Albert Tijerina Relays results

April 2, 2015

Raymondville High School

Boys

Field Events

High Jump — 1, Rosales, Robert, Valley View, 6-00. 2, Herrera, Alex, Brownsville Hanna, 5-08. 3, Chavera, Mario, Falfurrias, J5-08. 4, Sewell, Samson, Lyford, J5-08. 5, Segura, Pete, Edinburg Economedes, J5-08. 6, Salazar, Derek, Rio Hondo, 5-06.

Pole Vault — Salazar, Derek, Rio Hondo, 14-06. 2, Carrizales, Marcos, Rio Hondo, 14-00. 3, Lozano, Josh, Edinburg Economedes, 11-00. 4, Rubio, Alan, La Feria, J11-00. 5, Perez, Mark, Santa Rosa, 10-06. 6, Figueroa, Freddy, Rio Hondo, J10-06.

Long Jump — 1, Trevino, Julian, La Feria, 20 06.75. 2, Vasquez, Gus, Edinburg Economedes, 20-02.50. 3, Trevino, Chris, Raymondville, 20-02. 4, Lara, Leonardo, Santa Rosa, 20-01. 5, Segura, Pete, Edinburg Economedes, 19-07. 6, Galvan, Jose, Progreso, 19-06.50.

Triple Jump — 1, Galvan, Jose, Progreso, 43-08.50. 2, Martinez, Isaiah, La Feria, 42-03. 3, Rosales, Robert, Valley View, 41-07.75. 4, Gutierrez, Daniel, Bearkat B, 38-03.50. 5, Garza, Vince, Falfurrias, J38-03.50. 6, Trevino, Julian, La Feria, J38-03.50.

Shot Put — 1, Zuniga, Mike, Rio Hondo, 54-07. 2, Arevelo, Marco, Falfurrias, 49-02.50. 3, Castillo, Jesus, Hidalgo, 46-05. 4, Alegria, Gonzalo, La Feria, 45-03.50. 5, Pulido, Bobby, Falfurrias, 45-02. 6, Cantu, Ferny, Valley View, 41-10.

Discus Throw — 1, Castro, Gilbert, Progreso, 151-08. 2, Zuniga, Mike, Rio Hondo, 143-08. 3, Pulido, Bobby, Falfurrias, 141-10. 4, Mock, Trey, Port Isabel, 132-08. 5, Arevelo, Marco, Falfurrias, 131-10. 6, Barron, Jesus, Lyford, 123-03.

Running Events

100 Meter Dash — 1, Vela, Charlie, Edinburg Economedes, 11.12. 2, Solis, Alex, Zapata, 11.40. 3, Lozano, Edson, Edinburg Economedes, 11.48. 4, Trevino, Jose, Falfurrias, 11.51. 5, Moreno, Frank, Lyford, 11.52. 6, Cavazos, Joe, Brownsville Hanna, 11.53.

200 Meter Dash — 1, Vela, Charlie, Edinburg Economedes, 22.54. 2, Gallegos, Juan, Valley View, 23.06. 3, Trevino, Jose, Falfurrias, 23.09. 4, Medillen, Mike, Edinburg Economedes, 23.24. 5, Davis, Tobias, La Feria, 23.40. 6, Cedillo, Rodrigo, Lyford, 23.46.

400 Meter Dash — 1, Cedillo, Rodrigo, Lyford, 51.77. 2, Ramirez, Ignacio, Edinburg Economedes, 53.35. 3, Mughrabi, Mohammed, La Feria, 53.79. 4, Garza, Vince, Falfurrias, 53.80. 5, Saavedra, Adrian, Edinburg Economedes, 54.30. 6, Castillo, Eluid, Hidalgo, 54.48.

800 Meter Run — 1, Rodriguez, Carlos, La Feria, 1:58.69. 2, Lunn, Joseph, La Feria, 2:01.80. 3, Rodriguez, Reyes, La Feria, 2:03.20. 4, Prado, Gabriel, La Feria, 2:04.48. 5, Salinas, Adrian, Valley View, 2:07.48. 6, Herrera, Robert, Lyford, 2:08.35.

1600 Meter Run — 1, Rodriguez, Reyes, La Feria, 4:45.97. 2, Campos, Moises, Hidalgo, 4:46.97. 3, Martinez, David, Brownsville Hanna, 4:49.81. 4, Prado, Gabriel, La Feria, 4:52.90. 5, Tello, Jose, Raymondville, 4:55.09. 6, Guzman, Isaac, La Feria, 4:56.50.

3200 Meter Run — 1, Campos, Moises, Hidalgo, 10:20.19. 2, Martinez, David, Brownsville Hanna, 10:41.94. 3, Tello, Jose, Raymondville, 10:56.21. 4, Guzman, Isaac, La Feria, 10:58.96. 5, Ruiz, Alfredo, Valley View, 11:02.95. 6, Olivarez, Donovan, Santa Rosa, 11:06.63.

110 Meter Hurdles — 1, Silva, Omar, Port Isabel, 16.03. 2, Mugrabi, Omar, La Feria, 16.29. 3, Rios, Bony, Edinburg Economedes, 16.42. 4, Carrizales, Marcos, Rio Hondo, 17.00. 5, Flores, Daniel, Rio Hondo, 17.28. 6, Garza, David, Santa Rosa, 18.07.

300 Meter Hurdles — 1, Silva, Omar, Port Isabel, 40.61. 2, Lunn, Joseph, La Feria, 41.23. 3, Carrizales, Marcos, Rio Hondo, 42.54. 4, Rios, Bony, Edinburg Economedes, 43.03. 5, Nunez, Marcus, La Feria, 43.73. 6, Mugrabi, Omar, La Feria, 43.83.

4×100 Meter Relay — 1, Edinburg Economedes ‘A’, 44.13. 2, Valley View ‘A’, 44.66. 3, La Feria ‘A’, 45.10. 4, Rio Hondo ‘A’, 45.29. 5, Brownsville Hanna ‘A’, 45.41. 6, Zapata ‘A’, 45.84.

4×200 Meter Relay — 1, Edinburg Economedes ‘A’, 1:32.66. 2, La Feria ‘A’, 1:32.93. 3, Valley View ‘A’, 1:34.10. 4, Raymondville ‘A’, 1:34.77. 5, Rio Hondo ‘A’, 1:36.73. 6, Hanna ‘A’, 1:37.04.

4×400 Meter Relay — 1, La Feria ‘A’, 3:27.99. 2, Edinburg Economedes ‘A’, 3:33.07. 3, Raymondville ‘A’, 3:36.91. 4, Lyford ‘A’, 3:39.76. 5, Valley View ‘A’, 3:40.66. 6, Falfurrias ‘A’, 3:41.48.

Girls

Field Events

High Jump — 1, Torres, Gabriyella, Port Isabel, 5-02. 2, Tobias, Valery, IDEA Quest, 4-10. 3, Terry, Jillian, IDEA Quest, 4-08. 4, Bickerton, Madison, Port Isabel, 4-06. 5, Garcia, Cassie, Brownsville Rivera, J4-06. 6, Sanchez, Rebecca, Port Isabel, 4-04.

Pole Vault — 1, Lopez, Megan, St. Joseph A, 10-00. 2, Gloor, Camryn, St. Joseph A, 8-06. 3, Compean, Fabiola, Rio Hondo, J8-06. 4, Chapa, April, Brownsville Rivera, 7-06. 5, Sanchez, Arlynn, Brownsville Hanna, 7-00. 6, Trevino, Marilyn, Rio Hondo, 6-06

Long Jump — 1, Torres, Gabriyella, Port Isabel, 17-10.75. 2, Pineda, Audren, Brownsville Hanna, 15-05. 3, Zeron, Natasha, Brownsville Hanna, 14-10.75. 4, Gomez, Ava, Port Isabel, 14-09.75. 5, Salinas, Renee, Raymondville, 14-09.50. 6, Ellis, Pamela, Brownsville Hanna, 14-06.50

Triple Jump — 1, Harry, Simone, Port Isabel, 34-03.50. 2, Gomez, Ava, Port Isabel, 33-07.75. 3, Pineda, Audren, Brownsville Hanna, 33-01.50. 4, Garza, Annisa, La Feria, 32-09.25. 5, Burns, Victoria, Lyford, 32-07. 6, Garcia, Cassie, Brownsville Rivera, 32-02.50.

Shot Put — 1, Murchison, Daniela, Port Isabel, 44-05. 2, Ochoa, Tiffany, Port Isabel, 34-01.50. 3, Kafka, Camille, Raymondville, 33-07. 4, Trevino, Georgeana, Brownsville Hanna, 32-04. 5, Brownsville Rivera, Serena, La Feria, 32-00. 6, Padilla, Jocelyn, Port Isabel, 31-07.

Discus Throw — 1, Murchison, Daniela, Port Isabel, 124-01. 2, Maldonado, Annfrancis, La Feria, 103-03. 3, Brownsville Rivera, Serena, La Feria, 97-10. 4, Ochoa, Tiffany, Port Isabel, 96-06. 5, Vela, Victoria, Lyford, 92-01. 6, Alvarado, Sara, La Feria, 90-08

Running Events

100 Meter Dash — 1, Galvan, Milytza, La Feria, 12.92. 2, Riojas, Veronica, IDEA Quest, 13.20. 3, Cook, J’Yah, Port Isabel, 13.36. 4, Gonzalez, April, Brownsville Rivera, 13.44. 5, Castalleda, Kumary, Valley View, 13.47. 6, Garcia, Marina, Brownsville Hanna, 13.53

200 Meter Dash — 1, Galvan, Milytza, La Feria, 27.01. 2, Ramirez, Alysha, Valley View, 27.67. 3, Pineda, Audren, Brownsville Hanna, 27.75. 4, Rodriguez, Andrea, Rio Hondo, 27.79. 5, Lampkin, Amaya, Port Isabel, 27.93. 6, Gonzalez, Kathleen, Brownsville Rivera, 28.02.

400 Meter Dash — 1, Tobias, Valery, IDEA Quest, 1:00.96. 2, Garza, Natalie, Port Isabel, 1:02.39. 3, Martinez, Erin, Lyford, 1:02.79. 4 Harry, Simone, Port Isabel, 1:03.43. 5, Montalvo, Briza, Rio Hondo, 1:05.42. 6, Elbert, Michaela, Frontier Cha, 1:06.26.

800 Meter Run — 1, Tobias, Valery, IDEA Quest, 2:23.74. 2, Yanez, Monica, Valley View, 2:30.28. 3, Pineda, Audren, Brownsville Hanna, 2:32.66. 4, Salinas, Sofia, Brownsville Hanna, 2:34.48. 5, De Hoyos, Jennifer, Hidalgo, 2:36.19. 6, Endsley, Brandy, Brownsville Rivera, 2:37.44.

1600 Meter Run — 1, Sierra, Tina, La Feria, 5:38.36. 2, Polanco, Thalia, Lyford, 5:41.64. 3, Sanchez, Mariana, Brownsville Hanna, 5:42.30. 4, Alfaro, Anika, Raymondville, 5:48.22. 5, Martinez, Marissa, Falfurrias, 5:50.38. 6, De Hoyos, Jennifer, Hidalgo, 5:53.47.

3200 Meter Run — 1, Sierra, Tina, La Feria, 12:14.16. 2, Polanco, Thalia, Lyford, 12:17.34. 3, Sanchez, Mariana, Brownsville Hanna, 12:19.19. 4, Lopez, Jennifer, Brownsville Rivera, 12:43.72. 5, Garcia, Sabrina, Frontier Cha, 13:07.72. 6, Martinez, Marissa, Falfurrias,

100 Meter Hurdles — 1, Torres, Gabriyella, Port Isabel, 16.08. 2, Palominos, Linda, Rio Hondo, 17.91. 3, Ibarra, Karina, Valley View, 18.07. 4, Terry, Jillian, IDEA Quest, 18.45. 5, Morales, Kassandra, La Feria, 19.03. 6, Rangel, Ashley, Lyford, 19.13

300 Meter Hurdles — 1, Gomez, Ava, Port Isabel, 50.76. 2, Zeron, Natasha, Brownsville Hanna, 51.57. 3, Terry, Jillian, IDEA Quest, 51.85. 4, Martinez, Erin, Lyford, 53.76. 5, Martinez, Alyssa, La Feria, 55.37. 6, Morales, Kassandra, La Feria, 56.18.

4×100 Meter Relay — 1, Rivera ‘A’, 52.01. 2, Valley View ‘A’, 52.78. 3, La Feria ‘A’, 53.36. 4, Hanna ‘A’, 53.61. 5, IDEA Quest ‘A’, 53.67. 6, Raymondville ‘A’, 53.97.

4×200 Meter Relay — 1, Port Isabel ‘A’, 1:47.79. 2, Valley View ‘A’, 1:52.16. 3, Hanna ‘A’, 1:53.49. 4, Brownsville Rivera ‘A’, 1:53.64. 5, Raymondville ‘A’, 1:55.11. 6, IDEA Quest ‘A’, 1:55.15

4×400 Meter Relay — 1, Port Isabel ‘A’, 4:07.91. 2, Brownsville Rivera ‘A’, 4:22.35. 3, Valley View ‘A’, 4:25.99. 4, La Feria ‘A’, 4:31.48. 5, Progreso ‘A’, 4:33.80. 6, Falfurrias ‘A’ , 4:39.59.

BY JON R. LAFOLLETTE | STAFF WRITER

When Emily Suarez takes the court Saturday for The RGVSports.com All-Valley Showcase at State Farm Arena in Hidalgo, it will mark the beginning of the end of her high school basketball career. But the Edinburg Economedes senior guard won’t have time to be sentimental. She’ll be happy to be on the court at all.

During a game against Weslaco High on Feb. 6, Suarez suffered a severe left ankle sprain in the early going of the first quarter. Suarez says she landed on a defender’s foot after jump-stopping for a pass. The Lady Jaguars would go on to lose 61-25, beginning a three-game slide which would eliminate the team from post-season contention.

“I knew I was injured because I couldn’t get up,” Suarez said. “I thought (it) might be my last basketball game. It’s kind of disappointing that it happened that late in the season. I had actually never been out of a game because of an injury.”

The mishap meant a short stint on crutches, which irked the cross country stand-out bound for TCU.

“The day after the injury I wanted to get up and go run,” Suarez said. “I’m always moving. I was hopping around my house on one foot because I was tired of crutches. Those three weeks (of healing) were torture.”

Suarez would play during Econ’s remaining two games against Edinburg North and Weslaco East, but saw her minutes heavily restricted. She finished with 9 points in both contests.

“It’s tough,” Econ coach Mariana Campos said of Emily’s decision to play. “Because as a parent I don’t know if I want my kid to play with that type of injury. But, as a coach, you’ve got 11 other girls looking at you like, ‘We need Emily on the court.’”

Though Suarez’s bum ankle derailed her senior season and the Lady Jaguars’ quest for the playoffs, the point guard prefers to see the silver lining.

“I think of it more as a blessing now because of everything that happened after that, like learning patience,” Suarez said. “I’m a very impatient person.”

Suarez calls basketball “her first love,” and fell in love with the sport at a young age while watching her older brothers play. She would make shot charts of their performances and was attracted by what she calls “the fluidity of the game.” Despite her zeal for hoops, Suarez lacked the games’ greatest uncoachable asset – size.

“I remember being (4-feet-6) and weighing 58 pounds entering freshman year,” Suarez said. “I was like a stick. (Then-coach Kelly) Garrett threw me out there like, ‘You’re going to be with the big dogs.’”

Despite being the only underclassmen to play starting minutes, Suarez averaged just 3 points and 1.4 assists per game during her freshman season. But the experience allowed her to mature mentally as she grew physically.

“She grew all the way to a whopping 5-feet-2,” Campos said in jest.

When Campos assumed head coaching duties during the 2013-14 season, Suarez says she took on a greater role within the team.

“I definitely had to be a little more vocal,” she said. “I was a leader my freshman and sophomore years, but coach Campos has allowed me to have more of a vocal role and in practices.”

Suarez’s junior year was arguably her best individual season, as she averaged 12.5 points, 4.8 assists and 4 rebounds and 2.5 steals. Behind those numbers, the Lady Jaguars went 11-5 in district play and advanced to the bi-district round of the playoffs where they lost 55-50 to Laredo Alexander.

“That was an amazing thing,” Suarez said of her lone postseason appearance. “I was super nervous. I couldn’t be more thankful. I remember freshman year we won one game in district, so to have the opportunity to play was great.”

For her senior campaign, Suarez averaged 11.3 points, 3.9 assists and 3.6 rebounds en route to receiving first team honors in District 31-6A. As Suarez’s prowess on the hardwood increased, so did her reputation within the Economedes school system.

“She’s set the bar high,” Campos said. “If you walk through our middle school’s locker room area, there are clips of newspaper articles, and lots of kids look up to her. I told her what she’s done for Economedes for all of those young kids that are looking up to her. She’s done that. Nobody else. No one can take that away.”

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BY JON R. LAFOLLETTE | STAFF WRITER

MISSION — James Cole and Sean Landez hold each other in high regard. The Sharyland High seniors have been competing in varsity track since they were freshman, and describe their relationship in endearing fashion.

“We don’t even have to say anything sometimes to know what we’re thinking” Landez said. “Our relationship is just like brothers. He knows what I’m feeling. I know what he’s feeling. It’s awesome.”

Despite the pair’s bond, roughly 30 seconds are set aside each week when the twosome become opponents on the track.

“We’re basically friends until the gun goes off,” Cole said. “After that, we’re competitors. We understand how it goes. We just go out there and try to win.”

Cole and Landez each run in the boys 100-meter and 200-meter dash and rank among the Valley’s elite sprinters in both events. Cole holds the Valley’s fastest time in the 200 with mark of 21.83 seconds, and is second in the 100 with a time of 10.79. Landez owns the sixth and fifth quickest times, respectively.

“They’ll compete each other eating a sandwich if they could,” Sharyland coach Marcelino de la Fuente said. “Those guys love it. They’ll prod and mess with each other. They respect each other and it’s all in good fun. But when they get on the track, they’ll compete against each other.”

Though Cole gets the better of Landez during short distance events, Landez is a stand-out athlete in his own right. Landez owns the Valley’s best time in the 400-meter dash with a time of 49.46 seconds, and is the area’s top long jumper with a distance of 22 feet, 4 inches.

For Landez, who also played multiple positions for the Rattlers football team, the goal for his final season is simple: Austin or bust. De la Fuente says he has placed both Landez and Cole in individual events this year as a means of showcasing their talents and maximizing their potential to qualify for the state meet. So cautious is de la Fuente in the run-up to district, the pair will see limited action today when the team competes at the Harlingen Relays.

“We want them nice and fresh for district,” de la Fuente said. “That way, they’ll begin peaking around regionals and, hopefully, state. They’ve earned it and they deserve it.”

Landez’s aspirations to compete at state have already been realize by Cole, who placed fifth in the 200 a season ago.

“The experience was overwhelming,” Cole said. “The atmosphere was vibrant. When I was running I could feel the excitement around the race. It just helped me go fast.”

Though both will continue their running careers at the collegiate level (Cole will attend North Texas while Landez will go to Texas A&M Kingsville), it is Landez who has sharpened his talents the most throughout his high school tenure.

“Sean was a bit slower when he came out of junior high,” de la Fuente said. “He’s really worked to be where he is. The thing about Sean is you have to tell him when to stop every day. You need to tell him to slow down and focus and not go crazy every single time.”

Landez’s vigor is a necessity, however, as he competes in the 400, which the team referrs to as “The Man-Maker.”

“That race decides whether you’re still a boy or whether you’ll step up to the plate,” Landez said. “It’ll really tire you out. It’s just a full-out sprint. Some people try and pace it, but it’s a dash. You really have to lay it all out if you plan on going to state in (the event).”

With Cole and Landez’s reputation comes the added pressure of success. Both athletes say they feel opponents gunning for them during races in an attempt to upstate the best in the Valley.

“It’s a great feeling,” Landez said. “It pays off to realize all the hard work you’ve put in. It’s hard to stay at the top, but it’s a good feeling.”

It wasn’t a good feeling for Cole last week at the Meet of Champions in Weslaco when Christian Perales, a Los Fresnos junior, edged him in the 100 by .05 seconds.

“I had a bad start,” Cole said. “He got a better jump than me and I never recovered.”

Despite the disappointment, Cole’s veteran experience allowed him to remain compartmentalized and calm.

“After he loss, he came up to me and said, ‘On to the next one, I have to do better in the next one,” de la Fuente said. “You can’t coach that.”

As both Landez and Cole possess a one-track mind in terms of their track-related goals, the pair will enjoy each others company the rest of the way.

“We push each other beyond our limits,” Landez said. “We both think, ‘Individual track meet, individual race.’ But we still want to get the best out of each other, and that’s really helped us. It’s awesome just to be running with your best friend.”

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Valley’s Best and Mythical Standings for April 1, 2015

Boys

Team standings — 1, Sharyland High, 76.05; 2, Los Fresnos, 64; 3, Harlingen High, 61; 4, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 53; 5, McAllen Memorial, 41; 6, Weslaco East, 37.

Field Events

Shot Put — 1, Mike Zuniga, Rio Hondo, 55-3; 2, Anthony Esparza, McAllen Memorial, 54-8.5; 3, John Belmarez, San Benito, 52-7.5; 4, Travis Barnes, Harlingen High, 50-6; 5, Ricky Espinoza, La Joya Palmview, 50-3; 6, Johnny Howell, Sharyland Pioneer, 49-8.

Discus — 1, Angel Espinoza, Brownsville Rivera, 182-5; 2, Edward Pequeno, McAllen Memorial, 163-3; 3, Mike Zuniga, Rio Hondo, 156-1; 4, Cesar Villegas, Donna High, 154-8; 5, Lucas Rios, McAllen Emorial, 154-2; 6, Gilbert Castro, Progreso, 153-9.

Long jump — 1, Sean Landez, Sharyland High, 22-4; 2, Michael Boltie, McAllen Memorial, 22-1.5; 3, Ciro Hernandez, PSJA North, 21-10; 4, Roel Garcia, Mercedes, 21-4.5; 5, Michael Cantu, Edinburg North, 21-2.25; 6, Ruben Rivera, Donna High, 21-2.

Triple jump — 1, Pete Perez, Los Fresnos, 43-1.75; 2, Carlos Barrera, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 42-11; 2, Isiah Martinez, La Feria, 42-11; 4, Mark Reyna, IDEA Quest, 42-10; 5, Dominick Castillo, Donna North, 42-9; 6, Alex Segura, Edcouch-Elsa, 42-8.5.

High jump — 1, Brendon Rivera, Edinburg Vela, 7-2; 2, Adrian Rodriguez, Edcouch-Elsa, 6-2; 2, Diego Martinez, Sharyland High, 6-2; 2, Victor Bocanegra, La Joya Palmview, 6-2; 4, Robert Rosales, Valley View, 6-1; 5, Six tied at 6-0.

Pole vault — 1, Michael Boltie, McAllen Memorial, 14-7.25; 2, Jose Garcia, Mission High, 14-6; 3, Derek Salazar, Rio Hondo, 14-0; 4, Albreto Villarreal, Harlingen South, 14-0; 5, Seth Carter, Sharyland High, 13-6; 5, Marcos Carrizales, Rio Hondo, 13-6.

Running Events

* denotes fully automatic time

100-meter dash — 1, Christian Peralez, Los Fresnos, 10.74*; 2, James Cole, Sharyland High, 10.79*; 3, Christopher Rosales, Harlingen High, 10.92*; 4, Carlos Vela, Edinburg Economedes, 10.94*; 5, Gabe Vasquez, San Benito, 10.99*; 6, Sean Landez, Sharyland High, 11.03*.

200-meter dash — 1, James Cole, 21.83*; 2, Christopher Rosales, Harlingen High, 21.94*; 3, Johnny Davila, Edinburg Vela, 22.39*; 4, Sergio Murillo, Weslaco High, 22.45*; 5, Sean Landez, Sharyland High, 22.50*; 6, Michael Boltie, McAllen Memorial, 22.54*.

400-meter dash — 1, Sean Landez, Sharyland High, 49.46; 2, Christopher Montemayor, Harlingen High, 50.09*; 3, Marcos Medina, Harlingen High, 50.27*; 4, Rigo Cedillo, Lyford, 50.50; 5, Alec Garcia, Sharyland Pioneer, 50.52; 6, Ryan Benavides, Harlingen South, 50.79*.

800-meter run — 1, Jesus Mata, Mission Veterans, 1:54.61; 2, Ricardo Mendoza La Joya High School, 1:55.48; 3, Carlos Rodriguez, La Feria, 1:56.30; 4, Oser Rodriguez, Harlingen High, 1:56.93*; 5, Victor Munoz, PSJA Memorial, 1:57.13; 6, Michel Lara, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 1:57.37.

1600-meter run — 1,Jayven Cordova, Weslaco East, 4:19.28*; 2 Adam Herrera, Edinburg Vela, 4:25.75; 3, Eliseo Rodriguez, La Joya Palmview, 4:25.80; 4, Tristan Pena, Edinburg North, 4:26.34*; 5, Albert Herrera, Weslaco East, 4:26.84*; 6, Victor Pedraza, PSJA Southwest, 4:27.37.

3200-meter run — 1, GJ Reyna, Mission Veterans, 9:30.72; 2, Jose Aleman, Sharyland Pioneer, 9:35.24; 3, Eliseo Rodriguez, La Joya Palmview, 9:36.75; 4, Victor Pedraza, PSJA Southwest, 9:39.05; 5, Albert Herrera, Weslaco East, 9:39.81; 6, Adam Herrera, Edinburg Vela, 9:41.02.

110-meter hurdles — 1, Vince Castillo, Donna High, 14.22; 2, Marcus Pena, Sharyland High, 14.79*; 3, JR Villarreal, Weslaco East, 15.60*; 4, Alan Martinez, Mission High, 15.62*; 5, Tristan Myende, La Joya Palmview, 15.64*; 6, Tristsan Garcia, Sharyland Pioneer, 15.72*.

300-meter hurdles — 1, Vince Castillo, Donna High School, 38.40; 2, Jorge Cantu, Can Benito, 39.53; 3, Omar Silva, Port Isabel, 40.10; 4, Mark Garcia, Mission High, 40.16; 5, Rene Pecina, La Joya Palmview, 40.46*; 6, JR Villarreal, Weslaco East, 40.54.

400-meter relay — 1, Los Fresnos, 42.74*; 2, Weslaco East, 42.96; 3, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 43.16*; 4, PSJA Southwest, 43.36*; 5, McAllen Memorial, 43.54*; 6, Donna High, 43.59*; 6, Edinburg Economedes, 43.59*.

800-meter relay — 1, Los Fresnos, 1:30.17; 2, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 1:30.60*; 3, San Benito, 1:30.64*; 4, Sharyland High, 1:30.87*; 5, PSJA Southwest, 1:30.97*; 6, Mercedes, 1:31.23*.

1600-meter relay — 1, Harlingen High, 3:22.34*; 2, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 3:23.97*; 3, Sharyland High, 3:24.14*; 4, Edinburg Vela, 3:24.14*; 5, Los Fresnos, 3:24.86*; 6, La Feria, 3:25.16*.

Girls

Team standings — 1, Weslaco High, 85.67; 2, Sharyland Pioneer, 66; 3, Harlingen South, 54; 4, La Joya Palmview, 52; 5, Port Isabel, 50; 6, St. Joseph Academy, 46; 7, Los Fresnos, 45.67; 8, Edinburg High, 28; 9, Edinburg North, 26; 10, Edcouch-Elsa, 23.

Field Events

Shot put — 1, Daniela Murchison, Port Isabel, 46-1.5; 2, Nora Monie, Sharyland Pioneer, 45-3.5; 3, Brittany Vielma, PSJA Southwest, 41-11; 4, Faitih Olszak, Weslaco East, 39-1; 5, Valerie Granados, Los Fresnos, 38-5.5; 6, Maisie Trevino, Edinburg Economedes, 38-0.5

Discus — 1, Nora Monie, Sharyland Pioneer, 144-1; 2, Clarissa Chavez, Brownsville Veterans, 134-9; 3, Daniela Murchison, Port Isabel, 134-7; 4, Brittany Vielna, PSJA Southwest, 131-4; 5, Malaya Pistokache, Sharyland Pioneer, 121-11; 6, Karen Guerra, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 121-7.

Long jump — 1, Cierra Pena, Harlingen South, 18-4.5; 2, Gabby Torres, Port Isbabel, 18-0.5; 3, Jaleah Calvillo, Los Fresnos, 17-4; 4, Eleanor Arndt, Weslaco High, 17-1.75; 5, Jacklyn Flores, Mercedes, 17-0.75; 6, Jiovanni Solis, McAllen Rowe, 16-11.

Triple jump — 1, Abriana Saenz, Edinburg North, 37-4; 2, Jaleah Calvillo, Los Fresnos, 37-1; 3, Jacklynn Flores, Mercedes, 35-7.25; 4, Brenda Martinez, La Joya Palmview, 35-2.5; 5, Jiovanni Solis, McAllen Rowe, 34-11; 6, Celeste Elizondo, Grulla, 34-9.

High jump — 1, Gabby Torres, Port Isabel, 5-7; 2, Joan Cepeda, PSJA Memorial, 5-4; 2, Jaleah Valvillo, Los Fresnos, 5-4; 3, Maria Avila, Brownsville Pace, 5-2; 3, Eleanor Arndt, Weslaco High, 5-2; 3, Jackie Kingsbury, Los Fresnos, 5-2.

Pole vault — 1, Sydney Salinas, Weslaco High, 10-6; 1, Megan Lopez, Brownsville St. Joseph, 10-6; 3, Sydney Salinas, Weslaco High, 10-0; 3, Carolina Carrillo, PSJA North, 9-6; 5, Marifer Valencia, Brownsville St. Joseph, 9-6; 6, Crystal Hernandez, Edcouch-Elsa, 9-0.

Running Events

* denotes fully automatic time

100-meter dash — 1, Cierra Pena, Harlingen South, 11.86; 2, Valerie Mancha, PSJA High, 11.98; 3, I’Dasha Sorrell, Donna North, 12.08; 4, Gabby Garza, Browsnville St. Joseph, 12.31; 5, Valeria Banda, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 12.38; 6, Milytza Galvan, La Feria, 12.79*.

200-meter dash — 1, Cierra Pena, Harlingen South, 25.40*; 2, Gaby Garza, Brownsville St. Joseph, 25.54*; 3, Mia Hinojosa, La Joya Palmview, 25.77*; 4, Rebeca Martinez, Sharyland Pioneer, 26.21; 5, Valerie Mancha, PSJA High, 26.30; 6, Caitlyn Alaniz, Weslaco Eats, 26.67*.

400-meter dash — 1, Vallery Tobias, IDEA Quest, 58.94; 2, Nicole Gonzalez, Harlingen South, 59.29*; 3, Angela Villarreal, Weslaco High, 59.30*; 4, Cierra Pena, Harlingen South, 59.49*; 5, Gaby Garza, Brownsville St. Joseph, 60.0; 6, Mallory Raad, McAllen High, 60.32.

800-meter run — 1, Kyrsta Martinez, Edcouch-Elsa, 2:15.18; 2, Alexandria Cruz, Edinbug High, 2:15.41; 3, Vallery Tobias, IDEA Quest, 2:18.00; 4, Adriana Cruz, Rio Grande City, 2:18.07; 5, Violet Torres, PSJA Memorial, 2:21.02; 6, Jaida Muhammad, Edinburg Vela, 2:22.44*.

1600-meter run — 1, Alexandria Cruz, Edinburg High, 4:58.02*; 2, Krysta Martinez, Edcouch-Elsa, 5:07.29*; 3, Beth Ramos, Edinburg North, 5:11.46*; 4, Adriana Cruz, Rio Grande City, 5:17.40*; 5, Brianna Robels, La Joya Palmview, 5:20.84*; 6, Marlette Trevino, Rio Grande City, 5:20.99*

3200-meter run — 1, Beth Ramos, Edinburg North, 10:50.89; 2, Alexandria Cruz, 11:14.45; 3, LIzette Chapa, Sharyland Pioneer, 11:32.90; 4, Krysta Martinez, Edcouch-Elsa, 11:34.46; 5, Brianna Robels, La Joya Palmview, 11:44.52; 6, Emily Suarez, Edinburg Economedes, 11:54.60.

100-meter hurdles — 1, Gaby Garza, Brownsville St. Joseph, 14.77*; 2, Jaleah Calvillo, Los Fresnos, 15.27; 3, Gabby Torres, Port Isabel, 15.81*; 4, Olivia Garcia, Edinburg Vela, 16.34*; 5, Maria Avila, Brownsville Pace, 16.44*; 6, Jennifer Pena, Sharyland High, 16.64*.

300-meter hurdles — 1, Gaby Garza, Brownsville St. Joseph, 44.87; 2, Alyssa DeLeon, Weslaco High, 46.08*; 3, Thanya Garza, McAllen Memorial, 47.51*; 4, Kailah Reyes, San Benito, 47.60; 5, Brittany Cano, La Joya Palmview, 48.12*; 6, Yasmin Gonzalez, McAllen Memorial, 48>60*.

400-meter relay — 1, Weslaco High, 49.49*; 2, La Joya Palmview, 49.99*; 3, Harlingen South, 50.00*; 4, Sharyland Pioneer, 50.04*; 5, Los Fresnos, 50.07*; 6, Weslaco East, 50.77*.

800-meter relay — 1, La Joya Palmview, 1:45.64*; 2, Weslaco High, 1:45.90*; 3, Sharyland Pioneer, 1:46.74; 4, Los Fresnos, 1:47.02*; 5, McAllen Rowe, 1:47.71; 6, Port Isabel, 1:48.81*.

1600-meter relay — 1, Weslaco High, 4:0.06*; 2, Sharyland Pioneer, 4:05.74; 3, McAllen Rowe, 4:07.44*; 4, Port Isabel, 4:07.53*; 5, McAllen Memorial, 4:07.54*; 6, Edinburg High, 4:08.90.

BY JON R. LAFOLLETTE | STAFF WRITER

Former PSJA North offensive coordinator David Duty has been reunited with the Hidalgo Pirates upon being hired as the team’s head football coach Tuesday.

“It’s amazing the amount of congratulations I’ve gotten,” Duty said. “I’ve gotten warm wishes from coaches, friends and family. It’s exciting. I wish I could bottle up the energy you receive on a day like this.”

Duty previously worked for Hidalgo as an offensive line coach before leaving for PSJA ISD where he also served as the girls power lifting coach. Duty left Hidalgo on March 31, 1999, exactly 16 years removed from Tuesday’s reunion.

“16 years of roots is hard to pull,” Duty said of leaving PSJA North. “It’s going to be hard to say goodbye, especially the kids. The PSJA kids are a tough group who do great things and are loyal to their coaches. I’m going to miss them and I’m going to wish them the best of luck.”

Duty, assumes command of a Pirates team that has sputtered in recent seasons. The team has gone 20-32 since 2010, and has only one season with a winning record (2012) during that time. What exactly ails Hidalgo has yet to be discovered by Duty.

“When you coach at the (Class) 6A level, you don’t see a lot of 4A video, because you don’t play them very much,” Duty said. “I haven’t seen them on tape aside from game footage or highlight reels.

Though Duty has yet to scout his new team and piece together 2015’s would-be squad, he will begin assimilating himself today when he meets members of the freshman team.

“I’m going to tell them who I am,” Duty said. “They’re going to see my last name and think I’m a white boy from up north, and I’m not. I was born and raised here in McAllen.”

Perhaps more perplexing Hidalgo’s lackluster results on the gridiron is the program’s recent coaching Carrousel which has seen four coaches come and go in as many years. Duty dismisses any notion of apprehension upon accepting the position.

“What’s happened in the past has happened in the past,” Duty said. “A lot of the coaches they’ve hired have been from out of this area, I literally live about four and a half miles away from Hidalgo. I was born and raised here. I’m not someone that is looking at Hidalgo as somewhere that is going to be a stepping stone. I want to work there. The Valley is my home.”

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Meet of Champions results
Saturday, March 28
Bobby Lackey Stadium, Weslaco

Boys
Shot put – 1, Travis Barnes, Harlingen High, 50-06; 2, Ricky Espinoza, La Joya Palmview, 50-03; 3, Mike Zuniga, Rio Hondo, 50-01; 4, John Belmares, San Benito, 49-04; 5, Jorge Robledo, Brownsville Veterans, 47-08; 6, Luis Vela, Edinburg Vela, 46-09.
shot put wheelchair – 1, Zoe Alaniz, Mission Veterans, 13-10; 2, Robert Garza, Edinburg High, 6-11.
Discus – 1, Angel Espinoza, Brownsville Rivera, 182-05; 2, Mike Zuniga, Rio Hondo, 155-08; 3, Jordan De Leon, Mission Veterans, 150-06; 4, Mike Gonzalez, PSJA Memorial, 150-05; 6, Jonathan Perez, McAllen Rowe, 145-07.
Long jump – 1, Michael Cantu, Edinburg North 21-02.25; 2, Sean Landez, Sharyland High, 20-11.75; 3, Roel Garcia, Mercedes 20-07.75; 4, Julian Trevino, La Feria, 20-04.50; 5, Leo Lara, Santa Rosa, J20-4.50; 6, Everardo Garate, Los Fresnos, 20-03.25.
Triple jump – 1, Pete Perez, Los Fresnos, 43-01.5; 2, Hector Bosquez, McAllen Rowe, 42-07; 3, Raudel Alvarez, PSJA North, 42-03.5; 4, Damian Quintanilla, La Joya Palmview, 42-01; 5, Isaiah Martinez, La Feria, 41-8.5; 6, Alex Segura, Edcouch-Elsa, 41-02.5.
High jump – 1, Adrian Rodriguez, Edcouch-Elsa, 6-02; 2, Adrian Moralez, Harlingen South, 6-00; 3, Alex Segura, Edcouch-Elsa, J6-00; 4, Robert Rosales, Valley VIew, J6-00; 5, Alex Herrera, Brownsville Hanna, J6-00; 6, Kris Marroquin, Weslaco High, 5-10;
Pole vault – 1, Jose Garcia, Mission High, 14-06; 2, Alberto Villarreal, Harlingen High, 14-00; 3, Marcos Carrizales, Rio Hondo, 13-06; 4, Seth Carter, Mission Sharyland, 13-00; 5, Derek Salazar, Rio Hondo, 13-00; 6, Rolando Garcia, Harlingen South, 13-00.
100-meter dash – 1, Christian Parales, Los Fresnos, 10.74; 2, James Cole, Sharyland High, 10.79; 3, Christopher Rosales, Harlingen High, 10.92; 4, Carlos Vela, Edinburg Economedes, 10.94; 5, Sean Landez, Sharyland High, 11.37; 6, Ricardo Guzman, Edinburg High, 11.48.
200-meter dash – 1, James Cole, Sharyland High, 21.83; 2, Christopher Rosales, Harlingen High, 22.15; 3, Johnny Davilla, Edinburg Vela, 22.39; 4, Sergio Murillo, Weslaco High, 22.45; 5, Carlos Vela, Edinburg Economedes, 22.64’ 6, Sean Landez, Sharyland High, 22.83.
400-meter dash – 1, Sean Landez, Sharyland High, 50.56; 2, Marcos Medina, Harlingen High, 51.02; 3, Adrian Rodriguez, Edcouch-Elsa, 51.03; 4, Alec Garcia, Sharyland Pioneer, 51.24; 5, Rodrigo Cedillo, Lyford, 51.69; 6, Francisco FLores, PSJA Southwest, 52.18.
800-meter run – 1, Carlos Rodriguez, La Feria, 1:59.56; 2, Ricardo Mendoza, La Joya High, 2:00.34; 3, Victor Munoz, PSJA Memorial, 2:00.55; 4, Francisco FLores, PSJA Southwest, 2:01.86; 5, Michel Lara, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 2:01.91; 6, Dante Gaona, PSJA Southwest, 2:02.07.
1600-meter run – 1, Victor Pedraza, PSJA Southwest, 4:29.62; 2, Anthony Garza, Brownsville RIvera, 4:31.78; 3, Tistan Pena, Edinburg North, 4:33.49; 4, Orser Rodriguez, Harlingen High, 4:33.74; 5, Jose Aleman, Sharyland Pioneer, 4:34.99; 6, Ricardo Mendoza, La Joya High, 4:36.61.
3200-meter run – 1, Victor Pedraza, PSJA Southwest, 9:53.45; 2, Jose Aleman, Sharyland Pioneer, 9:55.02; 3, Christian Machuca, Brownsville Rivera, 10:00.36; 4, Jonathan Herrera, Brownsville Rivera, 10:00.43; 5, Anthony Garza, Brownsville Rivera, 10:02.91; 6, Rene Guillen, Sharyland High, 10:04,78.
110-meter hurdles – 1, Marcus Pena, Sharyland High, 15.06; 2, Alan Martinez, Mission High, 15.62; 3, Tristan Garcia, Sharyland High, 15.72; 4, Tristen Myende, La Joya Palmview, 15.74; 5, Brandon Bradford, PSJA North, 15.91; 6, J.D. Alaniz, La Joya Palmview, 15.96.
300-meter hurdles – 1, Carlos Serna, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 41.76; 2, Angel Diaz, Edinburg High, 42.32; 3, Gunnar Henderson, McAllen High, 42.37; 4, Rene Ramirez, PSJA North, 42.46; 5, Marcos Carrizales, Rio Hondo, 43.29; 6, Tristan Guerra, Sharyland Pioneer, 43.44;
400-meter relay – 1, Los Fresnos ‘A’, 42.74; 2, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln ‘A’, 43.16; 3, PSJA Southwest ‘A’, 43.36; 4, Edinburg Economedes ‘A’, 43.83; 5, San Benito ‘A’, 43.94; 6, Harlingen South ‘A’, 44.29.
800-meter relay – 1, Carlos Rodriguez, La Feria, 1:59.56; 2, Ricardo Mendoza, La Joya High, 2:00.34; 3, Victor Munoz, PSJA Memorial, 2:00.55; 4, Francisco Flores, PSJA Southwest, 2:01.86; 5, Michel Lara, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln 2:01.91; 6, Dante Daona, PSJA Southwset, 2:02.07.
1600-meter relay – 1, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln ‘A’, 3:23.97; 2, Los Fresnos ‘A’, 3:24.86; 3, La Feria ‘A’, 3:25.16; 4, PSJA Memorial ‘A;, 3:25.76; 5, Sharyland Pioneer ‘A’, 3:25.77; 6, PSJA Southwest ‘A’, 3:28.68

GIRLS
Shot put – 1, Daniella Murchison, Port Isabel, 46-01.50; 2, Britany Vielma, PSJA Southwest, 39-07; 3, Maisie Trevino, Edinburg Economedes, 36-10; 4, Faith Olszak, Weslaco East, 36-06.5; 5, Sarah De Leon, Donna High, 36-00.5; 6, Malaya Pistokache, Sharyland Pioneer, 35-03.
Discus – 1, Daniella Murchison, Port Isabel, 134-06; 2, Britany Vielma, PSJA Southwest, 127-06; 3, Mayaya Pistokache, Sharyland Pioneer, 121-10; 4, Tamara Castillo, PSJA Southwest, 117-05.5; 5, Natalie Alaniz, Edinburg NOrth, 117-05; 6, Jazmin Cortez, PSJA North 116-03.
Long jump – 1, Gabrieyella Torres, Port Isabel, 18-00.5; 2, Jaleah Calvillo, Los Fresnos, 17-04; 3, Cierra Pena, Harlingen South, 17-03; 4, Eleanor Arndt, Weslaco High, 17-01.75; 5, I’Dasha Sorrell, Donna North, 16-06; 5, Jacklyn Flores, Mercedes, 16-03.50
Triple jump – 1, Jaleah Calvillo, Los Fresnos, 35-09; 2, Jiovanni Solis, McAllen Rowe, 34-11; 3, Maya Garcia, McALlen Rowe, 34-02; 4, Jacklyn FLores, Mercedes, 34-01.5; 5, I’Dasha Sorrell, Donna North, 34-00.75; 6, Abriana Saenz, Edinburg North, 33-09.5.
High jump – 1, Gabrieyella Torres, Port Isabel, 5-07; 2, Joan Cepeda, PSJA Memorial, 5-04; 3, Jaleah Calvillo, Los Fresnos, J5-02; 3, Jackie Kingsbury, Los Frensos, 5-02; 5, Eleanor Arndt, Weslaco High, J5-00; 5, Maria Avila, Brownsville Pace, J5-00.
Pole vault – 1, Sydney Salinas, Weslaco High, 10-06; 2, Megan Lopez, St. Joseph Acaedmy, 10-00; 3, Carolina Carrillo, PSJA North, 9-06; 4, Aaryn Martinez, Mission Veterans, 9-00; 5, Maria Gonzalez, Mission Veterans, 8-06; 6, Camyrn Gloor, St. Joseph Academy.
110-meter dash – 1, Cierra Pena, Harlingen South, 12.15; 2, Valerie Mancha, PSJA High, 12.77; 3, Milytza Galvan, La Feria 12.79; 4, I’Dasha SOrrell, Donna North, 12.91; 5, Caitlin Alaniz, Weslaco East, 12.95; 6, Jacklyn FLores, Mercedes, 12.95.
200-meter dash – 1, Cierra Pena, Harlingen South, 25.40; 2, Mia Hinojosa, La Joya Palmview, 25.77; 3, Valerie Mancha, PSJA High, 26.56; 4, Caitlin Alaniez, Weslaco East, 26.67; 5, Milytza Galvan, La Feria, 27.17; 6, Monica Walensky, PSJA Memorial, 27.20.
400-meter dash – 1, Jiovanni Solis, McAllen Rowe, 1:01.64; 2, Allison Marroquin, Edinburg Economedes, 1:02.73; 3, Natalie Garza, Port Isabel, 1:03.08; 4, Anahi Robels, PSJA High, 1:03.69; 5, Jarin Pena, Weslaco High, 1:03.94; 6, Merary Garza, Grulla, 1:03.97.
800-meter run – 1, Adriana Cruz, Rio Grande CIty, 2:19.99; 2, Violet Torres, PSJA Memorial, 2:21.77; 3, Isabel Mendoza, Sharyland Pioneer, 2:22.97; 4, Valery Tobias, Edinburg IDEA, 2:24.79; 5, Ana Bautista, Rio Grande City, 2:25,38; 6, Sofia Solinas, Brownsville Hanna, 2:26.46.
1600-meter run- 1, Adriana Cruz, Rio Grande CIty, 5:17.40; 2, Briana Robles, La Joya Palmview, 5:20.84; 3, Ana Bausista, Rio Grande City, 5:21.13; 4, VIolet Torres, PSJA Memorila, 5:21.37; 5, Emily Suarez, Edinburg Economedes, 5:21.71; 6, Aminta Michelle Flores, Edinburg Economedes, 5:21.71.
3200-meter run – 1, Brianna Robles, La Joya Palmview, 11:54.31; 2, Lizette Chapa, Sharyland Pioneer, 11:59.89; 3, Marlette Trevino, Rio Grande City, 12:00.73; 4, Natali Gonzalez, La Joya Palmview, 12:04.74; 5, Mariana Sanchez, Brownsville Hanna, 12:07.24; 6, Angela Nuno, Edinburg North, 12:08.50.
100-meter hurdles – 1, Gaby Garza, St. Joseph Academy, 14.77; 2, Jaleah Calvillo, Los Fresnos, 15.69; 3, Maria Avila, Brownsville Pace, 15.87; 4, Gabrieyella Torres, Port Isabel, 16.30; 5, Alyssa Salazar, Los Fresnos, 17.00; 6, Sarah Killian, McAllen High, 17.07.
300-meter hurdles – 1, Gaby Garza, St. Joeseph Academy, 45.18, Alyssa DeLeon, Weslaco High, 16.18; 3, Brittany Cano, La Joya Palmview, 48.12; 4, Yasmin Gonzalez, McAllen Memorial, 48.60; 5, Michaela Arteaga, Brownsville Veterans, 49.53; 6, Esperanza Pedraza, Weslaco High, 49.57.
400-meter relay – 1, Weslaco High ‘A’, 49.49; 2, Harlingen South, 50.20 ‘A’, 50.20; 3, La Joya Palmivew ‘A’, 30.35; 4, Los Fresnos ‘A’, 50.80; 5, Sharyland Pioneer ‘A’, 51.85; 6, Mission Veterans ‘A’, 51.99.
800-meter relay – 1, Weslaco ‘A’, 1:46.31; 2, La Joya Palmview ‘A’, 1:46.31; 3, Los Fresnos ‘A’, 1:48.48; 4, Sharyland Pioneer ‘A’, 1:48.77; 5, Port Isabel ‘A’, 1:48.80; 6, Mission Veterans, 1:48.81.
1600-meter relay – 1, Weslaco High ‘A’, 4:01.06; 2, Port Isabel ‘A’, 4:07.55; 3, Sharlynad Pioneer ‘A’, 4:09.81; 4, Edinburg North ‘A’, 4:10.50; 5, PSJA Memorial ‘A’, 4:12.01; 6, Los Fresnos ‘A’, 4:13.97.

BY JON R. LaFOLLETTE | STAFF WRITER

WESLACO — What was perhaps the most riveting moment during Friday’s Meet of Champions track and field relays at Bobby Lackey Stadium began with a mistake.

During the girls 4×200 meter relay, a fumbled baton handoff between Brittney Cardenas, the third leg for Weslaco High, and anchor Angela Villarreal caused the team to fall several lengths behind La Joya Palmview’s Mirna Tamez during the final 200-meter stretch.

“I thought that was it,” Weslaco girls coach Pablo Almaguer said. “When I saw they messed up, I thought there was no way we could come back.”

While Almaguer resigned his team to a second-place finish, Villarreal turned the corner at full speed and began closing the gap for what would be a photo-finish. Though the clock timed both teams at 1 minute, 46.31 seconds, video replay showed Villarreal edge Tamez by a slim margin.

“I just tried to stay loose and relax,” Villarreal said. “Coach said you can’t catch her if you’re too tight… I could feel myself start to catch her, so I just stayed lose.”

Tamez, focused on her own team’s effort, did not know of Weslaco’s flubbed handoff, but could sense the drama of the moment in the stadium.

“I could hear the crowd start cheering and making noise,” Tamez said. “I saw (Villarreal) come up beside me, and I just put the burners on.”

Weslaco’s relay team would win gold again in the 4×400 meter relay with a time of 4:01.06 without a repeat incident with the baton. Strong winds out of the south prevented the team from setting a new meet record, their intended goal, but Almaguer was satisfied nonetheless.

“Our goal is to win the district championship and to continue doing what we’ve been doing,” he said. “We’ve won district three years in a row. It’s about peaking at the right time. It’s not how you start, it’s how you finish.”

100-Meter Flash
Though Sharyland High’s James Cole holds the Valley’s Best mark in the boys 100-meter dash with a time of 10.86, a poor start relegated the senior to a silver-medal finish, losing by .05 seconds to Los Fresno’s Christian Parales (10.74).

“Everybody has great athletes this year,” Sharyland coach Marcelino de la Fuente said. “After the race, James came up to me and said, ‘Let’s go, next race.’ He knows what it takes to compete.”

Upon crossing the finish line, Parales kept running in celebration while the rest of the competitors caught their breath.

“I was happy,” Parales said. “You have James Cole in that race, he’s a state competitor. It’s a tough race.”

RECORD-SETTING THROW
Port Isabel senior Daniella Murchison set a new meet, and all-time Valley record in the girls shot put with a distance of 46 feet, 1.5 inches.

“She’s really focused,” Port Isabel throwing coach Johnny Galvan said. “One thing she talked about coming here was setting the meet record. She gave up going to the Texas Relays for this reason. She’s been trying to hit that 46 mark for a while now.”

ANOTHER GOLD
Zoe Alaniz of Mission Veterans won gold in the Wheelchair Shot put with a distance of 13-10. Alaniz won gold in the same event earlier this month at the Patriot Relays. Along with Weslaco High’s Joe Solis, Alaniz is the first Valley wheelchair athlete to participate in newly created UIL wheelchair events.

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BY JON R. LAFOLLETTE | STAFF WRITER

WESLACO — Not much went right for the Edinburg Economedes Lady Jaguars during their Class 6A bi-district 6-2 loss to Brownsville Hanna on Thursday at Weslaco East High School.

Their defense was absent, their communication lacked, and the injuries kept coming.

“That’s what happens when you make mistakes,” Economedes coach Robert Garcia said. “We weren’t staying on them like we were supposed to. We were supposed to pressure, and there wasn’t that much pressure.”

Instead of giving the Lady Eagles a physical match, Hanna overwhelmed Econ with speed and a swarming defense that consistently blanketed the ball. It was the Lady Jaguars’ third-straight bi-district loss.

Hanna junior forward Natalie Garcia scored four goals, three during the second half. Her first came with 24:04 remaining in the first half.

“I was surprised she scored so much at this stage,” Hanna coach Eliseo Guzman said. “We knew she could score two or three goals a game for us, but there were a lot more openings today.”

Though the Lady Jaguars collected two goals near the match’s end, the outcome was essentially decided by then.

Adding to the sting of defeat was the pain of injury. Three Econ players suffered ailments at various points during the match, including Arandi Platas, a freshman who tweaked her right ankle with 17:20 left during the first half. Platas did not return to the game and threw off Econ’s game-plan.

“I had one offensive player to sub out,” Gacia said referencing Platas. “And then she got hurt. So I was like, ‘OK, let’s get some defense in there.’ You wanna make changes, you wanna make switches, but you don’t have any more players to switch. We made the switches, but it didn’t work out.”

The most serious injury occurred with 3:21 left in the second half when junior keeper Tiffany Benavidez collided with a would-be Hanna scorer during a successful attempt to stop a goal. Benavidez was slow to get up, appeared woozy while walking toward the sideline and was ultimately carted to the bench. Team officials did not comment on the nature of her injury.

By then, however, Hanna’s victory was all but assured. The Lady Eagles piled on five goals during the second half, including a pair of goals from junior forward Julissa Urbina-Salazar.

The postseason win is a first for Guzman, who is coaching in his debut season with the Lady Eagles.

“This has been going very well,” Guzman said. “We have a special group. There is a lot of excitement for this group. There is a lot of work that needs to be done, but they were really outstanding.”

For Garcia, the loss does not taint a season he describes as “successful.”

“We worked very hard this season,” he said. “It takes a lot of work to get (to the playoffs). The fact that we got here was the important part. A lot of teams don’t make it here. The fact that we’re here is a good sign for us. We’ll continue to build.”

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BY JON R. LAFOLLETTE | STAFF WRITER

WESLACO — If the outcome for Thursday’s Class 6A bi-district playoff soccer match between Brownsville Hanna and Edinburg Economedes came down to penalty cards, the Jaguars would have scored more.

During a heated match that saw both teams assessed red cards and seven yellow cards combined, the Jaguars lost on a late score from Hanna’s Jorge Cantu, a senior defender who scored in improbable fashion.

“When I saw the ball coming, I don’t know, but I never close my eyes when I head the ball.” Cantu said. “I don’t know why, but I closed my eyes and I felt (the ball) hit my face. When I opened my eyes, the ball was in the net. I was surprised. I wasn’t expecting it to be a goal.”

Cantu’s blind header occurred with 3:56 remaining and essentially sealed Econ’s defeat.

“We’re a good team and they’re a good team,” Econ coach Sam Gonzalez said. “They ran a play and it worked. It’s so hard to score in this game, so whoever gets (the ball) in is going to win.”

More surprising than Cantu’s late score was the fact it happened while the Eagles were a man down, the result of a red card penalty assessed to Oscar Cordova with 7:24 remaining during the first half for shoving an elbow into an Economedes defender. With Cordova sidelined, Hanna played 10 on 11 the rest of the way.

“I started walking from half field (on the scoring play), and I knew there were three or four minutes left on the clock” Cantu said. “I knew we had to score, I was like, ‘Please, let us score.’ We only had 10 guys.”

Economedes was dealt a red card as well after Cantu’s score. Luis Ortiz was ejected at the 3:38 mark during the second half. Both red-card instances summarize what was at times a physical game with plenty of verbal barbs traded by both sides. In all, seven yellow cards were assigned (four to Hanna, three to Econ).

“We knew it was going to be a physical game,” Hanna coach Reyes Prado said. “We knew it was going to be physical. I told the kids not to react to some of the things they were going to do, but even the pros mess up. I’m not that upset about it.”

For Cantu, the match’s chippy nature was the result of Hanna’s high expectations. The Eagles, who have six seniors on the roster, were state runner-ups in 2013 and have every intention of returning to the championship game.

“We have to make history,” Cantu said. “We have to repeat like we did in 2013. This is the game in our trip to state. Hopefully we get there.”

Despite the fact Thursday didn’t provide Gonzalez with the outcome he wanted, he’s nonetheless pleased with his team.

“I just ask my kids to compete,” he said. “If they came out here and played to their best, I’m O.K. with the end.”

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Valley’s Best and Mythical Standings for 3.25.15

Boys

Team standings — 1, Sharyland High, 78.5; 2, Harlingen High, 61; 3, McAllen Memorial, 57; 4, Los Fresnos, 57; 5, Edinburg Vela, 37; 6, San Benito, 36; 7, Donna High, 34; 8, Weslaco East, 34; 9, La Joya Palmview, 26; 10, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 24.

Field Events

Shot Put — 1, Anthony Esparza, McAllen Memorial, 54-8.5; 2,Mike Zuniga, Rio Hondo, 54-1; 3, John Belmarez, San Benito, 52-7.5; 4, Johnny Howell, Sharyland Pioneer, 49-8; 5, Brandon Cardenas, Donna High, 49-6; 6, Edward Pequeno, McAllen Memorial, 49-1.

Discus — 1, Angel Espinoza, Brownsville Rivera, 180-8; 2, Edward Pequeno, McAllen Memorial, 163-3; 3, Mike Zuniga, Rio Hondo, 156-1; 4, Cesar Villegas, Donna High, 154-8; 5, Lucas Rios, McAllen Emorial, 154-2; 6, Gilbert Castro, Progreso, 153-9.

Long jump — 1, Sean Landez, Sharyland High, 22-4; 2, Michael Boltie, McAllen Memorial, 22-1.5; 3, Ciro Hernandez, PSJA North, 21-10; 4, Roel Garcia, Mercedes, 21-4.5; 5, Trevor Speights, McAllen Memorial, 21-1; 6, Felipe Flores, Browsnville Veterans, 21-0.

Triple jump — 1, Pete Perez, Los Fresnos, 43-1.75; 2, Carlos Barrera, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 42-11; 2, Isiah Martinez, La Feria, 42-11; 4, Dominick Castillo, Donna North, 42-9; 5, Hector Boswuez, McAllen Rowe, 42-3; 5, Mark Reyna, IDEA Quest, 42-3.

High jump — 1, Brendon Rivera, Edinburg Vela, 7-2; 2, Diego Martinez, Sharyland High, 6-2; 2, Victor Bocanegra, La Joya Palmview, 6-2; 4, Robert Rosales, Valley View, 6-1; 5, Anthony Garza, Weslaco High, 6-0; 5, Kris Marroquin, Weslaco High, 6-0; 5, Adrian Morales, Harlingen South, 6-0; 5, Christian Garza, PSJA Memorial, 6-0.

Pole vault — 1, Michael Boltie, McAllen Memorial, 14-6; 2, Jose Garcia, Mission High, 14-0; 2, Derek Salazar, Rio Hondo, 14-0; 2, Albreto Villarreal, Harlingen South, 14-0; 5, Seth Carter, Sharyland High, 13-6; 5, Marcos Carrizales, Rio Hondo, 13-6.

Running Events

* denotes fully automatic time

100-meter dash — 1, James Cole, Sharyland High, 10.86*; 2, Christian Perales, Los Fresnos, 10.94*; 2, Christopher Rosales, Harlingen High, 10.94*; 4, Gabe Vasquez, San Benito, 10.99*; 5, Sean Landez, Sharyland High, 11.03*; 6, Adrian Rodriguez, McAllen High, 11.04*.

200-meter dash — 1, Christopher Rosales, Harlingen High, 21.94*; 2, James Cole, Sharyland High, 22.24*; 22.29*; 3, Sean Landez, Sharyland High, 22.52*; 4, Michael Boltie, McAllen Memorial, 22.54*; 5, Mike Medellin, Edinburg Economedes, 22.62*; 6, Jose Torres, PSJA North, 22.64*.

400-meter dash — 1, Sean Landez, Sharyland High, 49.46; 2, Christopher Montemayor, Harlingen High, 50.09*; 3, Marcos Medina, Harlingen High, 50.28*; 4, Rigo Cedillo, Lyford, 50.50; 5, Alec Garcia, Sharyland Pioneer, 50.52; 6, Ryan Benavides, Harlingen South, 50.79*.

800-meter run — 1, Jesus Mata, Mission Veterans, 1:54.61; 2, Ricardo Mendoza La Joya High School, 1:55.48; 3, Carlos Rodriguez, La Feria, 1:56.30; 4, Oser Rodriguez, Harlingen High, 1:56.93*; 5, Victor Munoz, PSJA Memorial, 1:57.13; 6, Michel Lara, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 1:57.37.

1600-meter run — 1, Adam Herrera, Edinburg Vela, 4:25.75; 2, Eliseo Rodriguez, La Joya Palmview, 4:25.80; 3, Tristan Pena, Edinburg North, 4:26.34; 4, Victor Pedraza, PSJA Southwest, 4:27.37; 5, Michel Lara, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 4:28.74; 6, Joshua Perez, Donna North, 4:28.97.

3200-meter run — 1, GJ Reyna, Mission Veterans, 9:30.72; 2, Jose Aleman, Sharyland Pioneer, 9:35.24; 3, Eliseo Rodriguez, La Joya Palmview, 9:36.75; 4, Victor Pedraza, PSJA Southwest, 9:39.05; 5, Albert Herrera, Weslaco East, 9:39.81; 6, Adam Herrera, Edinburg Vela, 9:41.02.

110-meter hurdles — 1, Vince Castillo, Donna High, 14.22; 2, Marcus Pena, Sharyland High, 14.79*; 3, JR Villarreal, Weslaco East, 15.60*; 4, Tristian Myerede, La Joya Palmview, 15.64*; 5, Tristan Guerra, Sharyland Pioneer, 15.74*; 5, Alan Martinez, Mission High, 15.74*.

300-meter hurdles — 1, Vince Castillo, Donna High School, 38.40; 2, Jorge Cantu, Can Benito, 39.53; 3, Omar Silva, Port Isabel, 40.10; 4, Mark Garcia, Mission High, 40.16; 5, JR Villarreal, Weslaco East, 40.54; 6, Rene Pecina, La Joya Palmview, 40.62.

400-meter relay — 1, Los Fresnos, 42.81; 2, Weslaco East, 42.96; 3, McAllen Memorial, 43.35; 4, Donna High, 43.59*; 5, Mercedes, 43.62*; 6, San Benito, 43.74*.

800-meter relay — 1, Los Fresnos, 1:30.17; 2, San Benito, 1:30.43; 3, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 1:30.67; 4, Weslaco East, 1:31.11*; 5, Edinburg Vela, 1:31.64*; 6, PSJA Southwest, 1:31.71.

1600-meter relay — 1, Harlingen High, 3:22.32*; 2, Sharyland High, 3:23.96; 3, Edinburg Vela, 3:23.99; 4, La Feria, 3:25.33; 5, Sharyland Pioneer, 3:25.64; 6, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 3:27.54.

Girls

Team standings — 1, Sharyland Pioneer, 88; 2, Weslaco High, 69; 3, Harlingen South, 59; 4, Brownsville St. Joseph, 48; 5, Los Fresnos, 44; 6, Port Isabel, 36; 7, La Joya Palmview, 35; 8, Edinburg High, 30; 9, Edinburg North 28; 10, McAllen Rowe, 23; 10, Edcouch-Elsa, 23.

Girls 100-meter dash:

Field Events

Shot put — 1, Nora Monie, Sharyland Pioneer, 45- 3.5; 2, Daniela Murchison, Port Isabel, 44-4; 3, Brittany Vielma, PSJA Southwest, 41-7.5; 4, Valeria Granados, Los Fresnos, 38-5.5; 5, Maisie Trevino, Edinburg Economedes, 38.05; 6, Clarissa Chavez, Brownsville Veterans, 37-11.

Discus — 1, Nora Monie, Sharyland Pioneer, 140-10; 2, Clarissa Chavez, Brownsville Veterans, 134-9; 3, Daniela Murchison, Port Isabel, 134-7; 4, Brittany Vielna, PSJA Southwest, 131-4; 5, Malaya Pistokache, Sharyland Pioneer, 121-11; 6, Karen Guerra, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 121-7.

Long jump — 1, Cierra Pena, Harlingen South, 18-4.5; 2, Gabby Torres, Port Isbabel, 17-10.5; 3, Jaleah Calvillo, Los Fresnos, 17-3.5; 4, Jacklynn Flores, Mercedes, 17-0.75; 5, Jiovanni Solis, McAllen Rowe, 16-11; 6, I’Dasha Sorrell, Donna North, 16-10.5.

Triple jump — 1, Abriana Saenz, Edinburg North, 37-4; 2, Jaleah Calvillo, Los Fresnos, 37-1; 3, Jacklynn Flores, Mercedes, 35-7.25; 4, Brenda Martinez, La Joya Palmview, 35-2.5; 5, Celeste Elizondo, Grulla, 34-9; 6, Mayda Garcia, McAllen Rowe, 24-7.25.

High jump — 1, Joan Cepeda, PSJA Memorial, 5-4; 1, Gabby Torres, Port Isabel, 5-4; 1, Jaleah Valvillo, Los Fresnos, 5-4; 2, Maria Avila, Brownsville Pace, 5-2; 2, Eleanor Arndt, Weslaco High, 5-2; 3, Six tied at 5-0.

Pole vault — 1, Megan Lopez, Brownsville St. Joseph, 10-6; 2, Sydney Salinas, Weslaco High, 10-0; 3, Marifera Valencia, Brownsville St. Joseph, 9-6; 3, Aaryn Martinez, Mission Veterans, 9-6; 3, Carolina Carrillo, PSJA North, 9-6; 4, Crystal Hernandez, Edcouch-Elsa, 9-0.

Running Events

* denotes fully automatic time

100-meter dash — 1, Cierra Pena, Harlingen South, 11.86; 2, Valerie Mancha, PSJA High, 11.98; 3, I’Dasha Sorrell, Donna North, 12.08; 4, Gabby Garza, Browsnville St. Joseph, 12.31; 5, Valeria Banda, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 12.38; 6, Caitlyn Alaniz, Weslaco East, 12.94*.

200-meter dash — 1, Cierra Pena, Harlingen South, 25.18; 2, Gaby Garza, Brownsville St. Joseph, 25.25*; 3, Rebeca Martinez, Sharyland Pioneer, 26.21; 4, Valerie Mancha, PSJA High, 26.30; 5, Mia Hinojosa, La Joya Palmview, 26.59*; 6, Nicole Gonzalez, Harlingen South, 26.71.

400-meter dash — 1, Vallery Tobias, IDEA Quest, 58.94; 2, Nicole Gonzalez, Harlingen South, 59.29*; 3, Angela Villarreal, Weslaco High, 59.30*; 4, Cierra Pena, Harlingen South, 59.49*; 5, Gaby Garza, Brownsville St. Joseph, 60.0; 6, Mallory Raad, McAllen High, 60.32.

800-meter run — 1, Kyrsta Martinez, Edcouch-Elsa, 2:15.18; 2, Alexandria Cruz, Edinbug High, 2:15.41; 3, Vallery Tobias, IDEA Quest, 2:18.00; 4, Adriana Cruz, Rio Grande City, 2:18.07; 5, Violet Torres, PSJA Memorial, 2:21.02; 6, Jaida Muhammad, Edinburg Vela, 2:22.44*.

1600-meter run — 1, Alexandria Cruz, Edinburg High, 4:59.85; 2, Krysta Martinez, Edcouch-Elsa, 5:07.40*; 3, Beth Ramos, Edinburg North, 5:11.46*; 4, Adriana Cruz, Rio Grande City, 5:21.07; 5, Lizette Chapa, Sharyland Pioneer, 5:24.0; 6, Brianna Robles, La Joya Palmview, 5:24.18.

3200-meter run — 1, Beth Ramos, Edinburg North, 10:50.89; 2, Alexandria Cruz, 11:14.45; 3, LIzette Chapa, Sharyland Pioneer, 11:32.90; 4, Krysta Martinez, Edcouch-Elsa, 11:34.46; 5, Brianna Robels, La Joya Palmview, 11:44.52; 6, Emily Suarez, Edinburg Economedes, 11:54.60.

100-meter hurdles — 1, Gaby Garza, Brownsville St. Joseph, 14.96*; 2, Jaleah Calvillo, Los Fresnos, 15.27; 3, Gabby Torres, Port Isabel, 15.81*; 4, Olivia Garcia, Edinburg Vela, 16.34*; 5, Maria Avila, Brownsville Pace, 16.44*; 6, Jennifer Pena, Sharyland High, 16.64*.

300-meter hurdles — 1, Gaby Garza, Brownsville St. Joseph, 44.87; 2, Alyssa DeLeon, Weslaco High, 46.08*; 3, Thanya Garza, McAllen Memorial, 47.51*; 4, Kailah Reyes, San Benito, 47.60; 5, Brittany Cano, La Joya Palmview, 48.20; 6, Skylar Hernandez, McAllen High, 48.71.

400-meter relay — 1, Sharyland Pioneer, 49.84; 2, Harlingen South, 50.10; 3, La Joya Palmview, 50.49*; 4, Los Fresnos, 50.77*; 5, Weslaco High, 50.84*; 6, McAllen Memorial, 50.85.

800-meter relay — 1, Weslaco High, 1:46.09*; 2, Sharyland Pioneer, 1:46.74; 3, La Joya Palmview, 1:47.36*; 4, McAllen Rowe, 1:47.71; 5, Mission Veterans, 1:48.96; 6, Los Fresnos, 1:49.25.

1600-meter relay — 1, Weslaco High, 4:05.69*; 2, Sharyland Pioneer, 4:05.74; 3, McAllen Rowe, 4:07.28; 4, McAllen Memorial, 4:07.34; 5, Edinburg High, 4:08.90; 6, Edinburg North, 4:10.49.