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Tiger powerlifters get division championships AllDistrict awarded By JASON GUILBEAU Sports Writer
At 145 pounds Zach Konieczny was not the biggest player on the football field, but in every game during his senior season he
always found a way to be on the Tiger leader board in tackles. The same brand of tenacity, heart and strength Konieczny played with on the field has landed him in a prime position to bring home a state
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championship medal in powerlifting. What was just one part of the off-season training regimen for football and other sports has become an area of hot competition for Sealy athletes. In 2011 Sealy finished the powerlifting season as state champions in 3A Division II. Two Tigers also claimed individual state championship wins: Jesse Burttschell in the 275 lb. weight class and Johnny Adair in the 114 lb. weight class. In all four of the meets he has competed in up to the regional event, Konieczny took home gold and at the Rice Booster Club meet at Rice Consolidated High School he was given the honor as the best overall lifter in the competition. In the regional meet held on Saturday, March 10, at West High School, in the town of West, Konieczny weighed in at 145.3 pounds. He advanced to state by placing second, lifting 285 pounds in bench press, squatting 460 pounds and dead lifting 440 pounds for a total weight of 1,185
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Zach Konieczny, center, advanced to state in powerlifting. He is pictured above with coach Russell Dziadek and Vincente Villagomez, who assists Konieczny in training. pounds lifted. Konieczny’s lift total was an improvement of 170 lbs from the 1,015 he lifted in last year’s regional competition and was enough to earn him a spot in this year’s state meet by 30 pounds. “The competition will be fierce, but I feel that if I work to improve my totals in dead lift and squat it will greatly increase my chances to finish at the top in the state meet, ” he said.
Konieczny competes for Sealy at the 3A Division II state meet on March 24 at the Taylor County Expo Center in Abilene, Texas. “It is my first chance to compete at the state championship level in powerlifting and the first time in any sport I have been this close to a state title,” said Konieczny. “I am going to give it my all, holding nothing back, to try and bring home a state championship ring.”
The Academic All-District selections were announced and quite a few Tigers showcased that they have the chops to succeed in the classroom as well as the on hardwood. Making the cut as academic all district selections in District 24-3A from Sealy were: Ricky Seals-Jones, Ryan Klepser, RJ Cardell, Kris Brown, Dylan McCallum, Jacob Berger, AJ Viertel, Devon Trader and Jowan Davis.
Lady Tigers honored By JASON GUILBEAU Sports Writer
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Zach Konieczny competes in the recent powerlifting meet that will send him to state competition.
After a marvelous season which saw the Lady Tigers go 12-0 in district for their second undefeated season in a row, seven members of the Sealy girls basketball team were given the honor of being named to the District 24-3A academic all-district team. To earn academic all district honors the player needs to maintain an A average in their classes for the majority of the season, showing that the basketball court isn’t the only place where they shine. The Lady Tiger basketball players selected to the scholar athlete list are: Ashley Cooper, Caroline Owen, Kierra Harris, Marissa Bolden, Kendall Wickens, Kelsie Maxwell and Angelica Fitzgerald.
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week to be moved to Spring Break or were cancelled. Before the stormy weather moved in, the Lady Tigers took on the Lady Royal Falcons on Monday, March 5, in a game Sealy won 11-0. The Lady Tigers played two games March 8, falling to Shiner 9-8 and Smithville by the score of 7-5. By going 1-2 the Lady Tigers now stand at 5-7 overall and 1-0 in district play. (L) Sealy 5 – Smithville 7 The Lady Tigers struck first by scoring 3 runs in the second inning before giving up 5 in the third. In the top of the fourth inning Smithville scored 1 run to increase its lead to 6-3 before Sealy scored 1 run in the bottom of the fourth and one in the bottom of the fifth. But the Lady Tigers couldn’t cross the plate enough and Smithville added one more run in the top of the seventh to win by the score of 7-5. Mariah Holub pitched three innings giving up 6 runs on five hits, striking out three batters and walking none of the 17 she faced. Amanda Allard stepped on the mound giving up only 1 run off of five hits, striking out two and walking none out of 16 batters faced. At the plate, Kay Schroeder went 1-4 with 2 RBIs, Shannon Brown went 1-4 with 1 run, Morgan Menke went 1-3 with 1 RBI, Allard went 1-2 scoring 2 runs, Holub went 1-2 scoring 1 run, Mendi Nelson
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went 2-4, Jenna Schroeder went 0-3 scoring 1 run and Shandi Nelson went 0-2 but had an RBI. As a team, the Lady Tigers went seven of 28, scoring 5 runs with 4 RBIs. Picking up extra base hits were Mendi Nelson and Holub, who each hit one double apiece. On the bases Mendi Nelson had one stolen base. (L) Sealy 8 – Shiner 9 Against Shiner the Lady Tigers fell behind early going into the bottom of the second by a score of 4-0 before picking up one going into the third. In the third inning Shiner scored 1 run and added 4 more in the fourth before Sealy was able to pick up 2 runs in the bottom frame of that inning to trail by the score of 9-3. The Lady Tigers could not overcome the deficit but added 5 academic runs in the sixth inning falling 9-8 at the end of seven. Allard picked up the loss against a tough Shiner team giving up 9 runs off of 12 hits, walking 1 and striking out 2 of the 37 batters she faced. At the plate, Mendi Nelson went 2-4 scoring 1 run, Menke went 3-3 scoring 2 runs and knocking in 1 RBI, Kay Schroeder went 1-4 scoring 1 run and knocking in 2 RBIs, Holub went 1-2 scoring 2 runs and hitting 2 RBIs, Jenna Schroeder went 1-2 with 1 run and 1 RBI, Allard scored 1 run with Shandi Nelson and Shannon Brown collecting 1 RBI apiece. As a team, the Lady Tigers were 8 of 25 at the plate scoring 8 runs off of 8 RBIs. Reaching on errors were Holub, Mendi Nelson,
Kelsie Maxwell and Allard who each reached base one time off of a miscue by Shiner fielders. Menke, Jenna and Kay Schroeder hit one double each picking up extra base hits for Sealy. (W) Sealy 19 – Royal 0 Sealy jumped out to an early lead by scoring 11 first inning runs before adding 5 in the second and 3 in the third, allowing none to run rule the Lady Falcons and Brookshire on March 5. Allard pitched a marvelous no-hitter, striking out four of the batters she faced to pick up another Lady Tiger win. At the plate, the Lady Tiger bats came alive with fury as Sealy went 8 of 14, scoring 19 runs off of 12 RBIs. Maxwell went 2-2 with a double scoring 1 run and knocking in 2, Kay Schroeder went yard for the lone Lady Tiger homerun going 1-2 at the plate with 4 RBIs and 2 runs. Karleigh Newsome went 2-3 with 3 runs and 3 RBIs, Brown went 1-1 scoring 2 runs and knocking in 1, Holub went 1-1 scoring 3 runs and Gloria Whitmore went 1-1 with 1 RBI and 1 run. Mendi Nelson scored 1 run, Menke scored 2 runs, Jenna Schroeder scored 3 runs and Shandi Nelson scored 1 and knocked in. The Lady Tigers also had a field day on the bases with Kay Schroeder, Brown, Maxwell and Holub each picking up two steals, and Newsome, Mendi Nelson and Menke all picking up one steal each. The Lady Tigers play their makeup game and face Columbus on March 12 before facing Stafford at home on March 13.