Marion and Navarro Area Round Baseball Games to Air on KWED

(Marion) -- The Marion Bulldogs are back in the Area round of the Class 3A playoffs.

Marion swept past Tidehaven last Thursday in the UIL Bi-District round and now the Bulldogs will now face Jourdanton in a three-game playoff in the Area round starting tomorrow.

Chase Hallmark had a walk-off hit in the bottom of the 8th in Marion’s 5-4 win in game one against Tidehaven. The Bulldogs fell behind early in game two, but rallied for a 7-6 win to complete the series sweep.

Marion will play Jourdanton in a best-of-three game series starting tomorrow. The Bulldogs, the 2023 District 26-3A champions, made it to the Regional Quarterfinals last season. The Indians, who beat Crystal City in three games in the Bi-District round last week, finished 2nd in District 27-3A.

Game one will be held in Marion Thursday evening. Games two and three, if necessary, will take place in Jourdanton on Friday starting at 5 O’clock.

You’ll hear game one on KWED on Thursday. First pitch is set for 6 p.m. We’ll get out coverage started at around 5:45 Thursday afternoon with our Bulldog pregame on AM 1580 and streaming at SeguinToday. com

(Halletsville) — The Navarro Panthers will face Sealy in the Class 4A Area round starting Thursday. The Panthers won a one-game playoff over Wimberley last Thursday in the Bi-District round, taking down the Texans 6-3 in Wimberley. The win avenged a series loss to the Texans in the same round a year ago.

Bryce Nall had 11 strikeouts on the mound in getting the complete game victory. Landun Taylor went 3-for-3 with a double and a triple. Taylor scored the go-ahead run in the 5th inning when he scored from 3rd on a dropped third strike by the Texans’ catcher.

Sealy finished the regular season as the second place team in District 25-4A. The Tigers beat Bay City two games to none in the Bi-District round last week. The Panthers were the champions of District 28-4A.

The teams will meet in a best-of-three series in Halletsville starting on Thursday. Game one is set for 7 p.m. Game two will be held Friday at 6 p.m. and a game three, if necessary, will take place on Saturday afternoon at 1 O’clock.

We’ll have game two between Navarro and Sealy for you on Friday on KWED. If a game three is needed on Saturday, will have that game for you on KWED as well.

Concepcion “Concha” Menchaca Gonzalez of Seguin, Texas was welcomed into her Heavenly Home on April 22, 2023, at the age of 88 surrounded by family. She was born on May 10, 1934, in McQueeney, Texas to Jose Maria Menchaca Sr. and Francisca Dominguez Menchaca.

Concha, as she was known by everyone, was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend. She was proud member of the Guadalupanas at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church for many years. She and her husband Bernabe “BB” were long time members of the American Legion. In the early years, she loved to sing with her husband as he played the guitar. She also loved putting on her dance shoes and going to dances on the weekend as she and her husband were often asked to sing. One of the things that Concha was most proud of was when she sang at Noche De Gala. She also loved going on convention trips with her husband. She was devoted and hard-working woman who loved her family and enjoyed spending time with them. She never had any daughters and would always say that Anna, Destiny, and Jayana Gonzalez were her daughters. Her grandson Jesse Jr. was also like a son to her, and her granddaughter Destiny was her number one and her everything. Concha was a loving and very sweet woman, and she was loved by everyone who had the opportunity to meet her. She will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her.

She is preceded in death by her husband Bernabe B. Gonzalez of 42 years; her parents; brothers, Jose Menchaca Jr., Guadalupe Menchaca, and Santos Menchaca Sr.; great-granddaughter, Jessica Maria Gonzalez; father-in-law, Pedro Gonzalez and mother-in- law, Margarita Gonzalez.

Left to cherish and honor her memory is her only son, Jesus M. Gonzalez “Chuy”; grandson, Jesse V. Gonzalez “Lil Chuy” and wife Anna; great-grandchildren, Destiny, Jesse Ray, and Jayana Gonzalez; great-great-grandchildren, Ethan and Ayven Zuniga; sister, Carmel Mancilla and brothers, Adelaido Menchaca Sr., Juan Menchaca Sr., and Jesus Menchaca; special niece who was like a daughter to her , Elaine Lopez as well as numerous nieces, nephews and other loving family member and dear friends.

Serving as pallbearers will be Santos Menchaca Jr., Steven Menchaca, Adelaido Menchaca Jr., Michael Stephen Menchaca, Juan Menchaca Jr., and Adam Mancilla.

Visitation will be at Palmer Mortuary on Thursday, May 11, 2023, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. The Holy Rosary will be recited at 7:00 p.m. and will be led by the Guadalupanas and Deacon Nick Carrillo.

Visitation will continue Friday, May 12, 2023, at 8 a.m. at Palmer Mortuary and the chapel will be dismissed at 9:30 a.m. Mass will be offered at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church and the burial will follow at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Cemetery.

Funeral arrangements are under the care of Palmer Mortuary and Cremations located at 1116 N. Austin Street, Seguin, Texas 78155; 830.379.9430. Please log on to www.palmermortuary.com to sign and view the guest book.