Seguin, Marion athletes qualify for UIL state track & field meet
(San Antonio) – The Seguin boys 4×100 relay team of Dreshawn Brooks, Rondie Singletary, Tristan Moreno, and Marques Washington won the 5A Region IV championship at Heroes Stadium in San Antonio last week, as did Nayla Harris in the girls 100 meters.
The Matadors posted a time of 42.23 seconds in the 4×100 finals to improve upon their prelim time of 42.62. Harris sprinted to the 100 meters gold medal in 12.23 seconds.
Mary Lee also punched her ticket to the UIL state meet by finishing second in the high jump (5-00.)
Marion’s Walker Rudisaile won the 3A Region IV championship in the boys pole vault, clearing the bar at 15-06.
Only the top two finishers in each regional event qualify for the state meet.
Seguin’s Tavawn Williams finished third in the boys 100 meters with a time of 10.74 seconds. Brooks finished fifth in the 200 (23.27). Diego Hernandez took fourth in the 110 hurdles (14.93). The 4×400 relay team of Hernandez, Terrance Brandon, Moreno, and Dorien Shannon took fourth place (3:23.75).
The Bulldogs’ 4×100 relay team of D.J. Blyden, Jacob Wallace barely missed a top-two finish and state ticket with a third-place time of 43.58 seconds. Summer Knight took third in the girls pole vault with a mark of 9-06.
Navarro had multiple athletes compete in the 4A Region-IV meet at Texas A&M-Kingsville, but no state qualifiers. Bryce Carter came closest to cracking the top two in a pair of events, finishing fourth in the boys 1600 meters (4:41.02) and 3,200 meters (10:04.99).
Comfort wrestles district baseball title from Marion
(Comfort) – Marion came up short in its quest for the District 26-3A baseball championship Friday night in a 3-0 road loss to Comfort.
The Bulldogs (15-10) dropped two of the three head-to-head meetings with Comfort and finish with a final district record of 10-2, while the Bobcats claim the 26-3A title with an 11-1 district mark.
Marion will face Johnson City in a best-of-three bi-district playoff series this Thursday and Friday in Wimberley. The Thursday game starts at 7 p.m. The teams square off at 4:00 on Friday, with a doubleheader if the series goes to a third game.
Marion’s Jerin Valadez and Cade Baumann pitched effectively enough to keep Marion close against Comfort. Valadez allowed three runs (one earned) with two strikeouts, but walked six, over 4-2/3 innings. Baumann worked 1-1/3 frames of scoreless relief.
The Bulldogs produced just three hits on the night – a single apiece by Walker Rudasaile, Jake Burris, and Cade Baumann. Comfort’s Cooper New struck out eight to earn the complete-game win.
Marion falls to Jarrell in bi-district softball playoffs
(Marion) – Jarrell ended Marion’s softball season last week in a 3A bi-district playoff sweep, handing the Bulldogs a 9-5 loss in Jarrell on Thursday and a 13-6 defeat in Marion on Friday.
Alyssa Robles and Jasmine Williams each drove in a run on Thursday. Kyleigh Mulanax recorded a base hit and scored twice. Five of Jarrell’s nine runs against Marion pitcher Toryn Autry were unearned.
Veronica Gonzales drove in three runs on Friday. Lily Bek went 2-4 with two RBIs and a run scored. Madyson Schulze finished 2-3. Robles recorded a hit, an RBI, and two runs scored.
After winning the District 26-3A championship and taking a 12-game winning streak into the playoffs, the Bulldogs finish the 2019 season with a final record of 19-13.