Local Sports

More Mustang magic?

May 10, 2013

Ron Howell

Getting to the playoffs and then beating Fabens in bi-district last weekend was, for Sweetwater’s players, the culmination of a dream they’ve had since their first Little League game.
But now there’s more to come, starting today when the Mustangs (17-14) begin their best-of-3 area series with Pampa at 7:30 p.m. at Lubbock Christian Uni-versity’s Hays Field.
“I talked to some of these guys when they were 9 and 10 years old about setting a goal of going to the playoffs when they were in high school,” said head coach Roland Herrera. “We defi-nitely don’t want to stop.

UIL athletes head for Austin

May 9, 2013

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Nolan County will be well-represented at this year’s UIL track and field meet.
A total of 12 athletes — with at least one from all four county high schools — will be traveling to Austin’s Mike A. Myers Stadium on the University of Texas campus. Eleven athletes are competing at the state meet on Friday, when competition for Class 1A, Division II will be held (see schedule).
Jesus Leanos of Roscoe (boys 3200-meter run) will be the first local athlete to compete at 8:20 a.m. Lea-nos — like all 12 of the local competitors — is making his first state appearance.

State track schedule

May 8, 2013

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FRIDAY, MAY 10
3200-meter run
8 a.m. — Class 1A, Division II girls
8:20 a.m. — Class 1A, Division II boys (Jesus Leanos, Roscoe)
8:40 a.m. — Class 1A, Division I girls
9 a.m. — Class 1A, Division I boys
9:20 a.m. — Class 2A girls
9:40 a.m. — Class 2A boys
10 a.m. — Class 4A girls
10:20 a.m. – Class 4A boys
Field Events
8:30 a.m. — Class 4A girls discus; Class 4A boys shot put; Class 1A, Division II girls pole vault; Class 1A, Division II boys pole vault (Michael Hyde, High-land, Jayden Jones, Blackwell; Mason Magness, Blackwell)

It’s a great time of year

May 7, 2013

Ron Howell

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When the month of May arrives in Texas, only the best spring high school athletes and teams are still competing. And last year, for the first time in memory, Nolan County was not represented at the state track meet in Austin.

SW-Pampa playoff schedule

May 7, 2013

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REGION I-3A AREA PLAYOFF
(Best-of-3 series)
Lubbock Christian University’s Hays Field
Records: Sweetwater 17-14; Pampa 13-11
Game 1: 7:30 p.m. Friday
(Pampa will be the home team)
Game 2: Noon Saturday
(Sweetwater will be the home team)
Game 3: 30 minutes after the conclusion of Game 2, if necessary (coin flip to decide home team)
NOTE: The Sweetwater-Pampa winner advances to the Region I-3A quarterfinals

Mustangs steal their way to next round of playoffs

May 6, 2013

Ron Howell

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CRANE — Game 3 of the best-of-3 bi-district playoff between Sweetwater and Fabens was tied 6-6 in the top of the seventh inning on Saturday. The Mustangs had the go-ahead runner, Bray Amos, at third base with Shawn Campbell at bat and looking at a 2-2 count with two outs.
But then, all of a sudden, Amos streaked for home as Fabens pitcher Eric Ochoa was still in his windup.
Amos scored, Sweetwater was suddenly up 7-6, and all that was left was for Mus-tang pitcher Cole Maxwell to get three more outs.

Pampa ends SW’s run in area round

May 6, 2013

Ron Howell

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LUBBOCK — Sweetwater got the first hit in Friday’s Region I-3A area softball playoff game with Pampa on a one-out single by Mor-gan Gomez in the bottom of the first inning.
But it took the Lady Mus-tangs another five innings to get their second hit, and by then Pampa was firmly in control as the Lady Har-vesters ended Sweetwater’s year with a 5-0 victory.

‘Stangs hold off Fabens for win in Game 1

May 6, 2013

Ron Howell

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CRANE — Despite some missed opportunities, the Sweetwater baseball team got its first playoff series in nine years off to a success-ful start Friday.
But the Mustangs’ 5-4 bi-district win over Fabens in Game 1 of their best-of-3 series was suspenseful right down to the end.
Sweetwater stranded 10 runners in the contest, nine of them in the last four in-nings, but still was able to rally from a brief 3-2 defi-cit — and guarantee itself two chances Saturday at Crane High School’s field to advance to the Class 3A area playoffs next week.

State qualifier times & distances

May 6, 2013

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Listed below are the regional times and distances of the Nolan County athletes who qualified for the state track meet and where they rank among the nine state qualifiers in their events. The state track meet will be held May 10-11 at Austin’s Mike A. Myers Stadium:
(+ Wild card state qualifier)
CLASS 3A BOYS
300-meter hurdles
+Nick Nemir, Sweet-water, 38.95 (5th)
CLASS 1A, DIVISION II BOYS
3200-meter run
+Jesus Leanos, Roscoe, 10:29.34 (4th)
800-meter run
Sheldon Hall, High-land, 2:01.71 (1st)
400-meter run
Sheldon Hall, High-land, 51.99 (5th)
High jump

Lady ‘Stangs face tough Pampa squad

May 3, 2013

Ron Howell

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Being the coach of the first Sweetwater High School softball team to win a play-off game may make him the answer to a trivia question some day.
However, Tony Heredia is doing his best to put the Lady Mustangs’ 11-1 win over Pecos in the past and get his team ready to face a tough Pampa team in the Region I-3A area playoffs at 6 p.m. today at Lubbock’s Coronado High School.
“We really haven’t even talked about it,” he said. “We’re proud of the fact we won a bi-district championship, but now we’re ready for the next challenge.”

Local Sports

More Mustang magic?

May 10, 2013

UIL athletes head for Austin

May 9, 2013

State track schedule

May 8, 2013

It’s a great time of year

May 7, 2013

SW-Pampa playoff schedule

May 7, 2013

Mustangs steal their way to next round of playoffs

May 6, 2013

Pampa ends SW’s run in area round

May 6, 2013

‘Stangs hold off Fabens for win in Game 1

May 6, 2013

State qualifier times & distances

May 6, 2013

Lady ‘Stangs face tough Pampa squad

May 3, 2013

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