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A.D. Ibarra
-Austin, TX
Eagle Pass will be proudly represented in this year's Clyde Littlefield's Texas Relays at Meyer Memorial Stadium on the campus of The University of Texas competing in the Distance Medley Relay and the 4X800 meter relay.
Coach Juan Gonzalez and Frank Vielma along with Coach Roger Olivas are very proud of these two groups which were able to qualify for this prestigious event.
Historically, the Texas Relays signal the beginning of the iconic outdoor track season, and beginning Wednesday high schools, universities and colleges from across the country are filing into Austin to compete at Myers Stadium, which is traditionally packed to its 20,000 capacity.
"It's truly an honor for our kids to be invited to this event and to be able to display their skills in front of a crowd such as the ones who come out to the Texas Relays," stated Coach Juan Gonzalez, "Last year Christian Garcia was invited in the shot put, but we've never had runners compete here. Only the top 18 teams in the state get an invitation in the 4 x 800 meter relay and the top 24 teams in the distance medley get to compete."
The first of the relay groups that qualified is the 4 X 800 meter relay consisting of senior Saul Vasquez, senior Carlos Elizondo, sophomore Victor Garcia, and senior Jorge Ortiz. The second group is the Distance Medley Relay (DMR) which is ran by sophomore Martin Lopez, junior Louis Cortez, senior Carlos Elizondo, and sophomore Hector Alvarez. Alternates for this relay include junior Jesus Teran and sophomore Javier Guevara.
"Our kids have worked hard to get here and the majority are seniors, but our sophomores and juniors have earned their right to compete as well," closed Gonzalez.
The Eagle Pass News Gram salutes these fine athletes, their parents and their coaches as they descend on the State Capital in search of gold and glory. Godspeed and good luck. Represent!
Eagle Pass hosted a district Track and Field Event this weekend. Results were pending but they will be coming soon after official results have been reported
A.D. Ibarra
-Eagle Pass
The Silver & Black Attack CC Winn Mavericks defeated the visiting LBJ Wolves by a score of 14-4 on Friday at the EPISD Sports Complex.
LBJ jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead in the top of the first, but Winn responded with three of their own when Leo Lopez reached on an error followed by a hit by Luis Ramirez who has been stinging the ball as of late. Another Maverick who absolutely cannot be contained has been Ricardo Gonzalez, the fabulous freshman who has been torching District 29-AAAAA pitching.
After Lopez was driven in on Gonzalez' singel, Carlos Barrera cleared the bases with a one out triple into deep center field to score Carlos Cerezo and Gonzalez to put the Mavs up 3-2 after one.
It would be up to Maverick hurler Antonio Longoria to hold off the purpe and gold and indeed he did allowing no runs on only one hit through the fifth.
The Mavericks generated four more runs in their half of the second when Christian Perez got on with a single, Ivan Lopez drew a walk as did cousin Leo to load the bases and a run would score on a bases loaded walk to Ramirez. Ricardo Gonzalez would drive in two more with a hit and Cerezo would score yet again on a wild pitch to make it Winn 7 LBJ 2.
Coach Gene Flores reached into his bag of tricks and scored a run on a double steal which plated Perez when Jonathan Villarreal drew the lBJ defense into him to give Villarreal the opportunity.
The Mavericks continued their onslaught in their half of the fifth on a two out error which put Leo Lopez on base, then Villarreal doubled to score Lopez and Isaac Banda drilled a hit to score Villarreal.
The Mavs put the game away in the sixth with another barrage of offense when Ramirez led off with a hit, Gonzalez got on on an error, Barrera continued his tear with yet another double to score Cerezo for his third run of the game. Big Reick Perez came through for the Mavs when called upon with a hit to drive in Ricardo Gonzalez. Juan Elizondo who came home on another delayed steal to seal the deal 14-4.
Longoria gets his first district win of the season as the Mavs travel to Laredo on Tuesday to face the loop-leading Laredo United Longhorns.
Top hitters for the Mavericks were Carlos Barrera who went 2 for 4 with two doubles, Ricardo Gonzalez 2 for 2 with five runs attributed to his production, two scored and three driven in, Christian Perez 2 for 4, Jonathan Villarreal 2 for 4 and Erick Perez and Isaac Banda 1 for 1.
A.D. Ibarra
-Eagle Pass
The CC Winn Lady Mavericks dropped a heartbreaker on Friday as the Del Rio Queens behind the pitching of Ari Galvan as the Queens chased Brittany Perez for six runs on 13 hits when Galvan opened up the top of the first with a hit followed by two putouts, one by Ronnie Valdez and the other by Rosemary Hernandez, but DH Noemi Rosas got another hit to drive in Galvan followed by Caro Cruz reaching on an error and Clarissa Leon with a base-clearing triple. 3-0 DR after a half inning.
Galvan held the Lady Mavs at bay for two, and then the Queens got two more on four hits in their half of the second to go up 5-0, but Winn would not go down without a fight and they stormed back with three runs in the bottom of the fourth on a single by Ari Ruiz, another by Valdez and the swift Alyssa Lopez reached on an error by the Queen second baseman.
Maverick catcher Lorena Sanchez got a shot of her own to drive in Lopez with the third Mav run, 6-3 after four.
It was in the seventh and final at bat for Winn that the Lady Mavericks made a run that could've decided the game or at least extra innings as Giselle Cerda and Caridad Garcia got on base with hits followed by a bunt by Amberly Garza to move them over into scoring position. Coach Varela's strategy worked because both Cerda and Garcia would eventually come in to score, one on a sacrifice by Rosemary Hernandez.
It was on the last play of the game with Garza on third that Galvan escaped with a one run victory when she got the dangerous Ariana Ruiz to ground out to third baseman Jackie Montejano who was barely able to throw Ruiz out at first for the last out of the game.
The Lady Mavs travel to Laredo on Thursday to take on Laredo Alexander.
By Rey Sifuentes Jr.
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SOFTBALL
The Lady Eagles and Mavericks varsity softball teams kicked off the second half of their District 29-5A season on Friday.
Eagle Pass High School (5-1 in conference) was standing in first place in District 29-5A, heading into its game against Laredo Alexander at 5 p.m. on Friday. C.C. Winn High School’s varsity baseball team (2-4, fifth in conference) was scheduled to face Del Rio at 7 p.m. on Friday.
Both teams met for the first time this season (fifteenth overall) on Tuesday with EPHS taking an 11-3 victory.
Krystal De La Cruz (winning pitcher) struck out two batters, walked one and allowed four hits while pitching a complete seven inning game. Brittany Perez struck out one batter, walked three, and allowed 17 hits while throwing a complete game as well.
The Lady Eagles scored a run in the first inning, nine in the third, and another in the fifth. The Lady Mavericks scored all three of their runs in the third inning.
EPHS stranded eight runners, while CCWN left five on base.
Getting on base for the Lady Eagles were Sandra Mendoza (5-5, 3 RBI), Krystal De La Cruz (3-4), Keanna Cisneros (2-3, 1 RBI), Monica Flores (1-5, 1 RBI), Dariela Velasquez (1-4, 2 RBI), Melanie Mendoza (1-2, 2 RBI), Krystal Perez (2-2), Samantha Fuentes (1-3) and Sairah Gonzalez (1-1).
Coming through at the plate for the Lady Mavericks were Ari Ruiz (1-3, 1 RBI), Natalie Garcia (1-4), Alyssa Lopez (1-3) and Giselle Cerda (1-3).
The Lady Eagles varsity and junior varsity softball teams visit Laredo United South at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, and then host Laredo LBJ at 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Thursday.
The Lady Mavericks varsity and junior varsity softball teams visit Laredo Alexander at 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
UPCOMING GAMES
C.C. Winn High School and Eagle Pass High School’s varsity and junior varsity girls soccer teams meet at 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Eagle Pass and C.C. Winn High School’s varsity baseball teams square off at 7 p.m. on Thursday.
The Mavericks junior varsity and freshmen baseball teams host Laredo United at 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Wednesday.
The Eagles orange and white junior varsity baseball teams visit Del Rio at 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Wednesday.
A.D. Ibarra
-Eagle Pass
The Eagle Pass Eagles squared off against the strong Alexander Bulldogs on Friday evening and came out firing on a nice pass to the middle where the Eagle forward took the ball moved to his left and let go of a shot from mid-range, approximately 20 feet from the goal as the ball bent into the back of the net as Alexander's goalie reached but could not get to the ball for the 1-0 lead. The Eagles defended well but with 10 minutes remaining in the first half, Alexander took the ball right then sent a center pass into the area which was headed in by the Alexander striker, a magnificent goal to tie it at 1-1. The Bulldogs scored again in when a pass to the middle found the Alexander forward in the area. He weaved his way into the area juking two or three Eagle defenders and shot low right to get the game winner past the Eagle goalie for the 2-1 match winner. District 29-AAAAA soccer has improved immensely and the competition is fierce. Eagle Pass Soccer in particular has seen the benefit of many of their players joining elite teams and travel squads which have been garnering championships at the state and national levels. Coach Juan Chavez and his side should be solid on both sides of the field and this match indicates thatthey can compete at this the highest level of soccer in the University Interscholastic League. This match was one of the first held at the new EPISD Football Stadium this season.
By Rey Sifuentes Jr.
Before losing 7-4 to Donna on Friday afternoon, the Lady Mavericks varsity softball team crushed PSJA Southwest 11-1 earlier that day during pool play games of a tournament hosted by La Joya Thursday through Saturday.
The Lady Mavericks scored two runs in the first inning, five n the third, one in the fourth and closed things out by scoring three in the fifth inning.
Brittany Perez (winning pitcher) struck out three batters, and allowed three hits in four innings of work. Neftali Sanchez allowed two hits in her one inning on the plate.
At the plate, Natalie Garcia hit four for four and batted in two runs. Ari Ruiz went two for four and brought in a run. Alyssa Lopez hit two for three and batted a run in. Lorena Sanchez went one for three and brought a run in. Caridad Garcia hit one for two and batted in a run. Daisy Diaz hit one for one and brought two runs in. Ronnie Valdez hit one for two and batted in a run. Rose Mary Hernandez batted in a run. Giselle Cerda, Karla Lopez and Leslie Salinas also played.
CCWN previously blasted Kennedy 12-1 in five innings on Tuesday (February 19).
The Lady Mavericks scored a run in the second inning, two in the third, and another nine in the fourth.
Brittany Perez pitched all five innings for CCWN in which she struck out seven batters and allowed six hits.
Rose Mary Hernandez hit two for four and brought in two runs. Ari Ruiz went two for four and batted in a run. Giselle Cerda hit two for three and brought in three runs. Amberly Garza hit two for three and brought in two runs.
Natalie Garcia went one for three and batted in a run. Caridad Garcia hit one for three and batted in a run. Alyssa Lopez hit one for three.
The Lady Eagles varsity and junior varsity softball teams visit Del Rio on Tuesday with the first game beginning at 5 p.m.