Lady Mule Track @ Olton (2-24-2017)

Lady Mule Track @ Olton (2-24-2017)

 

The Lady Mule track team scooted away from all competitors in the Olton Winter Relays Friday with a total of 201 points. Friona placed second with 179 points, Olton took third with 74 points, Farwell took fourth with 61 points, Bovina was fifth with 43 points, Lazbuddie finished sixth with 34 points, and Ralls placed seventh with seven points.

 

Lili Martinez cranked the Lady Mules engine with a bronze medal time of 13 minutes 46.37 seconds in the 3200-meter run. Sophie Reyna made a silver medal heave in the shot put of 32 feet three inches.

 

Keely Dunham made a gold medal throw of 100-02 in the discus. Val Ambriz made a bronze medal throw of 78-07 in the discus. Reina Regalado leaped a silver medal distance of 13-10.05 in the long jump. Gloria Gonzales placed fourth in the long jump with a distance of 13-07.5. Natali Elizalde jumped 13-07.5 for fifth place.

 

Citalli Vargas hopped, skipped and jumped 29-02.75 for fourth place in the triple jump. Joy Watts tied for second place in the high jump by clearing 4-06. Kyndal Miller placed fifth in the high jump with a leap of 4-6. Kayla Torres finished sixth in the high jump with a leap of 4-04.

 

The Lady Mules took the top three places in the pole vault. Perla Vasquez vaulted to the gold medal with a height of 7-10. Kylee Espenson earned the silver medal with a height of 6-06. Joceline Ramirez won the bronze medal with a vault of 6-00.

 

The Lady Mule 4x100-meter relay team finished with a gold medal time of 53.68. Mireya Ruvalcaba won the gold medal in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:36.28. Joy Watts finished fifth in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 19.00.

 

Brianna Barron placed fourth in the 100-meter dash with a time of 13.96. Perla Vasquez took sixth with a time of 14.54. The Lady Mule 4x200-meter relay team ran a gold medal time of 1:56.72. Miller took the silver medal in the 400-meter dash with a time of 1:05.15.

 

Elizalde ran a bronze medal time of 1:08.85 in the 400-meter dash and Dunham placed fourth with a time of 1:10.21. Torres placed sixth in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 59.92.

 

Elizalde earned a silver medal in the 200-meter dash with a time of 28.29. Emili Mora ran a bronze medal time of 28.69 in the same event. Martinez finished the  1600-meter run with a silver medal time of 6:23.12. Valeria Carreaga placed sixth in the 1600 with a time of 6:42.27.

 

The Lady Mules ran a gold medal time of 4:31.09 in the final race of the day, the 1600-meter run.  

Mule Track @ Olton (2-24-2017)

Mule Track @ Olton (2-24-2017)

 

The Muleshoe Mules ran away with the Olton Winter Relays to open the 2017 track season. The Mules won the meet with 235 points. Friona placed second with 102 points, Bovina was third with 101 points, Ralls placed fourth with 55 points, Olton took fifth with 29 points, and Farwell finished sixth with 13 points.

 

Eduardo Pantoja, Jacob Kettner, and Ethan Gonzales got the Mules off to a fast start by finishing first, third, and fifth in the 3200-meter run respectively. Pantoja earned the gold medal with a time of eleven minutes 09.96 seconds.

 

Kettner won the bronze medal with a time of 11:42.36 and Gonzales placed fifth with a time of 11;56.72.

 

Leonel Camarena won the silver medal in the shot put with a heave of 45 feet and ten inches. Julian Astorga took the silver medal in the discus with a toss of 96-10. Romeo Reyes placed fourth in the long jump with a leap of 18-4. Yoel Reyes finished sixth with a jump of 17-6.

 

Brady Martinez and Luke Del Toro won the gold and silver medals respectively in the triple jump. Martinez hopped, skipped and jumped a total of 33-1.25. Del Toro had a total distance of 33-2.25.

 

Michael Lozano cleared 5-8 for the gold medal in the high jump. Jorge Albarran won the silver medal by also making 5-8. Jesus Montiel vaulted to the gold medal with a height of 11-0. Ean Hasley won the silver medal with a height of 10-06.

 

The Mule 4x100-meter relay team won the gold medal with a time of 46.51. Lozano finished the 800-meter run in a silver medal time of 2:10.28. Hasley won the gold medal in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 20.18.

 

Justin Carrion won the gold medal in the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.56. Martinez placed sixth in the same event with a time of 11.93. The Mule 4x200-meter relay team ran a gold medal time of 1:34.79.

 

Del Toro placed fourth in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 57.30. Jesus Montiel and Hasley won the silver and bronze medals in the 300-meter hurdles respectively. Montiel ran a silver medal time of 47.23. Hasley finished with a time of 56.02.

 

Yoel Reyes ran a gold medal time of 23.18 in the 200-meter dash. Albarran placed sixth in the same event with a time of 24.69. Pantoja, Kettner, and Gonzales won the silver, and bronze medals, and fourth place respectively in the 1600-meter run.

 

Pantoja ran a silver medal time of 5:15.31. Kettner took the bronze medal with a time of 5:20.26. Gonzalez placed fourth with a time of 5:23.13. In the final race of the day, the Mule 4x400-meter relay team ran a gold medal time of 3:43.88.

Muleshoe Golf @ Denver City (2-22 & 23-2017)

Muleshoe Golf @ Denver City (2-22 & 23-2017)

Both the Lady Mules and Mule golf teams competed Wednesday and Thursday in the Denver City Invitational Golf Tournament. The two Mule players took the course first on Wednesday, and the Lady Mule team competed on Thursday.

Wyatt Parker finished the 18-hole tournament in ninth place from a field of 71 golfers using a total of 91 strokes. He chipped in from about 15 yards on hole number five for a birdie.

Ricky Diaz was playing in his first tournament and tied for 39th place with an 18-hole total of 116 shots.

 

The conditions on Thursday were not ideal for golf, but the Lady Mules persevered. The wind was strong with gusts topping 50 mph several times during the day. The Lady Mules place fourth out of nine teams in the tournament. 

Sydnie Sudduth and Emily Precure tied for eleventh place. Both finished the 18 holes with total scores of 103 strokes. Yvonne Diaz placed thirtieth with a score of 128 shots. Leti Loya was one place behind Y. Diaz with a total of 130 strokes. Kiarra Regalado tied for forty-fifth place with a total of 150 shots. 

“Our ladies played extremely well in some extreme conditions to open the season,” said Muleshoe golf coach, Steven Butler. “This time of year our golfers must battle both the course as well as the conditions. I was very proud of the way all the kids played.”

The next tournament for the Muleshoe golfers will be played March 2 in Plainview.

Mules vs. Canadian Bi-Dist (2-21-2017)

Mules vs. Canadian Bi-Dist (2-21-2017)

 

The Muleshoe Mules faced the two-time defending Texas State Champion, Canadian Wildcats, Tuesday evening, for Bi-District. The game was played in the Amarillo High School Gym.

 

It did not take the Canadian team long to demonstrate why they were the defending state champions. The Wildcats, Cameron Copley, launched a barrage of 3-pointers that found the hoop and he started numerous fast breaks that opened an early lead on the Mules.

 

Canadian defeated the Mules 68-40.

 

Dagen Dunham, Jesse Leal, and Mario Flores scored two points each in the opening period for the Mules. Canadian led the Mules 17-6 after one quarter of play.

 

The Mules seem to adjust to the speed of the Wildcats in the second period. Dunham put back an offensive rebound two minutes into the second quarter. Almost a minute later he sank a trey from the corner.  Beto Diaz scored his first two points from 15 feet, and Jason Florez made a pair of free throws. The Mules trailed 28-15 at the intermission.

 

Dunham opened the second half with a pair of charity tosses. He scored on an inbound play two minutes into the third period and chipped in two more free throws before the quarter ended. Tre Villa stole a Wildcat pass and then hit from behind the arc.

 

Canadian outscored the Mules 20-9 in the third quarter to take a 48-24 advantage into the final period.

 

Javy Perez scored on a dish from Leal to open the final quarter for the Mules. Dunham dropped in a pair of hoops. Florez finished a fast break and sank a 3-pointer. Diaz chipped in a pair of free throws, and Reese Orozco nailed a trey.

 

Dunham led the Mules with 17 points. Florez finished the game with nine points, and Diaz dropped in six points. Villa and Orozco made a trey apiece for three points each. Leal, Flores, and Perez chipped in two points each.

 

The Mules will now move on to their chosen spring sports.  

Powerlifting @ Seagraves & Bovina (2-18 & 25-2017)

Powerlifting @ Seagraves & Bovina (2-18 & 25-2017)

 

Erika Arzola and Brianna Barron qualified to compete in the 2017 Girls Region I Division 3 Powerlifting Meet. Regional qualifiers must be ranked in the top 12 of their weight class to compete at this meet. The date of the meet will be announced at a later time.

 

The Lady Mules final competition was held in Seagraves, and Arzola earned the silver medal in the 165-pound weight class with a total weight of 685 pounds. She made a squat lift of 255 pounds, bench pressed 140 pounds and had a deadlift of 290 pounds.

 

Barron took the fourth place medal in the 114-pound weight class. She squat lifted 240 pounds, bench pressed 95 pounds and made a deadlift of 250 pounds for a total weight of 585 pounds.

 

Valaria Carreaga placed sixth in the 132-pound class. She made a squat lift of 225 pounds, bench pressed 105 pounds and deadlifted 225 pounds for a total of 555 pounds.

Gloria Gonzalez placed eighth in the 132-pound class with a squat lift of 215 pounds, bench pressed 95 pounds and deadlifted 215 pounds for a total of 525 pounds. 

 

Nikole Quezada was seventh in the 165-pound class with a total of 575 pounds. She made a squat lift of 225 pounds, bench pressed 115 pounds and deadlifted 235 pounds.

 

The Mules final meet was in Bovina, and Rudy Ruiz placed fourth in the 242-pound weight class with a total of 960 pounds. He made a squat lift of 365 pounds, bench pressed 205 and made a deadlift of 390 pounds.

 

Justin Carrion competed in the 148-pound weight class. He made a squat lift of 250 pounds, bench pressed 165 pounds and deadlifted 365 pounds for a total weight of 780 pounds. 

 

Jamie Ceja lifted in the 181-pound weight class. He squat lifted 315 pounds, bench pressed 190 pounds and made a deadlift of 350 pounds for a total weight of 855 pounds.

 

“Our lifters competed well all season and broke many of their personal records along the way,” said Muleshoe powerlifting coach, Albert Lopez. “Those that qualified for the regional meets will continue to train.”

Mules vs. Idalou, Slaton & Dimmtt (2-14, 16 & 17)

Mules vs. Idalou, Slaton & Dimmtt (2-14, 16 & 17)

The Mules were in a must-win situation Tuesday night when they faced the Idalou Wildcats in the final regular season game. The Mules successfully defended their home court 54-45 to stay locked in a three-way tie for the third and fourth place in District 2-3A. 

The Dimmitt Bobcats won the coin flip for the bye in the seeding tournament, so the Mules and Slaton Tigers tangled Thursday evening at Shallowater. The Mules came out on top of the Tigers 57-49. 

The day off seemed to give the Dimmitt Bobcats more energy than what the Mules had left in their tanks. Dimmitt defeated the Mules 53-49 to claim third place in the district. The third place Bobcats played the Childress Bobcats for Bi-District Tuesday night at 8:00 PM in Canyon Randall High Gym. 

The Mules are the fourth-place team from District 2-3A and faced the number one seed, Canadian Wildcats for Bi-District in the Amarillo High Gym Tuesday night at 5:00 PM. 

The Mules jumped on Idalou in the first period and outscored the Wildcats 18-10. Dagen Dunham led the charge for the Mules with three hoops and a pair of free throws. Tre Villa scored on an inbound play and sank a trey. Donovan Gutierrez made a layup, and Jason Florez nailed a 3-pointer. 

The Mules added to their lead in the second period with a 12-10 run. Florez sank a pair of hoops and a charity toss. Jesse Leal finished a three-point play by making a free throw after fighting through a foul for a hoop. Beto Diaz and Dunham made a basket each. The Mules led 30-20 at the half. 

The third period was low scoring, but the Mules outlasted Idalou 8-5. Leal sank a pair of hoops, Diaz, and Dunham made a basket each. The Mules led 38-25 after three quarters. 

Dunham owned the final period for the Mules. He scored 12 points in last quarter with four baskets and four free throws. Gutierrez and Diaz added the Mules last two baskets in the win. 

Dunham led the Mules with 24 points. Florez added eight points, Leal dropped in seven points, and Diaz scored six points. Villa finished with five points, and Gutierrez chipped in four points. 

The Mules got off to a slow start Thursday night against Slaton, but by the end of the first quarter, the Mules had cut the Tiger lead to 13-12. Dunham sank a trey two minutes into the game and chipped in a hoop before the period ended. Gutierrez and Villa made a basket each. Florez sank three free throws. 

Villa dropped a bomb from behind the arc in the second period and made a basket. Florez made a lay as well as chipped in a free throw. Leal, Diaz, and Dunham each had made hoops before the half ended. The Mules led 26-24 at the intermission. 

Dunham scored on a feed from Gutierrez, put back a rebound, and drove coast-to-coast for three hoops in the third quarter. Florez led a fast break, chipped in a free throw, and sank a short jumper. Gutierrez finished the period with a basket. The Mules had increased their lead to 39-34.

Diaz heated up for the Mules in the final quarter with four free throws and three hoops for 10 points. Mario Flores sank a 3-pointer from the corner and made a layup. Dunham put back a rebound, and Florez chipped in a free throw. 

Dunham set the scoring pace with 15 points. Florez and Diaz added 12 points each. Villa made all seven of his points in the first half. Flores finished with five points, Gutierrez made four and Leal chipped in two.  

The Mules traveled back to Shallowater Friday evening to play the Dimmitt Bobcats and determine the third and fourth place in the district. 

The Mules jumped out to a fast against the Bobcats but could not hang on to the large advantage. Dunham got the Mules started with a pair of hoops. Diaz and Javy Perez made a pair of baskets each. Flores and Villa chipped in two free throws each. 

Florez made four hoops in the second quarter. Flores and Dunham added a basket each. But Dimmitt took the advantage in the second period to lead the Mules 30-28 at the half. 

Diaz and Florez made a hoop each in the third quarter. Villa sank a 3-pointer just before the buzzer sounded to end the third quarter. Dimmitt led the Mules 38-35 with one quarter left to play. 

The Mules could stay close to Bobcats in the last quarter but could not get passed them. 

Dunham scored three hoops in the final period. Florez made a pair of free throw and added a basket. Flores chipped in one basket. 

The Mules played the Canadian Wildcats Tuesday afternoon at 5:00 PM for a Bi-District gold ball.   

Powerlifting at Levelland (2-11-2017)

Powerlifting at Levelland (2-11-2017)

The Muleshoe Powerlifting team competed in the Levelland Lobo Powerlifting Meet Saturday. Three lifters brought home medals. Brianna Barron lifted a total of 580 pounds for second place in the 114-pound division. 

Gloria Gonzales took third place in the 123-pound division with a total weight of 505 pounds. Michael Lozano also placed third in the 148-pound division with a total of 990 pounds. 

Barron had a squat lift of 230 pounds, bench pressed 95 pounds and made a deadlift of 255 pounds. Gonzales made a squat lift of 205 pounds, bench pressed 95 pounds and deadlifted 205 pounds. 

Lozano squat lifted 400 pounds, bench pressed 190 pounds and made a deadlift of 400 pounds. Justin Carrion lifted in the 148-pound weight class with a total weight of 775 pounds. He made a squat lift of 275 pounds, bench pressed 170 pounds and deadlifted 330 pounds. Jacob Barron also competed in the 148-pound class. He squat lifted 215 pounds, bench pressed 135 pounds and deadlifted 250 pounds for a total of 600 pounds. 

Derek Barron lifted in the 114-pound weight class. He squat lifted 205 pounds, bench pressed 105 pounds and deadlifted 225 pounds for a total of 535 pounds. 

Ryan Rodriguez lifted more than 1000 pounds in the 198-pound weight class. He squat lifted 400 pounds, bench pressed 220 pounds and deadlifted 430 pounds for a total weight of 1050 pounds. 

Luis Franco competed in the 198-pound weight class. He squat lifted 315 pounds, bench pressed 185 pounds and deadlifted 350 pounds for a total of 850 pounds. Isaac Carreaga also lifted in the 198-pound class. He squat lifted 275 pounds, bench pressed 205 pounds and deadlifted 315 pounds for a total of 795 pounds.

Rudy Ruiz lifted in the 242-pound class. He squat lifted 365 pounds, bench pressed 210 pounds and deadlifted 335 pounds for a total of 910 pounds. 

Valeria Carreaga competed in the 132-pound weight class. She squat lifted 205 pounds, bench pressed 105 pounds and deadlifted 185 pounds for a total of 495 pounds. Erika Arzola lifted in the 148-pound class. She squat lifted 240 pounds, bench pressed 140 pounds and deadlifted 285 pounds for a total of 665 pounds. 

Lourdes Escalante competed in the 165-pound weight class. She squat lifted 250 pounds, bench pressed 105 pounds and deadlifted 275 pounds for a total of 630 pounds. Nikole Quezada lifted in the 165-pound weight class. She squat lifted 210 pounds, bench pressed 100 pounds and deadlifted 225 pounds for a total of 535 pounds. 

The Muleshoe Powerlifting Team will compete in the Seagraves Eagle Powerlifting Meet February 18. That is the final qualifying meet for the girls’ regional meet. The boy’s final qualifying meet will be held February 25 in Bovina.