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1. Edinburg Vela 22-3 1

2. Harlingen South 22-4 2

3. Brownsville Veterans 18-6-1 3

T-4. PSJA Memorial 16-6-1 5

T-4. San Benito 15-10 3

6. PSJA North 16-10 10

7. Weslaco High 17-10 7

8. Rio Hondo 15-8-1 8

9. Los Fresnos 15-9 10

T-10. Lyford 23-0 NR

T-10. Mercedes 15-8-1 6

Other team receiving votes: Edinburg North (1).

District 30-6A

Overall District

Team W L W L GB

PSJA North 16 10 7 0 —

PSJA High 18 6 6 1 1

La Joya High 14 12 4 3 3

McAllen Memorial 12 11 4 3 3

McAllen Rowe 12 12 4 3 3

Mission High 7 13 2 5 5

McAllen High 11 13 1 6 6

La Joya J-L* 1 22 0 7 7

District 31-6A

Overall District

Team W L W L GB

Edinburg Vela 22 3 6 0 —

Weslaco High 17 10 5 1 1

Edinburg North 17 7 4 2 2

Edinburg High 5 11 3 3 3

Weslaco East 13 14 2 4 4

Edinburg Economedes 3 21 1 5 5

Donna North 3 14 0 6 6

District 32-6A

Overall District

Team W L W L GB

Harlingen South 22 4 3 0 —

Los Fresnos 15 9 2 1 1

San Benito 15 10 2 1 1

Brownsville Hanna 11 11 2 1 1

Harlingen High** 8 8 0 3 3

Brownsville Rivera* 8 10 0 3 3

District 31-5A

Overall District

Team W L W L GB

PSJA Memorial* 16 6 7 0 —

Sharyland Pioneer 15 8 6 1 1

Sharyland High 12 13 5 2 2

Rio Grande City 8 15 4 3 3

Roma 6 18 3 4 4

Mission Veterans 6 17 2 5 5

La Joya Palmview** 6 8 1 6 6

PSJA Southwest 6 19 0 7 7

District 32-5A

Overall District

Team W L W L GB

Brownsville Veterans* 18 6 7 0 —

Mercedes* 15 8 6 1 1

Edcouch-Elsa 16 8 5 2 2

Donna High 11 11 3 4 4

Brownsville Lopez 11 13 3 4 4

Valley View** 7 14 2 5 5

Brownsville Porter — — 1 6 6

Brownsville Pace* 4 14 1 6 6

District 32-4A

Overall District

Team W L W L GB

Rio Hondo* 15 8 8 0 —

Zapata 14 4 6 1 1.5

Port Isabel 13 9 6 1 1.5

La Feria 17 9 4 4 4

Raymondville 10 9 4 4 4

Hidalgo 4 17 2 6 6

Grulla 3 13 1 7 7

Progreso — — 0 8 8

*-amount of ties

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VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL SCHEDULE

Wednesday’s Game

District 32-4A

La Feria 11, Progreso 0, 5 innings

Thursday’s Game

District 31-6A

Edinburg High 21, Donna North 1, 3 innings

Friday’s Games

District 30-6A

McAllen Memorial at Mission High, 7 p.m.

McAllen High at McAllen Rowe, 7 p.m.

PSJA High at La Joya High, 7 p.m.

La Joya Juarez-Lincoln at PSJA North, 7 p.m.

District 31-6A

Edinburg North at Edinburg Vela, 7 p.m.

Edinburg Economedes at Weslaco High, 7 p.m.

Weslaco East at Donna North, 7 p.m.

District 32-6A

Harlingen High at Harlingen South, 6:30 p.m.

Brownsville Hanna at Los Fresnos, 6:30 p.m.

San Benito at Brownsville Rivera, 6:30 p.m.

District 31-5A

Sharyland Pioneer at PSJA Southwest, 7 p.m.

PSJA Memorial at Roma, 7 p.m.

Mission Veterans at Rio Grande City, 7 p.m.

Sharyland High at La Joya Palmview, 7 p.m.

District 32-5A

Brownsville Lopez at Edcouch-Elsa, 7 p.m.

Brownsville Pace at Brownsville Veterans, 7 p.m.

Mercedes at Valley View, 7 p.m.

Donna High at Brownsville Porter, 7 p.m.

District 32-4A

Hidalgo at Progreso, 6 p.m.

Raymondville at Grulla, 7 p.m.

La Feria at Port Isabel, 7 p.m.

Zapata at Rio Hondo, 7 p.m.

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BY NATE KOTISSO | STAFF WRITER

LA JOYA — The La Joya High softball team had a lot going for it last season.

The Coyotes were a senior-laden ball club that banded together and dominated District 30-6A with a 12-0 record.

But 2019 was going to be an entirely different animal. Five starters, including top run producers Alexandria Alaniz and Monica Garcia, as well as ace Sabrina Salinas, moved on after graduation. Some on the outside may have thought they were in for a rebuilding year.

Leslie Ochoa and Jessica Reyna, who soaked in the district champion experience as sophomores, were looked at to lead a team flush with newcomers.

“It was tough losing seven seniors with most of them as starters,” Ochoa said. “When coach (Carlos Rodriguez) said that we would have a whole new team, it was hard to deal with. We had a good team last year and now it meant that we all had to step it up. I tried taking the initiative of being a team captain, and it didn’t work at first. I was a bit shaky the first few games. I was still nervous about it. I’ve been helping out wherever I can, whether it’s with the infielders or the outfielders.”

According to Rodriguez, his “whole new team” couldn’t truly get off the ground when practice started in January.

“What people don’t know about these two kids (Ochoa and Reyna) is that there were injuries in the offseason,” Rodriguez said. “Leslie was out for 10 weeks with a knee injury. She couldn’t pick up a ball or run and Jessica was out for four weeks with a back injury. We didn’t get everybody back until the Zapata game (Feb. 12), but they’ve stepped it up. Last year’s gone, so we can bury that. Now you get to see the game with new eyes. Every time you get on the field, it’s a new experience. That leadership role is going to take them places beyond this game.”

Ochoa and Reyna are already outpacing last season’s stats with half of the district season to play. After hitting .326 with three extra-base hits and 20 RBIs in 2018, Reyna is up to .414 this season with seven doubles, one triple, three home runs and 25 runs batted in.

“I’ve worked a lot harder than I have before,” Reyna said. “Last year was my first year on the varsity team and I was the designated hitter. I learned a lot from the older girls especially Alex(andria Alaniz). When I was doing something wrong, Alex guided me. Monica (Garcia) helped me with my hitting technique as well.

“I switched my batting stance and my mindset. I’d always stress out about batting and I wouldn’t be having fun with it. Now I just get up there and pretend like nothing’s happening other than me playing ball. It’s been better since I’ve calmed down and relaxed. I have the outcome that I want so far.”

Ochoa is the Coyotes’ top hitter with a .488 batting average, five home runs and 30 runs batted in this season. Against Mission High on Tuesday, Ochoa went 3 for 4 with a home run and five RBIs.

“I was looking for base hits last year and this year I’m looking to be the first girl on base to get the team going,” Ochoa said. “I trained over the summer at Taylor Sports Performance in McAllen. They helped with my speed and I can’t thank them enough. My dad told me I can hit six home runs this year, so dad, if you’re reading this, I’m on five right now.”

After its early season hiccups, La Joya High (14-12) finds itself at 4-3 in District 30-6A. The district has been ruled by newcomers PSJA North (7-0 in district) and PSJA High (6-1 in district), but the Coyotes are in the midst of a fascinating race for the final two playoff spots.

On Tuesday, McAllen Rowe scored a walk-off victory over McAllen Memorial, which placed the Warriors, Mustangs and Coyotes in a three-way tie for third place at 4-3.

“We need to continue to break down our defense and improve like we have been with our communication,” Reyna said. “As of now, we’re all playing with our hearts out on the field.”

“We knew it would be a tight district with the middle teams, but we’re excited to be in the mix,” Rodriguez said. “I think some people thought ‘No way’ about us being where we are. We’re putting the ball in play and we hardly strike out. Once we fix our miscues, we’ll be fine.”

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VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL SCHEDULE

Wednesday’s Games

District 31-6A

Edinburg Vela 12, Weslaco East 4

District 32-6A

San Benito 9, Brownsville Hanna 6

District 32-4A

La Feria 11, Progreso 0, 5 innings

Thursday’s Game

District 31-6A

Edinburg High at Donna North, 5 p.m.

Friday’s Games

District 30-6A

McAllen Memorial at Mission High, 7 p.m.

McAllen High at McAllen Rowe, 7 p.m.

PSJA High at La Joya High, 7 p.m.

La Joya Juarez-Lincoln at PSJA North, 7 p.m.

District 31-6A

Edinburg North at Edinburg Vela, 7 p.m.

Edinburg Economedes at Weslaco High, 7 p.m.

Weslaco East at Donna North, 7 p.m.

District 32-6A

Harlingen High at Harlingen South, 6:30 p.m.

Brownsville Hanna at Los Fresnos, 6:30 p.m.

San Benito at Brownsville Rivera, 6:30 p.m.

District 31-5A

Sharyland Pioneer at PSJA Southwest, 7 p.m.

PSJA Memorial at Roma, 7 p.m.

Mission Veterans at Rio Grande City, 7 p.m.

Sharyland High at La Joya Palmview, 7 p.m.

District 32-5A

Brownsville Lopez at Edcouch-Elsa, 7 p.m.

Brownsville Pace at Brownsville Veterans, 7 p.m.

Mercedes at Valley View, 7 p.m.

Donna High at Brownsville Porter, 7 p.m.

District 32-4A

Hidalgo at Progreso, 6 p.m.

Raymondville at Grulla, 7 p.m.

La Feria at Port Isabel, 7 p.m.

Zapata at Rio Hondo, 7 p.m.

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BY NATE KOTISSO | STAFF WRITER

McALLEN — McAllen Rowe leadoff hitter Laurynn Garcia stepped up to the plate with runners on second and third with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning.

The Warriors had a two-run lead in the top half of the frame, but they committed two errors that allowed McAllen Memorial to tie the game at six. Memorial’s Natalie Silva reached base when Rowe’s Deandra Hernandez booted a ground ball. The Mustangs had runners on second and third at the time, as well. Both players came home to score.

But Garcia laced an offering from McAllen Memorial pitcher Kayla Dow for a base hit to end the game. The Warriors slid past the Mustangs 7-6 on Tuesday night at home.

Garcia’s hit got some hang time before dropping in front of center fielder Adallas Ramirez.

“I didn’t know if it was a hit all the way. I just hoped it was,” Garcia said. “I was thinking, ‘Hit the ball and hope it works.’ I couldn’t strike out or hit it in the infield. If it went to the outfield, we’d have a better chance to score.”

“This was our last game of the first round of districts, so we’re going to use this momentum to take us into the next round,” McAllen Rowe coach Aissa Hinojosa said. “We work on these pressure situations in practice so we can deliver. Laurynn (Garcia) did a good job of executing in that situation. We need to carry this into our next games because we’ve got some big ones coming up.”

Garcia’s game-winning hit was the cherry on top of a strong showing from McAllen Rowe’s first four hitters in the lineup.

Garcia finished 3 for 4 with a walk, two runs scored and an RBI. Destiny Menchaca, the Warriors’ No. 2 hitter, went 3 for 4 with two runs scored and a run batted in.

No. 3 hitter Ziomara Jasso drove in four of McAllen Rowe’s first five runs of the game. Cleanup hitter Ashley Barreiro’s RBI groundout put the Warriors ahead, 6-4, in the fourth inning.

“Our top four hitters are strong, because we know the game, but it’s not just the top four girls,” Garcia said. “If one of us knows something, we tell the other girls so that everyone knows.”

“We had to make adjustments in the lineup to allow these situations to happen,” Hinojosa said. “Laurynn doesn’t get to do that unless the bottom of my lineup gets on base. My seventh and eighth hitters got on base, which was huge. For Laurynn to have that opportunity they had to do their jobs, and they did.”

The Warriors’ win creates a logjam at the halfway point of district play. McAllen Rowe (12-12) and McAllen Memorial (12-11) are now tied for third place at 4-3 in District 30-6A. The Warriors and Mustangs are the only ones there, because La Joya High defeated Mission High on Tuesday to place the Coyotes at 4-3 as well.

“We have to regroup from this game and get ready for tomorrow because all this loss does it make in messy in 30-6A,” McAllen Memorial coach Audra Benavidez said. “Those playoff spots are up for grabs and we have to keep working hard. We’ve got to buckle down and make plays on defense.”

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VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL SCHEDULE

Tuesday’s Games

District 30-6A

McAllen Rowe 7, McAllen Memorial 6

PSJA North 20, McAllen High 1, 5 innings

PSJA High 22, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln 0, 3 innings

La Joya High 12, Mission High 6

District 31-6A

Weslaco High 3, Edinburg North 2

District 32-6A

Harlingen South 13, Brownsville Rivera 1

Los Fresnos 4, Harlingen High 0

District 31-5A

Sharyland Pioneer 7, Rio Grande City 2

PSJA Memorial 6, Sharyland High 0

Roma 6, Mission Veterans 5, 8 innings

La Joya Palmview 10, PSJA Southwest 5

District 32-5A

Brownsville Veterans 7, Edcouch-Elsa 1

Mercedes 1, Brownsville Lopez 0

Brownsville Porter 11, Brownsville Pace 5

Donna High 8, Valley View 5

District 32-4A

Rio Hondo 15, Hidalgo 4

Port Isabel 4, Raymondville 0

Zapata 17, Grulla 2

Wednesday’s Games

District 31-6A

Weslaco East at Edinburg Vela, 7 p.m.

District 32-6A

Brownsville Hanna at San Benito, 6:30 p.m.

District 32-4A

Progreso at La Feria, 5:30 p.m.

Thursday’s Game

District 31-6A

Edinburg High at Donna North, 5 p.m.

Friday’s Games

District 30-6A

McAllen Memorial at Mission High, 7 p.m.

McAllen High at McAllen Rowe, 7 p.m.

PSJA High at La Joya High, 7 p.m.

La Joya Juarez-Lincoln at PSJA North, 7 p.m.

District 31-6A

Edinburg North at Edinburg Vela, 7 p.m.

Edinburg Economedes at Weslaco High, 7 p.m.

Weslaco East at Donna North, 7 p.m.

District 32-6A

Harlingen High at Harlingen South, 6:30 p.m.

Brownsville Hanna at Los Fresnos, 6:30 p.m.

San Benito at Brownsville Rivera, 6:30 p.m.

District 31-5A

Sharyland Pioneer at PSJA Southwest, 7 p.m.

PSJA Memorial at Roma, 7 p.m.

Mission Veterans at Rio Grande City, 7 p.m.

Sharyland High at La Joya Palmview, 7 p.m.

District 32-5A

Brownsville Lopez at Edcouch-Elsa, 7 p.m.

Brownsville Pace at Brownsville Veterans, 7 p.m.

Mercedes at Valley View, 7 p.m.

Donna High at Brownsville Porter, 7 p.m.

District 32-4A

Hidalgo at Progreso, 6 p.m.

Raymondville at Grulla, 7 p.m.

La Feria at Port Isabel, 7 p.m.

Zapata at Rio Hondo, 7 p.m.

VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL BOX SCORE

Tuesday’s Game

District 30-6A

McALLEN ROWE 7, McALLEN MEMORIAL 6

McMemorial 031 000 2 — 6

McAllen Rowe 220 200 1 — 7

WP: Gabriela Garza 7 innings, 11 hits, 6 runs, 1 walk, 1 hit batter, 3 strikeouts.

McALLEN ROWE (7): Laurynn Garcia 3 for 4, 3 runs, walk, RBI; Destiny Menchaca 3 for 4, 2 runs, RBI; Ziomara Jasso 2 for 3, 4 RBI; Ashley Barriero 0 for 4, RBI; Jacqueline Rodriguez 0 for 2, 2 walks; Gabriela Vasquez 1 for 2, 2 runs.

McALLEN MEMORIAL (6): Adallas Ramirez 1 for 3, RBI; Kayla Dow 1 for 4, run; Jacky Treviño 1 for 4, run, double; Natalie Silva 1 for 4, run, triple; AJ Jauregui 2 for 4, RBI; Faith Escamilla 2 for 4, run; Caitlin Martinez 1 for 3, run, double, HBP, RBI; Angelina Salas 2 for 4, run, RBI.

RECORDS: McAllen Rowe 12-12, 4-3; McAllen Memorial 12-11, 4-3.

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VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL TRACK RESULTS

Saturday, March 23

RGVCA Meet of Champions

McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium, McAllen

Individual Results

Girls 3200-Meter Run

1, Andrea De La Rosa, Brownsville Rivera, 11:25.22; 2, Anna Hernandez, Sharyland High, 11:57.68; 3, Natali Mireles, Edcouch-Elsa, 12:00.33; 4, Janie Delgado, McAllen Rowe, 12:05.70; 5, Angelica Noyola, Edinburg High, 12:07.02; 6, Samantha Cienfuegos, Weslaco High, 12:11.03; 7, Gissel Gonzales, La Joya Palmview, 12:14.13; 8, Andrea Gallardo, Sharyland High, 12:15.94.

Boys 3200-Meter Run

1, Cruz Gomez, PSJA Memorial, 9:14.20; 2, Evan Williams, McAllen Memorial, 9:30.06; 3, Lupe Reyes, Mercedes, 9:34.82; 4, Trevor Williams, McAllen Memorial, 9:39.07; 5, Mario Salas, Edinburg Vela, 9:39.52; 6, Hector Solis, PSJA North, 9:54.72; 7, Dominik Medrano, Edcouch-Elsa, 9:55.85; 8, Christian Garza, McAllen Memorial, 10:02.59.

Girls 400-Meter Relay

1, McAllen High ‘A’ (Aniah Chaleff-Reyna, Anna Martinez, Westyn Henderson, Sophia Garza), 50.65; 2, Brownsville Veterans ‘A’ (Carolina Davila, Alexa Chavez, Dominique Mena, Giovanna Leal), 51.01; 3, Weslaco East ‘A’ (Itzel Rodriguez, Bryssa Guzman, Giovana Elizondo, Jiovana Caceres), 51.04; 4, PSJA High ‘A’ (Korrie Cantu, Leslie De La Cruz, Ileana Martinez, Mariana Flores), 51.23; 5, Weslaco High ‘A’ (Jenna Martinez, Emma Arndt, Kalista Castillo, Alexa Davila), 51.29; 6, Edinburg Vela ‘A’ (Gabriella Solis, Danya Selber, Kaelyn Hargrove, Monica Garza), 51.65; 7, Sharyland Pioneer ‘A’ (Daniela Alvarez, Shelby Cavazos, Frida Madrigal, Katelyn Salazar), 52.07; 8, Brownsville Hanna ‘A’ (Valerie Hernandez, Aniel Aguero, Aliyah Castillo, Daniela Peña), 52.25.

Boys 400-Meter Relay

1, Harlingen High ‘A’ (Pedro Luna, Joe Reyna, Manuel Conde, Jose Garcia), 43.00; 2, Mission Veterans ‘A’ (Mikey Garcia, Landry Gilpin, Mike Gonzales, Andrew Alvarez), 43.78; 3, Weslaco High ‘A’ (Gabriel Gonzalez, Devin Dena, Jesus Hernandez, Rene Juarez), 43.79; 4, Port Isabel ‘A’ (Mac Strunk, Adrian Nino, Tavien Ellison, Cesar Aguilera), 43.92; 5, Roma ‘A’ (Roel Villarreal, David Rios, Adrian Maldonado, Hiram Flores), 43.93; 6, PSJA North ‘A’ (Matthew Lopez, Marco Sallinas, Arturo Beltran, Nathan Salinas), 44.13; 7, McAllen Memorial ‘A’ (Ethan Bazan, Eduardo Cerda, Campbell Speights, Diego Villarreal), 44.21; 8, McAllen Rowe ‘A’ (Noe Ramirez, Jonas Ortiz, David Savage, Adrian Salinas), 44.22.

Girls 800-Meter Run

1, Amity Ebarb, Weslaco High, 2:13.10; 2, Vanessa Cerda, Edcouch-Elsa, 2:18.49; 3, Bailey Villalon, La Joya Palmview, 2:20.51; 4, Estrella Medellin, Brownsville Porter, 2:21.37; 5, Charlotte Beck, McAllen High, 2:21.39; 6, Robbie Sue Espericueta, La Villa, 2:21.71; 7, Sabrina Garza, McAllen High, 2:22.50; 8, Sydney Marburger, McAllen Memorial, 2:22.79.

Boys 800-Meter Run

1, Julian Tavares, Brownsville Rivera, 1:56.69; 2, Michael Paredes, Los Fresnos, 1:57.73; 3, Octavio Morales, Sharyland Pioneer, 1:58.45; 4, Antonio Sanchez, Weslaco High, 1:58.86; 5, Jeramy Nino, Edinburg Vela, 1:59.90; 6, Abram Maldonado, Weslaco East, 2:00.52; 7, Hector Peralez, Progreso, 2:00.76; 8, Kristian Martinez, Edcouch-Elsa, 2:00.78.

Girls 100-Meter Hurdles

1, Brianna Alex, Los Fresnos, 14.48; 2, Aniah Chaleff-Reyna, McAllen High, 15.11; 3, Lanie Nitsch, McAllen Memorial, 16.24; 4, Jessica Zarate, Sharyland Pioneer, 16.53; 5, Kysta Ramirez, McAllen Rowe, 16.61; 6, Devany Castillo, San Benito, 16.70; 7, Carmen Mata, Edinburg Economedes, 16.72; 8, Arelly Ramirez, Edinburg Economedes, 16.74.

Boys 110-Meter Hurdles

1, Sean Skaugen, McAllen Memorial, 14.77; 2, Nitai Duran, Harlingen South, 14.94; 3, Diego Ortiz, Sharyland High, 15.43; 4, Ruben Davila, Sharyland High, 15.68; 5, Roel De Leon, Edinburg North, 15.70; 6, Aiden Silva, Lyford, 15.76; 7, Holden Hood, McAllen High, 15.86; 8, Israel Alegria, Mercedes, 16.08.

Girls 100-Meter Dash

1, Daniella Muniz, Rio Grande City, 12.54; 2, Jazmine Flores, Mercedes, 12.84; 3, Carolina Davila, Brownsville Veterans, 13.02; 4, Stephanie Treviño, Monte Alto, 13.08; 5, Danya Selber, Edinburg Vela, 13.09; 6, Kameron Garcia, Los Fresnos, 13.10; 7, Lucia Gonzalez, Brownsville St. Joseph, 13.11; 8, Jiovana Caceres, Weslaco East, 13.22.

Boys 100-Meter Dash

1, Jose Garcia, Harlingen High, 10.70; 2, Alexis Gonzalez, La Joya Palmview, 11.12; 3, Gabriel Gonzalez, Weslaco High, 11.25; 4, Cristian Flores, PSJA Memorial, 11.30; 5, Matthew Sandoval, Brownsville Porter, 11.35; 6, Jesus Hernandez, Weslaco High, 11.36; 7, Cesar Aguilera, Port Isabel, 11.45; 8, Jalen Arebalo, Edinburg High, 11.48.

Girls 800-Meter Relay

1, Weslaco High ‘A’ (Jenna Martinez, Lisamarie Sanchez, Emma Arndt, Amity Ebarb), 1:44.94; 2, Brownsville Veterans ‘A’ (Carolina Davila, Giovanna Leal, Dominique Mena, Alexa Chavez), 1:48.06; 3, Los Fresnos ‘A’ (Kathleene Salazar, Kylie Garcia, Kameron Garcia, Luisa Cruz), 1:48.24; 4, McAllen High ‘A’ (Anna Martinez, Daniela Echavarria, Westyn Henderson, Hannah Kelly), 1:48.54; 5, PSJA High ‘A’ (Korrie Cantu, Leslie De La Cruz, Norma Mendez, Mariana Flores), 1:49.34; 6, Edinburg Economedes ‘A’ (Arelly Ramirez, Carmen Mata, Dianett Garcia, Briana Mitchell), 1:50.09; 7, Weslaco East ‘A’ (Jiovana Caceres, Bryssa Guzman, Itzel Rodriguez, Giovana Elizondo), 1:50.36; 8, McAllen Memorial ‘A’ (Tani Talamantez, Themis Flores, Galilea Espinoza-Guajardo, Carolina Regalado), 1:50.61.

Boys 800-Meter Relay

1, Harlingen High ‘A’ (Pedro Luna, Joe Reyna, Eric Quilantan, Jose Garcia), 1:29.50; 2, Mission Veterans ‘A’ (Mikey Garcia, Landry Gilpin, Andrew Alvarez, Mike Gonzales), 1:30.47; 3, Port Isabel ‘A’ (Adrian Nino, Jesus Moctezuma, Juan Ramos, Mac Strunk), 1:30.85; 4, PSJA High ‘A’ (David Mendoza, Marco Gujarado, Miguel Flores, Jose Andrade), 1:30.86; 5, Roma ‘A’ (Hiram Flores, Esteban Barrera, Adrian Maldonado, David Rios), 1:31.65; 6, Sharyland Pioneer ‘A’ (Isaac Galvan, Roel Cajero, Jacob Rosales, Diego Perez), 1:31.71; 7, Weslaco High ‘A’ (Alex Esparza, Devin Dena, K-Jay Jones, Rene Juarez), 1:31.83; 8, McAllen Memorial ‘A’ (Eduardo Cerda, Campbell Speights, Jarod Garza, Christian Cantu), 1:32.47.

Girls 400-Meter Dash

1, Vanessa Cerda, Edcouch-Elsa, 59.43; 2, Aniel Aguero, Brownsville Hanna, 1:00.05; 3, Charlotte Beck, McAllen High, 1:00.61; 4, Karla Chapa, La Joya Palmview, 1:01.37; 5, Marissa Garza, San Benito, 1:02.10; 6, Estrella Medellin, Brownsville Porter, 1:02.20; 7, Sabrina Garza, McAllen High, 1:02.23; 8, Brandy Garcia, Weslaco East, 1:02.50.

Boys 400-Meter Dash

1, Alejandro Rodriguez, McAllen High, 49.14; 2, Jorge Salazar, Brownsville Porter, 49.58; 3, Gabriel Gonzalez, Weslaco High, 50.33; 4, Eric Quilantan, Harlingen High, 50.61; 5, Juan Montenegro, Edinburg IDEA Quest, 50.62; 6, Marcos Chavez, Donna High, 51.07; 7, Cole Swinnea, Harlingen High, 51.25; 8, Julian Romo, Lyford, 51.54.

Girls 300-Meter Hurdles

1, Brianna Alex, Los Fresnos, 45.21; 2, Aniah Chaleff-Reyna, McAllen High, 46.33; 3, Lisamarie Sanchez, Weslaco High, 46.70; 4, Charlize De La Garza, PSJA North, 47.57; 5, Carmen Mata, Edinburg Economedes, 48.35; 6, Desiree Sanchez, Harlingen High, 48.49; 7, Kristin Maldonado, PSJA Memorial, 49.25; 8, Jessica Zarate, Sharyland Pioneer, 49.29.

Boys 300-Meter Hurdles

1, Joshua Botello, PSJA North, 39.48; 2, Nitai Duran, Harlingen South, 39.49; 3, Sean Skaugen, McAllen Memorial, 39.53; 4, Israel Villarreal, Harlingen South, 39.66; 5, Samuel Mata, Valley View, 40.66; 6, Diego Ortiz, Sharyland High, 40.77; 7, Daniel Peña, Sharyland High, 40.78; 8, Rhandall Lopez, Harlingen South, 41.08.

Girls 200-Meter Dash

1, Daniella Muniz, Rio Grande City, 26.67; 2, Luisa Cruz, Los Fresnos, 26.76; 3, Bryssa Guzman, Weslaco East, 26.96; 4, Leslie De La Cruz, PSJA High, 27.38; 5, Daizy Coronado, Sharyland Pioneer, 27.51; 6, Natasha Hartman, Harlingen South, 27.52; 7, Monica Garza, Edinburg Vela, 27.58; 8, Lanie Nitsch, McAllen Memorial, 27.79.

Boys 200-Meter Dash

1, Mac Strunk, Port Isabel, 22.04; 2, Miguel Flores, PSJA High, 22.54; 3, Alejandro Rodriguez, McAllen High, 22.64; 4, Diego Perez, Sharyland Pioneer, 23.05; 5, K-Jay Jones, Weslaco High, 23.07; 6, Jarod Garza, McAllen Memorial, 23.12; 7, Ethan Padilla, La Feria, 23.14; 8, Juan Montenegro, Edinburg IDEA Quest, 23.24.

Girls 1600-Meter Run

1, Bailey Villalon, La Joya Palmview, 5:13.04; 2, Andrea De La Rosa, Brownsville Rivera, 5:18.88; 3, Gissel Gonzales, La Joya Palmview, 5:23.47; 4, Angelica Noyola, Edinburg High, 5:24.94; 5, Anna Hernandez, Sharyland High, 5:28.49; 6, Nydia De La Garza, Sharyland Pioneer, 5:28.61; 7, Destiny Longoria, Weslaco High, 5:30.94; 8, Liliana Perez, Edinburg Vela, 5:32.49.

Boys 1600-Meter Run

1, Cruz Gomez, PSJA Memorial, 4:20.84; 2, Trevor Williams, McAllen Memorial, 4:24.50; 3, Joaquin Medina, San Benito, 4:27.47; 4, Jeramy Nino, Edinburg Vela, 4:28.73; 5, Evan Williams, McAllen Memorial, 4:28.77; 6, Lupe Reyes, Mercedes, 4:34.05; 7, Alejandro Lopez, Rio Grande City, 4:36.45; 8, Antonio Sanchez, Weslaco High, 4:36.89.

Girls 1600-Meter Relay

1, Weslaco High ‘A’ (Jenna Martinez, Lisamarie Sanchez, Emma Arndt, Amity Ebarb), 4:03.04; 2, McAllen High ‘A’ (Charlotte Beck, Daniel Echavarria, Anna Martinez, Sabrina Garza), 4:04.72; 3, Los Fresnos ‘A’ (Brianna Alex, Brynn Ybarra, Luisa Cruz, Gisemani Garcia) 4:10.36; 4, San Benito ‘A’ (Tamarah Ibarra, Kalista Rivera, Olga Vega, Marissa Garza), 4:11.35; 5, Edinburg North ‘A’ (Stephanie Puente, Evana Ramos, Trinity Ochoa, Frida Ramiza-Barraza), 4:13.24; 6, Sharyland Pioneer ‘A’ (Shelby Cavazos, Daizy Coronado, Frida Madrigal, Kate Rodriguez), 4:13.53; 7, La Joya Palmview ‘A’ (Priscilla Lozano, Karla Chapa, Destiny Quintanilla, Bailey Villalon), 4:16.22; 8, Edcouch-Elsa ‘A’ (Sara Flores, Christina Salazar, Teresa Gallegos, Vanessa Cerda), 4:17.02.

Boys 1600-Meter Relay

1, PSJA High ‘A’ (David Mendoza, Marco Guajardo, Miguel Flores, Jose Andrade), 3:21.62; 2, McAllen High ‘A’ (Jonah Corona, Alexis Velazquez-Michel, Quinllion Canada, Alejandro Rodriguez), 3:23.94; 3, PSJA North ‘A’ (Arturo Beltran, Marco Sallinas, Isreal Olivarez, Joshua Botello), 3:24.64; 4, Mission High ‘A’ (Jonathan Samaniego, Sebastian Gonzalez, Felix Perez Castillo, Rodrigo Martinez), 3:26.15; 5, Harlingen South ‘A’ (Rhandall Lopez, Sammy Ruiz, Isaac Moreno, Nitai Duran), 3:26.18; 6, Mission Veterans ‘A’ (Andrew Alvarez, Leo Cantu, Eddie Vasquez, Landry Gilpin), 3:28.45; 7, La Feria ‘A’ (Santos Botello, Darius Hernandez, Christopher Diaz, Ethan Padilla), 3:30.99; 8, Brownsville Porter ‘A’ (Matthew Sandoval, Damian Nino, Jesus Delgadillo, Jorge Salazar), 3:31.50.

Girls Discus Throw

1, Abigail Flores, Grulla, 140-03; 2, Daizy Monie, Sharyland Pioneer, 140-01; 3, Jacquelyn Douglas, McAllen Memorial, 130-01; 4, Heaven Lozano, PSJA North, 127-00; 5, Ashley Muniz, Los Fresnos, 123-09; 6, Charlee Salinas, Mission Veterans, 119-07; 7, Esmeralda Ruiz-Balli, Brownsville Pace, 116-06; 8, Dayannah Quintanilla, Edinburg North, 115-11.

Boys Discus Throw

1, Pablo Zolezzi, Brownsville St. Joseph, 174-03; 2, Cristian Cortez, Harlingen South, 171-04; 3, Kobe Gipson, Edinburg Vela, 166-06; 4, George Hinojosa, Edinburg Vela, 157-02; 5, Benjamin Ruiz, Harlingen South, 156-06; 6, Jose Quintero, Brownsville Pace, 154-06; 7, Leo Salinas, Sharyland Pioneer, 151-00; 8, Diego Treviño, PSJA Southwest, 146-00.

Girls High Jump

1, Hannah Kelly, McAllen High, 5-04; 2, Charlize De La Garza, PSJA North, 5-02; 3, Isabella Villarreal, Edinburg Vela, 5-00; 4, Natalie Arnold, Brownsville Hanna, J5-00; 5, Ariadna Garza, Donna North, J5-00; 6, Damaris Regalado, Donna North, J5-00; 7, Madison Ramos, Port Isabel, J5-00; 8, Angel Lozano, PSJA North, J5-00.

Boys High Jump

1, Parker Barrett, Sharyland Pioneer, 6-08; 2, Noah Treviño, Edinburg Vela, 6-04; 3, Joshua Escobedo, Harlingen South, J6-04; 4, Joshua Botello, PSJA North, 6-02; 5, Caleb Arthur, Mercedes, J6-02; 6, Art Quiroga, Los Fresnos, J6-02; 7, Caden Feekes, Harlingen High, J6-02; 8, Ethan Plummer, McAllen Memorial, 6-00.

Girls Long Jump

1, Aniah Chaleff-Reyna, McAllen High, 17-06; 2, Jazmine Flores, Mercedes, 17-01; 3, Halle Milam, Mission Veterans, 16-05; 4, Deandra Casares, PSJA Southwest, 16-04.5; 5, Cynthia Gutierrez, Mission High, 16-02.5; 6, Audry Hornaday, Sharyland Pioneer, 16-02; 7, Lisamarie Sanchez, Weslaco High, 16-01; 8, Bryssa Guzman, Weslaco East, 16-00.5.

Boys Long Jump

1, Jose Garcia, Harlingen High, 23-01.5; 2, Sebastian Gonzalez, Mission High, 22-06.5; 3, Marco Guajardo, PJSA High, 22-03; 4, Alexis Gonzalez, La Joya Palmview, 21-07.5; 5, Devin Dena, Weslaco High, 21-06; 6, Eric Quilantin, Harlingen High, 21-04; 7, Michael Garza, Brownsville Veterans, 20-08.5; 8, Irish Labasan, Lyford, 20-06.

Girls Pole Vault

1, Bianca Cardenas, Edcouch-Elsa, 11-06; 2, Marlyn Cesenes, Port Isabel, J10-06; 3, Karla Garza, Sharyland High, 10-00; 4, Michele Aranda, PSJA High, 9-00; 5, Neftali Estrada, Rio Hondo, J9-00; 6, Gianna Alemen, McAllen High, J9-00; 7, Daniela Maxino, Harlingen South, 8-06; 8, Alysha Nunez, San Benito, J8-06.

Boys Pole Vault

1, Nathan Salinas, PSJA North, 14-00; 2, Josiah Martinez, McAllen High, J14-00; 3, Carlos Guerrero, Edcouch-Elsa, 13-06; 4, Sammy Ruiz, Harlingen South, 13-00; 5, Adrian Solis, Sharyland High, J13-00; 6, Michael Pequeño, McAllen Memorial, 12-06; 7, Rhandall Lopez, Harlingen South, J12-06; 8, Brando Ramirez, PSJA North, 12-00.

Girls Shot Put

1, Daizy Monie, Sharyland Pioneer, 40-04; 2, Charlee Salinas, Mission Veterans, 40-02.5; 3, Mackenzie Contreras, Edcouch-Elsa, 37-05.5; 4, Abigail Flores, Grulla, 35-05.5; 5, Iesha Garcia, Rio Grande City, 35-01.25; 6, Jacquelyn Douglas, McAllen Memorial, 35-01; 7, Karina Martinez, Raymondville, 34-01; 8, Brianna Sanchez, Edinburg High, 33-10.5.

Boys Shot Put

1, Alex Rodriguez, La Joya High, 58-05; 2, Jorge Ayala, Edinburg High, 56-06; 3, Kobe Gipson, Edinburg Vela, 54-00; 4, Raul Cantu, McAllen High, 51-02; 5, George Hinojosa, Edinburg Vela, 50-10; 6, Diego Treviño, PSJA Southwest, 49-04.5; 7, Alex Galvan, Mission Veterans, 48-02; 8, Jesse Contreras, Edcouch-Elsa, 48-00.

Girls Triple Jump

1, Aniah Chaleff-Reyna, McAllen High, McAllen High, 36-05; 2, Charlize De La Garza, PSJA North, 35-06.25; 3, Lisamarie Sanchez, Weslaco High, 35-05.50; 4, Deandra Casares, PSJA Southwest, 35-04; 5, Daniella Muniz, Rio Grande City, 35-01.25; 6, Heaven Deandar, Sharyland High, 34-11.5; 7, Jacqueline Garcia, Hidalgo, 34-06.75; 8, Emma Arndt, Weslaco High, 34-05.25.

Boys Triple Jump

1, Marco Guajardo, PSJA High, 46-07.5; 2, Gabriel Gonzalez, Weslaco High, 45-08.75; 3, Victor Segovia, Edinburg Vela, 44-06; 4, Sebastian Gonzalez, Mission High, 43-07.5; 5, Leo Cantu, Mission Veterans, 42-11; 6, Alexis Gonzalez, La Joya Palmview, 42-08; 7, Jaime Zamora, Edinburg High, 42-07; 8, Luis Garcia, Progreso, 42-05.

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BY NATE KOTISSO | STAFF WRITER

McALLEN — Sean Skaugen won the 110-meter hurdles in each of the past two Meet of Champions, but the 2019 edition of the Rio Grande Valley’s largest track family reunion would hold special significance to him.

Not only would it be Skaugen’s final go-round, as a senior, but the finals were held in a familiar place for the McAllen Memorial Mustang: McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium.

Skaugen’s 14.77 time in the 110 beat out Harlingen South’s Nitai Duran, who took silver with a 14.94 on Saturday.

“I had a lot riding on this,” Skaugen said of his win. “It’s my senior year, so I wanted to come out and win. I guess we had a little bit of an advantage since we were able to stay in our house (McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium) a little bit longer. Our coaches have a lot of pride. They were telling us, ‘This is our stadium. Let’s not anyone come in and take it from us.’ A lot of us have run our season best here. It’s great to have this race here.”

“He was warmed up and ready to go,” McAllen Memorial boys track coach Tony Niemeier said. “His prelim time was a 14.74, which was actually a PR (personal record) for him, and he was close to it again tonight. It’s hard to repeat your best time ever for the second time in a week. We talked about him running at home and I think all of our seniors were excited about that. He’s working hard. His times are dropping. We’re just trying to get him to peak at the right time.”

Skaugen, a UTRGV signee, said his fast time this week is unlike his previous years when he would tend to mark a season-best a week or two after the Meet of Champions.

“Thank goodness it’s not up to me to pace,” Skaugen said. “That’s why we have our coaches trying to see what’s best for our workouts so we don’t peak too early and stay healthy. I have to give credit to our coaches there.”

WORK IN PROGRESS

Wet weather across the Valley this week dampened a few opportunities for athletes to prepare for the Meet of Champions.

The lack of practice affected the girls’ pole vault competition, namely Edcouch-Elsa senior Bianca Cardenas.

In Friday’s Meet of Champions Prelims, Cardenas’ 9-feet, 6-inch jump managed to win the heat and qualify her for the final Saturday. Cardenas’ 11-feet, 6-inch vault was good enough to win the gold over Port Isabel’s Marlyn Cesenes (10 feet, 6 inches) who earned silver and Sharyland High’s Karla Garza (10 feet) who took home the bronze.

“It wasn’t what I was expecting,” Cardenas said. “At first, the wind was pretty difficult. But as I started jumping, I had more momentum with it. I did what I could with the conditions that were going on.”

“She didn’t get any work on the pole vault this week because of the weather,” Edcouch-Elsa girls track Juan Aguinaga said. “It’s been raining almost every day, so it kind of threw her off. She should do a lot better next week.”

Cardenas, a Texas A&M signee, will try to redeem herself next week at the 92nd Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays on the University of Texas campus in Austin.

“It’s going to be about competing with my bigger pole and getting more consistent with it,” Cardenas said. “The more consistent and confident I am, I’ll hopefully PR up there. I’m aiming for a 13’6” or a 13’9.” That would be higher than 13’3,” which is my current PR.”

A-ROD’S A-BOMB

The boys shot put featured some of the top all-around athletes in the Valley. PSJA Southwest thrower Diego Treviño is already signed to compete at Oklahoma, Harlingen South’s Andrew Ott signed on at Kansas State and Sharyland Pioneer senior Parker Barrett is getting a few looks from NCAA Div. I track programs in Texas.

However, a junior from La Joya High stood above the competition Saturday. Alex Rodriguez’s throw of 58-feet, 5-inches earned the gold medal.

“I tried to not put too much pressure on myself because I’m only a junior,” Rodriguez said. “You just had to go up there confident and believe in what you do.”

Rodriguez’s 58-feet, 5-inch toss wasn’t his best of the season. On Feb. 22, Rodriguez threw a personal-best of 60 feet, 1.75 inches at the Mission Invitational.

“He’s learned to adjust to being one of the top throwers in the Valley,” La Joya High co-throwing coach Juan Guajardo said. “He finished second in the prelims on Friday just to advance, so he felt like the pressure was off today. He sees it as a chess game. ‘If I’m in the lead, they’re going to have to follow me.’”

“As far as the technicality of it, he’s always watching videos to see how he can get better,” La Joya High co-throwing coach Robert Garza said. “He studies a lot and that’s helped him a lot. He knows that we need to study just as hard as he does. That makes it better for us.”

POTPOURRI

Among the other standouts in McAllen was McAllen High’s Aniah Chaleff-Reyna. The Baylor signee won the triple jump, long jump and participated in the gold medal 400-meter relay team. Sharyland Pioneer’s Barrett won the high jump with a leap of 6 feet, 8inches. PSJA Memorial senior Cruz Gomez won the 3200-meter run with a time of 9 minutes, 14.2 seconds, a season-best.

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VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL SCHEDULE

Saturday’s Games

District 32-5A

Brownsville Veterans 10, Brownsville Porter 0, 5 innings

District 32-4A

Hidalgo 8, Grulla 7

Rio Hondo 7, La Feria 0

Zapata 11, Raymondville 2

Port Isabel 21, Progreso 0

Tuesday’s Games

District 30-6A

McAllen Memorial at McAllen Rowe, 7 p.m.

McAllen High at PSJA North, 7 p.m.

PSJA High at La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 7 p.m.

La Joya High at Mission High, 7 p.m.

District 31-6A

Weslaco East at Edinburg Vela, 7 p.m.

Edinburg North at Weslaco High, 7 p.m.

Edinburg High at Donna North, 7 p.m.

District 32-6A

Harlingen South at Brownsville Rivera, 6:30 p.m.

Brownsville Hanna at San Benito, 6:30 p.m.

Los Fresnos at Harlingen High, 6:30 p.m.

District 31-5A

Sharyland Pioneer at Rio Grande City, 7 p.m.

Sharyland High at PSJA Memorial, 7 p.m.

Mission Veterans at Roma, 7 p.m.

La Joya Palmview at PSJA Southwest, 7 p.m.

District 32-5A

Edcouch-Elsa at Brownsville Veterans, 7 p.m.

Brownsville Lopez at Mercedes, 7 p.m.

Brownsville Pace at Brownsville Porter, 7 p.m.

Donna High at Valley View, 7 p.m.

District 32-4A

Progreso at La Feria, 6 p.m.

Rio Hondo at Hidalgo, 7 p.m.

Port Isabel at Raymondville, 7 p.m.

Grulla at Zapata, 7 p.m.

Friday, March 29

District 30-6A

McAllen Memorial at Mission High, 7 p.m.

McAllen High at McAllen Rowe, 7 p.m.

PSJA High at La Joya High, 7 p.m.

La Joya Juarez-Lincoln at PSJA North, 7 p.m.

District 31-6A

Edinburg North at Edinburg Vela, 7 p.m.

Edinburg Economedes at Weslaco High, 7 p.m.

Weslaco East at Donna North, 7 p.m.

District 32-6A

Harlingen High at Harlingen South, 6:30 p.m.

Brownsville Hanna at Los Fresnos, 6:30 p.m.

San Benito at Brownsville Rivera, 6:30 p.m.

District 31-5A

Sharyland Pioneer at PSJA Southwest, 7 p.m.

PSJA Memorial at Roma, 7 p.m.

Mission Veterans at Rio Grande City, 7 p.m.

Sharyland High at La Joya Palmview, 7 p.m.

District 32-5A

Brownsville Lopez at Edcouch-Elsa, 7 p.m.

Brownsville Pace at Brownsville Veterans, 7 p.m.

Mercedes at Valley View, 7 p.m.

Donna High at Brownsville Porter, 7 p.m.

District 32-4A

Hidalgo at Progreso, 6 p.m.

Raymondville at Grulla, 7 p.m.

La Feria at Port Isabel, 7 p.m.

Zapata at Rio Hondo, 7 p.m.

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BY NATE KOTISSO | STAFF WRITER

WESLACO — The first five innings of Friday’s Weslaco High-Weslaco East game went just about the way it usually does when Weslaco’s two public high schools get together. It was a pressure-packed, low-scoring affair.

Back in November, the Weslaco High football team rallied late in the fourth quarter to snatch victory away from Weslaco East in the Tinaco Bowl.

On the diamond, with the game tied at three entering the sixth inning, the Panthers similarly took a firmer grip thanks to a six-run frame that put the Wildcats away for good. The Panthers won 10-3 over the Wildcats Friday night on Weslaco East’s home field.

“It’s a big game for the both of us, but the odds are always stacked against us because we’re supposed to play well at all times,” Weslaco High coach Mario Rodriguez said. “Weslaco East came out tonight and made us work for what we needed to get on the field. We’re fortunate enough to have two teams in the city that are pretty good. There’s a lot of talent in Weslaco.”

Weslaco East jumped out to a 2-0 lead when a Weslaco High error led to two runs crossing the plate. The Wildcats trailed the Panthers 3-2 through three and a half innings, but Weslaco East third baseman Rionna Garcia evened the score with an RBI sacrifice fly.

The Panthers began the sixth with a base hit by first baseman Lynn Garcia, but she advanced to third base on a fielding error in the outfield. The next batter for Weslaco High (16-10, 4-1) was left fielder Jordan Diaz, who came through with an RBI triple to put the Panthers ahead for good.

Diaz is a sophomore who was on the varsity roster as a freshman in 2018. She went 3 for 4, including her run-scoring triple, while scoring twice.

“This game means everything,” Diaz said. “We’ve always been in competition. We go back-and-forth in almost every sport. It’s always great to get a win.”

The loss pushes Weslaco East two games back in the District 31-6A standings (13-13, 2-3).

“We prepared for slapping hits, for power hits, and I think we took care of them there,” Weslaco East coach Victoria Vasquez said. “We shut down their bigger hitters, defensively. (Starting pitcher) Clarissa (Martinez) did a great job for us on the mound with that, but our corners have to work on that small ball defense a little better. It’s something we’ll definitely go back and practice.”

After Weslaco High went ahead 4-3, designated player Jules Garcia reached on an error by East third baseman Rionna Garcia. The error allowed Diaz to score.

“Today was about coming in and taking what they were giving us,” Rodriguez said. “If they were going to give us a chance to play some small ball, then we were going to take it. That’s something we work on in practice and, thankfully, we get to use it in games.”

There was a scary moment for the Panthers in the seventh inning. Catcher Audrey Escamilla, a former Monitor All-Area Offensive Player of the Year, drove in their 10th run of the game on a single, but she wanted to stretch it into a double.

While Escamilla headed toward second base, she fell down at an angle, suffering a hamstring injury, and was tagged out to end the inning.

Escamilla was replaced by Jules Garcia for the remainder of the game.

“She’ll be evaluated by our trainers when we get back,” Rodriguez said. “We’ll take it one day at a time with her.”

Weslaco High will host Edinburg North at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Weslaco. The Panthers and Cougars (17-6, 4-1) are tied for second in District 31-6A.

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