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2010 High School Lady Loboes Track Schedule.
April 14-15 District @ Merkel

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Cisco Lady Loboes..

Team totals (after four events)—
1. Cisco 63;
2. Merkel 25;
3. Eastland 24;
4. Hawley 8;
5. Clyde 2;
6. Anson 2.

Shot put—1. Capri Berry, Cisco, 34-10;
2. Ashley Watson, Hawley, 33-9 1/4;
3. Emily Edwards, Cisco, 32-1 1/2; 4. Leanna Russell, Cisco, 30-5 1/4;
5. Casey Smith, Clyde, 30-5; 6. Angelica Hill, Anson, 28-00 1/2.

Long jump—1. Lindsey Baker, Merkel, 15-10;
2. Brooke Witt, Cisco, 15-9 1/4; 3. Taylor Jessup, Cisco, 15-6 1/4;
4. Cali Booth, Merkel, 15-1 1/4; 5. Rhanda Lee, Merkel, 15-0 1/2; 6. Kaley Turner, Anson, 14-4.

Pole vault—1. Tessa Williamson, Eastland, 10-6; 2. Cierra Hallmark, Eastland, 8-0;
3. Jessica Friend, Cisco, 8-0;
4. Brooke Moore, Merkel, 7-6; 5. Ciara Cope, Merkel, 7-0;
6. Jayde Pence, Cisco, 7-0.

3200—1. Kacie Keith, Cisco, 13:17.00; 2. Mary Lopez, Cisco, 14:02.10;
3. Melodee Gunter, Eastland, 14:22.20;
4. Heather Leker, Cisco, 14:51.50;
5. Rebecca Hatfield, Merkel, 16:19.80; 6. Jenna Bryan, 16:37.70

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District 6-2A;
By Greg Jaklewicz
Posted April 15, 2010 at 10:31 p.m

District 6-2A
"At Merkel, Merkel senior Carly Szabo and Cisco senior Brooke Witt battled it out placing one-two in three events.

Szabo took gold in the girls 100 hurdles and high jump ahead of Witt. Szabo’s mark of 5 feet, 6 inches tied her area-leading performance this year. Szabo took silver in both the 100 and 300 hurdles at last year’s state meet and finished third in the high jump.

Witt qualified ahead of Szabo in the 300 hurdles, edging out the win in 45.64 seconds. Szabo finished in 45.72 seconds. Witt ran on Cisco’s winning 1600 relay.

Cisco’s Emily Edwards, the defending Class 2A girls discus champion, nabbed a district title with a throw of 128-1.

The Cisco Lady Loboes took home the team title with 202 points. Merkel second in the team race with 142 points."

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District 6-2A;
By Greg Jaklewicz
Posted April 15, 2010 at 10:31 p.m

Girls--District 6-2A


Team standings—
1. Cisco 202;
2. Merkel 142;
3. Eastland 123;
4. Clyde 66;
5. Anson 39;
6. Hawley 36.

Discus—1. Emily Edwards, Cisco, 128-1; 2. Capri Berry, Cisco, 125-1; 3. Amber Graham, Cisco, 104-10;
4. Angelica Hill, Anson, 96-8; 5. Asley Watson, Hawley, 96-7; 6. Richael Polk, Hawley, 95-1.

High jump—1. Carly Szabo, Merkel, 5-6;
2. Brooke Witt, Cisco, 5-0;
3. Allison Szabo, Merkel, 4-10; 4. Lindsey Baker, Merkel, 4-8;
5. Taylor Jessup, Cisco, 4-8;
6. Laura Carr, Eastland, 4-8.

Triple jump—1. Cali Booth, Merkel, 34-7; 2. Lindsey Baker, Merkel, 34-5¼;
3. Britani Gattis, Cisco, 33-7¼;
4. Brianna Gathright, Clyde, 32-8; 5. Brittany Roberts, Eastland, 32-5¼;
6. Jayde Pence, Cisco, 31-8¾.

400 relay-1. Eastland (Tessa Williamson, Savannaha Nicholson, Raime Preston, Tayna Patton), 51.49; 2. Merkel 51.49; 3. Clyde 51.54;
4. Cisco 53.81;
5. Anson 55.11; 6. Hawley, 59.65.

800—1. Melanie Barrera, Eastland, 2:30.59;
2. Tori Curtis, Cisco, 2:38.74;
3. Kimberly Ince, Hawley, 2:40.75; 4. Lauren Medlock, Clyde, 2:43.69;
5. Erika Lopez, Cisco, 2:48.10;
6. Taylor Courtney, Hawley, 2:48.83.

100 hurdles—1. Carly Szabo, Merkel, 14.90;
2. Brooke Witt, Cisco, 15.31;
3. Cierra Hallmark, Eastland, 16.73;
4. Donica Charles, Cisco, 17.20;
5. Jessie Rivera, Clyde, 17.93; 6. Casey Smith, Clyde, 18.57.

100—. Rhanda Lee, Merkel, 12.85; 2. Jessie Rivera, Clyde, 13.19; 3. Savannaha Nicholson, Eastland, 13.43;
4. Taylor Jessup, Cisco, 13.48; 5. Kodi Roberts, Cisco, 13.75;
6. Brooke Moore, Merkel, 13.97.

800 relay—1. Merkel (Rhanda Lee, Lindsey Baker,Brooke Moore, Cali Booth), 1:51.22; 2. Eastland 1:52.00; 3. Clyde 1:53.76; 4. Cisco 2:01.28;
5. Hawley, DNF.

400—1. Melanie Barrera, Eastland, 59.65; 2. Brianna Gathright, Clyde, 1:02.50; 3. Kaley Turner, Anson, 1:04.90; 4. Brittany Roberts, Eastland, 1:07.35; 5. Brittney Johnson, Clyde, 1:08.00;
6. Lindsey Hennington, Cisco, 1:09.00.

300 hurdles—1. Brooke Witt, Cisco, 45.64;
2. Carly Szabo, Merkel, 45.72; 3. Cali Booth, Merkel, 48.71;
4. Blaize Scott, Cisco, 50.28;
5. Cierra Hallmark, Eastland, 51.31; 6. Britney Guernsey, Anson, 52.54.

200—1. Torie Lewis, Clyde, 27.41; 2. Kaley Turner, Anson, 27.52; 3. Kia Henderson, Anson, 28.03; 4. Katie Byer, Eastland, 28.50;
5. Britani Gattis, Cisco, 28.67; 6. Copie Escobedo, Cisco, 29.20.

1,600—1. Kacie Keith, Cisco, 6:02.81;
2. Josephine Jimenez, Anson, 6:06.97;
3. Tori Curtis, Cisco, 6:09.63;
4. Kimberly Ince, Hawley, 6:10.57; 5. Melodee unter, Eastland, 6:26.87; 6. Lauren Medlock, Clyde, 6:27.17;
7. Erika Lopez, Cisco, 6:30.72.

1,600 relay—1. Cisco (Brooke Witt, Blaize Scott, Lindsey Hennington, Anna Rodriguez), 4:24.35;
2. 4:32.97; 3. Hawley 4:48.20; 4. Merkel 4:58.06

......CONGRATES to the Lady Loboes!!!

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CONGRATES to the District 6ix Lady Loboes Champs!!!
Team standings—1. Cisco 202;
2. Merkel 142; 3. Eastland 123; 4. Clyde 66; 5. Anson 39; 6. Hawley 36.

Discus—
1. Emily Edwards, Cisco, 128-1;
2. Capri Berry, Cisco, 125-1;
3. Amber Graham, Cisco, 104-10;

High jump—
2. Brooke Witt, Cisco, 5-0;
5. Taylor Jessup, Cisco, 4-8;

Triple jump—
3. Britani Gattis, Cisco, 33-7¼;
6. Jayde Pence, Cisco, 31-8¾.

400 relay—
4. Cisco 53.81;

800—
2. Tori Curtis, Cisco, 2:38.74;
5. Erika Lopez, Cisco, 2:48.10;

100 hurdles—
2. Brooke Witt, Cisco, 15.31;
4. Donica Charles, Cisco, 17:20.

100—
4. Taylor Jessup, Cisco, 13.48;
5. Kodi Roberts, Cisco, 13.75;

800 relay—
4. Cisco 2:01.28;

400—
6. Lindsey Hennington, Cisco, 1:09.00.

300 hurdles—
1. Brooke Witt, Cisco, 45.64;
4. Blaize Scott, Cisco, 50.28;

200—
5. Britani Gattis, Cisco, 28.67;
6. Copie Escobedo, Cisco, 29.20.

1,600—
1. Kacie Keith, Cisco, 6:02.81;
3. Tori Curtis, Cisco, 6:09.63;
7. Erika Lopez, Cisco, 6:30.72.

1,600 relay—
1. Cisco 4:24.35;
(Brooke Witt,
Blaize Scott,
Lindsey Hennington,
Anna Rodriguez).
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May 3-4 Regional @ Odessa

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Double duty: Athletes take on more than 1 sport at once.
Posted April 18, 2010 at 12:04 a.m

"Athletes who have logged athletic overtime by pulling double duty.

BROOKE WITT
Senior, Cisco: Track/softball

Time is a luxury that Witt simply doesn’t have — splitting her time between the classroom, track and softball.

Projected to be the school’s valedictorian, Witt’s primary concern has been her studies — as evidenced by the staggering 60 credit hours of college course work she already has completed through duel-credit classes.

Witt, who is susceptible to motion sickness, can’t spend any of her time studying while traveling to athletic events, meaning that most of her schoolwork must be done on campus or at home — further restricting her time.

Yet, Cisco’s top student has managed to become one of the area’s best 300-meter hurdlers while competing in four other track events.

“She’s one of those kids who always makes sure she gets her workouts in,” Cisco coach Lori Whatley said. “Sometimes, we’ll meet after her softball games, turn the lights on and she’ll run then.

“Sometimes, she’ll come find me at lunch and tell me she has to get her workout in before she leaves. She’s just a special type of person.”

Still undecided on her choice of colleges, Witt is hoping to become a multi-event athlete at that level.

“This isn’t for everyone,” said Witt, who qualified for the Region I-2A meet in the high jump, long jump, 100 and 300 hurdles and 1600 relay. “I get out of practice at about 6:30 and then I get home and I’ve got a college-level English class, so there’s always a lot of reading and essay writing. It’s not easy.”

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"Competing, much less excelling, in one sport is challenge enough. But to do two at the same time is admirable.

Athletes at small schools are used to going from one sport to another as the school year unwinds. Some play two sports at once, perhaps running track or cross country during baseball and football seasons. Other add tennis or golf.

It’s more unusual to find athletes doubling up at Class 3A and up, but it happens. Cooper, competing at the 4A level, had softball players this spring who also were starring in gymnastics and soccer.

Perhaps the most documented double-dipper are Wylie twins Caitlin and Courtney Cramer, who traveled back and forth between soccer and tennis. For three years, the senior sisters have had to juggle their schedules as Wylie marched to another state team tennis title at the same time the Lady Bulldogs were finishing distinct soccer play and entering the playoffs.

The Cramers haven’t dropped the ball, winning two UIL state doubles titles and finishing second their other appearance. Wylie made the soccer playoffs all four years.

Here are nine other athletes who have logged athletic overtime by pulling double duty.
— Greg Jaklewicz


SAMMIE MEISSNER
Junior, Cooper: Softball/soccer

The Cooper varsity softball team is waiting for the junior varsity to finish up its game against Plainview at the Cooper softball field, and starting shortstop Sammie Meissner is keeping loose by playing a little hacky sack.

It might seem a little strange for a softball player to be kicking a hacky sack around, but Meissner also was the starting goalie for the Cooper soccer team. A day later, she’d play in the Region I-4A semifinals in Wichita Falls.

Trying to play both soccer and softball was no easy task. In fact, she said there were days when she woke up, unsure about what sport to get ready for that day.

“I had to text my coaches, ‘Am I coming here today? Am I coming there? When’s our next game?’” she said. “It was definitely tough.”

And then there were the times when she had to focus on one sport at the other’s expense. While the Cooper softball team was playing a District 4-4A game in Big Spring, Meissner was playing with the soccer team against El Paso Yselta in a region quarterfinal playoff game in Midland.

“The Big Spring game, they beat us 4-0, and I wasn’t there,” Meissner said Meissner, who was the 7-4A MVP goalie. “Everyone had to switch places. Everything gets messed up. It doesn’t work out good.”

Still, things worked out pretty well in the end. The Cooper soccer team reached the playoffs for the first time in 13 years, playing in the region semifinals for only the second time in school history. The softball team is in the hunt for a district championship.
— Joey D. Richards


NICOLE MITCHELL
Junior, Wylie: Basketball/track

Nicole Mitchell is blessed, and she knows it.

She has gotten to do in two sports what most high school athletes never achieve in one: play for a state championship.

Mitchell, who earned third in the 400 meters at the state meet as a freshman and ran on two relays in Austin last year as a sophomore, helped the Wylie girls basketball team to the 3A state final.

And though she has the most important track meets of her junior year ahead of her and an entire senior year to add to her accomplishments, she’s cognizant of and thankful for her previous athletic achievements.

“It’s been a great experience. It’s unbelievable,” she said. “I’ve been fortunate enough to go in both sports and it’s just awesome. I wouldn’t trade it for anything.”

Her two sports — and the vastly different training regimens required for each — do present certain challenges, however. On the basketball court, where Mitchell was the Lady Bulldogs’ starting point guard and best perimeter defender, much of her running was done in short, quick bursts and much of her movement was lateral.

Wylie’s extended girls basketball playoff run delayed the start of the track season for six athletes, but it also gave them incentive to work harder to get in track shape.

“Basketball and track are two completely different forms of running,” she said. “And the state tournament was a great experience and I was lucky to be a part of that, but it set me back a little bit in track. In a way, though, it’s a good thing because in the back of my mind I know that I’ve got to push that much harder to reach my goals.”
— Daniel Youngblood



BROOKE WITT
Senior, Cisco: Track/softball

Time is a luxury that Witt simply doesn’t have — splitting her time between the classroom, track and softball.

Projected to be the school’s valedictorian, Witt’s primary concern has been her studies — as evidenced by the staggering 60 credit hours of college course work she already has completed through duel-credit classes.

Witt, who is susceptible to motion sickness, can’t spend any of her time studying while traveling to athletic events, meaning that most of her schoolwork must be done on campus or at home — further restricting her time.

Yet, Cisco’s top student has managed to become one of the area’s best 300-meter hurdlers while competing in four other track events.

“She’s one of those kids who always makes sure she gets her workouts in,” Cisco coach Lori Whatley said. “Sometimes, we’ll meet after her softball games, turn the lights on and she’ll run then.

“Sometimes, she’ll come find me at lunch and tell me she has to get her workout in before she leaves. She’s just a special type of person.”

Still undecided on her choice of colleges, Witt is hoping to become a multi-event athlete at that level.

“This isn’t for everyone,” said Witt, who qualified for the Region I-2A meet in the high jump, long jump, 100 and 300 hurdles and 1600 relay. “I get out of practice at about 6:30 and then I get home and I’ve got a college-level English class, so there’s always a lot of reading and essay writing. It’s not easy.”
— Evan Ren


DEVON HOWARD
Senior, Cooper: Soccer/basketball

Soccer was one of three sports for Howard, who also played volleyball and basketball.

Howard played in the playoffs in all three sports, but volleyball didn’t overlap basketball as much as basketball overlapped soccer. The soccer team had already played three district games by the time Howard joined the team.

“It was kind of frustrating, but they were winning,” Howard said. “So I was happy that they were doing so well without me. It made it more exciting when I got there.”

What also challenged Howard was competing inside a warm gym in one sports, then going outdoors — often into wintry weather conditions — to play the other.

Howard said making the switch from one sport to another was tough.

“It’s definitely really hard,” she said. “Basketball takes a lot of endurance, but it’s a completely different kind of endurance than soccer. It takes a couples of weeks to get back in soccer shape, then it takes another couple of weeks to get my touch back. It definitely takes a while to make a transition from sport to sport.”
— Joey D. Richards



SHELBY BURRUS
Freshman, Eastland: Track/softball

A stretched clock can exist for freshmen as well.

Case in point: Eastland’s Shelby Burrus, a varsity shot putter who is batting over .500 as shortstop/pitcher with the Lady Mavericks softball team.

“She goes to track practice first, then we start softball practice at about 4:15 or 4:30,” Eastland softball coach Rus Mayes said. “By the time we’re done with our warm-up in softball, she’s showing up from track.

“It makes for a long day for her, but it’s something she’s willing to do.”

And without that willingness from athletes to divide their time, many athletic programs at the Class 2A and Class 1A levels would suffer greatly.

With limited numbers of quality athletes to draw from, coaches are forced to share resources to remain competitive.

“At the 2A level, you have to have a staff which is willing to work together, because there’s no way to do it without sharing athletes” Mayes said. “Your talent pool is limited and there’s only so many excellent athletes. So it takes cooperation between coaches to plan, time-wise what’s best for the program and for the kids.”

In the case of Burrus, the clock is even more limited than with most in her position, with her spending extra time playing club softball when the opportunity presents itself.

“You really need to be disciplined,” Burrus said. “If you’re not, you’d never be able to do all of this. People who aren’t disciplined just focus on their sports instead of their school work, because they don’t realize how important it is.”
— Evan Ren


TORI HALE
Junior, Abilene High: Volleyball/cross county and soccer/track

Four-sport athletes in Class 5A are almost unheard of but Abilene High’s Tori Hale has juggled the load successfully.

“Most of it is I have trouble saying no to anybody, so I end up getting involved in something and end up loving it because I love sports in general,” Hale said. “It takes a lot of work, but I like work. I don’t think about that. I know what I’m getting into.”

A three-year starter in soccer — leading her team in scoring the past two seasons — and a two-time regional qualifier in cross country and track, Hale is at her busiest in the fall. In addition to helping the Lady Eagles to a playoff volleyball berth playing matches Tuesdays and Fridays, she also ran cross country on Saturdays.

“I don’t usually have many issues except I have to worry about getting hurt in one,” she said. “If you get hurt in one, you have go tell your other coach you got hurt doing another sport and that doesn’t usually make them happy. But that hasn’t been too much of a problem yet.”

Helping matters is that cross country and her track events (400, 800 and 1600 relay) do not require a great deal of work on technique. The flipside is she doesn’t get much endurance work in volleyball.

“It’s a little tough because I’m not in first-period athletics (for cross country),” she said. “It’s tough having to make sure you stay in shape. You have to do a lot of out-of-school work that you wouldn’t be able to do if it was more technical.”
— Sam Waller

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2010 High School Lady Loboes Track Schedule.
May 3-4 Regional @ Odessa

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Cisco High Lady Loboes' school track and field bests.(5A-1A)
Posted April 22, 2010 at 7:41 p.m.

100 hurdles-
13.94 — Amber Elkins, Gordon.
14.90 — Carly Szabo, Merkel.
14.91 — Sheridan Stokes, Stephenville.
15.12 — Danielle Blanco, Cooper.
15.14 — Angelica Taylor, Winters.
15.17 — Cassidy Walker, Wylie.
15.31 — Brooke Witt, Cisco.

300 Hurdles-
44.18 — Danielle Blanco, Cooper.
45.48 — Sheridan Stokes, Stephenville.
45.64 — Brooke Witt, Cisco.





Shot Put-
39-2 — Sydney Caffey, Breckenridge.
38-6 — Feaster, Comanche.
36-11 ½ — Chesney Neely, Goldthwaite.
36-10 — Elizabeth Railsback, Cooper.
36-9 ½ — Capri Berry, Cisco.
36-8 — Lara Williams, Roby.
35-9— Mallorie Maxwell, Brownwood.


Discus-
133-8 — Emily Edwards, Cisco.
128-9 — Chesney Neely, Goldthwaite.
126-2 — Samantha Henry, Browwood.
125-1 — Capri Berry, Cisco.

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Region I-2A meet: Szabo, Witt rematch a must-see.

"Headlining the Region 1-2A meet will be an anticipated rematch in the girls 300 hurdles between two-time state champion Carly Szabo of Merkel and Brooke Witt of Cisco.

The pair met in the District 6-2A meet in Merkel, with Witt (45.64) topping Szabo (45.72) in a race which had to be determined via photo. Szabo has covered the distance in 45.70 this year, giving both girls two of the top five times in any classification in the Big Country.

Witt, who missed the most of last season with a knee injury, didn’t run until last year’s district meet, but still managed a bronze medal in the regional.

“She’s come back very strong this year — on a mission,” Cisco girls track coach Lori Whatley said. “Beating Carly was sort of the icing on the cake but we realize now that we’ve probably only made Carly mad and she’ll be after us in regionals.

“It will be an awesome race. It will be the best race of the day — I guarantee it.”

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High school regional track Region I-2A: Ratliff Stadium,Odessa previews.
Posted May 1, 2010 at 8:21 p.m


"On the girls’ side, defending state discus champion Emily Edwards (133-8) is back, as well as Eastland’s Melanie Barrera in the girls’ 400 with a Big Country’s best time of 59.65.

The Comanche girls, who have yet to lose a meet this year, will have 13 competitors who will represent their school in all but four events."

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Cisco discus thrower survives pressure, off day to return to Austin.
By Evan Ren
Posted May 3, 2010 at 8:01 p.m.

ODESSA—"Nearly a year to the day after watching defending Class 2A state girls discus champion Shelby Easterling of Jim Ned fail to escape the regional meet, Cisco’s Emily Edwards had a difficult time sleeping.

In a touch of irony, Edwards, who went on to win last year’s state title, found herself in Easterling’s position Monday — trying to overcome the pressure and escape the Region I-2A meet to defend her chamionship in Austin.

Those worries only increased heading into the final round, which saw her sitting in third place behind her teammate, Capri Berry, and Olney’s Chambree Stroud.

“I remembered (Easterling) last year and it kind of freaked me out,” Edwards said. “Then, I scratched on my first throw, so that freaked me out even more.

“Plus, I was in third place were Shelby finished last year, so I was getting (worried).”

Edwards, however, managed a second-place finish, barely escaping the regional with a throw of 121-7 — nearly 16 feet short of her personal best.

The victor was Berry, who had never beaten Edwards. But with a throw of 122-4 (four feet short of her PR), she chalked up her first win over her classmate and her first trip to the state meet.

“We’ve competed against each other since junior high, so it doesn’t matter who wins between us,” Berry said. “I am pretty excited though. My goal was just to make it to state this year so I’m very happy right now.”

Also taking a regional title was Merkel senior Carly Szabo in the girls’ high jump, besting Colorado City’s Michelle Billingsley at 5-6 with fewer attempts.

Szabo, who won state championships in the 100- and 300-meter hurdles as a freshman and sophomore, qualified for today’s finals in both events, and with the 400 relay team as well. This, despite suffering from a groin injury for the better part of a month.

“She’s not 100 percent yet, but she’s getting close,” Merkel coach Alan Steele said. “But any time you get somebody into the state meet, you’re happy for them. This will give us another week to work a little harder and get a little better.”

Other Big Country girls to qualify for state on Day 1 were Eastland’s Tessa Williamson, who took second in the pole vault at 10-0, and Comanche’s Ashley Feaster, with a silver in the shot put at 39-5.

On the boys’ side, Jim Ned’s Slade Cupps earned silver in the high jump at 6-6, and Merkel’s Chance Giddings bulled his way to Austin with a second-place throw of 47-8 1/2 in the shot put.

The Region I-2A meet continues today. with field events beginning at 9 a.m. and running finals getting under way at 1:15 p.m. "

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By Evan Ren
Posted May 3, 2010 at 8:01 p.m.

"The Region I-2A meet continues today. with field events beginning at 9 a.m. and running finals getting under way at 1:15 p.m.

Region I-2A meet
At Ratliff Stadium, Odessa
GIRLS

Team totals(after six events)—
1. Grape Creek, 22;
2. Cisco 18;
3. Brady, 14;
4. Shallowater, 12;
5. Merkel, 10.5;
6. Childress, 10.

3,200 — 1. Taylor Neal, Brady, 11:57.10; 2. Kenzi Callaway, Shallowater, 11:59.68; 3. Debi Wallis, Grape Creek, 12:31.45; 4. Danessa Vasquez, San Saba, 12:37.11; 5. Dulce Acosta, Sonora, 12:39.64; 6. Brooke Allen, Comanche, 12:52.68.

High jump — 1. Carly Szabo, Merkel, 5-4; 2. Michelle Billingsley, Colorado City, 5-4; 3. Alexis Gallimore, Grape Creek, 5-2; 4. Karli Kellermeier, Wall, 5-2; 5. Kristen Anderson, Holliday, 5-0; 6. Allison Szabo, Merkel, 5-0.

Shot put — 1. Shelby Jameson, Sanford-Fritch, 40-11; 2. Ashley Feaster, Comanche, 39-05 1/2; 3. Bailey Trimmel, Bushland, 37-6; 4. Caniesha Patterson, Brady, 35-8 1/2; 5. Marissa Westbrook, Shallowater, 35-8; 6. Katie Tinney, Olney, 35-6 1/2.

Discus — 1. Capri Berry, Cisco, 122-04; 2. Emily Edwards, Cisco, 121-7;
3. Chambree Stroud, Olney, 117-10; 4. Katie Gillmore, Bushland, 117-4; 5. Madison McIntire, Shallowater, 116-10; 6. Tylene Middleton, Early, 110-9.

Pole Vault — 1. Leana Quirino, Grape Creek, 10-0; 2. Tessa Williamson, Eastland, 10-0; 3. Kelsey Favila, Sonora, 10-0; 4. Joselyn Terrazas, Spearman, 9-6; 4. Dusti Cribbs, Olney, 9-6; 6. Gately Garnett, Spearman, 9-6.

Long Jump — 1. Victoria Flemons, Childress, 18-8; 2. Mariah Williams, Highland Park, 17-7 1/4; 3. Haley Fullingham, Idalou, 17-4 1/4; 4. Morgan Lewis, Holliday, 16-4; 5. Gately Garnett, Spearman, 16-3 3/4; 6. Kacie Whitley, Lubbock Roosevelt, 16-3.

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Hurdles protest rejected.
Posted May 3, 2010 at 11:50 p.m.

"Today’s highly anticipated girls’ 300 hurdles rematch between Cisco’s Brooke Witt and Merkel’s Carly Szabo nearly was jeopardized on Monday when it was discovered that the final two hurdles in the preliminary races were set too high.

A protest was filed, during which the prospect of rerunning the race was discussed. The meant that Szabo, Witt and finals-qualifier Jenna Duncan of Comanche would have had their first preliminary runs erased.

After nearly 30 minutes of discussion, however, the protest was declined, leaving the original field of eight qualifiers intact.

Witt, who enters the regional meet as the District 6-2A champion, edged Szabo, a two-time state titlist, in a photo finish two weeks ago. She ran a 45.64 to Szabo’s 45.72."

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Region I-2A: Witt wins 300s easily after Szabo scratches.
Posted May 4, 2010 at 9:21 p.m.


ODESSA—"For two weeks, it had been the most anticipated race in the Region I-2A track meet.

But Tuesday’s rematch between Cisco’s Brooke Witt and Merkel’s Carly Szabo in the girls 300 hurdles never materialized — erased when Szabo was forced to withdraw with a groin injury.

Witt, who edged the two-time state champion in a photo finish at the District 6-2A meet, dominated the race in Szabo’s absence at Ratliff Stadium. Not only did she take gold, but she took it in a Cisco school-record time of 45.28.

It will be the third trip to Austin for Witt, who did qualify in the event last year due to a sore knee.

“I know Carly is a very good athlete at a lot of different things,” Witt said. “I was a little disappointed that we didn’t race, but I was a little relieved at the same time.

“There’s been an incredible amount of pressure over the last two weeks and I’ve been really stressed out over this because everyone expected me to do well. I didn’t want to disappoint them or crack (under pressure).”

For Szabo, on the other hand, the regional proved bittersweet.

A three-time state medalist in both hurdle events, the senior took gold in the 100 hurdles on Tuesday at 14.74 and in the high jump on Monday to qualify for state in two events.

But a nagging groin injury that has slowed the teen all season resurfaced — forcing her to abandon her final event. This marks the first time Szabo has failed to reach state in the 300 hurdles in her four-year varsity career.

“I’m still excited about it,” said Szabo, who earned silver medals in both hurdle events and bronze in the high jump at the state meet in 2009. “I’m just happy to still be going to state in my two favorite events.

“It would have been more heartbreaking to get out in the 300 and miss the 100.”

Szabo wasn’t the only area athlete to qualify for state in more then one event.

Eastland’s Melanie Barrera punched three separate tickets — beginning with a gold medal in the girls’ 800 meters with a time of 2:23.01, edging Bangs’ Chelsy Lipsey (2:23.60).

Barrera returned to take silver in the 400 with a time of 58.64, and later ran the anchor leg for Eastland’s second-place 1,600 relay team, passing three competitors on the final turn to push the Lady Mavericks into the state meet.

Just head of Eastland in the girls’ 1,600 relay team was the Bangs quartet of Lipsey, Danielle Denbow, Hillary Evans and Destanie Finley, whose first-place time of 4:06.23 clinched the overall team title for the Lady Dragons.

Evans, Finley and Denbow were also part of a second-place state-qualifying finish in the 800 relay, teaming with Kirstin Reichenau for a time of 1:47.38 — just behind Idalou’s first-place time of 1:47.12.

“Word’s can’t explain this,” a tearful Bangs coach Michelle Allen said. “These girls worked their butts off and they did it.”

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Region I-2A: Witt wins 300s easily after Szabo scratches.
Posted May 4, 2010 at 9:21 p.m

GIRLS
Team totals—
1. Bangs 59;
2. Childress 50;
3. Shallowater 48;
4. Eastland 42;
5. Idalou 38;
6. Spearman 36.

400 relay — 1. Kermit (Alarcon, Quiroz, Lujan, Porras), 49.98; 2. Shallowater, (Elliott, Burton, Hill, Gaona), 50.22; 3. Bangs (Evans, Evers, Williams, Denbow), 50.38; 4. Idalou (Richards, Fultz, Storrs, Fullingim), 50.54; 5. Sonora (Nolen, Lipham, Smith, Campbell), 50.63; 6. Childress (Loter, Cornish, Sanchez, Flemons), 50.65.

800 — 1. Melanie Barrera, Eastland, 2:23.01; 2. Chelsy Lipsey, Bangs, 2:23.60; 3. Tylo Farrar, Spearman, 2:25.30; 4. Macy Schuelte, Comanche, 2:29.91; 5. Leslie Villa, Crane, 2:31.59; 6. Becca Ramos, Ozona, 2:33.16.

100 hurdles—1. Carly Szabo, Merkel, 14.74; 2. Bree Ann David, Denver City, 14.86; 3. Courtney Cunningham, Sanford-Fritch, 15.27;
4. Brooke Witt, Cisco, 15.49;
5. Karli Kellermeier, Wall, 15.65; 6. Mary Ethridge, Kermit, 15.84.

100 — 1. Victoria Flemons, Childress, 12.28; 2. Courtney Mann, Abernathy, 12.45; 3. Mariah Williams, Highland Park, 12.52; 4. Haley Fullingim, Idalou, 12.63; 5. Rhanda Lee, Merkel, 12.91; 6. Antoinette Evers, Bangs, 13.06.

800 relay — 1. Idalou (Richards, Fultz, Storrs, Fullingim) 1:47.12; 2. Bangs (Reichenau, Finley, Evans, Denbow) 1:47.38; 3. Shallowater (Elliott, Gaona, Shotts, Burton) 1:49.19; 4. Panhandle (Hammer, Rusk, Ewing, Molnar) 1:49.30; 5. Sonora (Hernandez, Lipham, Dunn, Sanchez) 1:51.06; 6. Crane (King, Weis, N/A, Miller) 1:51.23.

400 — 1. Kaitlin Roberts, Wichita Falls City View, 57.96; 2. Melanie Barrera, Eastland, 58.64; 3. Nancy Munos, Abernathy, 1:00.61; 4. Sarah Snider, Spearman, 1:00.77; 5. Chavelli Moreno, Comanche, 1:01.06; 6. Amber Eaton, Crane, 1:02.08.

300 hurdles—1. Brooke Witt, Cisco, 45.28;
2. Alexis Gallimore, Grape Creek, 46.23; 3. Mary Ethridge, Kermit, 46.56; 4. Courtney Cunningham, Sanford-Fritch (47.81); 5. Avery Nolen, Sonora, 47.84; 6. Jenna Duncan, Comanche, 49.45.

200 — 1. Victoria Flemons, Childress, 24.38; 2. Rausalyn Miller, Crane, 24.92; 3. Mariah Williams, Highland Park, 25.33; 4. Courtney Mann, Abernathy, 25.68; 5. Destanie Finley, Bangs, 26.36; 6. Torie Lewis, Clyde, 26.39.

1,600 — 1. Taylor Neal, Brady, 5:20.51; 2. Kenzi Callaway, Shallowater, 5:35.35; 3. Sutten Garnett, Spearman, 5:36.29; 4. Debi Wallis, Grape Creek, 5:45.70; 5. Savanna Day, Jim Ned, 5:50.88; 6. Danessa Vasquez, San Saba, 5:56.39.

1,600 relay — 1. Bangs (Lipsey, Denbow, Evans, Finley) 4:06.23; 2. Eastland (Williamson, Patton, Byers, Barrera) 4:09.59; 3. Spearman (Snider, Garnett, Terrazas, Farrar) 4:11.48; 4. Crane (Eaton, Villa, King, Miller) 4:12.78; 5. Holliday (Wooten, Thompson, Lewis, Dillard) 4:13.01; 6. Comanche (Stewart, Schuelte, Moreno, Duncan) 4:15.68.

Triple jump — 1. Victoria Flemons, Childress, 37-8 1/4; 2. Tanasia Cornish, Childress, 35-10; 3. Branda Stevens, Post, 35-6; 4. Rausalyn Miller, Crane, 35-3; 5. Morgan Smith, Sonora, 34-2 1/4; 6. Jenna Duncan, Comanche, 33-4 1/4.

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CONGRATES to the following Cisco Lady Loboes...

The third trip to Austin for Brooke Witt.
300 hurdles—1. Brooke Witt, Cisco, 45.28;
Cisco school-record time of 45.28.

100 hurdles—4. Brooke Witt, Cisco, 15.49.

Discus—
1. Capri Berry, Cisco, 122-04;
2. Emily Edwards, Cisco, 121-7;