez was 4th, and Johnna Hix was 6th.
Bailey Marin was 1st in the shot put, Delilah Aguirre was 4th, and Regan Fontenot finished in 5th place. In the discus Claire Seymour was 2nd and Delilah Aguirre won 3rd.
Fillies Come Home with Top Honors in District Track
The Fillie track team participated in the District meet on Thursday and Friday and came home with the District Championship.
In the process 16 individuals qualified in 16 events including all three relays and five field events.
Karley David and Cas Moore led the way with two individual championships each. Karly won her gold medals in the triple jump and 100 meters while Cas came home with her gold medals in the 800 and 1600 meters. Karley advanced to the Area round in five events. In addition to her two first place finishes she also qualified in the long jump, 100 meter hurdles, and 200 meters.
Cas also qualified in the 4X100 relay.
Melissa Mendoza, Katy Patterson, and Lipita Gutierrez qualified in three events, Kelsey De La Rosa, Britney Dyck, Regan Calk, and Yesenia Trinidad all qualified in two events, and Julie Barrientes, Cassidy Esmerada, Macey Jordan, Holly Hemmeline, Itzel Manzanera, Denisse Saenz, and Logan McLeroy qualified in one event.
“I am so proud of all our girls,” Coach Megan David said. “We also had a good outing from our JV girls too, they blew the competition away.”
The Area meet will be held in Denver City Thursday.
Mustang/Fillie Track Teams Dominate District Track
All four Mustang and Fillie track teams dominated the District track meet last week with each team coming home with district championship trophies.
The varsity Fillies came up with 185 points compared to 139 for Idalou. Finishing in third place was Post with 105 points, Brownfield was fourth with 78 points, Slaton finished in fifth place with Lubbock Roosevelt was 6th with 19 points.
For the junior varsity Fillies they finished the two day meet with 237 points easily outdistancing Roosevelt who had 95 points. Finishing in third place was Idalou with 72 points, Brownfield was fourth with 70 points and Post fifth with 40 points. Slaton didn’t field a junior varsity team.
In the boy’s division the Mustangs finished with 189 points and Idalou was second with 128 points. Going home in third place was Brownfield with 105 points, fourth place was Slaton with 81 points, Roosevelt was fifth with 64 points, and Post was last with 42 points.
In the junior varsity division the Mustangs had 229 points, Idalou finished with 111 points, Brownfield was third with 90 points, Post was fourth with 80 points, Roosevelt was fifth with 79 points and finishing in last place was Slaton with 25 points.
BASEBALL
Fillies Continue Winning Ways
The Fillies continue moving forward with a possible show down with district a championship game against Brownfield looming in the near future after a 15-4 win over Post Friday on the Fillies home turf.
Starting off slow once again against the Lady Lopes the Fillies put together and big 4th inning to put Post away on the run rule mercy rule.
The visiting Lady Antelopes jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead after one inning of play. The Fillies came back with 2 runs in the bottom of the second inning, added four more in the third before tacking on 7 in the fourth to make it a 13-3 Denver City lead.
Post came up with a single run in their half of the fifth inning to take off the run rule, but the Fillies ended the game with 2 runs in the bottom of the fifth inning.
Using only 9 players throughout the game every Fillie had at least one hit. Hanna Gonzales and Denisse Saenz paced the Fillies with three hits each, Jewel Santillan, Kathleen Chavez, Haley Villarreal and Johnna Hix all had two hits, and Haleigh Gonzales, Heidi Gonzales, and Kelsey De La Rosa all had one hit.
Chavez and Villarreal both had three RBI’s, Hix, Santillan, and Hanna Gonzales all had two RBI’s, and Heidi Gonzales had one RBI.
Haleigh Gonzales went the distance for the Fillies giving up four runs on seven hits. She struck out 8 and had no base on balls.
The Fillies will travel to Roosevelt on Tuesday and close out the regular season on Friday when they host Brownfield in what could be a district championship game.
JV Mustangs Manhandle Post
The junior varsity Mustang baseball team scored early and often to easily run past Post 20-4 Saturday on the Mustang home turf.
They shot out to a 5-0 lead at the end of the 1st inning, scored 8 more in the 2nd to make it a 13-0 game, and then closed out the scoring with 7 more in the 3rd. Post managed 4 runs in the top of the 4th inning for the final 20-4 score.
Led by Michael Garcia Daven Blanco three hits every Mustang had at least one hit in the contest. Luis Rodriquez, Chad Dyck, Darren Pacheco, Evan Rios, Jimmy Gonzales, and Noah Castillo all finished with two hits and Abel Trejo had one hit.
Garcia and Dyck both had 4 RBI’s, Blanco had 2, and Rodriquez, Rios, Gonzales, Trejo, and Castillo all had one hit.
Garcia went the distance for the Mustangs picking up the win. He allowed four runs on nine hits, struck out four, and had one base on balls.
The Mustangs will travel to Roosevelt on Tuesday before hosting Brownfield on Friday.
