Area cross country news

Sports

The Democrat welcomes comments. Inappropriate language or comments outside our standards will be removed. No guest or anonymous comments allowed.

comments powered by Disqus

September 21, 2012

Area cross country news

Anonymous sports@weatherforddemocrat.com The Weatherford Democrat Fri Sep 21, 2012, 08:00 AM CDT

WEATHERFORD —

Millsap CC teams continue strong season

Staff Report

The Millsap High School Cross Country teams competed at the Lipan Cross Country Invitational on Wednesday. For the second meet in a row the girls varsity came away with a meet championship. Haley Younger placed first, with a time of 12:27. Also medaling in the top ten and were Mikelyn Kruger (third), Sydney Herbel (sixth), and Perla Orduna (eighth). Jolee Carswell medaled in the JV race with an eighth-place finish.

The boy’s varsity team was lead by Jaxon Martin who had a first-place finish, achieving a time of 16:15. Bobby Nolen finished sixth and Daulton Thomas placed 11th. The Millsap boys finished the meet placing third overall.

The Millsap Middle School team also competed at the Lipan run, with Tyler Burchette earned a medal while placing 15th.

The next meet for the Millsap Cross Country team will be Saturday, September 29th at Alvord.

Tison, Hall runners produce medal winners at Lipan Invitational

Staff Report

Weatherford middle schools sent several runners to the front of the pack on Wednesday, as they ran in the Lipan Invitational Cross Country meet at Hill Creek Pond.

The Tison boys produced three top-10 finishers, with Jared Steele winning the event in 11:21. Preston Edison took sixth (12:17) in the division, while Wilson Baker took the 10th spot (12:39). With 59 total points, the Tison boys finished second overall.

Hall had two medalists in the boys division, with Jake Boudreau claiming ninth (12:37) and Hunter Hilton crossing the finish in 11th place (12:40).

Tison’s Lally Vasquez also took home a medal, running a time of 14:29 and finishing in ninth place.

Saturday cross country meets keep area runners on the paths

Staff Report

With district meets still a month away, area cross country teams have already been running in meets since late August, and the slates are full for the weekend.

Weatherford runners, boys and girls, head north of Dallas to Highland Village’s Copperas Branch Park on Saturday to compete in the Marcus II meet, hosted by Lewisville ISD’s Marcus High School.

The Peaster boys are off until a week from Saturday, but the Lady Hounds cross country team will squeeze in two runs before joining the boy’s team in Alvord on Sept. 29. The junior high and varsity girls will run at Lindsay on Saturday, and both are slated to run again on Wednesday, in Perrin.

Western Hills will host the Cougar Invitational on Saturday, with the races to be run at Holiday Park alongside the lake in Benbrook. Running at the sizable meet will be the girls and boys cross country teams of Aledo High School. First start is slated for 8 a.m.

Text Only

Sports

Sports briefs - May 17, 2013
WC opens national tourney with 8-0 win

It was a dominant debut for WC on Wednesday. In their first-ever national tournament game, the Coyotes beat Walters State (Tenn.), 8-0, at the Canyons Complex in St. George, Utah.

May 17, 2013 1 Photo
Roo Area/Regional qualifiers recognized
The Weatherford ISD Board members recognized Weatherford High School track athletes recently, for advancing to Class 5A, Region I area and regional track meets.

May 17, 2013 1 Photo
WC signs point guard
Juozas Balciunas, a point guard from Lemont High School in Illinois, has signed a national letter of intent to play and study at Weatherford College in 2013-14.

May 17, 2013 1 Photo
Weatherford College’s diverse roster set for national stage
For most athletes at the college level, postseason games have likely been experienced already, in varying degrees. In its second year of existence, the Weatherford College softball team is about to provide for its players another postseason experience to perhaps outstrip all previous moments of athletic glory.

May 15, 2013 1 Photo
Sports briefs - May 15, 2013
Regional semifinals scheduled for Aledo, Brock softball

Aledo’s young women go west this week, seeking additional fortune in the state softball playoffs. The Class 4A, Region I semifinal series will match District 7 champion Aledo against the District 1 winner El Paso Chapin’s Lady Huskies, who eliminated Plainview in two games last weekend.

May 15, 2013
Softball/Baseball playoffs
Aledo, Brock softball advance up brackets

Game 2 of the Class 4A, Region I quarterfinal between Aledo and Burleson Centennial on Saturday lacked the white-knuckling drama of Friday’s 12-11 Ladycats’ win, but the result was the same.

May 14, 2013
Coyotes exit regional tourney after 4-1 loss to New Mexico
The Weatherford College baseball team out-stroked the New Mexico Thunderbirds, nine hits to five, but could not translate safe passage on base to round trips, as the Coyotes fell to the West Conference team at Quik Trip Park in Grand Prairie on Monday, 4-1.

May 14, 2013 1 Photo
Prep playoffs update
Brock bows out with series loss to Gunter

May 12, 2013
Blue-White game to cap Spring Drills
The Weatherford Kangaroos varsity and JV will have their annual Blue-White game on Thursday, heralding the completion of the spring drills for 2013.

May 12, 2013 1 Photo
Baseball/Softball —Postseason recaps
Barn-burner score fest ends with Aledo walk-off in Game 1

By the time the Burleson Centennial hitters began to figure out Aledo’s Lauren Craine, the Lady Spartans were already down by five runs in the Class 4A Region I Quarterfinal softball contest. Centennial’s first 13 batters were sent back to the dugout without success as Craine put the ball in play and the Aledo defense answered.

May 12, 2013
More Sports Headlines

If you are a registered voter in the Weatherford ISD, and either have voted or plan to vote Saturday, are voting for or against the proposed $107.32 million bond?