Seguin and Navarro Softball Teams Win While Marion Falls Tuesday

(Seguin) — The Seguin Lady Matador softball team got off to a 1-0 start in district with an 8-2 win over Pieper at home on Tuesday night.

Lady Mat lead-off hitter Ashlie Aguilar went 3 for 3 with a walk and three runs scored. Camryn Rios was 3 for 4 with three RBI and Kendall Hurt picked up the win in the circle.

Seguin is 15-5-1 overall on the season. The Lady Matadors will be at Smithson Valley on Friday.

(Geronimo) -- Samantha Mundine drew a bases loaded walk in the bottom of the seventh to give the Navarro Lady Panthers a 3-2 victory over Canyon Lake on Tuesday night at Navarro High School.

Kaislynn Tovar blasted a home run in the 1st inning for Navarro. The Lady Panthers are 9-7 on the season and will play in the San Marcos softball tournament starting tomorrow.

(Marion ) -- The Marion softball team fell 15-3 at home on Tuesday to Wimberley. After the Lady Bulldogs spotted Wimberley seven runs in the top of the first, Carlie Alvarado drove in two runs with a two-out base hit in the bottom of the inning. Alvarado went 2 for 4 in the game with a run scored.

Following the game, Marion head coach Sammy Scribner talked about Alvarado’s effort.

“She came through in the clutch. She’s been kinda struggling at the plate and she’s been injured. She came out today and really did well.”

Scribner also compared his team’s marathon victory at Wimberley last year to their loss this season.

“The score was 35-26. It was 21-21 after seven (innings). So, seven runs that’s a big lead (for Wimberley), but I knew we were gonna score some, I just didn’t know we were gonna stop scoring.”

The Lady Bulldogs will next play on Friday when they host Karnes City.

Mendez

Silvester Mendez, age 73 of Seguin, passed away on March 2, 2023. Silvester was born on November 26, 1949 in Pearsall, Texas to Beatrice (Rodriguez) and Epifanio Cavazos Mendez.

Silvester is preceded in death by his parents, and brother Joe Alex Mendez.

Survivors include his life partner Maria Jimenez; daughter Margarita Mendez-Woods – Army Veteran (husband Shay Timothy Woods); sons, Silvester Mendez Jr (life partner Luisa Santiago), David Mendez – Retired Marine (wife Stephanie Mendez) and Matthew Mendez; brother Roy Mendez (wife Margie Mendez), and brother from another mother John Blacketer (wife Mary Blacketer); sister Gloria Guajardo (husband Albert); half-sister Beatrice Bosquez (husband Torino); grandsons, Larry Bilbrey II (wife Ashley Bilbrey), Dalton Bilbrey, Bubba Bilbrey (wife Devon Bilbrey), Michael Mendez, Louis Mendez, Dean Mendez, Anthony Mendez, and Nick Mendez; granddaughters, Elaine, Michelle and Isabella Mendez; numerous nieces, nephews, other loving family members and many friends.

Visitation will be Thursday, March 9, 2023 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Tres Hewell Mortuary Chapel with the recitation of the Holy Rosary at 6:30 p.m. with Deacon Nick Carrillo officiating. Visitation will begin again on Friday, March 10, 2023 at 9:30 a.m. at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church followed by the Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 a.m. Interment will follow in Dugger Cemetery.

You may visit www.treshewell.com.

Ball

Celebration of Life service for Billie Fai Ball will be held Saturday March 11th at 11AM from the Greater Refuge Church of our Lord Jesus Christ, 410 N Guadalupe St, Seguin, TX. Viewal will be from 9:30 am till 11AM at the Church. Interment will be in Zion Hill Cemetery No 2. Ms. Ball was an educator at heart having attended Huston-Tillitson College in Austin,Texas and graduated with honors! She received her teachers certification and later her administrator certification and had teaching tenured at Gatesville School for Girls,Blackshear Elementary School in Austin,TX, public schools in Crockett,Texas,two tenured at Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio, TX.and retired having taught Special Education in Seguin I.S.D. and served as its Director.

In later years,she married District Elder George Floyd Ball and served as Pastor’s wife until his demise. She was an avid Civil Rights worker and played as one of it’s musicians having just served at MLK Day at Central Park in downtown Seguin in 2023. She served her local community and the church’s as well. She died February 27th at the age of 86. Services entrusted to the reverent care of Eunice and Lee Mortuary.