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Head coach Jessica Bond talks to her players between innings of Saturdays winner-take-all game three. GHS advances to the area round of the playoffs after beating Bastrop. Photo Russell Rinn

GHS Tops Bastrop, Faces Floresville By Allan Shiflet

Advocate Correspondent

After coming from behind to win a bestof-three bi-district series with Bastrop this past week, Georgetown will face Floresville this week in the area round of the Region IV-5A softball playoffs. The Lady Eagles (15-14) and Jaguars (17-8) will play a one-game series at 6 p.m.

Friday at Ellie Noack Athletic Complex Field No. 3 in Austin. GHS had wanted to play a three-game series, but lost that coin flip. Floresville, the fourth-place finisher in 27-5A with a 9-7 district mark, upended District 28-5A champion San Antonio McCollum, 2-0 and 1-0, in a bi-district series sweep. The Georgetown-Floresville winner

will play either Bastrop Cedar Creek or Lockhart in the Region IV-5A quarterfinals next week. The Lady Eagles came off the deck after losing the first game of the series, 3-0, with 16-5 and 7-2 victories. Megan McDonald was the dominant offensive force for Georgetown, hitting .640 for the series, while scoring five times and driving in five runs.

“Their starting pitcher worked me inside while their second pitcher threw mostly outside so I had to adjust,” McDonald said. The winner-take-all third game, played at Cedar Creek on Saturday, started with a McDonald single followed by Cora Champion’s run-scoring double to give the Eagles an early 1-0 lead. The bottom of the Softball cont. on B6

Eagles Run Table, Open Playoffs Friday By Galen Wellnicki Sports Editor

Ty Markee and the perfect-in-district Eagles will face Bastrop in a one game series this Friday in Georgetown. Photo Russell Rinn

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Seven times Georgetown played District 25-5A series over the past two months. Seven times they holstered their bats and pulled a broom off the bat rack. They finished the campaign with a 14-0 record and a five-game lead over their nearest district challenger Dripping Springs. They were 20-7-2 for the year. Almost a year removed from last season’s trip to the state finals at the Dell Diamond, coach Adam Foster’s Eagles will begin the post-season process again at 7 p.m. Friday in a single-game playoff with Bastrop at Eagle Baseball Field. Foster isn’t exactly happy with a onegame series. He would prefer a best-ofthree, but he didn’t win that coin flip. However, he feels that his Eagles are equal to the sudden-death format with the fourth-place team from 26-5A. The Bears, who have swept Austin Crockett and Austin Lanier in their last two series, finished district play with an 11-5 mark and stand 11-14-1 for the season. They appear to have made major strides

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in 26-5A play. Bastrop stood 1-9-1 on March 5 after dropping an 8-0 decision to Kerrville Tivy. The Bears finished behind Austin McCallum (15-1), Bastrop Cedar Creek (14-2) and Austin LBJ (12-4) in district, going 1-5 against the three teams at the top of the standings. “I don’t know much about them,” Foster said after completing the 25-5A campaign with a 4-2, 9-2 sweep of Vandegrift this past week. “We’re in good shape if we keep doing what we do. We need to show up and play our game.” Foster has tabbed senior right-hander Austin Weaver (8-1, 1.174 ERA with 43 strikeouts and seven walks) to start Friday’s showdown with the Bears, who posted shutouts last week in both their shutout wins against the Lanier Vikings. The winner will advance to the area round of the 5A playoffs and a probable date with either District 28-5A runner-up San Antonio Harlandale or Kerrville Tivy, the third-place team from 27-5A. The loser will either stay home for the remainder of Baseball cont. on B4

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Georgetown freshman Cole Newman, left, took third in Saturdays Region IV-5A pole vault clearing a height of 13 feet, 6 inches. Georgetown senior Destiny Wright, center, advances to the UIL State Track and Field meet after winning the regional 100 meter hurdles in 15.09 seconds. Eagle senior Huter Creasey, right, placed third in the Region IV-5A Track and Field meet with a season best throw of 51 feet, 9 1/2 inches. Photos Russell Rinn

Wright Qualifies For State Meet Georgetown senior Destiny Wright will be the only GISD athlete advancing to the UIL State Track and Field Meet on Thursday through Saturday, May 12-14, at Mark A. Myers Stadium on the University of Texas campus in Austin. Wright claimed that honor this past Saturday, winning the 100-meter hurdles final at the Region IV-5A Meet at Alamo Stadium in San Antonio. The District 25-5A champion and area winner posted a time of 15.09 seconds in the finals to best runner-up Hannah

Briggs of Dripping Springs. Briggs was clocked in 15.25. Wright was the top qualifier for the finals with a time of 15.55. The 100 hurdles finals at state are set for 6:45 p.m. on Friday, May 13. On the basis of regional times, Wright and Briggs will face a strong nine-runner field in the 5A championship race that is headed by Arlington Seguin’s Tonya Marshall, who won in Region II-5A at Arlington with a 13.47. Others in the field, at this point, will be Fort Bend Ridge Point’s

Creasey, the 25-5A and area titlist, was third in the shot put with a season best of 51 feet, 9 1/2 inches. He finished behind Alamo Heights’ Benji Cohen (537) and Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest’s Diego Trevino (52-5). East View’s Torrie Davis finished 10 in the 16-athlete field with a 46-9 1/2. The best third-place mark in the shot came in Region I-5A where Patrick Jones of Fort Worth Arlington Heights uncorked a 54-8 1/4. Georgetown freshman

Madison Boutee (14.09), Elgin’s Selena Wright (14.16), Mansfield Summit’s Ivy Walker (14.33), Lancaster’s Kyla Glenn (14.68), Saginaw’s Amari Lawrence (15.09) and El Paso Chapin’s Shailah Thornton (15.42). Two other Georgetown athletes came close to reaching state, finishing third at regional in their events at San Antonio, but did not have the performances needed to earn the wild-card berth in their events at state. Eagles senior Hunter

Cole Newman took third in the pole vault with a 13-6, finishing behind Corpus Christi Flour Bluff’s Clayton Thompson (14-0) and Mission Veteran’s Memorial’s Luis Trujillo, who also cleared 13-6. The best third-place regional mark was a 14-6 by Billy Blanton of Amarillo Caprock in Region I-5A. Georgetown sophomore Jazmin Hernandez took fourth and sixth in a pair of historic Region IV-5A middle distance events. Hernandez was fourth in the 3,200 with an 11:31.00,

missing an automatic berth at state by 12.10 seconds, and was sixth in the 1,600 with a 5:15.82. Lady Eagles’ junior McKenzie Hargrove was seventh in the 3,200 with an 11:31.40. The two middle-distance events were dominated by Region IV-5A’s luminary of the meet – Alamo Heights senior Abby Gray. In dominating both events, Gray established new meet records – 10:44.03 in the 3,200 and 4:55.95 in the Track cont. on B5

Region IV-5A Track and Field Meet Results REGION IV-5A MEET At Alamo Stadium, San Antonio Friday and Saturday (All running events in meters) (State qualification: Top two finishers in each event, plus third-best performance among the four regions). GIRLS DIVISON (Top four finishers and GHS and East View places) Team leaders (37 scoring teams) – Victoria West 79, Boerne Champion 58, Vandegrift 52, Austin LBJ 48, Cedar Park 36, Gregory-Portland 34, Marble Falls 24, Alamo Heights 23, Corpus Christi Flour Bluff 20; Georgetown 19. 3,200 – 1. Abby Gray, Alamo Heights, 10:44.03 (NEW REGIONAL RECORD); 2. Soledad Cruz, Mercedes, 11:18.90; 3. Ana Bautista, Rio Grande City, 11:21.17; 4. Jazmin Hernandez, GHS, 11:31.00; 7. McKenzie Hargrove, GHS, 11:31.40. Discus – 1. Yvette Tamez, Donna, 124-3; 2. Alexis Sacky, C.C. Calallen, 124-1; 3. Gertrudis Ruiz-Balli, Brownsville Pace, 123-5; 4. Emily Zamora, Ediburg Vela, 116-8; 8. Dee Day, GHS, 111-1. High jump – 1. Heidi Borgerding, Boerne Champion, 5-7; 2. Kassidy Heitzmann, Victoria East, 5-6 (fewer misses); 3. Kyla Peeples, Vandegrift, 5-6; 4. Chika Onyia, Cedar Park, 5-4.

Long jump – 1. Bailey Daniel, Victoria West, 17-4; 2. Natalie Schulz, Marble Falls, 17-1 1/2; 3. Zskaira Williams, Victoria West, 17-0 1/4; 4. Onyia, Cedar Park, 16-10 1/2. Pole vault – 1. Kendahl Shue, Boerne Champion, 12-6; 2. Riley Floerke, Gregory-Portland, 11-9 (fewer misses); 3. Alexis Inman, Boerne Champion, 11-9; 4. Hannah Newman, GHS, 11-6. Shot Put – 1. Crystal Onwukaife, Cedar Park, 45-2; 2. Sara Ramos, Uvalde, 39-1 3/4; 3. Nintcheu, Vandegrift, 39-1 1/2; 4. Taylor Watson, Corpus Christi Miller, 38-5 1/2. Triple jump – 1. I’daska Sorrell, Donna North, 36-6 3/4; 2. Schulz, Marble Falls, 36-2 1/2; 3. Daniel, Victoria West, 36-2 1/4; 4. Nyla Vela, Mission Veterans Memorial, 35-5 1/2. 4x100 relay – 1. Victoria West, 48.12; 2. Austin LBJ, 48.66; 3. Gregory-Portland 48.84; 4. Boerne Champion, 48.89. 800 – 1. Brooke Barrington, C.C. Calallen, 2:12.60 (NEW REGIONAL RECORD); 2. Lauryn Asiedu, Vista Ridge, 2:14.38; 3. Anna Norman, Boerne Champion, 2:16.43; 4. Hannah Moore, Dripping Springs, 2:19.56. 100 hurdles – 1. Destiny Wright, GHS, 15.09; 2. Hanna Briggs, Dripping Springs, 15.25; 3. Madi Johnson, Vista Ridge, 15.87; 4. Karla Ibarra, Pharr Valley View, 15.97.

100 – 1. Rachel Horowitz, Austin LBJ, 12.19; 2. Williams, Victoria West, 12.28; 3. Hannah Porter, Austin LBJ, 12.52; 4. Shanice Manning, Lockhart, 12.53. 4x200 relay – 1. Victoria West, 1:42.93; 2. Boerne Champion 1:43.10; 3. Gregory-Portland, 1:43.49; 4. Bastrop, 1:43.91. 400 – 1. Adeline Carter, Vandegrift, 56.53 (NEW REGIONAL RECORD); 2. AnnaBeth Burniston, Kerrville Tivy, 56.98; 3. Genevie Rivera, S.A. Harlandale, 57.85; 4. Azalia Jones, C.C. Tuloso-Midway, 58.18. 300 hurdles – 1. April Polansky, C.C. Flour Bluff, 44.17; 2. Schulz, Marble Falls, 44.67; 3. Sydney Aberegg, Cedar Park, 44.98; 4. Criselda Cruz, Alice, 46.12; 8. Wright, GHS, 49.11. 200 – 1. Carter, Vandegrift, 25.02; 2. Williams, Victoria West, 25.26; 3. Kori Ditimus, S.A. Houston, 25.48; 4, Rhanequa Higgins, Bastrop, 25.61. 1,600 – 1. Abby Gray, Alamo Heights, 4:55.95 (NEW MEET RECORD); 2. Krystal Martinez, Edcouch-Elsa, 5:00.98; 3. Batista, Rio Grande City, 5:08.53; 4. Cruz, Mercedes, 5:14.07; 6. Hernandez, GHS, 5:15.82. 4x400 relay – 1. Vandegrift, 3:56.13; 2. Austin LBJ, 3:57.17; 3. C.C. Tuloso-Midway, 3:58.80; 4. Cedar Park, 4:00.41.

BOYS DIVISON (Top four finishers and GHS and East View places) Team leaders (44 scoring teams) – San Antonio Houston 72, Cedar Park 48, Bastrop 42, Corpus Christi Flour Bluff 42, Mission Veterans Memorial 36, Victoria West 35, Alamo Heights 34, Mission Sharyland Pioneer 33, Dripping Springs 33, Corpus Christi Calallen 20 (15. Georgetown, 14 points). 3,200 – 1. Fabian Garcia, Mission Veterans Memorial, 9:30.36; 2. Dominic Cavazos, Mercedes, 9:37.82; 3. Jose Aleman, Sharyland Pioneer, 9:41.93; 4. Victor Pedraza, PSJA Southwest, 9:49.31; 10. Collin Turner, GHS, 10:04.41; 11. Jonathan Parks, GHS, 10:07.26. Discus – 1. Jacob Trigg, Sharyland Pioneer, 146-2; 2. Nick Hicks, San Marcos, 139-2; 3. Carlos Tijerina, Eagle Pass Wynn, 137-5; 4. J’von Ortiz-Cedeno, Gregory-Portland, 133-6. High jump – 1. Robert Rosales, Pharr Valley View, 6-4 (fewer misses); 2. Jackson Lanam, Corpus Christi Calallen, 6-4 (fewer misses); 3. Jair Jordan, S.A. Houston, 6-4 (fewer misses); 4. Dorsey Walker, Alamo Heights, 6-4. Long jump – 1. Taveon Jones, S.A. Johnson, 22-2 3/4; 2. Clayton Thompson, Corpus Christi Flour

Bluff, 21-8; 3, Bruce Moody, S.A. Highlands, 21-7 1/2; 4. Adonis Davis, Bastrop, 21-6 1/2. Pole vault – 1. Clayton Thompson, Corpus Christi Flour Bluff, 14-0; 2. Luis Trujillo, Mission Veterans Memorial, 13-6 (fewer misses); 3. Cole Newman, GHS, 13-6 (fewer misses); 4. Matthew Parker, Alamo Heights (fewer misses). Shot put – 1. Benji Cohen, Alamo Heights, 53-7; 2. Diego Trevino, PSJA Southwest, 52-5; 3. Hunter Creasey, GHS, 51-9 1/2; 4. Jacob Trigg, Sharyland Pioneer, 51-2; 10. Torrie Davis, EV, 46-9 1/2. Triple jump – 1. Gregory Rosemond, S.A. Memorial, 45-11; 2. Jones, S.A. Houston, 45-7 1/2; 3. Dominic Castillo, Donna North, 45-3; 4. Chris Hernandez, 44-7 3/4; 5. Gus McVean, GHS, 44-6 3/4. 4x100 relay – 1. S.A. Houston, 41.64 (NEW MEET RECORD); 2. Cedar Park, 41.78; Austin LBJ, 42.39; Bastrop, 42.50. 800 – 1. Jesus Mata, Mission Veterans Memorial, 1:55.46; 2. Trevor Heinz, Dripping Springs, 1:55.84; 3. Zack Kovar, Dripping Springs, 1:56.91; 4. Marcus Guajardo, Edinburg Vela, 1:57.39. 110 high hurdles – 1. Clayton Thompson, C.C. Flour Bluff, 14.23; 2. Willie Debrow, S.A. Houston, 14.60; 3. Nathan Schmitzer, Dripping

Springs, 14.63; 4. Tyler Harris, Vista Ridge, 14.79. 100 – 1. Javelin Guidry, Cedar Park, 10.66 (NEW MEET RECORD); 2. Joseph Freeman, Seguin, 10.89; 3. Quinton Sansing, Floresville, 10.96; 4. McCrae Rutledge, Uvalde, 11.14. 4x200 relay – 1. Cedar Park, 1:27.17; 2. Victoria West, 1:27.81; 3. S.A. Houston, 1:28.09; 4. Austin LBJ, 1:28.33. 400 – 1. Rolando Ruiz, Victoria West, 49.00; 2. Anthony Gonzalez, Brownsville Porter, 49.18; 3. Ricardo Contreras, Bastrop, 49.41; 4. Matthew Carr, C.C. Flour Bluff, 50.80. 300 hurdles – 1. Thompson, C.C. Flour Bluff, 38.22; 2. Chris Hernandez, S.A. Highlands, 38.49; 3. Harris, Vista Ridge, 38.56; 4. Robert Wilson Chestney, Vandegrift, 39.46. 200 – 1. Freeman, Seguin, 21.69; 2. Jonathan Challenger, S.A. Houston, 21.74; 3. Sansing, Floresville, 21.77; 4. Reagan Carter, Bastrop, 21.94. 1,600 – 1. Aciel Castillo, C.C. Tuloso-Midway, 4:18.21; 2. Garcia, Mission Veterans Memorial, 4:24.13; 3. Aleman, Sharyland Pioneer, 4:26.25; 4. Jordan Chagoya, Vista Ridge, 4:28.13; 11. Mason Motakef, GHS, 4:39.14. 4x400 relay – 1. Bastrop, 3:19.69; 2. Sharyland Pioneer, 3:19.74; 3. C.C. Calallen, 3:20.59; 4. Victoria West, 3:21.09.

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GHS Opens Drills With Holes To Fill By Galen Wellnicki Sports Editor

Georgetown may be moving to a new district this coming season, but veteran Eagles head coach Jason Dean is currently wearing blinders in that direction as his team begins the 18-practices allowed during spring training this week. “There’s nothing about spring training outside of our program,” Dean said of the sessions that were scheduled to start on Monday and continue through the annual Blue and White Spring Game on Friday, May 27, at the GISD Athletic Complex. “Our focus is inside, trying to make us as good as we can be.” And in some areas there is plenty to focus on. Dean and his staff must fill a number of holes as graduation will claim all-district performers at running back and wide receiver along with the defensive line. Of course, the skill position picture isn’t completely bleak with two standouts – quarterback Chandler Herman and wide receiver Beau Corrales – returning from last season’s team that finished fourth in District 25-5A and advanced to the area round of the 5A playoffs. “Having Chandler back at quarterback is a big plus, and he’s much better than he was at this time last year with a full season as a starter under his belt. Beau is an all-around athlete and can make the big plays.” In 12 games – eight wins and four losses – Herman, also a basketball standout, completed 222 of 333 passes for 2,731 yards and 24 touchdowns. He was the No. 2 passer in District 25-5A during the regular season. Corrales, a 6-foot-4 multi-sport performer with enough speed to anchor Georgetown’s relay teams during track season, caught 63 balls for 833 yards. Georgetown fans and observers remember both players from the Eagles’ 7066 loss to Boerne Champion at San Antonio’s Alamo Stadium in the area round of last year’s playoffs. Playing in what has to be considered one of the more memorable games in GHS

Senior to-be Chandler Herman returns as quarterback for the Eagles. Photo Russell Rinn

history, Herman completed 29 of 36 for 334 yards and four touchdowns and Corrales caught 12 balls for 177 yards and the Eagles’ first three touchdowns. To jump start your memory on that game in which the Chargers scored the game-winning touchdown with 53 seconds remaining, the two teams combined for 1,321 yards (666 – a fateful number by GHS?). The Eagles averaged 9.90 yards per snap and the Kendall County guys averaged 9.49. Unfortunately, when someone looks at last year’s statistics, it becomes apparent that Herman is also the top returning rusher from last year with 335 yards on 111 carries. The only other player back from last year with a carry, according to GHS stats, is all-state kicker Luiz Diaz, who carried once on a fake. The biggest loss in the backfield was running back Dakota Cahill, who combined guts, a sledgehammer-style at times, intelligence and quickness, for 1,433 yards on 174 carries and 19 touchdowns. He had 256 yards rushing in the Champion game on 18 carries. Also gone from offensive coordinator Chuck Griffin’s arsenal are Jo’vonta Grimble, the district’s leading

receiver, who finished the 12-game campaign with 87 catches for 1,229 yards, and dependable Richard Bueno. Two offensive linemen, who earned all-district mention a year ago return – Chase Travis and Kadin Hammonds. “Basically, we have no returning defensive linemen,” Dean said. “We’re starting from scratch.” The departed from the stopper corps included Hunter Creasey (first-team all-district), Cole Northcutt (second-team all-district), Will May (second-team all-district) and Spencer Rabb (honorable-mention all-district). There are newcomers on the scene – senior-to-be Zach Kepner, a member of the GHS basketball team, and Nick Farr. “We’ll have kids moving up from the JV and some new guys,” Dean said. “Zach hasn’t played since his freshman year, but they are big kids that give us size.” However, not everything is bare in defensive coordinator David Patterson’s cupboard. Middle linebacker Matt May is returning after a second-team all-district junior season along with three experienced younger players – Trace Glanville, Brandon Haw-

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kins and Caden Leggett – in the secondary. Diaz, also a strong performer on the soccer pitch, returns for his senior year after making 45 of 46 extra point tries and seven of 11 field goal attempts. Dean also will be replacing two staff members between now and next season. Assistant head coach and receivers coach Kyle Gandy resigned after the past season to enter private business and head freshman coach Frank Ibarra is retiring at the end of the school year. Dean expects to have approximately 150 players taking part in spring drills. Four scrimmages are scheduled during the time period – this Friday, May 6; Friday, May 13; Friday, May 20; and Wednesday, May 25, prior to the window-dressing spring game. Two events bookend the third week of spring practice – the annual Eagle Football Boosters Golf Tournament on Sunday, May 15, and the Scott and White physicals at 8 a.m. Saturday, May 21. With the GHS practice field being resurfaced this month, the Eagles varsity and JV talent pool will work out in the morning (7:15-9:30 a.m.) on several occasions, while the freshman will toil in the afternoon. East View has elected not to conduct spring contact work and will take advantage of an extra week’s practice and a second scrimmage in the summer. GHS will play host to its annual 7-on-7 league on the first Mondays in June and will include two teams each from Georgetown and one each from East View. The Eagles also are staging a middle school 7-on-7 league on Monday evenings in May with 25-minute games at 6 p.m., 6:30 p.m., and 7 p.m. Playing sites for the sixth, seventh and eighth grade will be Benold, Forbes and the GISD Athletic Complex on a rotating basis. Teams from Benold, Forbes and Tippit will be joined by teams from Hutto and Hutto Farley in the league. Matt Marshall will continue to serve as 7-on-7 commissioner for the GHS

Receiver Beau Corrales returns as a key weapon for Georgetown. Photo Russell Rinn

league. Georgetown also will field a tournament 7-on-7 team. EAGLES SPRING SCHEDULE Week One, May 2-7 Monday – Practice 1, 4:10-6:15 p.m. Tuesday – Practice 2, 4:10-6:15 p.m. Wednesday – Practice 3, 4:10 -6:15 p.m. Thursday – Practice 4, 4:10-6:15 p.m. Friday – Practice 5, Scrimmage One (Freshmen finished at 3:45 p.m. Saturday – Make up, if needed (8-11 a.m.). Week Two, May 9-14 Monday – Practice 6, Varsity-JV, 7:15-9:30 a.m. (film after school), Freshmen, 3-4:30 p.m. Tuesday – Practice 7, Varsity-JV, 7:15-9:30 a.m. (film after school), Freshmen, 3-4:4:30 p.m. Wednesday – No practice. Thursday – Practice 8, 4:10-6:15 p.m. Friday – Practice 9, Scrimmage Two, Varsity-JV, 7:15-9:30 a.m. (film after school); Freshmen finished at 3:45 p.m. Saturday – Make up, if needed (8-11 a.m.). Week Three, May 16-21 Monday – Practice 10, Varsity-JV, 7:15-9:30 a.m. (film after school), Freshmen, 3-4:30 p.m. Tuesday – Practice 11, Varsity-JV, 7:15-9:30 a.m. (film after school), Freshmen, 3-4:4:30 p.m. Wednesday – No practice. Thursday – Practice 12, Varsity-JV, 7:15-9:30 a.m. (film after school), Freshman, 3-4:30 p.m. Friday – Practice 13, Scrimmage Three, 7:15-9:30 a.m. (film after school); Freshman finished at 3:45 p.m. Saturday – Scott & White physicals, 8 a.m. Week Four, May 23-27 Monday – Practice 14, Varsity-JV, 7:15-9:30 a.m. (film after school), Freshmen, 3-4:30 p.m. Tuesday – Practice 15, Varsity-JV, 7:15-9:30 a.m. (film after school), Freshmen, 3-4:4:30 p.m. Wednesday – Practice 16, Scrimmage Four, 7:30-9:45 a.m. (film after school), Freshmen finished by 4:15 p.m. Thursday – Practice 17, Varsity-JV with Blue and White teams after school, finished by 4:45 p.m.; Freshmen finished by 3:45 p.m. Friday – Practice 18, Blue and White Game, GISD Athletic Complex, TBA.

MIDDLE SCHOOL 7-ON-7 SCHEDULE SIXTH GRADE May 9, at GISD Athletic Complex: 6-6:25 p.m. – Hutto vs. Farley, Scoreboard; Benold Blue vs. Forbes. 6:306:55 – Tippit vs. Hutto, Scoreboard; Benold White vs. Forbes. 7-7:25 – Tippit vs. Benold White, Scoreboard; Farley vs. Benold Blue. May 16, at Forbes: 6-6:25 p.m. – Forbes vs. Hutto, Scoreboard; Tippit vs. Farley. 6:30-6:55 – Benold White vs. Hutto, Scoreboard; Farley vs. Benold Blue. 7-7:25 – Benold Blue vs. Tippit, scoreboard; Forbes vs. Benold White. May 23, at Benold: 6-6:25 p.m. – Benold Blue vs. Forbes, Scoreboard; Benold White vs. Tippit. 6:30-6:55 – Hutto vs. Benold Blue, Scoreboard; Farley vs. Benold White. 7-7:25 – Farley vs. Hutto, Scoreboard, Forbes vs. Tippit. SEVENTH GRADE May 9, at Benold: 6-6:25 p.m. – Benold vs. Forbes, Scoreboard; Tippit vs. Hutto. 6:30-6:55 – Forbes vs. Farley, Scoreboard; Hutto vs. Benold. 7-7:25 – Farley vs. Tippet, Scoreboard. May 16, at GISD Athletic Complex: 6-6:25 p.m. – Farley vs. Benold, Scoreboard; Tippit vs. Forbes. 6:306:55 – Hutto vs. Farley, Scoreboard; Benold vs. Tippit. 7-7:25 – Forbes vs. Hutto, Scoreboard. May 23, at Forbes: 6-6:25 – Forbes vs. Benold, Scoreboard; Hutto vs. Tippit. 6:30-6:55 – Farley vs. Forbes, Scoreboard; Benold vs. Hutto, 7-7:2t – Tippit vs. Farley, Scoreboard. EIGHTH GRADE May 9, at Forbes: 6-6:25 p.m. – Benold vs. Forbes, Scoreboard; Tippit vs. Hutto. 6:30-6:55 – Forbes vs. Farley, Scoreboard; Hutto vs. Benold. 7-7:25 – Farley vs. Tippet, Scoreboard. May 16, at Benold: 6-6:25 p.m. – Farley vs. Benold, Scoreboard; Tippit vs. Forbes. 6:30-6:55 – Hutto vs. Farley, Scoreboard; Benold vs. Tippit. 7-7:25 – Forbes vs. Hutto, Scoreboard. May 23, at GISD Athletic Complex: 6-6:25 – Forbes vs. Benold, Scoreboard; Hutto vs. Tippit. 6:30-6:55 – Farley vs. Forbes, Scoreboard; Benold vs. Hutto, 7-7:25 – Tippit vs. Farley, Scoreboard. Source: GHS football

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Patriots Sweep Mustangs To End Year By Jon Whittemore Advocate Correspondent

Having not won a District 25-5A game in more than a month, the East View Patriots vented their frustrations and flexed their offensive muscles in the final week of the season beating the hapless Marble Falls Mustangs, 8-0 and 8-0, as the team’s six seniors ended their high school careers on a high note. The Patriots were helped by Mustang ineptitude as they benefited from ten Marble Falls errors in the two games. The two wins pushed the Patriots’ district record to 4-10 and allowed them to boast of double-digit victories for the season as they end with a 10-18-1 record. They finished in a tie for sixth place in the final standings with Vandegrift, which was swept in its final series by Georgetown. “It was all about the seniors this week,” coach Matt Pullen said. “We wanted them to go out with positive feelings about their baseball experience here at East View. They were leaders and competitors all the way through the year, and this week was no different.” In the Tuesday night

Jacob Dauer took the mound Friday and got the win during his final high school game. At the plate the senior had two hits and three RBI’s. Photo Russell Rinn

game, the Patriots broke open a scoreless game in the top of the fourth, scoring all eight of their runs. The rally was ignited by a

two-out single by Cameron Nowell that seemed to break the scoring dam. “Cameron’s hit started things off,” Pullen said,

“and the following singles by Mason (Tyndall), Corbin (Truslow) and Ronnie (Bailey) broke open the flood gates.”

Junior pitcher Aaron Parks pitched six strong innings, giving up only one hit and striking out eight Mustangs. Tyndall had two hits. In the Friday contest, there was little drama in the final outcome. Under cloud-laden skies and with the threat of rain imminent, Patriot’s senior right-hander Jacob Dauer pitched out of a bases-loaded first inning and never looked back as he recorded the win and struck out 10 along the way. Dauer, playing his final high school game, also recorded two hits and batted in three of the eight runs. Other notable performances were turned in by junior Dalton Westbrook who had a double, an RBI and scored three runs. Nowell scored twice courtesy running for Dauer, and senior Garrett Sansom was credited with a hit and two RBIs. Chad Williams, Ronnie Bailey and Mason Tyndall had one hit each. One other tip-of-the-hat acknowledgement by the coaching staff worth mentioning was to allow senior Will Hickman to take the field for one batter. Hickman was a two-year starter who had been expected to solidify the middle infield

TUESDAY’S DISTRICT 25-5A GAME At Marble Falls EAST VIEW 8, MARBLE FALLS 0 East View 000 800 0 – 8 6 0 Marble Falls 000 000 0 – 0 3 5 Aaron Parks and Ronnie Bailey; Ethan O’Reilly, Kenny Ulbright (5) and Colton Burns. W – Parks. L – O’Reilly. LOB – EV 8, MF 5. DP – M F 2. E – MF, Burns, Trey Rodriguez, Ulbright 3. SB – EV, Cameron Nowell. Leading hitters – EV, Mason Tyndall, 2-2; Corbin Truslow, MF, Burns, 2-3. Game-winning hit – none, Tyndall scored on an error. Records – East View, 3-11 in 25-5A, 9-18-1; Marble Falls, 1-12 in 25-5A, 6-16-1. FRIDAY’S DISTRICT 25-5A GAME At East View EAST VIEW 8, MARBLE FALLS 0 Marble Falls 000 000 0 – 0 5 5 East View 302 300 x – 8 7 0 Alex Roman and Burns; Jacob Dauer, Corbin Truslow(7) and Ronnie Bailey. W – Dauer. L – Roman. LOB – MF 6, EV 5. E – MF, Alex Roman, Rodriguez 2, Ulbright, Dalton Maybury. 2B – MF, Chris Salinas, Burns; EV, Dalton Westbrook. SB – EV, Tyndall, Nowell, Truslow. Leading hitters – MF, Burns, 2-2; Dauer, 2-3, 3 RBIs. Game-winning hit – non, Truslow scored on an error. Records – Marble Falls, 1-13 in 25-5A, 6-17-1; East View, 4-10 in 25-5A, 10-18-1. Source: East View baseball.

from his shortstop position, but he injured a knee before the season began. As a graduating senior, he took the field for the only time this season for the first batter (a Mustang strikeout) of the game before retiring Patriots cont. on B5

BASEBALL FROM PAGE B1 the season or make a long one-way trip down the toll road to Bear Country. Harlandale finished in a three-way deadlock with San Antonio Highlands and San Antonio McCollum for first place in 28-5A. In the playoff to decide playoff seeding, Highlands beat Harlandale, 9-8, and the Indians rebounded to best arch-rival McCollum, 9-2. That district even had to have a playoff for fourth with San Antonio Burbank beating San Antonio Brackenridge, 7-5, to earn that state playoff spot. In 28-5A, Tivy finished third behind state-ranked rivals Boerne Champion and Alamo Heights. One of Foster’s goals for the Vandegrift series was to get some innings for his lesser-used pitchers, He used four pitchers in Tuesday’s victory and five in Friday’s win with the starters Trent Baker (5-1) and Weaver each working three innings. Chris Harrrington, the third pitcher used in Tuesday’s game, got his first win of the season, and reliever Daniel Lewis, who started in right field, got credit for his ninth save. In fact, the combination of Baker, Garrett Smith, Harrington and Lewis combined to one-hit the Vipers, who managed just six hits in the series. Vandegrift scored single runs in the second and fourth. The Vipers took a 1-0 lead in the top of the second on an error and then tied the game 2-2 in the fourth with a sacrifice fly by Sean Dehne. After falling behind, GHS took a 2-1 led in the bottom of the second. Ty Markee singled and scored

on a double by Cole Moore and courtesy runner Ryan Neitsch came home on an error. In the sixth, back-to-back bases-loaded walks to Cade Sill and Robby Isenhour scored Brady Childress and Alex Cornman to decide the issue. Georgetown only managed five hits off of Vipers’ pitching with Childress, going 2-for-3 with a double and single. The Eagles continued their running ways with five steals, including two each by Parker Tadlock and Neitsch. The Eagles doubled their hit total in Friday’s final regular-season finale at Vandegrift. Garrett Conlan, Markee and Sill each had two hits with Markee also having three RBIs and a strong defensive game at shortstop. Georgetown scored single runs in each of the first three innings and then added three-spots in the fourth and seventh innings. Their pitching combination of Weaver, Wesley Gafford, Ryan McConnell, Jack Ingelman and Justin Murphy held Vandegrift to five hits and a pair of runs in the bottom of the sixth. Conlan, who had four of Georgetown’s six stolen bases, scored in the first as he singled, stole second and third and came in on catcher Gray Goolsby’s throwing error to third base. The Eagles added a run in the second as Markee stole home and upped the count to 3-0 in the third as Tadlock scored on an infield grounder by Tyler Mendoza. In the fourth, Markee led off with a home run to left

field, Sill doubled in Moore and courtesy runner Neitsch came home on a passed ball. The final three runs in the seventh came as Conlan, who walked, came in on a wild pitch and Mendoza and Harrison Magee both scored on a play initiated by Markee’s sacrifice fly. For Isenhour it was his first game behind the plate after missing several contests with a thumb injury suffered while running the bases. Vandegrift finished in a sixth-place tie with East View at 4-10. Vandegrift will be moving to 6A next season along with Vista Ridge and Leander, while the Patriots and Eagles will move into District 19-5A, a Region III-5A alignment, for the next two seasons. The other bi-district match-ups for 25-5A teams will have second-place Dripping Springs playing Austin LBJ, third-place Vista Ridge playing Bastrop Cedar Creek and fourthplace Cedar Park going against Austin McCallum. Cedar Park blanked Leander, 5-0, on Saturday at Vista Ridge to earn the fourth seed in the playoffs. Vista earned the No. 3 seed on the strength of having swept the district series with the Timberwolves and Lions. TUESDAY’S DISTRICT 25-5A GAME At Eagle Baseball Field GEORGETOWN 4, VANDEGRIFT 2 Vandegrift 010 100 0 – 2 1 3 Georgetown 020 002 x – 4 5 2 Parker Bond, Jack Gaither (6) and Grant Prussel (6) and Gray Goolsby; Trent Baker, Grayson Smith (4), Chris Harrington (6), Daniel Lewis (7) and Cole Moore. W – Harrington (1-0). L – Gaither. SV – Lewis (9). LOB – VHS 5, GHS 7. DP – VHS 1. E – VHS, Goolsby, Noah Mader, Bond; GHS, Tyler Mendoza 2. 2B – GHS, Brady

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Childress, Moore. SB – VHS, Sean Dehne; GHS, Parker Tadlock 2, Ryan Neitsch, Alex Cornman. Leading Hitters – GHS, Childress, 2-3. Game winning hit – none, Cade Sill walked with the bases loaded, forcing in Childress in the sixth. Records: Vandegrift, 4-9 in 25-5A, 7-19-1; Georgetown, 13-0 in 25-5A, 19-7-2. FRIDAY’S DISTRICT 25-5A GAME At Vandegrift GEORGETOWN 9, VANDEGRIFT 2 Georgetown 111 300 3 – 9 10 1 Vandegrift 000 002 0 – 2 5 2 Austin Weaver, Wesley Gafford (4), Ryan McDonnell (6), Jack Engelmann (6), Justin Murphy (7) and Robby Isenhour; Phillip Ahern, Nathan Price (5) and Goolsby. W – Weaver (8-1). L – Ahern. LOB – GHS 6, VHS 8. DP – VHS 1. E – GHS, Garrett Conlan; VHS, Goolsby, Dehne. 2B – GHS, Sill, Conlan, Harrison Magee; VHS, Myles Mylet. HR – GHS, Ty Markee (2). SB – GHS, Conlan 4, Markee, Childress. Leading hitters: GHS, Markee, 2-3, 3 RBIs; Conlan, 2-2; Sill, 2-2; VHS, Garrett Jones, 2-4. Game winning hit – none, Conlan scored game-winning run on a throwing error. Records – Georgetown, 14-0 in 25-5A; 20-7-2; Vandegrift, 4-10 in 25-5A, 7-20-1.

Center fielder Parker Tadlock settles under a Vadergrift flyball last Tuesday. The Eagles took two from the Vipers to complete their disctrict sweep. Photo Russell Rinn

DISTRICT 25-5A AT A GLANCE Final standings: x-Georgetown, 14-0; x- Dripping Springs, 9-5; x-Vista Ridge, 8-6; x-Cedar Park, 8-6; Leander, 8-6; East View, 4-10; Vandegrift, 4-10; Marble Falls, 1-13. x-clinched playoff berth. Tuesday’s games – Georgetown 4, Vandegrift 2; East View 8, Marble Falls 0; Dripping Springs 6, Leander 0; Vista Ridge 7, Cedar Park 2. Friday’s games – Georgetown 9, Vandegrift 2; East View 8, Marble Falls 0; Leander 2, Dripping Springs 0; Vista Ridge 5, Cedar Park 1. Saturday’s fourth-place playoff – Cedar Park 5, Leander 0.

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Fairley, McFarland, Singh Qualify For State Track

Lady Eagle Dee Day finished the discus competition in 8th place with a throw of 111 feet, 1 inch. Photo Russell Rinn

TRACK FROM PAGE B2 1,600. She won the eightlap event by 34.87 seconds over Mercedes’ freshman Soledad Cruz. In the 1,600, Gray’s winning margin was 5.03 seconds ahead of Edcough-Elsa senior Krystal Martinez. Lady Eagles’ senior pole vaulter Hannah Newman, sister of Cole Newman, was fourth in the girls pole vault with an 11-6. The event was won by Boerne Champion senior Kendahl Shue, who cleared 12-6. Riley Floerke of Gregory-Portland and Alexis Inman of Boerne Champion both cleared 119, but Floerke advanced on the tie-breaker. Georgetown’s other scoring performance was a fifth in the boys triple jump by junior Gus McVean, who posted a 44-6. Five GHS athletes turned in non-scoring efforts. On the girls’ side, junior Dee Day was eighth in the discus with a 111-1 and Wright was eighth in the 300 hurdles final with a 49.11. In boys action, senior Collin Turner and sophomore Jonathan Parks were 10th and 11th in the 3,200 with times of 10:04.41 and 10:07.26, respectively. Junior Mason Motakef was 11th in the 1,600 with a 4:39.14. Four other regional records were established on Saturday. Corpus Christi’s Brooke Barrington ran a 2:12.60 in the girls 800, Vandegrift’s Adeline Carter ran the girls 400 in 56.33, San Antonio Sam Houston recorded a 41.64 in the boys 4x100 relay and Cedar Park’s Javelin Guidry ran the boys 100 in 10.66. In team competition, Victoria West won the girls by a 79-58 margin over Boerne Champion with Vandegrift third in 42. Georgetown finished 10th with 19 points. Sam Houston outdistanced Cedar Park, 72-48, in the boys team race. GHS was 15th with 14 points. – Galen Wellnicki

Senior Hannah Newman finished 4th in the pole vault competition with a vault of 11 feet, 6 inches. Photo Russell Rinn

East View Patriot Torrie Davis finished the regional shot put competition in 10th place with a throw of 46 feet, 9 1/2 inches. Photo Russell Rinn

Sunnyvale, Region II titlist Varnysha Smith (12.28 in the 100 and 25.56 in the 200), Hearne’s Zahara Mercer (a meet-record 25.11 in the 200 in Region III), Daingerfield’s Denzel Mims (25.03 in Region III), Eastland’s Jessie Jacobs (12.13 and 25.24 in Region I) and Madlock (12.22 in Region I). Neither third-place Jarrell relay team was able to advance on the wild-card. Red Oak Life had a thirdplace 42.19 in the 4x100 and Rogers ran a 4:02.41 in the 4x400 relay, finishing in the No. 3 spot in Region III. Joining Fairley on the 4x100 unit were Ciara Hernandez, Mikaela Rountree, and Kaylee Miller. Fairley anchored the 4x400 foursome of Rountree, Hernandez and Julie Tucker. The only other scoring athlete from Gateway or Jarrell was Gators’ pole vaulter Randa Minzenmayer, who finished sixth in the girls pole vault with a 9-0. The Jarrell and Gateway girls finished fifth and ninth with 46 and 17 points, respectively in the team chase, while Jarrell was 16th in the boys final standings with 10 points on the strength of Singh’s effort. Goliad outdistanced Altair Rice Consolidate, 112-90, for the girls title, while San Antonio Cole took the boys crown with 67 and Stockdale was second with 56. – Galen Wellnicki REGION IV-3A TRACK MEET At D.W. Rutledge Stadium, Converse Friday and Saturday (All running events in meters) (State qualification: Top two finishers in each event, plus third-best performance among the four regions). GIRLS DIVISON (Top three finishers and Jarrell and Gateway places) Team leaders (33 scoring schools) – Goliad 112, Altair Rice Consolidated 90, Edna 68, Blanco 65, Jarrell 46, George West 42, Edinburg IDEA College Prep 20, Universal City Randolph 18, Gateway 17, Taft 17. 3,200 – 1. Bret Nance, Blanco, 12:11.88; 2. Andrea Delagarza, Goliad, 12:12.57; 3. Sabrina Garcia, Brownsville Frontier College Prep, 12:17.49. Long jump – 1. Amaya Brown, Goliad, 17-7; 2. Maria Morris, Goliad, 17-5; 3. Macee Krpec, Rice Consolidated, 16-9 1/2; 5. Destiny Fairley, Jarrell, 16-5 1/4. Pole vault – 1. Kimberley Ortolon, Edna, 12-3; 2. Lauren Labay, Rice Consolidated, 11-3; 3. Cameron Boedeker, Marion, 11-0; 6. Randa Minzenmayer, Gateway, 9-0. Shot put – 1. Shermeka Thompson, Edna, 36-2 3/4; 2. Tori Sunday, Poth, 36-2; 3. Sequoya Trevino, Taft, 35-11. High jump – 1. Nikaya Neal, George West, 5-3; 2. Macee Krpec, Rice Consolidate, 5-2; 3. Valery Tobias, Edinburg Idea College Prep, 5-0 (fewer misses). Triple jump – 1. Fairley, Jarrell, 36-3 3/4; 2. Sarah Warner, Blanco, 35-9 1/2; 3. Mireyna Solis, Skidmore-Tynan, 35-8. Discus – 1. Danielle Zambrano, Taft, 123-10; 2. Thompson, Edna, 118-11; 3. Jay Schroeder, Vanderbilt Industrial, 116-2; 14. Alex Vieira, Jarrell, 81-7. 4x100 relay – 1. Goliad, 49.13; 2. Edna, 49.14; 3. Jarrell (Ciara Hernan-

dez, Mikaela Rountree, Kaylee Miller, Fairley), 49.30. 800 – 1. Tobias, Edinburg Idea College Prep, 2:21.24; 2. Johanna Villarreal, Blanco, 2:22.22; 3. Patricia Lara, Karnes City, 2:23.86; 10. Lilly West, Jarrell, 2:36.87; 14. Katrina Wordell, Gateway, 2:41.65. 110 hurdles – 1. Riley Schneider, Rice Consolidated, 15.36; 2. Casey Tislow, Goliad, 15.73; 3. Hannah McNaughton, S.A. Cole, 16.05. 100 – 1. Sierra Pruitt, Edna, 12.23; 2. Alexzandria McFarland, Gateway, 12.32; 3. Caitlin Ambeau, Rice Consolidated, 12.88. (Jarrell’s Hernandez did not qualify for finals with a 13.16). 4x200 relay – 1. Goliad, 1:43.71; 2. Universal City Randolph, 1:44.52; 3. George West, 1:44.61. 400 – 1. Fairley, Jarrell, 56.36; 2. Larissa Manciaz, Rice Consolidated, 57.28; 3. Kendyl Lange, Hallettsville, 57.69. 300 hurdles – 1. Andrea Waggoner, George West, 45.15; 2. Schneider, Rice Consolidated, 45.61; 3. Shay Kowalik, Goliad, 46.83. 200 – 1. Pruitt, Edna, 25.11; 2. McFarland, Gateway, 25.32; 3. Amaya Brown, Goliad, 25.65. 1,600 – 1. Nance, Blanco, 5:21.92; 2. Marissa Martinez, Falfurrias, 5:31.82; 3. Tobias, Edinburg Idea College Prep, 5:34.45. 4x400 relay – 1. Rice Consolidated, 3:58.54; 2. Goliad, 4:03.58; 3. Jarrell (Rountree, Hernandez, Julie Tucker, Fairley), 4:05.26. BOYS DIVISON (Top three finishers and Jarrell and Gateway places) Team leaders (32 scoring teams) -- San Antonio Cole 67, Stockdale 56, Edna 52, Goliad 44, Comfort 41, Marion 37, Taft 34, Luling 28, Hebbroville 27 (16. Jarrell 10; Gateway did not score). 3,200 -- 1. Buster Roberts, Luling, 9:52.97; 2. Quinton Bryson, Lago Vista, 10:08.22; 3. Landon Duplesis, San Antonio Cole, 10:12.47. Long jump – 1. Quinlan Sweeney, Comfort, 22-3; 2. Arturo Huerta, Hebbronville, 22-2; 3. Brady Edminston, Marion, 21-8 1/2. Pole vault – 1. Jason Stafford, Edna (fewer misses), 13-3; 2. Robert Garcia, Banqette, 13-3; 3. Chase Whitelaw, Lago Vista, 13-0 (fewer misses). Shot put – 1. Tommy Arrevalo, Falfurrias, 54-2 1/2; 2. Andrew Perez, Taft, 50-1 1/4; 3. Alex Toca, Comfort, 47-1. Discus – 1. Andrew Perez, Taft, 1617; 2. Mark Ramon, Poth, 149-5; 3. Scottie Reyes, Dilley, 137-11. High jump – 1. Kaden Singh, Jarrell, 6-4 (fewer misses); 2. Samuel Moore, Nixon-Smiley, 6-4; 3. Leo Lara, Santa Rosa, 6-2 (fewer misses). Triple jump – 1. Edminston, Marion, 44-9; 2. Isaiah Trevino, Hebbronville, 43-0 1/4; 3. Mykal Perkins, Cotulla, 42-10. 4x100 relay – 1. Edna, 42.47; 2. Stockdale, 42.81; 3. Marion, 42.91. 800 – 1. Mathew David, S.A. Cole, 1:58.38; 2. Kevin Baez, Vanderbilt Industrial, 2:01.12; 3. Devin Brown, 2:01.687; 8. August Stroh, Gateway, 2:05.91; 14. Nick Keen, Gateway, 2:07.45. 110 high hurdles – 1. Rick Waer, Goliad, 15.00; 2. Keith Wilkinson, S.A. Cole, 15.22; 3. Aidan Sweeney, Comfort, 15.43. 100 – 1. Brad Kucera, Edna, 11.06; 2. Orion Hosey, Goliad, 11.12; 3. Huerta, Hebbronville, 11.18. 4x200 relay – 1. Stockdale, 1:29.53; 2. Goliad, 1:30.04; 3. S.A. Cole, 1:30.94. 400 – 1. Zack Gasca, Rice Consolidated, 49.75; 2. Shaft Gubit, Luling, 50.62; 3. Avery Miller, Vanderbilt Industrial, 50.67. ( Gateway’s Stroh did not qualify for finals with a 53.01). 300 hurdles – 1. Waer, Goliad, 39.25; 2. A. Sweeney, Comfort, 40.95; 3. Alex Ayala, Santa Rosa, 41.30. (Gateway’s Riley Leathers did not qualify for finals with a 42.66). 200 – 1. Marquis Bates, Edna, 21.56; 2. Dalton Stuart, Stockdale, 21.89; 3. Darion Padilla, Mathis, 22.47. 1,600 – 1. Roberts, Luling, 4:26.10; 2. Baez, Vanderbilt Industrial, 4:27.60; 3. Ryan Trahan, Rice Consolidated, 4:27.61; 16, Avery Wolf, Gateway, 5:23.30. 4x400 relay – 1. Vanderbilt Industrial, 3:24.84; 2. S.A. Cole, 3:26.78; 3. Taft, 3:27.34. Source: Official meet results.

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Three area athletes in five events have qualified for Class 3A competition in the UIL State Track and Field Meet on Thursday through Saturday, May 12-14, at Mike A. Myers Stadium on the University of Texas campus in Austin. Jarrell junior Destiny Fairley and Gateway junior Alexzandria McFarland advanced in two events with the performances in the Region IV-3A Meet this past Friday and Saturday at D.W. Rutledge Stadium in Converse. Jarrell’s Kaden Singh will return to State in one event. Fairley won the triple jump with a leap of 36 feet, 3 3/4 inches and the 400-meter dash in 56.36 seconds. She also anchored Jarrell’s 4x100 and 4x400 relays to third-place finishes with times of 49.30 and 4:05.26 and was fifth in the long jump with a 16-5 1/4. McFarland placed second in both the 100 and 200-meter dashes with times of 12.32 and 25.32. Both times, McFarland finished behind Edna’s Sierra Pruitt, who took the 100 in 12.23 and the 200 in 25.11. Singh and Nixon-Smiley’s Samuel Moore each cleared 6-4, but Singh took the gold on the tie-breaker. All three are facing tough fields at state. Singh will jump at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 12. Fairley will compete in both of her events on Friday, May 13, with approximately a 12-hour break between the two. She will triple jump at 8 a.m. and then run the 400 at 8:05 p.m. McFarland is set to run the 100 at 7:05 p.m. Friday with the 200 to follow at 9:15. Singh will face a field that includes Grandview’s Walker Trenton, who won in Region II with a 6-8 and Tyler Russell, who took Region III with a 6-6. Brady’s Cash Jacoby won Region I with a 6-4. In the 400, Fairley’s 56.36 will be top seeded in a nine-runner field that also will include Wall’s Faith Roberson, the Region I titlist with a 57.01 and Hearne’s Zakela Polk, the Region III winner with a 58.28. A larger challenge will face Fairley in the triple jump where Alexandra Madlock of Bangs won Region I with a leap of 40-0 1/2 and Michae’lann Dimaggio of Chapel Hill claimed the Region II title in 38-6. In the short sprints, McFarland will again face Region IV nemesis Pruitt along with Region III champ Ciara Pettaway (12.11 in the 100) of

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don’t know what the new district will present but it will be good,” said Pullen. “We’ve got some solid pitching coming back and seven or eight underclassmen returning who racked

up a lot of innings. I just wish we had a few more games to play this year.” The two losses to East View sentenced Marble Falls to last place in 25-5A with a 1-13 mark.

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SOFTBALL FROM PAGE B1 first inning had Bastrop’s leadoff hitter Erin Mosley reach on a GHS error. The next hitter lined a sinking shot to short right-center where McDonald laid out and made a spectacular diving catch, recovering to her knees and throwing a strike to first base to complete a double play. “I felt I had a chance to make the catch and made sure I took an extra second to gather myself and make a good throw to first,” McDonald said. Senior third baseman, Emalinda Escobedo, the Bears leading hitter for the series, opened the bottom of the second with a single followed by a double and a single to put Bastrop up 2-1. The rally was extinguished when Georgetown junior catcher Taylor Ellsworth fired a perfect pickoff throw to second to end the inning. From that point, Eagles pitcher Cori Turner, a sophomore, allowed only one hit and no runs for the last 5 2/3 innings. Turner explained, “For the most part, I worked their hitters low and away and mixed in inside pitches to jam them or threw change ups away to keep them off balance.” “I had Taylor call the pitches today with a few suggestions here and there, she did a great job of keeping the Bastrop hitters off balance,” Georgetown coach Jessica Bond said. Turner allowed no walks and struck out seven, many on well-timed change ups. “I watched their hitters’ body angles and who was late on the fastball in calling the pitches,” Ellsworth said. After Cora Champion made a long run ranging into foul territory to make

“We had trouble adjusting to their pitching in the first game,” Bond said. “We were off balance not getting good swings. I told our hitters to go after her 100 percent on the first good pitch they saw. I felt we stayed aggressive even when we started slow in the second and third games.” In other bi-district games with 25-5A teams, top-seed Dripping Springs ripped Austin McCallum, 20-2; Vista Ridge beat 26-5A champion Austin Crockett, 1-0; and Leander was swept by Cedar Creek, 6-4, 4-0.

Senor Shortstop Avery Kelly is hit by a pitch in the 6th inning of Saturday’s playoff game in Bastrop. Kelly scored later in the inning.

Jacqueline Kay comes up throwing after making a diving stop. The Lady Eagles bested Bastrop to win their bi-district series 2-1.

a difficult catch for the second out in the third inning, the Eagles’ defense tested Turner with three consecutive errors to load the bases. Jacqueline Kay fielded a grounder in the hole between first and second to end the threat. The Eagles sealed Bastrop’s fate in the sixth inning, sending 11 batters to the plate. Kay opened with a line smash to the fence for a double. Ellsworth followed with a ringing double that went to the wall down the left-field line, scoring Kay. Freshman designated hitter Emily Jones hit another shot for an RBI double. Lauryn Best, who had been in a fence-busting mood of late with five home runs in the previous five games, drilled another double to the wall in left

give GHS the lead at 3-1. In the bottom of the third, the Eagles scored two more when LaGreca drove a tworun double to the wall in right to increase the lead to 5-1. In the top of the fourth, Bastrop plated four runs by way of a GHS error, four singles and a double to tie the game at 5-5. Lawrence led off the Eagles’ biggest inning of the season with a single followed by another McDonald RBI triple, a walk, a Bear error and an Ellsworth run-producing single continued the Georgetown onslaught. After two more Bastrop errors and a hit batsman, Lawrence got her second hit of the inning with an RBI single. The Bears’ nightmare inning continued with McDonald singling home another run

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center to drive in two more runs. McDonald contributed an RBI single to complete the scoring and push the Georgetown lead to 7-2. In the second game of the series on Friday, a winor-go-home for the Eagles, already down one game, the offense came alive. Because of weather issues the game was moved to the Liberty Hill Softball Complex. Bastrop opened the top of the first with a walk, a sacrifice, and a line smash off the leg of Eagle pitcher, Kay for a RBI single. Georgetown countered in the second with singles by Jones and Best along with a Jessica LaGreca walk. Riley Lawrence tied the game with a run-scoring fielders’ choice followed by a line drive triple by McDonald to drive in two more runs to

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and scoring on Kay’s single to finish off a nine-run outburst to bury the Bears at 14-5. In the fifth, after a Jones double, Best hit a full-count change up for a walk-off home run to give GHS a 16-5 win to force a third game. In the opening game of the series played at Bastrop, the Eagles couldn’t solve Bears starting pitcher senior Kyleigh Homesley. In the bottom of the fourth, Bastrop got on the board with two singles, sandwiched around a sacrifice to open a 1-0 lead. A GHS error, a walk, a fielders’ choice and a single produced two more runs to give the Bears a 3-0 lead after five. Georgetown only managed singles by Champion and Avery Kelly off Homesley.

GAME ONE At Bastrop, Thursday BASTROP 3, GEORGETOWN 0 Georgetown 000 000 0 – 0 2 3 Bastrop 000 120 x – 3 7 0 Cori Turner, Jacqueline Kay (5) and Taylor Ellsworth; Kyleigh Homesley and Alexus Gonzales. W – Homesley. L – Turner. LOB – GHS 3, BHS 10. E – GHS, Corylynn Reysack, Turner, Jessie LaGreca, 2B – BHS, Homesley. Leading hitters: BHS, Homesley, 2-4; Melanie Lombardo, 2-3. Game-winning hit – BHS, Drew Ruhe score on an infield grounder. GAME TWO At Liberty Hill Friday GEORGETOWN 16, BASTROP 5 (5) Bastrop 100 31 – 5 9 0 Georgetown 032 92 – 16 21 0 Homesley, Malea Rodriguez (4) and Gonzales; Kay and Ellsworth. W – Kay. L – Homesley. LOB – BHS 2, GHS 5. DP – GHS 1 (Avery Kelly). 2B – BHS, Erin Mosley, Rodriguez, Katlyn Navarro; GHS, Reilly Lawrence, Emily Jones. 3B – GHS, Megan McDonald, LaGreca. HR – GHS, Lauryn Best. SB – GHS, Josie Werich 2, Cora Champion 2, Ellsworth, McDonald 2, Best 3, LaGreca, Jones. Leading hitters – BHS, Emalinda Escobedo, 2-3; GHS, McDonald 4-4, Kay 3-4, Ellsworth 2-4, Jones 3-4, LaGreca 2-2, Lawrence 3-3. Game-winning hit – McDonald tripled in LaGreca and Lawrence. GAME THREE At Bastrop GEORGETOWN 7, BASTROP 2 Georgetown 100 006 0 – 7 9 4 Bastrop 020 000 0 – 2 4 2 W – Turner. L – Homesley.

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Georgetown Senior Sandi Harris announced recently that she will continue her basketball and academic career at SUNY-New Paltz. She is surrounded by grandfather Jack Novak, mother Jodi Novak, father Trey Harris, grandmother Sandra Harris, grandfather Roger Harris and siblings, Emili, Graci and Hank Photo Scott Sovereen

Lady Eagles Sandi Harris Picks SUNY-New Paltz As New Home

Georgetown senior Sandi Harris, a 5-foot-7 guard, has announced that she will continue her athletic and academic careers at the State University of New York at New Paltz. The school, which is located about 90 minutes driving time from NYC and has an enrollment of nearly 8,000, is an NCAA Division III member in the State University of New York Athletic Conference. Harris plans to study business. The Hawks posted a 21-7 record this past season, including a 14-4 conference mark. They won their conference tournament and lost in the first round of the Division III playoffs to Rowan. Sandi Harris’ resume: Harris, who played in 33 of Georgetown’s games in a 24-11 season, was an All-District 25-5A honorable mention all-district choice as a senior for the Lady Eagles. She earned 5A academic all-state honors and was an all-district academic selection as both a junior and senior. Georgetown basketball coach Rhonda Farney said, “It has been a privilege to coach and get to know Sandi and her family. Sandi knows the game and is going to continue to mature physically. I believe that her best basketball days are

ahead of her. She is smart in the classroom and on the court as well as being a great shooter. We are all thrilled that she is taking this opportunity to play at the next level at State University of New York (SUNY).” “The legacy that Sandi and the other four seniors have left is one of the best of any senior class. She has been a part of a program that has won a state championship, been a state semifinalist, and has two-times been a regional finalist in her four years of GHS basketball.” The Sandi Harris file: Why did you pick this school? “I picked SUNY-New Paltz because it had a good business program and was in a good location.” How do they plan to use your talents? “They plan to use me as a shooting guard and potential point guard.”

In what areas do you feel you have to improve for the next level? “I feel I have to improve more in ball handling and consistency all around.” How has your GISD program prepared you for the next level? “My GISD program has prepared me by increasing my mental toughness and basketball IQ.” What has been the highlight of your career to date? “The highlights of my career have been getting to be a part of the team and being on the road to winning state.” What are your long-range goals both personally and athletically? “My long-range goals are to do well in school, win a championship in college and get a good job when I complete my education.”

What do you feel you will add to the school’s program? “I feel like I will add leadership and good teamwork to their program.”

Who have been the most important people in your development? “The most important people in my development have been my coaches, teammates and parents.”

How would you describe yourself as an athlete? “I would describe myself as coachable, determined and hard-working.”

Is there anything else you would like to say? “I am very lucky and happy to have been a Georgetown Lady Eagle.”

What motivates you? “I am motivated by my want for improvement.”

– Galen Wellnicki

Ryan Gray hurled 6 2/3 hitless innings to lead thirdranked Trinity to an 8-3 victory over fourth-seeded Southwestern in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship Game on Sunday at Katt-Isbel Field in Seguin. After losing to Texas Lutheran, 3-1, in the tournament’s opening round on Friday, the Pirates worked their way back into championship competition with a 15-7 win over Centenary on Saturday and a 16-2 victory over TLU earlier in the day on Sunday. The Pirates, who finished with an 18-25 record, started the week with a 6-5 non-conference win over Texas-Tyler in 10 innings on Monday. Gray had a 4-0 lead in the seventh inning and struck out the first two batters of the frame. However, he walked the next two hitters, and then SU’s Ben Little hit a 1-1 pitch from Gray over the wall in right-center to pull the Pirates within a run. The Tigers (35-7) picked up Gray in the bottom of the stanza, scoring four times to increase their advantage to 8-3. Andrew Hoffman came in and closed out the contest with a pair of scoreless panels to earn the save for the Tigers. The game marked the first time SU has reached the SCAC championship game since 2004. SUNDAY’S ELIMINATION GAME: In Sunday’s survival battle with TLU, the Pirates hit three home runs, including two by Will Cates, and cruised to the win over top-seeded Texas Lutheran. SU pounded out 18 hits, including five for extra bases. Cates set the tone with a leadoff homer on the first pitch in the bottom of the first inning. He also hit a two-run home run over the wall in right field on the first pitch he saw in the second inning. The Pirates scored six

SU’s Will Cates repeated as an All-SCAC first team selection. Courtesy of Southwestern

runs in the fourth inning and four more in the sixth, including two on Ethan Luna’s homer to right-center. Luna was 4-for-5 with four RBIs, while Cates finished 3-for-4 with three RBIs. Ethan Hallmark also added three hits. Jacob Kendra (2-4) went the distance to pick up the victory. He scattered eight hits and two runs. SATURDAY’S ELIMINATION GAME: Colby Schmidt had three hits, including a three-run homer, and Tyler Bludau hit a grand slam, as SU powered its way over No. 24 Centenary. The Pirates posted 16 hits in the victory, which kept SU alive in the double-elimination event. Schmidt put SU up in the opening frame, as the freshman catcher belted a three-run homer to left field with two outs. An inning later, Cole Kelly scored on an errant pickoff throw to push the Pirates’ lead to 4-0. Schmidt finished the contest 3-for-4 with three RBIs and four runs scored. Austyn Laird was 2-for4 with three RBIs, while Bludau finished 1-for-1 with four RBIs. Michael Platz (1-2) earned the win in relief, as the right-hander allowed two runs over three innings and struck out five. FIRST ROUND: SU

dropped the opening game of the SCAC Tournament on Friday. TLU’s Nathan Malinovsky (9-1) limited SU to five hits and an unearned run to earn the victory. SU’s Will Preston (4-2) also went the distance, but allowed three runs (two earned) on eight hits in a losing effort. The righthander also fanned six. ALL-SCAC SELECTIONS: Five SU players have been named to the SCAC postseason all-conference teams. Cates earned first-team All-SCAC honors for the second straight season in the outfield. Laird and Tyler Polasek landed on the second team, while Luna and Preston were named honorable mention. Cates is among the league leaders in several offensive categories. The Houston product was hitting .391 with 11 doubles, three triples, six home runs and 23 RBIs at the time of the selections. Additionally, Cates has stolen 27 bases in 32 attempts and has scored 40 runs. Cates, who was named the 2015 SCAC Player of the Year, has amassed 104 total bases, which translates to a .667 slugging percentage and he has reached base at a .463 clip in his senior campaign. Source: SU sports information.

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Buttram Adds Another Championship By Taylor Wiseman

nothing to lose regardless of the outcome of this game’,” Buttram said. Buttram and the Lady Chaps ran into UConn later in the season at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis when they both played in their respective National Championships. The NCAA decided to play the DI, DII and DIII championships on the same court this year. LCU and UConn’s seasons came full circle after beginning the year competing with each other. Buttram, who finished up her second season at LCU, is looking forward to next year. “We have girls ready to step up. We’re going to have a new identity with our team next year and it’s going to be one that, I think, we’re not going to have as much height but we’ll still be very talented,” Buttram said. “Everybody knows how to work hard and with the right mentality we’ll be just fine.” During the championship season at GHS, Buttram was a second-team All-District 17-5A choice on the court and an all-district academic selection as a senior, when GHS returned to state before being eliminated in the state semifinals by eventual champion Canyon. During that 31-7 campaign, she was named the team MVP, a first-team all-district pick, academic all-state and all-district.

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In early April, Caitlyn Buttram, a 2014 Georgetown High School graduate added another championship to her sports resume. Buttram, a sophomore at Lubbock Christian University, and her team won the Division II Women’s Basketball National Championship. This National Championship comes three years and one month after Buttram’s Class 4A state championship with the Lady Eagles basketball team in 2013. That 34-4 run to the title included a come-frombehind 65-60 victory over Dallas Lincoln in the finals at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin. Both championships mean a lot to Buttram, who was a junior starter on the Lady Eagles’ title squad. “In high school that was so special, and I’m not taking anything away from that because it’s still a title. We worked so hard for it, and that was a very special team and a special year,” Buttram said. “What’s different, I think, about college is that it’s just, you know, the next level. You’re playing the best of the best.” In 2013, Buttram was a starter on the point for coach Rhonda Farney and played a lot of minutes at Georgetown. Buttram took on a different role this season at LCU averaging 6.1 minutes per game.

Former Lady Eagles standout Caitlyn Buttram (center front row) celebrates the NCAA Division II basketball championship with her Lubbock Christian University teammates. Photo courtesy of Caitlyn Buttram

Caitlyn Buttram (right) and teammate Haley Frias hold the state championship trophy after the Lady Eagles won the Class 4A state title by defeating Dallas Lincoln, 65-60. Photo Russell Rinn

For some, going from a starting position in high school to coming off the bench in college can be discouraging. Buttram, however, took it in stride and remained positive. “You’re just so happy that your team is doing well that you can’t even complain about it,” Buttram said. “We have so many girls that are so good. Our lead point guard, I just really tried to take notes from [her] because she is a great leader on and off the court.” Coach Farney, who talked to Buttram weekly throughout the season, spoke highly of how she has transitioned. “She has embraced two totally different roles in helping two different teams reach their ultimate goal,” Farney said. “In talking with her teammates and coaches there, they felt like

was worth it. “I was just so happy for our team, especially our seniors. [We] won our conference [last year] but we weren’t allowed to have post-season play so we were just hungry for a game,” Buttram said. When the buzzer went off and news spread that Buttram was part of a National Championship team, her former coaches and teammates were ecstatic. “I wasn’t surprised. She just has an incredible work ethic and, even better than that, she has very great leadership skills,” Farney said. Former state-championship teammate Lorrie Santoy had a similar reaction. “I thought it was so fitting for her to win a national championship. She works hard at everything and is deserving of such

she was every bit as important to their success as any kid that played the majority of the minutes. And to me that is phenomenal; there are not many kids that can do that.” Buttram and the Lady Chaps didn’t just win the National Championship; they went undefeated with a 35-0 record on the season, beating University of Alaska-Anchorage, 78-73, in the title game. To go undefeated for any team is impressive but for Buttram and LCU it was even more extraordinary. LCU moved to Division II just three short years ago and was not allowed to compete in post-season play for the first two years. In LCUs first post-season eligible year, they won it all. LCU waited two years for the chance to play in the post-season and their wait

a high accomplishment,” Satoy said. Buttram’s sophomore year was filled with excitement in many different areas. LCU took on fourtime Division I National Champions, University of Connecticut, in an exhibition game to start the year. The game took place in Connecticut at the XL Center in front of 6,233 fans. UConn won the game by a score of 95-39, the smallest win margin in an exhibition game for UConn since 2011. Exhibition games do not go against season records. LCU put up a fight against the No. 1 ranked Huskies while soaking in the experience. “It was awesome. Obviously we knew we were the underdogs going into that game, but we totally had the mindset of ‘we have

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