Panther baseball jumped out to a great start in District 27 2A play with wins over the Ingram Warriors, the Johnson City Eagles, and the Comfort Bobcats. On Tuesday, March 19 the Panthers shut-out the Warriors 18-0. James Leachman, senior pitcher, got the win going 2 innings and striking out 4 batters.

Senior Leslie McClinton and junior Kyle Sauceda both received all-region honors from the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches.

Grace Strodtbeck and Alley Penshorn won top honors in the division two girls doubles at the Canyon Lake tournament.

Ingram: 16-0, Johnson City: 11-3, Comfort: 12-10. Story to follow next week.

All-District Boys Basketball honorees are, back row, Senior, Colton Childress, 1st team, Junior Kyle Sauceda, District co-MVP and Junior Carlin Green, 1st team. Also front row, Senior, Sam Isenberg, 1st team, Junior, David Ramirez, defensive Player of the Year, and Junior, Josh McCaslin, honorable mention. Not pictured: Junior, Brett Champion, 2nd team.

All-District Girls Basketball honorees left to right are Sophomore, Jamie McClinton, honorable mention, Sophomore, Charlsey Smith, 1st team, Junior, Meaghen Seales. 1st team, Senior, Leslie McClinton, District MVP, Sophomore, Payton Savarino, honorable mention, Sophomore, Abbie Culton, honorable mention, and Sophomore, Lexee Jenkins, 1st team. Not pictured: Sophomore, Reagan Rogers, 2nd team.

The Panther softball team completed the first round of district play with a 3 – 1 record. On Tuesday, March 19 the Panthers traveled to Ingram for a 23 – 0 win. With no hesitation the Panthers scored 13 runs in the 1st inning, with 3 runs tallied on a homerun by Kelsey Schwind.

The Blanco LL - Junior Girls Softball team (Rebels) shut out Lago Vista opening day, 11-0. Aggressive base running gave the Rebels an early lead. By the end of the 3rd inning, the maximum run rule was enforced and put a quick finish and victory for the Rebels’ first game.

Boys Varsity Team – 6th place Varsity 3200m run-5th-Rance Dollahite, 1600m run-4th-Rance Dollahite, 4x100 relay-3rd-Tyler Brown, Aikman Elrod, John Hodge, and Alex Palos. 4x200 relay-3rd-Keith DeArmond, David Ramirez, John Hodge, and Alex Palos. 100m dash-4th-Aikman Elrod, 200m dash-6th-John Hodge, Pole vault-5th-Colton Barrow. Junior Varsity 4x100 relay-1st-Trent Dechert, Eddie Torres, McKay Adamson, and Logan Dodd.

In an overwhelming victory, the Panther softball team defeated the Lago Vista Vikings 25-0 on Tuesday, March 12. The Panthers racked up 16 hits in only 3 innings including 9 singles, 4 doubles, and 3 homeruns. Leslie McClinton, Taylor Guinn, and Abbie Culton each ripped homeruns over the fence. Meaghen Seales hit 3 of 3 with 2 singles and a double.

Spring break was good to the Panther baseball team as they tallied two more wins. First on Tuesday, March 12, the Panthers defeated the San Antonio Wolverines 8-7. Kyle Gray had 2 hits, scored 2 runs, and knocked in 2 runs. Ian Ray plated 2 runs with a single. Layne Lassberg, Kyle gray, and McKay Adamson saw action on the mound striking out 6 and scattering 11 hits. Then on Friday, March 15, Blanco defeated the Lytle Pirates 8-3.

The Panther softball team fell 5-7 to the Navarro Panthers on Tuesday, March 5, in a nail-biter. Blanco was down four runs at the end of the second inning. In the third, Leslie McClinton nailed an over-the-fence homerun to spark the offense. The team loaded the bases but scored no runs.

The Panther baseball team tallied a 5-0 record in the Blanco tournament to claim the championship trophy. On Friday the Panthers beat San Antonio FEAST, 12-1. Sam Isenberg and Chad Marshall each had a triple and two RBI. Layne Lassberg got the win on the mound. Next the Blanco team shut-out Medina 20-0.

Campers, instructors, high school helpers, and coaches at the Baseball/Softball Camp.

Monica Flores won first place at the regional power lifting meet at Gatesville on March 2. Abby Beard and Katherine Biggs each placed ninth. The girls team tied for fifth. Monica and Erica compete at the state meet at Corpus Christi on Saturday, March 16.