Softball: Marion 14, Devine 1 - In Pictures

Photos by Antonio Morano
SAsports.com Senior Photographer
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The Marion Bulldogs were not gracious hosts on Thursday, as they defeated the Devine Arabians 14-1 on the first day of the Marion Tournament.

Marion also knocked off Canyon Lake 7-5 on Day One of their tourney.

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Volleyball: Hondo vs. Marion - In Pictures

by Jaime Rivera
sca1pel@mac.com

Hondo used a balanced attack and a strong net game to beat Marion 25-15, 25-21, 25-21 Tuesday night at Hondo.

Kendall Ainsley led Hondo with 10 kills and three aces; Jackie Garcia also had three aces to go along with her 16 assists.

Ashley Jacobsen paced Marion with 11 kills, while Danielle Brown helped on the defensive end with 15 digs.

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Juniors double-up Graduates

Seniors defeated 12-6 in 2009 San Antonio All-Star Game

by Mark Kusenberger
SAsports.com Staff Writer
www.TSRNsports.com

Stevens’ Rene Solis doubled home the go-ahead run, and Boerne Champion’s Chad Long followed with a two-run homer in the 7th to lead the Junior team to a 12-6 victory over the Senior team in the San Antonio Area All-Star Game Tuesday night at North East Stadium.

After giving up two runs in each of the first two innings, the Junior pitchers twirled six shutout innings. The rally made a winner of Alamo Heights’ Luke Maloy. Steele’s Hunter Flake, who was victimized by all six unearned runs, was the losing pitcher.

Each team used nine pitchers for one inning apiece, and each team used 16-player batting orders to maximize participation. Each team also inserted an extra batter into the lineup in the 5th inning, a common occurrence in high school all-star games.

The Seniors took an early lead against Medina Valley’s Weston Heiligman. Boerne Champion’s Niko Gonzalez led off with a double; one out later, Central Catholic’s Roger Zamarripa walked. Del Rio’s Jack Mayfield grounded into a force play; Zamarripa was out, but Gonzalez went to third. MacArthur’s Nick Smelser doubled down the left field line to score Gonzalez, then Mayfield scored on a wild pitch, giving the seniors a 2-0 lead.

The lead was extended against O’Connor’s Marc McGraw. Madison’s Nick Lee and Churchill’s Clint Sharp led off with back-to-back singles. One out later, O’Connor’s Cody Scott singled home Lee, then San Antonio Christian’s Trey Catalani drove in Sharp with a fielder’s choice grounder, moving the Seniors to a 4-0 lead.

The South finally broke through against Liberty Hill’s Gene Lucas, an apparent last minute addition who wasn’t listed on www.jimscout.com at this writing. Lucas walked Medina Valley’s Troy Stein and Reagan’s Brad Hall, then hit Johnson’s Jacoby Almarez with a 2-2 pitch to load the bases. Stevens’ Rene Solis then singled up the middle to drive in Stein and Ford. An error on a snap-throw by the catcher allowed Almarez and Solis to advanced a base, then two outs later, Almarez scored on a wild pitch to cut the margin to 4-3 seniors.

Then the pitchers took over. Starting with Lucas retiring the last three batters he faced, the seniors retired 12 straight, with New Braunfels Canyon’s Tony Gonzales, Marion’s Jordan Littlefield, and Clark’s Carl O’Neal all recording 1-2-3 innings. Meanwhile, rom the third through the eighth, junior pitchers faced only two over the minimum. Comfort’s Michael Wright, Judson’s Cody Boswell, Madison’s Chris Penn, Alamo Heights’ Luke Maloy, Boerne Champion’s Dylan Boss, and Harlandale’s Geoffrey Curtin each turned in an inning during the stretch. Boswell struck out two batters looking, and Maloy struck out the side swinging.

The Juniors took the lead for good in the seventh, scoring six unearned runs on just two hits. Steele’s Hunter Flake walked Reagan’s Alex Kendall and Medina Valley’s Troy Stein, but got Reagan’s Brad Hall to hit into a double play, advancing Kendall to third. Flake then struck out Almarez, but strike three was a wild pitch, allowing Almarez to try to go to first. Scott’s throwing error trying to retired Almarez allowed Almarez to reach and Kendall to score the tying run, and the inning continued.

Solis followed with his run-scoring double, then Long homered on an 0-2 pitch to put the juniors ahead 7-4.

MacArthur’s Patrick Ward and South San’s Rene Gallegos scored the remaining two runs in the inning as the juniors took advantage of a hit batsman, a walk, and two more errors. It was 9-4 Juniors after seven.

The Juniors added two more runs in the eighth against Reagan’s Corbin Oakes. Oakes struck out the first two hitters he faced before Churchill’s Dustin Aguilar singled and Boerne Champion’s Taylor Davis walked. Both scored on a double down the left field line by O’Connor’s T.J. Greene, making it 11-4 Juniors.

The Juniors added a final run in the 9th off Reagan’s Carter Hahn. Brad Hall hit a sharp grounder through third baseman Tijerina’s legs to reach on a error. Hall went to second on a grounder by Almarez, went to third on a wild pitch, and scored on a grounder by Solis. It was Solis’s fourth RBI of the night, pushing the Juniors’ lead to 12-4. Long followed with a double to the left field gap to go with his homer, but was stranded.

In the bottom of the ninth, the Seniors did strike back against Hall. Mayfield got a one-out single; after the second out, Burbank’s Alex Salas struck out, but reached on a passed ball, the second time in the ballgame a two-out strikeout failed to end an inning. After a double-steal, Mayfield and Salas scored on a sharp single to right by Justin Beck. Nick Lee drew a walk, but he and Beck were stranded when Hall struck out Sharp to end the game.

The matchup of seniors vs. juniors meant several players got to hit against a former teammate’s pitch.

2nd inning – O’Connor – senior Cody Scott gets an RBI single against Marc McGraw.

4th inning – New Braunfels Canyon – senior Tony Gonzales strikes out junior Tyler Figol.

5th inning – Madison – junior Chris Penn strikes out senior Nick Lee.

8th inning – Reagan – junior Alex Kendall draws a walk from senior Corbin Oakes.

9th inning – Reagan – junior Brad Hall reaches on an error and scores against senior Carter Hahn.

Many area school districts to reopen Thursday May 9th

Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City School district, along with many others, will be reopening this week, sooner than originally planned.

Other districts opening Thursday May 8th incude Marion ISD, Seguin ISD, Navarro ISD, New Braunfels ISD, and Comal ISD.

For more information, contact your school district directly.

More school districts closed until May 11

Marion, Seguin, and Navarro school districts are now closed until May 11th, as of today.

The move comes as a precautionary measure to the three Guadalupe County school districts, which are less than 20 miles from other districts that have closed.

In addition, Corpus Christi Miller HS has been closed until further notice. No other schools in the Corpus Christi area are shut down.

Good luck to everyone on today’s TAKS test!

Everyone here at SAsports.com wishes the best for the freshman, sophomores, and juniors who are taking the TAKS test today. Think positively, eliminate distractions, and success will follow.

God bless you guys!

- Jay Tope

Hondo Girls Basketball Tourney - Thursday Results

1st round

La Vernia 49, Bandera 30
La Vernia:
Chelsea McMeans 15
Senisa Blandford 8
Lacey Villalobos 7
N. Barker 7
Lauren Prater 6
Kelsey Markgraf 4
Krista Lamb 2

Bandera:
Kaylee Reeves 10
Sarah Sistrunk 7
Taylor Shackelford 4
Kayla Reynolds 4
Chelsea Calahan 2
Chelsea Cheswick 2
Khrystyne Bartek 1

Wimberley 36, Somerset 34
Somerset:
Andrea Lugo 14
Olivia Sanchez 6
Lorraine Frausto 6
Brianna Parson 3
Donella Eakin 3
Deminay Trevino 2

Wimberley:
Morgan Anderson 9
Lea Watson 9
Chandler White 6
Eryn Barroso 6
Ali Way 4
Erika Flippo 2

Hondo 52, Randolph 46
Randolph:
Jazzmin Washington 16
Elena Gumbs 15
Elizabeth Rivera 10
TaMoya Morris 4
Ashlee Allen 1 

Hondo:
Laurel Honer 16
Chesney Brown 12
Cassandra Garza 11
Breana Herrera 6
Colleen Moss 3
Katie Arcos 2
Haley Richter 2

Ingram Tom Moore 49, Marion 38
Ingram:
Jordan Henderson 13
Julie Taylor 12
Stephanie Davis 11
Lindsay Euler 8
Mandy Scott 3
Ashley Martinez 2 

Marion:
Ashley Jacobsen 15
Reyna Noriega 5
Deidra Reasor 4
Kyana Fennell 4
Kasey Haecker 4
Maegan Hartman 4
Rachel Farris 2

Consolation Semifinals

Somerset 41, Bandera 38 - OT
Bandera:
Sarah Sistrunk 13
Kayla Reynolds 10
Amanda Shackelford 6
Chelsea Calahan 3
Kaylee Reeves 2
Cassie Lutz 2
Taylor Shackelford 2

Somerset:
Andrea Lugo 18
Lorraine Frausto 13
Brianna Padron 4
Olivia Sanchez 4
Donella Eakin 1
Leslie Cuellar 1

Randolph 49, Marion 41
Randolph:
Jazzmin Washington 23
Elena Gumbs 20
TaMoya Morrison 2
Ebony Collins 2
Liz Rivera 2

Marion:
Kasey Haecker 11
Ashley Jacobsen 10
Reyna Noriega 9
Megan Hartman 4
Deidra Reason 3
Kyana Fennell 2
Rachel Farris 2
Championship Semifinals

La Vernia 43, Wimberley 28
La Vernia:
Chelsea McMeans 16
Kelsey Markgraf 7
Samantha Rosales 6
N. Baker 4
Lauren Prater 3
Lacey Villalobos 2
Katie Roskydal 2
Senisa Blandford 2
Brandie Schwarz 1

Wimberley:
Ali Way 5
Eryn Barroso 5
Morgan Anderson 4
Lea Watson 4
Chandler White 3
Quinn Watson 2
Erika Flippo 2
Kelsey Johnson 2
Audi Keith 1
Hondo 55, Ingram Tom Moore 34
Ingram:
Stephanie Davis 16
Julie Taylor 6
Kim Loop 5
Jordan Henderson 5
Lindsay Euler 2

Hondo:
Cassandra Garza 13
Haley Richter 10
Colleen Moss 8
Katie Arcos 7
Stephanie Reyes 4
RoseAn Thienpont 4
Chesney Brown 3
Jaclyn Aelvoet 2
Laurel Honer 2
Megan Laughinghouse 2