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Wednesday, April 24, 2013 • Posted April 25, 2013
Blanco-1st Place Team - 200 points Ashley Hall -1st, 4x100m relay; 1st, 4x200m relay; 2nd, 200m dash; 2nd, triple jump; 2nd, long jump. Sarah Brotzman - 1st, 4x100m relay; 1st, 4x200m relay; 1st, 4x400m rlay; 4th, triple jump; 3rd, long jump. Charlsey Smith - 1st, 4x100m relay; 1st, 4x200m relay; 1st, 200m dash; 1st, triple jump; 3rd, long jump. Sianna Ghoulson - 1st, 4x100m relay; 1st, 4x200m relay; 1st, 4x400m relay. Charity Windham - 1st, 4x400m relay; 2nd, 100m hurdles; 3rd, 300m hurdl ...
Wednesday, April 24, 2013 • Posted April 25, 2013 • Photos
In a first place tiebreaker game on Monday, April 22, the Panther softball team hit their way to a 12 to 2 victory over the Comfort Deer. With the win the Panthers earn a bye in the first round of playoffs. Comfort faces Karnes City in the first round of playoffs. Meaghen Seales pitched the 5 inning game with only one walk, 3 hits, and one strikeout.
Wednesday, April 24, 2013 • Posted April 25, 2013 • Photos
The Panther baseball team had a rough night against the Comfort Bobcats on Tuesday, April 16, falling 1 to 7 in their first district loss. Comfort and Blanco now share the lead in the district race. Josh McCaslin took the loss, going 6 and 1/3 innings, giving up 5 runs and scattering 8 hits.
Wednesday, April 24, 2013 • Posted April 25, 2013 • Photos
Wednesday, April 24, 2013 • Posted April 25, 2013 • Photos
The Blanco girls won the District 27-AA track meet held April 10 and 11 at Comfort. It was the fourth year in a row they have won the district championship. “I am so proud of the way each of the girls competed,” said head coach Brandi Mumme. “The varsity girls stepped up and showed they deserved to be the District Champions!” “Each relay and almost every individual improved their times or marks from earlier in the season.
Wednesday, April 24, 2013 • Posted April 25, 2013 • Photos
The District 27-AA champions fashioned a two-day total of 704 to finish one shot behind Regional winner East Bernard, and in a tie with district rival Lago Vista at the Region IV-AA golf tournament held at Quail Creek Country Club in San Marcos. “We set our sights on the state tournament three years ago,” said head coach Scott Balmos.
Wednesday, April 17, 2013 • Posted April 17, 2013 • Photos
Regional Qualifiers 4x100 relay- Keith Dearmond, Aikman Elrod, John Hodge and Alex Palos, 4x200 relay- Keith Dearmond, Quinn Dillard, John Hodgeand Alex Palos, and 1600 meter- Rance Dollahite. Varsity Results: Philip Alvarado- 5th Pole Vault, 5th 3200 meter run, Ed Alvarado- 4th 4x400, 6th 800meter run, Conner Anderson- 6th 400, 4th 4x400, Dylan Bates- 3rd 400m dash, 4th 4x400, Cove Chick- 4th 100 m dash, Quinn Dillard- 2nd 4x200, 4th 200m dash, 4th 4x400, Keith DeArmond- 1st 4x100, 2nd 4x20 ...
Wednesday, April 17, 2013 • Posted April 17, 2013 • Photos
District 27-AA Champs... L-R: Coach Scott Balmos, Kyle Gray, James Leachman, Lane Hoelting, TJ Hardin and Aaron Uballe. The Blanco boys golf team captured the District 27-AA championship for the third year in a row, outdistancing second place Lago Vista by 15 strokes in rounds played on March 26 at Vaaler Creek Golf Club in Blanco and on April 8 in Kerrville.
Wednesday, April 17, 2013 • Posted April 17, 2013 • Photos
4x100m relay-1st- Abbie Culton, Natalie Barnett, Leslie McLinton, and Abby Beard. 800m run-1st-Meaghen Seales; 2nd, Bret Leigh Nance; 4th, Corinne Johnson, 100m hurdles-2nd-Paxston Koehl, 100m dash-5th, Erica Flores; 6th, Lexee Jenkins, 4x200m relay-1st-Culton, Barnett, L. McClinton, Beard, 400m dash-5th, Monica Flores, 300m hurdles-2nd, Paxston Koehl, 200m dash-2nd, Leslie McClinton; 3rd, Abbie Culton, 1600m run-1st, Meaghen Seales; 2nd, Bret Leigh Nance, 4x400 relay- 1st- Jenkins, Barnett, Se ...
Wednesday, April 17, 2013 • Posted April 17, 2013 • Photos
The Panther baseball team claimed two more district wins defeating the Ingram Warriors, 10-0 on Tuesday, April 9 and downing the Johnson City Eagles, 4-0 on Friday, April12. Against the Warriors, Kyle Sauceda got the win going 3 innings, striking out 2 and scattering 2 hits. Ian Ray went 2 innings striking out 3.
Wednesday, April 17, 2013 • Posted April 17, 2013 • Photos
The Panther softball team tallied 3 district wins this past week trouncing the Ingram Lady Warriors, 16-1 on Tuesday, April 9, beating the Johnson City Eagles, 17-4 on Friday, April 12, and defeating the Comfort Deer on Monday, April 15, 4-2 Callie Culton pitched the 3-inning, 15-run rule victory over the Warriors tossing 3 strike-outs, giving up one hit.
Wednesday, April 10, 2013 • Posted April 10, 2013 • Photos
Kelsey Schwind and Joanna Delavan earned third place in girls doubles. Justin Williams won first in JV boys singles.
Wednesday, April 10, 2013 • Posted April 10, 2013 • Photos
8th Boys: 2nd Place Team Discus – Thomas 2nd Long Jump - Elizondo 5th High Jump – Elizondo 5th Triple Jump – Olmedo 5th Shot Put – Thomas 3rd Pole Vault – Robinson 3rd, Mangold 5th 2400 – Kindla 2nd 4 x 100 – 2nd Martinez, Webster, Elizondo, Flores 800 – Thomas 2nd, Olmedo 3rd 110 Hurdles – Coggins 3rd 4 x 200 – 2nd Webster, Elizondo, Thomas, Martinez 400 – Olmedo 5th 300 hurdles – Coggins 6th 200 – Martinez 2nd, Elizondo 3rd, Webster 4th 1600 – Thomas ...
Wednesday, April 10, 2013 • Posted April 10, 2013 • Photos
The Panther softball team beat the Lago Vista Lady Vikings 16-1 in a 3 inning, run-rule game on Friday, April 5. Three Panthers batted “1000”, with Leslie McClinton hitting 4 of 4, and Meaghen Seales and Abbie Culton each hitting 2 of 2. Leslie knocked in 3 rbi and scored 4 runs.
Wednesday, April 10, 2013 • Posted April 10, 2013 • Photos
Blanco baseball faced a tough Lago Vista Viking team on Friday, April 5. The Panthers kept their cool and held on for a 2-1 victory. Kyle Gray had a sacrifice fly to score a run. Skylar Itz went 2 for 2 with a sacrifice fly bringing in TJ Hardin for the winning run. Sam Isenberg, Layne Lassberg, TJ Hardin and Skylar Itz all had outstanding defensive plays. Josh McCaslin went the distance striking out 4 and scattering 5 hits in 7 innings to improve his record to 4-1 on the year. Blanco is no ...