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Georgetown’s Destiny Wright (center) goes over a hurdle in route to the District 25-5A championship in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 15.18 seconds on Thursday in the district meet. Photo Russell Rinn

GHS Track Teams Show Progress At District By Galen Wellnicki Sports Editor

A track season that started extremely slow for Georgetown’s boys and girls picked up a little speed this past Wednesday and Thursday as the Eagles and Lady Eagles both placed fifth in the District 255A championship at Monroe Stadium on the Vandegrift campus. But more importantly as the season winds to a close, both GHS teams earned seven individual and one relay berth in Area Meet this coming Thursday at Marble Falls. The Eagles did collect all three of the GISD first-place varsity finishes – Hunter Creasey, 46 feet, 6 1/2 inches in the boys shot put, Destiny Wright, a 15.18 seconds in the girls 100 hurdles and Hannah Newman, an 11-0 in the girls pole vault. “I’m really pleased,” said GHS girls

coach Andrew Braun. “Our numbers have doubled in our varsity program over last year, and we expect to continue to grow. We’ve got a lot of really good young athletes in our program, and our four or five seniors have done an outstanding job for us.” Wright figured in three of the Lady Eagles’ area berths as in addition to her .43-of-a-second victory in the 100 hurdles, she placed third in the 300 hurdles with a 46.40 and also ran on Georgetown’s second-place 4x100 relay. The foursome of Adriana Perez, Wright, Dori Brown and Maryn DeMaio turned in a 50.11, just .04 of a second behind first-place Cedar Park. “I felt really scared at first (in the 100 hurdles),” said Wright, who is nursing an upper-foot sprain. “I started running as fast as I could. I’m just glad I was able to compete.”

Asked about her progress this season, she answered, “There’s always room for improvement.” First-year Eagles coach John Meyer was also pleased with his team. “I thought we did great,” said Meyer, on a day when his younger athletes won the boys’ junior varsity division. “We came in and exceeded expectations.” The Eagles’ top performance of the meet may have come in the JV Division when junior transfer Doug Bryan ran a 48.6 anchor leg in the 4x400, pulling the young GHS relay unit from well back in the field (approximately five seconds behind the lead after three laps) to a .58 of a second victory with a 3:33.40. The Georgetown varsity relay qualified for Area in third place with a 3:30.23. East View struggled, placing sixth in the boys team chase with 37 points – well

behind GHS fifth-place total of 74 – and was eighth in the girls varsity division with 10 points. Dripping Springs edged Cedar Park, 145-139, for the boys’ title and Cedar Park took the girls’ title with 154 points. GHS had 76 points in the varsity division, one behind fourth-place Dripping Springs. The Lady Eagles were sixth in the JV girls’ competition with 72 points. Other girls qualifiers for the GHS girls were Jazmin Hernandez, second in both the 1,600 and 3,200 with times of 5:17.38 and 11:37.27, respectively; McKenzie Hargrove, fourth in the 3,200 with a 11:37.68; and Dee Day, 98-0 in the discus. East View’s only girls Area qualifier was Keely Wallis, third in the shot with a 34-10 3/4. In addition to Creasey and the 4x400 unit of Austin Scott, Romain Crain, Andrew 25-5A Track cont. on B4

Eagles Face Dripping Springs By Galen Wellnicki Sports Editor

It’s the week many District 25-5A baseball aficionados have been awaiting with bated breath – and possibly, in a few cases, bad breath – Georgetown and Dripping Springs in a two-game District 25-5A title showdown on the diamond-shaped quadrangles in the two outlying Austin suburbs. The first-place Eagles have won all 10 of their district starts, sweeping five series, and have won 11 consecutive games. After splitting its first two series, Dripping Springs has swept three straight and moved into second place with an 8-2 reading. The story line is not complicated. There are no red herrings lurking in the corners of the dugouts or behind the bullpens. If GHS Eagles cont. on B3 Senior Jace Arrieta slides safely into second against Vista Ridge last week. Georgetown remains undefeated in the 25-5A district race. Photo: Russell Rinn

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11 GISD Athletes Gain Top All-District Honors By Galen Wellnicki Sports Editor

Two GISD freshmen have been named as the Newcomers of the Year on the All-District 25-5A Soccer Teams released this past week. East View’s Roberto “Beto” Avila took the boys honor, and Georgetown’s Annika Brandeburg was named to the position on the girls’ team in the selections by the district’s head coach. Nine other GISD athletes were selected to first-team berths – five on the boys’ team and four on the girls’. Senior Dillon Luterek and juniors Jason Martin and Miuller Avila represented the Patriots and senior Carlitos Ramirez and sophomore Miles Motakef were the Eagles on the first team. Senior Katrina Buck and junior Baylee Ford were the first-team Lady Eagles and senior Taylor Marques and junior Bailey Aleman were the East View representatives. “Roberto Avila was the unanimous vote for Newcomer of the Year and being a freshman makes that award very special,” said Frank Litterst, who coached the Patriots to a third-place finish. “There were a lot of other guys that deserved to be on this list and narrow-

All-District 25-5A Boys and Girls Soccer Selections BOYS Superlatives District MVP – Sam Drablos, Vandegrift, sr. Offensive MVP – Bryce Doll, Vista Ridge, sr. Defensive MVPs – Gunnar Chriswisser, Cedar Park, soph., and Curran Kelly, Vandegrift, sr. Midfield MVP – Elliot Garcia, Vandegrift, jr. Goalkeeper – Jack Dodge, Cedar Park, sr. Newcomer of the Year – Roberto “Beto” Avila, East View, fr. Coach of the Year – Chad Aldrich, Vandegrift. First Team East View – Jason Martin, jr.; Miuller Avila, jr.; Dillon Luterek, sr. Georgetown – Miles Motakef, soph.; Carlitos Ramirez, sr. Cedar Park – Tyler Thornhill, jr.; Brandon Castillo, jr. Dripping Springs – Teo Lehto, jr. Leander – Dallas Sullivan, sr. Marble Falls – Gavino Tinajera, jr.; Faustino Dominguez, soph. Vista Ridge – Pato Gomez De Mendietta, jr.; Josh Bucio, jr.; Artemo Roman, sr. Vandegrift – Culver Sumner, sr.; Austin Morrow, sr.; Santiago Munoz, sr.; Dillon Busker, sr. Second Team East View – Oscar De Leon, jr.; Matt Honstein, jr.; Manuel Zavala, sr. Georgetown – Luis Diaz, jr.; Jes-

ing the first team down to three players was very difficult. Almost the whole team were newcomers to the district, and I look for good things in the future.” Of the selection of Brandenburg, GHS girls coach Sam McCutchen said, “To have to adapt so early on and rely on developing a freshman as quickly as we had to . . . that speaks volumes for her abilities and resiliency. If we can build on that, that’s what is going to help us, you know, develop our defensive mindedness and our defensive

Georgetown’s Baylee Ford

se Zavala, jr. Cedar Park – Jack Dooher, fr.; Gabe Iacono, sr. Dripping Springs – Jose Galindo, soph. Leander – Reese Jimenez, sr. Marble Falls – Christian Ammons, soph.; Anthony Machuca, jr. Vista Ridge – Carter Romero, jr.; D.J. Small, jr.; Josh Benulos, jr. Vandegrift – Jacob LeMair, jr.; Diego Conti, sr.; Logan Wampler, jr.; Connor Roth, fr. Honorable Mention (EV, GHS players only) East View – Daniel Orozco, sr.; Ronaldo Gurerro, jr.; Manuel Solorzano. jr. Georgetown – Cole Elston, sr.; Khris Mumford Hollis, jr.; Noah Torres, sr. GIRLS Superlatives District MVP – Grace Erdman, Vandegrift, jr. Offensive MVP – Brooke Shank, Vista Ridge, sr. Defensive MVP – Kyah Carlsen, Leander, jr. Midfield MVPs – Paige Crossman, Vandegrift, soph. and Jewell Resseguie, Cedar Park, soph. Keeper of the Year – Erin Longford, Cedar Park, sr. Newcomer of the Year – Annika Brandenburg, fr. Coach of the Year – Jen Hardy, Vandegrift. First Team Georgetown – Baylee Ford, jr.; Katrina Buck, sr.

positioning.” “You’ve got to have one of those [an anchor] in each one of your classes. And so realistically we have it anchored out of the freshman class, obviously with Annika, out of the sophomore class from Ashley Thiel, and then out of the junior class with Baylee Ford. “Baylee Ford should have gotten defensive MVP hands down.” GISD second-teams choices were: East View boys – senior Manuel Zavala and juniors Oscar De Leon and Matt Hon-

East View’s Dillon Luterek

East View – Taylor Marques, sr.; Bailey Aleman, jr. Cedar Park – Jenna Lipscomb, sr.; Alison Stallings, jr.; Sarah Davidson, sr. Dripping Springs – Morgan Yount, sr.; Darci Davis, sr. Leander – Aurora Kesler, jr. Marble Falls – Macy Hoover, sr. Vandegrift – Savannah Andres, sr.; Elise Harias, sr.; Holly Streber, jr.; Cassidy Cavanaugh, sr. Vista Ridge – Sophie Taylor, sr.; Erynn Johns, jr.; Kendall Prossner, sr. Second Team Georgetown – Kayla Fithian, jr.; Brandi Lugo, sr. East View – Michaela Myhre, sr.; Macy Johnson, jr. Cedar Park – Dakota Ramsey, sr.; Ellie Carr, soph.; Emma Dooher, jr. Dripping Springs – Olivia Bonner, jr.; Hailey Hodsden, jr. Leander – Madison Mallach, soph. Marble Falls – Skyler Noak, jr. Vandegrift – Peyton Jones, sr.; Kelly Flynn, jr.; Sarah Mahosky, jr.; Haleigh Heath, jr. Vista Ridge – Hannah Wade, sr.; Kaitlyn Johns, fr.; Brooke Owen, sr. Honorable Mention (EV, GHS players only) Georgetown – Payton Nunez, sr.; Sarah Elston, soph.; Ashley Thiel, soph. East View – Tara Abraham, jr.; Cassie Riebe, jr.; Jenna VerColen, sr. Source: District 25-5A coaches.

stein. GHS boys – juniors Luis Diaz and Jesse Zavala. GHS girls – senior Brandi Lugo and junior Kayla Fithian. East View girls – senior Michaela Myhre and junior Macy Johnson. Honorable mention went to: GHS girls – senior Payton Nunez and sophomores Sarah Elston and Ashley Thiel. EV girls – senior Jenna VerColen and juniors Tara Abraham and Cassie Riebe. GHS boys – seniors Cole Elston and Noah Torres and junior Khris Mumford Hollis. EV boys – senior Daniel Orozco and

juniors Ronaldo Guerrero and Manuel Solorzano. “I am really proud of how our team handled adversity this year,” Georgetown interim coach Chuck Griffin said. “Carlitos and Miles were definite leaders this year and they did a great job. Carlitos spent most of the off-season out with an injury, so it was great for him to step up and be a dynamic offensive player for us. Miles does a great job coordinating our defense from the goal. He is a leader despite being a just sophomore.

East View’s Bailey Aleman

“It was great to see Jesse, Cole, Noah, Luis, and KMH get recognition for their hard work. We are really going to miss our seniors and we look forward to building with our younger guys.” East View girls coach Jim Donahue also was looking to the future. “It’s good to get recognition for good players,” he said. “We need to look to Bailey [Aleman] for a lot next year. We need her to step up . . . she’s a good player. We need her to be a leader. “Mike’s [Michaela Myhre] solid and happy to get recognition. We’re looking for a lot of big things from Macy and we just have to wait and see.” “Cassie and Tara need to step up. We need all those guys who are going to be back and we just need them to have a good senior year and play well. “New district, new goals. We’re excited for next year. We finished a little flat. The season just didn’t, you know, the season just didn’t finish like it could’ve.” The district’s MVP’s were Vandegrift junior Grace Erdman for the girls and Vipers senior Sam Drablos for the boys. – Taylor Wiseman contributed to this report.

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Lions Sweep Patriots, 10-9, 2-1 By Jon Whittemore

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East View dropped two one-run games to Leander’s Lions this past week. The margin of a one-run loss was the only similarity between these drastically different contests. Tuesday’s game was a slugfest ending in a 10-9 score with 23 hits between the two teams and a total of 10 combined errors. Friday’s contest was a defensive struggle and pitcher’s duel with the Lions ending up a 2-1 victor. Facing each other in the second game, Leander managed only 6 hits while the Pats scratched out only six singles of their own. Leander committed three errors and East View was charged with one error. With their seventh straight district loss, the Patriots have forfeited control of their own destiny with four playing dates remaining in the District 25-5A race. “We have to win out and hope some of the teams ahead of us lose to the right opponents,” East View coach Matt Pullen said. East View now stands at

Junior Aaron Parks makes a diving try at a fly ball in left field Friday night. The Patriots fell to Leader 2-1. Photo: Russell Rinn

2-8 in district having lost their last three games by a combined four runs. They will need to sweep Cedar Park and Marble Falls in the next two weeks to have any chance at post-season play. The Patriots are scheduled to host Cedar Park on Tuesday, weather permitting, and then travel to play the Timberwolves on Friday. They close the season with a trip to Marble Falls, currently in last place at 0-10, on Tuesday, April 26, and then return home to

complete the regular season against the Mustangs on Friday, April 29. All district games are set for 7 p.m. starts. In the Tuesday game, East View fell behind 10-5 after six innings. In the top of the seventh, the Patriots managed four runs to close the gap to 10-9, but could not get the final clutch hit to knot the score and send it to extra innings. The third out in the seventh was registered with men in scoring position. Individual notables were junior

Dalton Westbrook with two hits and two RBIs. Junior catcher Ronnie Bailey also had two RBIs. On Friday at their home park, the Patriots played much better defensively. Senior Jacob Dauer threw 91 pitches scattering six hits and striking out six. Three of the Lion hits were clustered in the decisive fifth inning when the Lions scored both of their runs. “We hit the ball hard early on, but it was always right at someone,” Pullen said.

In the third inning, the Patriots scored their first run when second baseman Cale Cantu reached base on a Leander error; Cantu advancing to second on the misplayed ball at first. From second, Cantu advanced to third on a passed ball and scored when Jonathan Ortegon produced a sacrifice fly to center, giving EV a 1-0 edge. Trailing 2-1 in the sixth, East View collected two hits that resulted in runners at first and second with two outs. The next batter struck out to end the potential rally. In their final at-bat, the Patriots again mounted an offensive surge. Third baseman Chad Williams opened with a single. Cantu laid down a bunt on the right side of the infield to sacrifice Williams to second. An error by the Lions’ second baseman put East View runners at first and second with one out. Mason Tyndall popped out to the catcher while attempting to lay down another sacrifice and senior first baseman Corbin Truslow worked the count for nine pitches before grounding out to third to end the inning and

the game. “That’s life, that’s baseball,” Pullen said. “We thought we had it and just didn’t get the clutch hit when it was needed. The kids competed in both games. Jacob (Dauer) threw well tonight (Friday) and the defense was good. (Mason) Tyndall made one of those Willie Mays type over-the-shoulder plays in centerfield in the second that saved us multiple runs. We just lacked the big hit.”

TUESDAY’S DISTRICT 25-5A GAME At Leander LEANDER 10, EAST VIEW 9 East View 130 100 4 – 9 9 5 Leander 503 020 x – 10 14 5 Aaron Parks, Chase Cutler (1), Corbin Truslow (6) and Ronnie Bailey; Cameron Castillo, Dayton Smith (7), Joel Miller (7) and Wylan Curry. W – Castillo. L – Parks. LOB – EV 8, LHS 7. DP – EV 1, LHS 1. E – EV, Mason Tyndall, Jacob Dauer, Dalton Westbrook, Jonathan Ortegon 2; LHS, Jason McCall 3, Miller, Izaiah Martinez. SB – EV, Tyndall; LHS, McCall, Castillo, JJ Larson. Leading hitters: EV, Tyndall 2-3, Westbrook 2-4, Parks 2-4; LHS, Castillo 3-4, 3 RBIs; Larson 2-4, Seth Venner 2-5. Game-winning hit – LHS, Seth Minter, two-run single in first. Records – East View, 2-7 in 25-5A; 8-14-1; Leander, 6-3 in 25-5A; 10-11-2. FRIDAY’S DISTRICT 25-5A GAME At East View LEANDER 2, EAST VIEW 1 Leander 000 020 0 – 2 6 3 East View 001 000 0 – 1 6 1 Complete summary unavailable from source.

EAGLES FROM PAGE B1 wins both games, it clinches the outright title and the district’s No. 1 seeding in the playoffs. If the Eagles and Tigers split, Georgetown can finish no more than in a tie for the 25-5A title. However, if the Tigers sweep, the two teams will enter the final week of the regular season tied for first. Georgetown will close out with a home-and-home series with Vandegrift, while Dripping Springs will go against Leander. GHS will play its final game on the road and Dripping Springs will be at home. But let us return to this week’s heavyweight series. It was scheduled to start Tuesday night at Dripping Springs with the term “Dripping” very appropriate when placed in the context of this week’s weather forecast. The second game is set for 7 p.m. Friday at Eagle Baseball Field. However, if the weatherperson slipped and slid into home plate first on Tuesday, the uniforms of the day may be cleated waders, school-color rain suits with stenciled numbers and caps more like those worn by old salts in a nor’easter photo. Weekend forecasts of possible rain totals of more than five inches through early Tuesday were quite pessimistic. Georgetown entered the series with the Tigers coming off a sweep of Vista Ridge, beating the Rangers 4-1 on Tuesday and 1-0 on Friday on a freakish scratch hit off the first-base bag. Eagles’ pitching in the past week was also effective in escaping encounters of the potentially bad kind in both games. Dripping Springs edged Vandegrift, 3-2 and 3-0 last week after blanking Vista Ridge, 2-0 and 1-0, in its previous series. The Tigers

Georgetown relief pitcher Jack Engelmann works against Vista Ridge on Tuesday night. Photo Russell Rinn

started their desired sprint to the finish with a 13-1, 6-3 sweep of East View. In Friday’s victory at Vista Ridge, the Eagles scored the game’s only run in the third inning when Alex Cornman singled, moved to second on Ryan Neitsch’s sacrifice bunt, and came home on a freaky single off the bat of Cade Sill that hit off the first base bag and trailed into right-field. “To win 10 or 11 games in a row you have to have at least a little luck,” GHS coach Adam Foster said of Sill’s game-winning hit. “I was a little stunned at first. I didn’t know what the ball was going to do, but then I saw it roll into right field, and kept Alex running. “Sometimes you have to be lucky and tonight we were. We got two clutch hits and were able to win.” The victory also took some skill – especially from starting right-hander Austin Weaver – as Georgetown

was able to work out of three situations in the first five innings in which the Rangers had runners in scoring position. Vista Ridge loaded the bases with two out in the first on a pair of singles and an error, but Weaver – en route to his sixth victory – got out of the inning with a ground ball to second. Going back to Tuesday’s series opener, it marked the third time in four innings that GHS had escaped a bases-loaded situation. The Rangers moved a man to third with two out in the second, but, again, Weaver got a ground ball to silence the threat. In the fifth, a Vista Ridge runner reached second base with two out, but, again, a ground ball left the Rangers runner stranded 180 feet from home plate. Weaver and reliever Daniel Lewis, who earned his seventh save, did not allow a runner past first in the final two

innings. The Eagles were a bit wasteful themselves, stranding runners on third in both the fifth and sixth innings. Vista starter Kragen Kechely, who will continue his career at Dallas Baptist, kept the Eagles on a short leash, yielding just four hits and striking out 10. Cornman, who also tripled in the fifth, and Vista Ridge’s Cohen Dillman were the only players with two hits. Asked about Kechley’s performance, Foster answered, “He competed his butt off. He threw a lot of sliders and we had trouble picking up the rotation.” In the series opener, starter Trent Baker (5-1) and relievers Jack Engelmann and Lewis held the Rangers to just one run on six hits. That run came in the first inning. With two out, Zach Walsh doubled and came home on a single by Gannon Reiswig, who also

was the starting and losing pitcher. GHS came back to tie the game in the second on a lead-off double by Tyler Mendoza and a run-scoring single by Cornman. The Eagles upped the count to 3-1 in the third. Parker Tadlock walked and was sacrificed to second and moved to third on a balk. Mendoza then walked. Tadlock came home on a passed ball and Mendoza scored on an error. Georgetown got its final run in the sixth. Ty Markee singled, was sacrificed to second, moved to third on Garrett Conlan’s single and scored on an error. Markee paced the GHS attack with two hits in three trips. Walsh and Ryan Santuchi had two hits each for Vista Ridge, which hurt its chances with five errors. Foster continued to be pleased with pitching of Baker and Weaver, who will get the starts in the Dripping Springs series. “Their performances say a lot about Trent and Austin. We just want to compete in every game, taking the scoreboard out of the equation. We feel if we compete hard we’ll win.” As for Dripping Springs, Foster said, “I expect the series to be a lot like this one – one-run or two-run games. They are very similar to us. It should be a really good series.” “We expect Dripping Springs to put up a good fight,” Weaver said. TUESDAY’S DISTRICT 25-5A GAME At Eagle Baseball Field GEORGETOWN 4, VISTA RIDGE 1 Vista Ridge 100 000 0 – 1 6 5 Georgetown 012 001 x – 1 8 2 Gannon Reiswig, Jarret Krzyzanowski (4) and Daniel Alfonso; Trent Baker, Jack Engelmann (6), Daniel Lewis (6) and Robby Isenhour. W – Baker (41). L – Reiswig. S – Lewis (6). LOB – VR 7, GHS 5. E – VR, Cody Williams 3, Kyle John, Krzyzanowski; GHS Mendoza 2. 2B – VR, Zach Walsh. 3B – GHS, Ty Markee. SB – GHS,

Mendoza 2, Brady Childress, Jace Arrieta. Leading hitters: VR, Walsh 2-3, Ryan Santschi 2-3; GHS, Markee 2-3. Game winning hit: none, Tadlock scored winning run on a passed ball. Records: Vista Ridge, 4-5 in 25-5A, 13-9-1; Georgetown, 9-0 in 25-5A; 15-7-2. FRIDAY’S DISTRICT 25-5A GAME At Vista Ridge GEORGETOWN 1, VISTA RIDGE 0 Georgetown 001 000 0 – 1 4 3 Vista Ridge 000 000 0 – 0 6 0 Austin Weaver, Lewis (7) and Cole Moore; Kragen Kechely and Daniel Alfonso. W – Weaver (6-1). L – Kechely. S – Lewis (7). LOB: GHS 4; VR 8. E – GHS, Markee 2, Weaver 1. 3B – GHS, Cornman. SB – GHS, Garrett Conlan 2, Mendoza 2. Leading hitters: GHS, Cornman 2-3; VR – Cohen Dillman 2-3. Game-winning hit: GHS, Cade Sill scored Cornman in third. Records: Georgetown, 10-0 in 25-5A, 16-7-2; Vista Ridge, 4-6 in 25-5A, 13-10-1. DISTRICT 25-5A AT A GLANCE Standings: x-Georgetown, 10-0; x-Dripping Springs, 8-2; Leander, 7-3; Cedar Park, 6-4; Vista Ridge, 4-6; Vandegrift, 3-7; East View 2-8; Marble Falls, 0-10. x-clinched playoff berth. Tuesday’s results: Georgetown 4, Vista Ridge 1; Leander 10, East View 9; Dripping Springs 3, Vandegrift 2; Cedar Park 10, Marble Falls 0. Friday’s results – Georgetown 1, Vista Ridge 0; Leander 2, East View 1; Dripping Springs 3, Vandegrift 0; Cedar Park 2, Marble Falls 0. Tuesday’s games – Georgetown at Dripping Springs, 7 p.m.; Cedar Park at East View, 7 p.m.; Leander at Vista Ridge, 7 p.m.; Marble Falls at Vandegrift, 7 p.m. Friday’s games – Dripping Springs at Georgetown, 7 p.m.; East View at Cedar Park, 7 p.m.; Vista Ridge at Leander, 7 p.m.; Vandegrift at Marble Falls, 7 p.m. Tuesday (April 26) games – Vandegrift at Georgetown, 7 p.m.; East View at Marble Falls, 7 p.m.; Dripping Springs at Leander, 7 p.m.; Cedar Park at Vista Ridge, 7 p.m. Friday (April 29) games – Georgetown at Vandegrift, 7 p.m.; Marble Falls at East View, 7 p.m.; Leander at Dripping Springs, 7 p.m.; Vista Ridge at Cedar Park, 7 p.m. (End of regular season) THSBCA CLASS 5 POLL (Released April 14) 1. Corpus Christi Calallen, 16-2 (12-0); 2. Boerne Champion, 21-3 (12-0); 3. Canyon, 20-4 (10-0); 4. Lubbock Cooper, 19-3 (6-0); 5. Mission Veterans Memorial, 18-3 (7-0); 6. Alamo Heights, 17-6 (10-2); 7. Austin McCallum, 18-3 (11-0); 8. Frisco Wakeland, 17-5 (10-1); 9. Mont Belvieu Barbers Hill, 17-4 (9-1); 10. Wylie, 18-1 (7-1). Others receiving votes: Wylie East, Forney, Kerrville Tivy, Grapevine, Forney, Magnolia and Burleson Centennial. Note: Season, district records provided by THSBCA.

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Georgetown’s Adriana Perez and her competition sprint to the finish line in the 100-meter dash during the District 25-5A Meet on Thursday at Vandegrift’s Monroe Stadium. Photo: Russell Rinn

Junior Beau Corrales anchors Georgetown’s 4x200 after taking the baton from Romain Crain during the District 25-5A Track and Field Meet on Thursday at Vandegrift. Photo: Russell Rinn

25-5A TRACK FROM PAGE B1 Johnson and Beau Corrales, Georgetown’s boys advanced Gus McVean, second in both the long and triple jumps with best leaps of 21-4 and 42-4 1/2, respectively; Mason Motakef, third in the 1,600 with a 4:34.53; Jonathan Parks, second in the 3,200 with a 10:05.11; Collin Turner, third in the 3,200 with a 10:05.31; and Cole Newman second in the pole vault with a 13-0. East View advanced both its 4x100 and 4x200 relays along with individuals Torrie Davis, fourth in the shot put with a 43-6 and Leo Ramirez, fourth in the discus, 134-6. The 4x100 foursome of Mason Klinger, Chris Matta, Paul Barron and Devhaun Little

Classes 5A and 6A Area Meet At A Glance DISTRICTS 25-5A vs.26-5A, 13-6A vs. 14-6A AREA MEETS At Marble Falls, Thursday Site: Mustang Stadium, Leonel Manzano Track Qualifying: Top four finishers in each event advance to the Region IV-5A and Region II-6A Meets. Meet Referee: Allen Dews. Starters: Preston Johnson, Kyle Futrell. 25-5A Schools — Cedar Park, Dripping Springs, East View, Georgetown, Leander, Marble Falls, Vandegrift, Vista Ridge. 26-5A Schools — Austin: Ann Richards, Crockett, Eastside Memorial, LBJ, KIPP Collegiate, Lanier, McCallum, Reagan, Travis. Bastrop: Bastrop, Cedar Creek, Colorado River Collegiate Academy. 13-6A -- Leander: Rouse. Pflugerville: Pflugerville, Hendrickson. Round Rock: Round Rock, Cedar

was third in 43.52 and the 4x200 grouping of Klinger, Matta, Marcus Maldonado and Little was fourth in 1:31.63. First-place finishes in the

Ridge, McNeil, Stony Point, Westwood. 14-6A — Austin: Akins, Anderson, Bowie, SFA, Lake Travis, Westlake. Buda Hays. Del Valle. Kyle Lehman. MEET SCHEDULE 9:45 a.m. — 3,200-meter runs (5A girls, 6 girls, 5A boys, 6A boys). 9:45 — Field events: 6A boys discus, 6A girls high jump, 5A boys and girls long jump, 6A boys pole vault, 6A girls shot put, 6A boys and girls triple jump. 11:15 — 5A boys discus, 5A girls high jump, 5A boys pole vault, 5A girls shot put. 12:45 p.m. — 6A girls discus, 5A boys high jump, 6A boys and girls long jump, 6A girls pole vault, 6A boys shot put, 5A boys and girls triple jump.

JV boys division by GISD athletes were recorded by Bryan in the 400 with a 50.16, Georgetown’s Daniel Sawyer in the 1,600 with a 4:48.83; Georgetown’s

2:15 p.m. — 5A girls discus, 6A boys high jump, 5A girls pole vault, 5A boys shot put, wheelchair shot put. Running Events (All events in meters) (Order, 5A girls, 6A girls, 5A boys, 6A boys) 4 p.m. — 4x100 relay. 4:20 -- 800. 4:40 — Girls 100 hurdles (33 inches). 4:50 — Boys 110 high hurdles (39 inches). 5:00 — 100. 5:20 -- 100 wheelchair. 5:25 — 4x200 relay. 5:45 — 400. 6 — 400 wheelchair. 6:10 — Girls 300 hurdles (30 inches). 6:20 — Boys 300 hurdles (36 inches). 6:30 — 200. 6:45 — 1,600. 7:25 — 4x400 relay. Note: Marble Falls track is named after Leonel Manzano, a former Mustang and University of Texas standout.

Carter Smith in the 3,200 with a 10:26.41; East View’s Chris Honstein in the 300 hurdles with a 42.27; Georgetown’s Colin Tyler in the pole vault with

an 11-0; and East View’s Michael Evans in the triple jump with a 40-0. Individual event winners in the JV girls competition were Georgetown’s Brianna

Howard, 13.40 in the 100; Georgetown’s Hannah Fontenot, 16.46 in the 100 hurdles; East View’s foursome of Jessica Workman, Diana Beltran, Gabriella Saldana and Le Uyen Do, 52.43 in the 4x100 relay, Georgetown’s Olivia Anderson, 31-4 in the shot put; and East View’s Rachel Wisian, 89-8 in the discus. Competition in the Area Meet on Thursday between the top four varsity finishers in each event from 25-5A and 26-5A will begin with the field event at 10 a.m. Running finals are set for 4 p.m. The top four finishers in the area meet will advance to the Region IV-5A Meet on Friday and Saturday, April 29-30, at San Antonio’s Alamo Stadium.

District 25-5A Track and Field Results DISTRICT 25-5A MEET At Vandegrift, Wednesday-Thursday (All running events in meters) GIRLS VARSITY (Area qualifiers, GISD scoring places) Final team standings — Cedar Park 154, Vandegrift 97, Marble Falls 93, Dripping Springs 77, Georgetown 76, Leander 74, Vista Ridge 37, East View 10. Area Meet qualifiers (Ind.-Relay) — Cedar Park, 12-3; Marble Falls, 9-2; Dripping Springs, 7-2; Vandegrift 9-1; Leander, 6-3; Georgetown, 7-1; Vista Ridge, 5-0; East View, 1-0. 3,200 — 1. Claire Crone, LHS, 11:29.54; 2. Jazmin Hernandez, GHS, 11:37.27; 3. Natalie Goddard, Vand., 11:37.63; 4. McKenzie Hargrove, GHS, 11:37.68. Triple jump — 1. Natalie Schulz, MF, 35-10 1/2; 2. Camryn Martinez, CP, 34-8 1/2; 3. Pardes Larks, LHS, 34-3 1/2; 4. Busisiwe Banda, LHS, 34-2 1/2. Discus — 1. Fabiola Nintcheu, Vand., 121-4; 2. Reann Hall, MF, 116-2; 4. Kristen Grimm, CP, 102-2; 4. Dee Day, GHS, 98-0. High jump — 1. Kyla Peeples, Vand., 5-4; 2. Chika Onyia, CP, 5-0; 3. (tie) Lauren Loader, MF, and Katilyn Rhodes, MF, 4-10. Long jump — 1. Schultz, MF, 18-0 1/2; 2. Onyia, CP, 17-9; 3. Loader, MF, 16-8 1/2 (best second jump); 4. Martinez, CP, 16-8 1/2. Pole vault — 1. Hannah Newman, GHS, 11-0; 2. Alexandra Montanez, CP10-6; 3. Savanna Ullman, Vand., 10-0; 4. Tabitha Joines, Vand., 9-6; 6. Megan Kronmiller, EV, 8-0 (fewer misses). Shot put — 1. Crystal Onwukaife, CP, 44-11 1/2; 2. Nintcheu, Vand., 38-8 1/2; 3. Keely Wallis, EV, 34-10 3/4; 4. Hall, MF, 34-2 1/2; 6. Emily Jones, GHS, 31-7. 4x100 relay — 1. Cedar Park, 50.06; 2. GHS (Adrianna Perez, Destiny Wright, Dori Brown, Maryn DeMaio), 50.11; 3. Marble Falls, 50.24; 4. Leander, 50.55. 800 — 1. Lauryn Asiedu, VR, 2:16.97; 2. Hannah Moore, DS, 2:22.40; 3. Sophia Roach, CP, 2:22.68; 4. Emi McCollum, Vand., 2:22.69; 5. DeMaio, GHS, 2:22.88.

100 hurdles — 1. Wright, GHS, 15.18; 2. Hannah Biggs, DS, 15.61; 3. Madi Johnson, VR, 16.40; 4. Sarah Cauble, MF, 17.03. 100 — 1. Aliesha Miles, CP, 12.64; 2. Hailey Hodsden, DS, 12.75; 3. Sarah Dodd, DS, 12.95; 4. Maggie Dale, VR, 2.97; 6. Perez, GHS, 13.02. 4x200 relay — 1. Cedar Park, 1:44.66; 2. Dripping Springs, 1:45.98; 3. Marble Falls, 1:45.99; 4. Leander, 1:47.42; 5. GHS (Ashtyn Lewis, Brown, Perez, Gracie Bridges), 1:48.36. 400 — 1. Adeline Carter, Vand., 56.73; 2. Asiedu, VR, 58.43; 3. Rocha, CP, 58.75; 4. Olufummilayo Orekuya, LHS, 58.87. 300 hurdles — 1. Schulz, MF, 44.57; 2. Sydney Aberegg, CP, 45.64; 3. Wright, GHS, 46.40; 4. Johnson, VR, 46.64. 200 — 1. Carter, Van., 25.64; 2. Onyia, CP, 25.86; 3. Rayanna Carter, LHS, 26.33; 4. Hodsden, DS, 26.48; 6. Alyson Ashby, EV, 27.08. 1,600 — 1. Crone. LHS, 5:13.27; 2. Hernandez, GHS, 5:17.38; 3. Moore, DS, 5:18.15; 4. Mia Haraguchi, DS, 5:18.69. 4x400 relay — 1. Vandegrift, 3:59.31; 2. Cedar Park, 4:02.11; 3. Leander, 4:03.53; 4. Dripping Springs, 4:07.84; 6. GHS (Bridges, DeMaio, Lewis, Hernandez), 4:19.26. BOYS VARSITY (Area qualifiers, GISD scoring places) Final team standings — Dripping Springs 145. Cedar Park 139, Vista Ridge 88, Leander 84, Georgetown 74, East View 37, Marble Falls 35, Vandegrift 18. Area Meet qualifiers — Dripping Springs, 14-3; Cedar Park, 12-3; Vista Ridge, 8-1; Leander, 6-2; Georgetown, 7-1; East View, 2-2; Marble Falls, 5-0; Vandegrift, 2-0. 3,200 — 1. Jordan Chagoya, VR, 10:04.45; 2. Jonathan Parks, GHS, 10:05.11; 3. Collin Turner, GHS, 10:05.31; 4. Tyler Grendel, CP, 10:06.48. Shot put — 1. Hunter Creasey, GHS, 46-6 1/4; 2. Jacob Graner, DS, 45-3 1/2; 3. Ryan Becker, MF, 44-3; 4. Torrie Davis, EV, 42-3. Triple jump — 1. Raymond Gibson, LHS, 42-10 1/2; 2. Gus McVean,

Ryan Talley, GHS, 40.82. 200 — 1. Guidry, CP, 22.06; 2. Jakob Heins, CP, 22.30; 3. Nicolas Greenwell, CC, 22.56; 4. Reese Johnson, DS, 22.59; 6. Matta, EV, 23.05. 1,600 — 1. Chagoya, VR, 4:28.49; 2. T. Heinz, DS, 4:28.72; 3. Mason Motakef, GHS, 4:34.53; 4. Travian Holst, CP, 4:34.58; 6. Guillermo Carrillo, EV, 4:37.49. 4x400 relay — 1. Dripping Springs, 3:27.94; 2. Leander, 3:28.59; 3. GHS (Scott, Johnson, Crain, Corrales), 3:30.23; 4. Cedar Park, 3:30.27; 5. EV (Derr, Aaron Lara, Zion Hester, Maldonado), 3:33.55.

Georgetown’s Adriana Perez runs in the 4x200 relay on Thursday in the district meet at Monroe Stadium. Photo: Russell Rinn GHS, 42-4 1/2; Quinton Taylor, VR, 41-9 1/2; 4. Jacob Metcalf, MF, 40-10. High jump — 1. Quinton Taylor, VR, 6-4 (fewer misses); 2. Keaton Harvey, CP, 6-4; 3. Brandon Taylor, VR, 6-0 (fewer misses); 4. Jeremy Pomeroy, DS, 6-0; 6. (tie) Will May, GHS, 5-8, and Dylan Derr, EV, 5-8. Discus — 1. Graner, DS, 170-1; 2. Tyler Lavine, CP, 153-5; 3. Becker, MF, 146-10; 4. Leo Ramirez, EV, 134-6. Long jump — 1. Metcalf, MF, 21-8; 2. McVean, GHS, 21-4; 3. Jonathan Washington, CP, 21-0; 4. Chris Patek, LHS, 20-5 1/2. Pole vault — 1. Blake Cavendar, DS, 13-6; 2. Cole Newman, GHS, 13-0; 3. Troy Stephenson, MF, 12-6; 4. Derek Voss, LHS, 12-0 (fewer misses). 4x100 relay — 1. Cedar Park, 42.40; 2. Vista Ridge, 43.18; 3. EV (Mason Klinger, Chris Matta, Paul Barron, Devhaun Little), 43:52. 4. Dripping Springs, 43.58. 5. GHS (Michael McDonald, Austin Scott, Romain

Crain, Beau Corrales), 43.85. 800 — 1. Trevor Heinz, DS, 1:57.04; 2. Gavin Davis, LHS, 1:58.13; 3. Colton Hawkins, DS, 1:58.23; 4. Zach Kover, DS, 1:58.53. 110 high hurdles — 1. Tyler Harris, VR, 14.93; 2. Nathan Schmitzer, DS, 15:00; 3. Charlie Ruiz, 15.11; 4. Justin Wright, DS, 15.39. 100 — 1. Javelin Guidry, CP, 10.56; 2. Devin Walker, VR, 10.99; 3. Obinna Udoye, CP, 11.18; 4. Ethan Fernea, DS, 11:32. 4x200 relay — 1. Cedar Park, 1:28.38; 2. Leander, 1:28.37; 3. Dripping Springs, 1:30.90; 4. EV (Klinger, Matta, Marcus Maldonado, Little), 1:31.63; 6. GHS (McDonald, Scott, Crain, Corrales), 1:32.82. 400 — 1. Davis, LHS, 50.28; 2. Bryce Kalsu, DS, 50.83; 3. Jack Reuter, CP, 51.67; Udoye, CP, 51.74; 5. Little, EV, 52.70; 6. Maldonado, EV, 52.71. 300 hurdles — 1. Schmitzer, DS, 39.83; 2. Harris, VR, 40.23; 3. Robert Wilson Chesney, Vand., 40.68; 4. Dakota Kleffner, Vand., 40.75; 6.

GIRLS JUNIOR VARSITY (GISD places only) Final team standings — Cedar Park 118, Marble Falls 114, East View 102, Leander 75, Dripping Springs 73, Georgetown 72, Vandegrift 55, Vista Ridge 11. 3,200 — 4. Isabella Zane, EV, 12:57.77. Triple jump — 2, Catherine Dietlein, GHS, 32-9; 4. Hannah Fontenot, GHS, 32-2 3/4. Discus — 1. Rachel Wisian, EV, 89-8; 3. Kelsey Cornish, EV, 82-07; 4. Hannah Ignacio, GHS, 81-0. High jump -- 2. Wisian, EV, 34-10; 4. Dietlein, GHS, 4-8. Long jump — 4. Gabriella Saldana, EV, 14-11; 6. Laurel Dominguez, EV, 14-7 1/2. Pole vault — 2. (tie) Kelsey White, EV, 6-6. Shot put — 1. Olivia Anderson, GHS, 31-4; 3. Keesiah Woodland, EV, 30-4 2/2; 5. Cornish, EV, 26-9 1/2. 4x100 relay — 1. EV (Jessica Workman, Diana Beltran, Saldana, Le Uyen Do), 52.43; 5. GHS (Kayla Wade, Brianna Howard, B. Elliott, Jaelyn Knight) 53.47. 800 — 4. Sofia Smith, EV, 2:32.99; 6. Taylor Elliott, GHS, 2:34.55. 100 hurdles — 1. Fontenot, GHS, 16.46; 2. Kamryn Biondo, GHS, 17.43; 6. Brooke Elliott, GHS, 17.87. 100 -- 1. Howard, GHS, 13.40; 2. Workman, EV, 13.44. 4x200 relay -- 2. EV (Do, Beltran, Dominguez, Workman), 1:52.09. 400 — none. 300 hurdles — 6. Biondo, GHS, 51.88. 200 — 3. Le Uyen Do, EV,

27.77; 6. Dietlein, GHS, 28.57. 1,600 — 5. Zane, EV, 5:46.84. 4x400 relay -- 6. GHS (T. Elliott, Morgan Bruning, Knight, Rachel May), 4:28.98. (GISD places only) BOYS JUNIOR VARSITY (GISD places only) Final team standings — Georgetown 155, Cedar Park 149, Leander 86, Dripping Springs 72, East View 50, Vista Ridge 39, Vandegrift 36, Marble Falls 33. 3,200 — 1. Carter Smith, GHS, 10:26.41; 5. Tristan Raum, GHS, 10:39.74; 6. Ben Whittemore, GHS, 10:43.32. Triple jump — 1. Michael Evans, EV, 40-0; 2. Paul Saucedo, GHS, 39-6 1/2; 6. Reed Honstein, EV, 38-0 1/2. Discus — 4. James Noles, GHS, 114-11. High jump — none. Long jump — none. Pole vault — 1. Colin Tyler, GHS, 11-0; 2. (tie) Nathaniel McMillan, GHS, 10-6; 4. Colton Machu, GHS, 10-0. Shot put — 2. Andrew Roman, GHS, 38-8 1/2; 3. Jacoby Coleman, GHS, 39-2. 4x100 relay — 2. GHS (Will Bryan, D. Bryan, Colton Knudsen, Caden Leggett), 44.94; 5. EV (Isaac Ochoa, Tanner Hahn, Jake Brown, R. Honstein), 45.73. 800 — 2. Marshall Henry, EV, 2:06.41; 3. Gorgio Etnel, GHS, 2:06.62. 110 HH — 2. Cade Kostrom, GHS, 15.99; 3. Cade Basey, GHS, 16.71; 5. Brandon Torres, GHS, 17.52. 100 -- 4. Manuel Marullo, EV, 11.77. 4x200 relay — 3. GHS (W. Bryan, Brandon Hawkins, Drew Barfield, Leggett), 1:35.63; 4. EV (Ochoa, Donald Walton, Brown, Hahn), 1:37.16. 400 — 1. Doug Bryan, GHS, 50.16. 300 IH — 1. Chris Honstein, EV, 42.27; 6. Aron Hufford, GHS, 43.91. 200 — 6. Marullo, EV, 24.09. 1,600 — 1. Daniel Sawyer, GHS, 4:48.83; 4. Smith, GHS, 4:53.42. 4x400 relay — 1. GHS (W. Bryan, Anthony Quintana, Christian Hance, D. Bryan), 3:33.40; 5. EV (Henry, Carlos Ochoa, C. Honstein, I. Ochoa), 3:42.50. Source: District 25-5A official results

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Georgetown Bats Best Vista Ridge, 17-14 By Allan Shiflet Advocate Correspondent

Georgetown, now aalone in second place in District 25-5A, clinched a state playoff spot on Friday night by beating the hard-hitting Vista Ridge Rangers, 17-14, in a ninth-inning classic softball battle with a combined 39 hits and 31 runs scored. It ended, as it seemed ordained, with a climactic bases-loaded home run by Taylor Ellsworth with two outs in the home half of the ninth. It featured three significant comebacks by the Eagles, who improved to 8-4 in 25-5A and 12-12 on the season, leaving them one game ahead of both Leander and Cedar Park with two playing dates remaining in the regular season. With weather being a major question going into this week, the Lady Eagles were scheduled to play at front-running Dripping Springs, already assured of the title at 11-1, on Tuesday night and then return home to entertain last-place Vandegrift (0-12) at 7 p.m. Friday at the Blue Diamond. The Rangers opened the game with three doubles in the first to take a 2-0 lead. In the top of the third, after an Eagle error, Vista Ridge pounded two doubles and two singles to plate two more runs. Further damage was avoided on the last single with Riley Lawrence throwing a strike from right field to Eagle catcher Taylor Ellsworth, who applied the tag for the third out to keep the score at 5-0 Rangers. The bottom of the third saw GHS get on the board after a hit batsman. Lawrence then hit a frozen rope line drive to the left-center wall for a double, followed by an RBI double by Megan McDonald, who later in the frame sped home on a wild pitch to bring the Eagles closer, down 5-2. Vista Ridge continued its hit parade with four singles to score two more runs to lead 7-2. The Eagles got a preview of things to come when Lauryn Best homered, her

Ellsworth’s Bases-Loaded Homer Determines Outcome In 9th Inning

Lauryn Best stretches for the put out at first base in last Tuesday’s victory over East View. Best hammered three home runs in Fridays 17-14 win over Vista Ridge at the Blue Diamond, helping the Lady Eagles to secure their hold on second place in the district race. Photo: Russell Rinn

Taylor Ellesworth launched a two-out grand slam to help beat Vista Ridge on Friday, 17-14. Photo: Russell Rinn

first of three in the game, to shorten the Ranger lead to 7-3 after four innings. A hit batsman, an Eagle error and two singles scored two more runs, increasing the Rangers advantage to 9-3. McDonald opened the bottom of the inning with a

double, which was followed by Cora Champion laying down a perfect bunt single. Ellsworth’s run-scoring fielder’s choice and Emily Jones’ line drive run-scoring single to center kept Georgetown in sight of Vista Ridge, down 9-5 after

five innings. In the sixth, Cori Turner and Jessica LaGreca singled before Lawrence rifled a grounder into center to bring home pinch-runner Josie Weirich and LaGreca to close up the GHS deficit to 9-7. In the seventh, after

a walk to Ellsworth, one of four semi-intentional free passes that she drew in the game, Best hit a no-doubter for her second home run of the night to tie the game at 9, sending the contest into extra innings. The eighth inning started ominously for Georgetown. After two walks, Vista Ridge followed with a single and two doubles to score four times and take a 13-9 lead. The Eagles opened the bottom of the eighth with singles by McDonald and Champion, a fly out and another Ellsworth walk and a misplayed fielder’s choice scored two runs and brought Best to the plate with one on and two out down 13-11. Best, who had not homered during the entire district schedule, blasted her third homer of the night to tie the game in dramatic fashion at 13 all. “I tried to just stay on my back foot and wait on it as coach had been telling me,” Best said. The Rangers score on a walk, a double and a single in the top of the ninth to regain the lead at 14-13 lead. Georgetown made two quick outs and was down to its last out when McDonald drew a walk, Champion

singled and Jacqueline Kay was hit by a pitch to bring Ellsworth to the plate with the bases loaded and two out. Ellsworth responded by blasting a moon shot that landed on the roof of a building in the parking lot for a walk-off grand-slam home run to get the 17-14 victory. “Before I went to the plate, coach told me to be calm, stay back and wait on the pitch,” Ellsworth said. “We expected Vista Ridge to get its hits,” coach Jessica Bond said. “They’re probably the best-hitting team in the district. Our mindset was to be aggressive, but stay back and wait on our pitch at the plate.” The loss dropped Vista Ridge to 6-6 in district play. DISTRICT 25-5A AT A GLANCE Standings – Dripping Springs, 11-1; Georgetown, 8-4; Cedar Park, 7-5; Leander, 7-5; Vista Ridge, 6-6; Marble Falls, 5-7; East View, 4-8; Vandegrift, 0-12. Tuesday’s games – Georgetown at Dripping Springs, 7 p.m.; Cedar Park at East View, 7 p.m.; Leander at Vista Ridge, 7 p.m.; Marble Falls at Vandegrift, 7 p.m. Friday’s games – Vandegrift at Georgetown, 7 p.m.; East View at Marble Falls, 7 p.m.; Vista Ridge at Cedar Park, 7 p.m.; Dripping Springs at Leander, 7 p.m. (End of regular season)

East View Softball Falls To GHS And Leander By Allan Shiflet Advocate Correspondent

East View lost two District 25-5A softball games last week. On Tuesday night, the Patriots lost to cross-town rival Georgetown 3-2 at the East View softball complex, allowing the Lady Eagles to claim sole possession of second place in the district race. On Friday night, East View traveled to Leander and was defeated 9-3. The Patriots, already eliminated from playoff contention, were to close out their season, weather permitting, by playing host to Cedar Park on Tuesday and by playing their final road game against Marble Falls at 7 p.m. Friday. East View took a 4-8 district and a 19-11 season record into the final week. The Patriots and Eagles played their usual tight

game on Tuesday with East View jumping on top early. In the bottom of the second, Alexus Harris reached on an error and scored on freshman Devin Cavanaugh’s double to center field. Ashley O’Daniel followed with a liner into centerfield, scoring Cavanaugh to give East View a 2-0 lead. At this point Eagle coach Jessi Bond inserted Karina Campo to pitch. Georgetown countered in the top of the third when Riley Lawrence reached on a fielder’s choice followed by a long double to left by Megan McDonald to score Lawrence to shorten the Patriots’ lead to 2-1. The Eagles, outhit by East View 8-5, were silent until the decisive sixth inning when McDonald walked followed by Cora Champion’s line drive double to center field. With runners at second and third and first base

open, the Patriots pitched to Taylor Ellsworth, the district leader in intentional walks drawn, who sent a line drive double to right that drove McDonald and Champion home with the go ahead runs giving GHS the lead at 3-2. Campo continued to throttle the Patriots as they tried to rally back with a Devin Cavanaugh single to center, her second hit on the night, but East View was unable to bring her home. In the bottom of the seventh, Shelby Edwards singled with one out to give the Pats some hope of a comeback but was called out for leaving the base early a couple of pitches later. A ground-out ended the East View seventh. Campo pitched 5 1/3 shutout innings only allowing two hits. “I tried to work their hitters low and away, and

I changed speeds often to keep them off balance,” Campo said. The win gave Georgetown a sweep of this season’s cross-town series. “East View always plays us tough. Their pitcher, Taryn Westbrook, threw well,” Bond said. East View lost to Leander, falling victim to a grand-slam home run and their defensive woes. Ashley O’Daniel, the Patriots’ leading hitter for the year with a .488 batting average, opened the game with a single followed by an Emily Jones bunt single, one of her two hits on the night, a Lion error and Lauren Saterfield’s two-run single to center produced a 2-0 lead for the East View. A walk and a two-run homer evened the score after one. In the bottom of the fourth, a hit batsman, a

single and a Patriot error, one of five for the game, produced two runs giving Leander a 4-2 lead. The decisive fifth inning saw two walks; a single and a bases-loaded homer push the Lions’ lead to 9-2. The Pats tried to rally in the sev-

enth, after a Leander error. O’Daniel drew a walk, and Katie Smith shot a grounder into center for an RBI single, one of her two hits in the game. The Patriots were unable to continue the rally with a foul pop out ending the contest.

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Stroh, Fairley Shine In 25-3A Gateway’s August Stroh and Jarrell’s Destiney Fairley led their teams to third-place in the boys and girls divisions of the District 25-3A track and field championships this past Wednesday and Thursday at Lago Vista High School. Stroh qualified for the 25-5A vs. 26-5A Area Meet in all five of its events. Fairley will advance in four events to the area competition, which is scheduled today at D.W. Rutledge Stadium in Converse. The top four finishers at Area move on to the Region IV-3A Meet, which is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, April 29-30, at Rutledge Stadium. Fairley, a junior, won all three of her individual events. She took the 400-meter dash by 2.96 seconds with a time of 56.99, the triple jump by 2 feet, 6 1/2 inches with a best of 36-9 and the long jump in 16-7 1/4. She also anchored the Lady Cougars to a second-place clocking of 4:07.89 seconds in the 4x400 relay, running with Mikaela Rountree, Julie Tucker and

Ciara Hernandez. Stroh, also a junior, won the 400 with a 52.28 and the 800 in 2:05.70. He placed second in the long jump by a half inch with a 20-6, was fourth in the triple jump with a 40-8 1/2 and anchored the Gators to a third-place finish in 4x400 relay. The foursome that included Riley Leathers, Weston Minzenmayer and Dalton Denson ran a 3:36.16. In the girls’ competition, Gateway also received a one-sided double victory in the sprints from Alexzandra McFarland, who won the 100 by .78 of a second with an 11.83 and the 200 by 1.6 seconds with a 25.17. Other Jarrell first-place winners were the girls 4x100 relay team of Hernandez, Rountree, Kaylee Miller and Julie Tucker with a 50.34 and Kaden Singh in the boys high jump with a 6-0, winning the event by four inches. In boys’ competition, Gateway earned 10 individual and one relay berth to the area meet and Jarrell took four individual

and one relay spot. On the girls’ side, Jarrell claimed eight individual and two relay berths and Gateway took six individual spots. Comfort, which earned 20 individual and two relay spots, outscored host Lago Vista, 199-155, for the boys title and Blanco, 21 individual and three relay berths, dominated the girls team race with 207 points, 108 more than runner-up Lago Vista. Jarrell was a close third in girls’ action with 96 points, while Gateway was sixth among seven schools with 51. Gateway and Jarrell reversed roles on the boys’ side with Gateway placing third with 83 points and Jarrell sixth with 36. Other runner-up performances by Gateway and Jarrell athletes were by the Lady Cougars’ Hernandez in the girls 100 (12.61), Gateway freshman Randa Minzenmayer in the pole vault (8-6), Gator Avery Wolf in the 1,600 (4:41.10) and Gateway’s Nick Keen in the 800 (2:07.50). Universal City Randolph, San Antonio Cole

and Marion dominated both the boys’ and girls’ competition in the District 26-3A Meet this past week at Randolph.

DISTRICT 25-3A MEET At Lago Vista, Wednesday (Top four finishers qualify for area meet) (All running events in meters) (First place and Gateway, Jarrell scoring places)

Area Meet qualifiers (Ind.-Relay) – Comfort, 20-2; Lago Vista, 11-3; Gateway, 10-1; Florence, 6-2; Blanco, 3-3; Jarrell, 4-1; Ingram Tom Moore, 2-0. 3,200 – 1. Q. Bryson, LV, 10:10.44; 3. Garrett Sumner, Jarrell, 10:45.96; 4. Avery Wolf, Gateway, 10:51.56; 5. Zach Fall, Gateway, 10:56.14; 6. Mason Werchan, Gateway, 11:01.31. Shot put – 1. Alexis Toca, Comfort, 42-9 1/2. Discus – Anthony Carlos, Comfort, 141-8. Long jump – 1. Lawson Berry, Comfort, 20-6 1/2; 2. August Stroh, Gateway, 20-6. Triple jump – 1, Quinlan Sweeny, Comfort, 42-8; 4. Stroh, Gateway, 40-8 1/2. High jump – 1. Kaden Singh, Jarrell, 6-0. Pole vault – 1. John Klasrner, Comfort 13-0. 4x100 relay – 1. Lago Vista, 44.14; 5. Jarrell (James Wright, Brian Garcia, Hunter Mullins, Byron Roa Martinez), 45.43. 800 – 1. Stroh, Gateway, 2:05.74; 2. Nick Keen, Gateway, 2:07.00; 3. Weston Minzenmayer, Gateway, 2:12.00. 110 high hurdles – 1. Sweeny, Comfort, 15.34; 4. Riley Leathers, Gateway, 17.09. 100 – 1. Berry, Comfort, 10.86. 4x200 relay – 1. Lago Vista, 1:32.75; 4. Jarrell (Wright, Garcia, Josh Ortiz, Anthony Brown), 1:34.15. 400 – 1. Stroh, Gateway, 52.28. 300 hurdles – 1. Sweeny, Comfort, 40.00; 3. Leathers, Gateway, 41.86. 200 – 1. D. Hernandez, Lago Vista, 23.16; 4. James Wright, Jarrell, 23.51. 1,600 – 1. Bryson, LV, 10:10.44; 2. Wolf, Gateway, 4:41.10; 4. Sumner, Jarrell, 4:53.56. 4x400 relay – 1. Comfort, 3:33.32; 3. Gateway (Leathers, Minzenmayer, Dalton Denson, Stroh), 3:36.16.

BOYS VARSITY Final team totals – Comfort 199, Lago Vista 155, Gateway 83, Florence 65, Blanco 60, Jarrell 36, and Ingram Tom Moore 20.

GIRLS VARSITY Final team totals – Blanco 207, Lago Vista 99, Jarrell 96, Ingram Tom Moore 61, Comfort 60, Gateway 51, and Florence 44.

– Galen Wellnicki 25-3A vs. 26-3A AREA MEET At D.W. Rutledge Stadium, Converse, Wednesday (All running events in meters) (Top four finishers in each event advance to Region IV-3A Meet) 25-3A Schools: Blanco, Comfort, Florence, Georgetown Gateway, Ingram Tom Moore, Jarrell, Lago Vista. 26-3A Schools: Marion, Natalia, San Antonio: Brooks Academy of Science and Engineering, Cole, Fox Tech, Harmony Science Academy. Universal City Randolph. Time Schedule 10 a.m. – Boys discus, girls shot put, boys long jump, girls triple jump, girls high jump, boys pole vault. 10:30 – 3,200 runs. 11:30 – Girls discus, boys shot put, girls long jump, boys triple jump, boys high jump, girls pole vault. 1:30 p.m. – Running events (4x100 relay, 800, girls 100 hurdles, boys 110 high hurdles, 100, 4x200 relay, 400, 300 hurdles, 200, 1,600, 4x400 relay).

Area Meet qualifiers (Ind.-Relay) – Blanco, 21-3; Lago Vista, 8-3; Jarrell, 8-2; Comfort, 6-1; Florence, 3-2; Gateway, 6-0; Ingram Tom Moore, 4-1. 3,200 – 1. Bret Nance, Blanco, 11:56.99; 4. Jimena Juarez, Jarrell, 13:22.05; 5. Samantha Davis, Gateway, 13:37.40. Shot put – 1. Skylar Wiseman, Blanco, 34-5; 4. Katelyn Hernandez, Jarrell, 29-10. Discus – 1. Becca Estright, Ingram, 93-0; 4. Alex Vieria, Jarrell, 86-7. Long jump – 1. Destiny Fairley, Jarrell, 16-7 1/4. Triple jump – 1. Fairley, Jarrell, 36-9. High jump – 1. Rosslyn Wright, Ingram, 5-2. Pole vault – 1. Sara Zunker, Comfort, 8-6 (fewer misses); 2. Randa Minzenmayer, Gateway, 8-6 (fewer misses). 4x100 relay – 1. Jarrell (Ciara Hernandez, Mikaela Rountree, Kaylee Miller, Julie Tucker), 50.34. 800 – 1. Johanna Villarreal, Blanco, 2:23.20; 3. Katrina Wordell, Gateway, 2:31.80; 4. Lilly West, Jarrell, 2:32.99; 5. Tarshya Wickramasinghe, Gateway, 2:41.46. 10 hurdles – 1. Ryanna Butler, Comfort, 16.78; 4. Minzenmayer, Gateway, 17.38.100 – 1. Alexzandra McFarland, Gateway, 11,83; 2. C. Hernandez, Jarrell, 12.61; 6. Audrey Godwin, Gateway, 12.92. 4x200 relay – 1. Blanco, 1:47.90; 5. Jarrell (Casteel Kalea, Haley Taber, Miller, Tucker), 1:57.05. 400 – 1. Fairley, Jarrell, 56.99. 300 hurdles – 1. Shannon Dyke, LV, 49.50; 6. Minzenmayer, Gateway, 53.48. 200 – 1. McFarland, Gateway, 25.17; 3. Juliane Villatoro, Gateway, 26.98. 1,600 – 1. Hance, Blanco, 5:18.43; 5. West, Jarrell, 5:46.98; 6. Wordell, Gateway, 6:17.65. 4x400 relay – 1. Blanco, 4:07.42; 2. Jarrell (Rountree, Tucker, C. Hernandez, Fairley), 4:07.89. Source: Official 25-3A results.

GISD Tennis Players Face Regional Test Four GISD entries, all runners-up in the recent District 25-5A Tournament, were slated to compete in the Region IV-5A Tennis Tournament that was scheduled to start on Tuesday and conclude Wednesday at the Blossom Athletic Center in San Antonio.

Georgetown will be represented by a pair of doubles teams and East View will have an individual, and one doubles entry. Vandegrift won the championships on all five brackets at the 25-5A event, which was played on April 5-6, at the Minzenmayer

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Tennis Center on the GHS campus. East View will be represented by Alex Yeager in girls singles and Dane Strandboge and Quincy Sorenson in boys doubles, while Georgetown will have Ashley Brooks and Amber Corman in girls

doubles and Grant Langford and Lena Arndt in mixed doubles. Seeding and pairings were to be made at Monday’s coaches meeting. However, the tournament could be affected by heavy early week weather in San Antonio.

Action in this past Tuesday’s 25-5A Sub-Varsity Tournament at GHS and East View saw Georgetown entries claim the following places: JUNIOR VARSITY Boys singles – 1. Drew Arnold; 3. Johnny Bob Gantt. Girls doubles – 1. Krista and Lindsey Hall; 2. Timberley Abell and Alyssa Cruse. Boys doubles

– Cole Isbell and Nathan Greenhaw. Mixed doubles – Philip Lloyd and Bethany Wilson. FRESHMEN Boys doubles: 1. Elliott McMahon and Darshan Naik; 2. Zach Travis and Carter Miller; 3. Matt Klinkerman and Jayton Schovajsa. Boys singles – Parker Moerbe; 3. Jacob McCown. Girls singles – Dulce Zavala. – Staff Report

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SU Baseball Wins Dallas Series

The Southwestern University baseball team won two of three games against the University of Dallas at Rockwell Field this past Friday and Saturday to win the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference series. The Pirates (13-22, 8-7 SCAC) collected bookend victories in the series. SU won the opener on Friday, 11-4, and took an 8-4 victory in the finale on Saturday. Sandwiched in the middle was a 2-0 victory by the Crusaders (10-27, 6-9, SCAC) in the second game Friday. SU will close out SCAC action next weekend against No. 24 Texas Lutheran at home. They will play a single game at 6 p.m. Friday and a doubleheader at 1 p.m. Saturday. The Pirates also are scheduled to play a non-conference game at UT Dallas on Tuesday, and a make-up game with Texas-Tyler at 5 p.m. Monday. In Friday’s opener, the Pirates crossed the plate in each of the first five innings and cruised to a seven-run victory. SU amassed 13 hits in the contest. Colby Schmidt was 3-for-5 with an RBI, while Will Cates, Ethan Hallmark and Colten Shea all had two hits. Will Preston (4-1) scattered eight hits and allowed one earned run to pick up the victory. In the second contest, Crusaders’ pitcher Luciano Villanueva limited the Pirates to only two hits, and the right-hander fanned nine en route to a shutout victory. Austyn Laird and Ben Little had the only hits for the Pirates. Tyler Polasek (2-1) gave up two runs on five hits and struck out six, but took the loss. On Saturday, SU scored two runs in the second, fourth, sixth and eighth innings to claim the series finale. The Pirates jumped out to a 4-0 lead through the first four frames. However, Dallas tallied three runs in the fifth, which chased Jacob Kendra from the game. Hayden Holley (3-3)

Pirates Women’s Tennis Extends Victory Streak came on in relief and limited the Crusaders to a run over 3.1 innings to pick up the victory. Joe McCormack retired Dallas in order in the ninth to close out the contest. SU collected a dozen hits in the game. Cole Kelly was 2-for-2 and scored three runs. Hallmark had two hits and drove in a run. Tyler Bludau hit a pinch-hit solo home run in the fourth. SOFTBALL: SU will try to break out of a five game losing streak at noon Friday when the fourth-seeded Pirates face fifth-seeded Centenary in the opening round of the SCAC Postseason Tournament in San Antonio. The Pirates finished the regular season at 18-22 after losing all four games on their weekend road trip to Memphis. On Saturday, they fell 4-3 to Emory and 7-6 to Rhodes and then dropped a 4-2 outing to Rhodes and an 8-3 decision to Emory on Sunday. In the trip opener on Saturday, SU drew first blood with a two-run double to centerfield by Berkeley Bacon in the first. Bacon was 2-for-3 in the game with 3 RBIs. Emory matched the runs in the bottom half of the inning to tie the game at 2-2. Bacon again came through in the third to hand the lead back to the Pirates with a run-scoring single to drive home Stacy Rosengren. Emory pushed one across on a single, but Marissa Irvin gunned down Taylor Forte to keep the game tied 3-3. Neither team could string enough hits together to score the game winner in regulation, but Emory executed on the international tie-breaker in the bottom of the eighth to score the game winner. In Saturday’s one-run loss to Rhodes, back-to-

SU REPORT back home runs by Paige McShan and Amelia Fuchs led to a three-run first to put SU on top 3-0. McShan did it again with a two-run shot in the third to put the Pirates up 5-0. SU seemed to have the game in hand, but Rhodes began to chip away with one in the third and four in the fifth to pull within one, 6-5. Two Lynx runs in the sixth were enough to give Rhodes the lead and the win. McShan led the Pirates with her two home runs in four trips and four RBIs. Fuch was 3-for-4. In Sunday’s first game, Rhodes jumped on top early with two runs in the first and never lost the lead despite SU outhitting the Lynx. Bacon continued her hot streak at the plate and drove home a Pirate run in the fourth to bring SU within one. A two-run shot in the fifth gave Rhodes a threerun lead, 4-1, late in the contest. The Pirates loaded the bases in the seventh with one out but were only able to push one across the plate. In the trip’s finale, Emory scored four runs through the first two innings, but SU fought back to pull within one, 4-3, at the end of four. Emory pulled away with two runs in the fifth and sixth innings and kept the Pirates off the base paths to secure the win. Fuchs went 4-of-6 on Sunday, scoring a run, while McShan was 3-of-6, also scoring a run. SU will enter the SCAC championships after posting an 11-13 conference record. WOMEN’S TENNIS: SU women’s tennis team cruised to a 9-0 win against Centenary on Sunday. The

Pirates increased their winning streak to 14 matches and finished the regular season with a 19-4 mark. Southwestern did not surrender a game in the contest. Maranda Kahl and Nicole Wilson teamed up to win their 14th consecutive match with an 8-0 victory at No. 2 doubles. The pair improved to 19-2 on the year. Kahl also led the way in singles action, as she won her 11th straight contest by 6-0, 6-0 scores. On Saturday, the Pirates had edged Belhaven, 5-4, and blanked Ozarks, 9-0. SU will head to the SCAC Championships on Friday through Sunday in Kerrville. MEN’S TENNIS: The Pirates closed out the regular season with a 9-0 victory over Centenary on Sunday after losing 6-3 to Belhaven and blanking Ozarks, 9-0, on Saturday. SU finished the regular season with a 17-6 mark and wins in 11 of their last 12 matches. Southwestern dominated doubles action after changing up the lineup. Will Ellis and Sam McCready improved to 13-5 on the year after logging an 8-0 win at No. 1 doubles. SU will compete in the SCAC Championships on Friday through Sunday in Kerrville. WOMEN’S GOLF: If the weather cooperates, SU began the quest for its seventh conference title on

Monday at the 2016 SCAC Women’s Golf Championship at the Vaaler Country Club in Blanco. The 54hole event was scheduled to conclude on Tuesday. The Pirates remain ranked 18th in the latest Golf World/WGCA Division III Top 25. The course is a familiar one for SU as it faced the challenging course last season at the SCAC championship. Bernice Leonard and Keeley Coburn both posted top ten finishes last season. Leonard shaved four strokes off her first round score to come in eighth and Coburn was just one stroke behind in ninth. SU faced a challenging field with its top competition coming from Trinity. The Tigers rank 14th nationally and fifth in the region in the most recent rankings. SU leads all current SCAC schools for most conference championships with six. Schreiner took the title last season and three of the five golfers will return from that championship team. MEN’S GOLF: SU’s march toward its second SCAC Championship opened Monday – weather permitting – at the Vaaler Country Club in Blanco. The Pirates are ranked sixth in the latest NCAA Division III regional men’s rankings and remain 19th nationally going into the event. SU is not unfamiliar to Vaaler CC as they had a successful trip to the course last season. SU took third in last year’s SCAC Tourna-

ment and missed second by just two strokes. Connor Murphy led the Pirates, shooting one-under-par through the three rounds to finish in second place. Cody Hebert came in 14th, improving each round to finish 12 over par for the tournament. The Pirates faced stiff competition in the 54-hole event from Trinity, Texas Lutheran and Schreiner. Trinity ranks just behind Southwestern in the GCAA Coaches Division III Top 25 at No. 20, while Texas Lutheran and Schreiner just recently dropped out of the national rankings. Schreiner won the title last season, but just one golfer will return from that championship team.

MEN’S LACROSSE: SU closed its season at home Friday, falling 15-2 to Colorado College. The Pirates finished their season with a 7-9 record. The Pirates drew first blood as Jordan Riggs buried the ball in the back of the net just over a minute into the contest. Colorado College evened it up four minutes later and added two more to go up 3-1. Kai Knight-Turcan’s bounce shot pulled the Pirates within one with three minutes to play in the first, but the Tigers closed the half on a 5-0 run to lead 8-2 at the break. Colorado College controlled the second half as it held SU scoreless while scoring seven more goals. TRACK: The Pirates men and women will return to action on Friday and Saturday in the SCAC championships in Seguin. Source: SU sports information.

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An Early Look At Lady Eagles Basketball Schedule I have an acquaintance that eats lunch on Sunday at the same deli as my wife and I, and he always works the saying – “The early bird gets the worm” – into the conversation. Us older folks eat a little earlier than most. Well today, I’m going to satisfy some early birds with a look at the Georgetown Lady Eagles basketball schedule for their upcoming season in District 19-5A. There is one big thing about how the schedule is arranged. GHS will still be able to compete in three tournaments, including the Jack Frost Tournament on the first weekend in December – the first through the third. Immediately after the announcement of the UIL realignment for the next two years it was feared that the annual event might become a victim of a district schedule in a nine-team district that requires 18 playing dates instead of the 14 in an eight-team district. The Lady Eagles also will be able to play in the Burleson Centennial Tournament on Nov. 10-12 and the South Carolina Invitational in Charleston, S.C. on Dec. 27-30.

The schedule: October 29 – Westwood scrimmage, 10 a.m. November 2 – Hendrickson scrimmage, 5:30 p.m. 7 – Waco Midway, 7 p.m. (start of regular season). 10-12 – at Burleson Centennial Tournament, TBA. 15 – at Pflugerville, 7 p.m. 21 – at Killeen Ellison, 12:30 p.m. 22 – District bye. 29 – at Pflugerville Connally*, 7 p.m. December 1-3 – Jack Frost Tournament, TBA. 6 – at Hutto, 7 p.m. 9 – Elgin*, 7 p.m. 13 – at Bastrop*, 7 p.m. 16 - East View*, 7 p.m. 20 – at Rouse*, 1:30 p.m. 27-30 – at South Carolina Invitational, TBA. January 3 – Cedar Park*, 7 p.m. 6 – at Bastrop Cedar Creek*, 7 p.m. 13 – Pflugerville Connally*, 7 p.m. 17 – Hutto*, 7 p.m. 20 – at Elgin, 7 p.m. 24 – Bastrop*, 7 p.m. 27 – at East View*, 7 p.m. 31 – Rouse*, 7 p.m. February 3 – at Cedar Park*, 7 p.m. 7 – Bastrop Cedar Creek*, 7 p.m. 13-14 – Bi-district playoff. 16-18 – Area playoff. 20-21 –

Region III-5A quarterfinals. 24-25 – Region III-5A Tournament, Aldine. March 2-4 -- UIL State Tournament, Alamodome, San Antonio. * – Denotes District 195A game. Read any good books lately? I’ve finished one in the last week and I am now reading a book about Tommy John surgery called the “The Arm” by Jeff Passan. It starts with a play-by-play description of the surgery, the history on the procedure and the alarming rate of young teens and below – especially “high-velocity” pitchers – having to have the aforementioned operation. It also looks at the possible causes – types of pitches, pitch counts, anatomy of arms, stress points, individual tolerations, the effects

of traveling team baseball, the techniques of promoters of showcase tournaments and the designs of the organized baseball community. For example some observers now feel the plain vanilla fastball thrown at a high speed by youthful arms over a period of time can possibly do more damage than breaking balls. It’s interesting stuff for parents of young athletes who hope their children will be among the extremely small percentage of players – especially pitchers – who will entertain some success beyond the high school or traveling team level. The other book is Bill Walton’s autobiography, “Back From The Dead”. In a major way, it is a lesson on how to overcome countless injuries that can literally overwhelm an athlete with structural

problems in their lower anatomy which make them prey to various injuries that, working in concert with other types of injuries, can almost completely disable a human being. The book also is an interesting look into the world of John Wooden’s great NCAA teams and their chemistry or lack of and a picture of life in the ‘70s and 80’s NBA. If you remember, Walton was voted one of the 50 greatest NBA players despite his injury-caused periods off and on the court. Some saw him play several times in the NBA during one of the previous stops in my career. He was awesome – the master of the outlet pass on the break during the Portland Trailblazers’ NBA championship season of 1976-77. He is also a bit heavy on the values of listening to the late Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead. Longtime GISD football and baseball public address announcer Dennis Allman has been contacted to handle those same duties for the first FCA All-Star Football Game at the GISD

UIL State Soccer Tournament Results

It must have been four days of excitement for hardened soccer fans at the UIL State Soccer Tournament, which ended much later than intended Saturday night at the GISD Athletic Complex. Ten of the 18 games were not decided in regulation with six going to shootouts, including three of Saturday’s four championship matches in 5A and 6A. Team champions determined in the annual event were Coppell, 6A boys; Lewisville Flower Mound, 6A girls; Brownsville Porter, 5A boys; Frisco Centennial, 5A girls; Palestine, 4A boys; Kennedale, 4A girls. Kennedale was a repeat winner from last season.

The lone 25-5A representative in the tournament, Vista Ridge, was eliminated by Frisco Centennial, 6-5, in a Thursday semifinal determined by a 5-3 shootout. Vista Ridge had upset 25-5A champion Vandegrift in the Region IV-5A finals in Corpus Christi on Saturday, April 8.

UIL STATE SOCCER TOURNAMENT At GISD Athletic Complex Wednesday’s Results 4A girls semifinals: Jasper 1, Salado 0 (OT); Kennedale 6, Kilgore 0. 4A boys quarterfinals: Palestine 1, Kilgore 0 (3-2, shootout); Progreso 3, Argyle 2. Thursday’s Results 4A girls championship: Kennedale 6, Jasper 0. 5A girls semifinals: Grapevine 3, College Station 2 (OT); Frisco Centennial 6, Vista Ridge 5 (5-3 shootout).

Athletics Complex on June 10. In regard to another familiar GISD voice, Curtis Parker is probably still counting penalty kicks in a shootout format after this past weekend’s UIL State Soccer Tournament at the GISD facility. Three of the four title games on Saturday were determined in shootouts after 100 minutes of play. One had a final shootout count of 10-9. Six matches in the 18-game event were determined in shootouts. The GISD was expected to take the name of the next East View head volleyball coach before the board for final approval on Monday, but the candidate, reportedly, took a much-higher-paying position nearer her hometown at the last minute. Georgetown plans to start spring football on Monday, May 2. East View coach Rob Davies says his Patriots are passing up spring ball so that they can get an extra week of work and scrimmage in the late summer. His reason is the youth of his team.

5A boys semifinals: Frisco Wakeland 4, Pflugerville Connally 0; Brownsville Porter 4, El Paso Eastlake 1. Friday’s Results 4A boys championship: Palestine 1, Progreso 0 (4-3, shootout). 6A girls semifinals: Highland Park 3, San Antonio MacArthur 1 (OT); Lewisville Flower Mound 5, Katy Cinco Ranch 4 (OT). 6A boys semifinals: Coppell 1, Katy Cinco Ranch 0; Lake Travis 2, Brownsville Lopez 1. Saturday’s Results 5A girls championship: Frisco Centennial 3, Grapevine 2 (3-1, shootout). 5A boys championship: Brownsville Porter 3, Frisco Wakeland 2 (10-9, shootout). 6A girls championship: Lewisville Flower Mound 2, Dallas Highland Park (5-3 shootout). 6A boys championship: Coppell 6, Lake Travis 1. Source: University Interscholastic League.