L.Mule Softball vs. Abernathy (4-7-14)

L.Mule Softball vs. Abernathy (4-7-14)

Miranda DeBruin paced the Lady Mules offensively against Abernathy by going four-for-four at the plate and scoring four runs. Sasha Esparza also provided offensive punch at the plate with four hits on five plate appearances that included one home run and scored two runs.

The Lady Mules defeated Abernathy 12-6 to stay undefeated in district and improved their record to 7-0. 

Adriana Lopez and Marissa Cortez were both hit by a pitch in the first inning to put Lady Mules on first and second base. DeBruin singled to right field to score Lopez. Esparza doubled to center field to bring home both Cortez and DeBruin.

Brittany Mendoza singled to left field to score Esparza for a 4-0 Lady Mule lead after one inning.

The Lady Mules added five more runs in the second inning. Reagan Reynolds reached first to lead off the second inning when the second baseman committed an error. Cortez tied the second baseman in knots for a second error to put runners at first and second.

Amber Lopez doubled to left and scored Reynolds and Cortez. An error on the first baseman put DeBruin on first and moved A. Lopez to third. Esparza knocked a home run to clear the bases and scored three more runs and extended the Lady Mule lead to 9-0.

Abernathy came back in the bottom of the inning to score four runs and cut the Lady Mule lead to 9-4 after two innings.

Neither team scored again until the top of the sixth inning. DeBruin led off the inning with a single to left field. Esparza brought her home with a double of the fence in right field. Abernathy could not score and Lady Mules led 10-4 with one inning left to play.

A. Lopez hit a two-out double to left field and advanced to third with out a throw. DeBruin singled to left to score the run. Mendoza doubled off the fence in left to score DeBruin for the Lady Mules final run.

Abernathy added two runs in the bottom half of the inning.

The Lady Mules hosted the Floydada Lady Winds Tuesday to end the regular season. The Lady Mules have clinched the District 2-2A Championship and will start their playoff run against the fourth place team from District 1-2A. 

MHS Golf @ District (4-9-14)

MHS Golf @ District (4-9-14)

The Lady Mule golf team won the District 2-2A Championship by a margin of 47 strokes. They qualified to compete in the Region I Tournament on the Ratliff Ranch Golf Course  

in Odessa April 16 and 17.

Lariat Adams led the Lady Mules to the championship by winning the Individual Gold Medal with a two round total of 164. She had 83 shots in the opening round and improved with 81 strokes the second day. Sydnie Sudduth shot round of 113 and 105 for a total of 218. Miranda DeBruin also had a combined total of 218 by shooting a 111 the first day and 107 the second.

Sadie Sudduth finished with 120 shots the first day and a 103 the second day for a total of 223. Bailey Bales was just one shot behind her with rounds of 114 and 120 for a total of 224.  Emily Precure competed as a medalist and shot rounds of 131 and 129 for a total of 260.

The Mules finished fourth in the District 2-2A Golf Tournaments but Conner Harrison was the District Gold Medalist. He shot consistent rounds of 87 and 86 for a total of 173 strokes. Eli Leal was the Bronze Medalist with rounds of 89 and 87 for a 176 shots.

Harrison and Leal will also compete in the Region I Tournament on the Ratliff Ranch Golf Course April 14 and 15.

Matthew Dickerson finished with a total of 231 shots with rounds of 116 and 115. Britton Beall shot a 123 and 129 for a total of 252 strokes. John DeBruin played the first round and finished with a 133 but had a conflict with another spring event the second day. Tony Castillo also shot a 133 the first day but was unable to compete the second day because of an injury.

“The kids did a great job and we are looking forward to going to Odessa for the Region I Tournament,” said Mule golf coach Carey Sudduth.    

JV Mules Track @ District (4-11-14)

JV Mules Track @ District (4-11-14)

A key member of the JV Mules track team was moved up to the varsity for the district track meet. But the Mules won the team bronze with a total of 141 points. Littlefield and Abernathy finished ahead of the Mules and Tulia, Dimmitt, Friona and Olton followed in that order.

Jesse Leal started the Mules by winning the gold medal in the pole vault with a height of eight feet six inches. Antonio Vasquez and Javy Perez placed fourth and sixth in the high jump with identical leaps of 5-02.00. Vasquez also placed fourth in the long jump with a leap of 16-05.00.

Danny Campos threw the discus 89-09 for fifth place. Jesse Easily had a silver medal distance of 37-00.50 in the triple jump and Matthew Flores placed sixth with a distance of 34-11.50.

The 4x100-meter relay team of Trey Villa, Easily, Jorge Martinez and Wesley Clarkson earned the bronze medal with a time of 47.36. Evan Paez and Issac Acosta won the silver and bronze medals in the 800-meter run with times of 2:20.44 and 2:21.17 respectively.

Flores improved in the 110-meter hurdles with a bronze medal time of 19.64 and Dustin Stearmer finished fifth with a 21.42. Martinez placed fourth in the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.90. 

The 4x200 team topped the winner’s stand with a time of 1:38.57. Martinez, Easily, Jason Florez and Villa composed the relay team.

JJ Gandara won the gold medal in the 400-meter dash with a time of 57.13 and Perez placed fourth with a 57.99. Flores ran a 46.52 in the 300-meter hurdles for the bronze medal. Campos also earned a bronze medal with a 24.92 in the 200-meter dash.

Paez ran a silver medal time of 5:30.14 in the 1600-meter run.

The 4x400-meter relay team of Gandara, Easily, Campos and Villa ran a gold medal time of 3:41.35.

The Mules ended their track season with the District Meet and will now move on to off season workouts or other spring sports. 

Mule Track @ District Meet (4-11-14)

Mule Track @ District Meet (4-11-14)

When the District 2-2A field events ended Friday afternoon the Mules had only accumulated nine points. But they made up ground fast on the rest of the District when the running events finally started. 

The Mules finished fourth in the district with 95 points and were only 14 points out of second place. Abernathy, Dimmitt and Friona all finished ahead of the Mules and Littlefield, Tulia and Olton followed.

Eli Leal won the Mules first medal in the high jump with a bronze medal leap of six feet even. Keagan Gonzales placed sixth in the shot put with a distance of 39-10. Jesus Manzanares took fifth in the triple jump with a hop, skip and jump of 39-01.00.  

Mario Flores and Noah Del Toro finished fourth and fifth in the 3200 to start the running events with times of 11 minutes 39.33 second and 11:51.53 respectively. Jose Angel Mendoza, Nate Rosas, Beto Diaz and Francisco Elizalde placed fifth in the 4x100-meter relay with a time of 45.14. 

Manzanares won the Mules first gold medal of the meet in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:04.86 and Christian Paez finished fourth with a 2:08.64. Rosas placed fifth with a time of 11.66 in the 100-meter dash. 

The 4x200-meter relay team of Aaryn Ross, Elizalde, Manzanares and Matthew Barron finished fourth with a 1:33.79. 

Austin Ross won his first of three gold medals in the 400-meter dash with a time of 52.36 and Leal had a bronze medal time of 53.06. Au. Ross returned to the top winner’s stand after running a gold medal time in the 200-meter dash with a 22.43 and Matthew Barron placed fourth with a 23.74.

Flores placed fifth in the 1600-meter run with a time of 5:13.92. 

Au. Ross was back on top of the winner’s stand for the third time as the anchor of the 4x400-meter relay team. Leal started the relay and Manzanares took the baton for the second leg from Leal.  Paez ran the third leg before handing off to Au. Ross for the final 400 meters. The Mules combined time was 3:29.16.

The top four places in each event will advance to the Area Track Meet to be held in Panhandle April 18. Districts 1-2A and 2-2A will participate in the meet. The top four places at Area will advance to the Region I Meet in Odessa April 25 and 26.    

Lady Mule Track @ District (4-11-14)

Lady Mule Track @ District (4-11-14)

The Lady Mules won the team silver at the District 2-2A track meet Friday at Dimmitt with 147 points. Littlefield won the meet and Tulia, Friona, Abernathy, Olton and Dimmit finished in that order behind the Lady Mules. 

All three Lady Mule relay teams qualified for the Area Meet to be held in Panhandle April 18. The top four places in District 1-2A and District 2-2A will meet in the Area competition. The top four places at the Area Meet will qualify for the Region I Meet to be held in Odessa’s Ratliff Stadium April 25 and 26.

Adrienne Precure won her first medal of the meet in the high jump with a silver medal leap of four foot feet 10 inches. Marilyn Melendez placed fourth in the same event with a height of 4-04.00. 

Precure earned a gold medal in the pole vault by clearing the bar six inches higher than she had gone all season. She vaulted a height of 9-06.00. Miranda Acevedo won the bronze medal in the first race of the day, the 3200-meter run. She finished in a time of 13 minutes and 23.43 seconds. Jasmine Garza was just steps behind in fourth with a time of 13:38.33.

The 4x100-meter relay team of Katelyn Gable, Aimee Rosas, Ruby Andrade and Jazmin Arellano placed fourth with a time of 53.65. Mireya Ruvalcaba ran a gold medal time of 2:36.59 in the 800-meter run and Keidi Salas finished fifth with a 2:41.97.

Precure won her second silver medal of the meet in the 100-meter hurdles with a 17.33 and Daniela Diaz earned the bronze medal in the same race with a 17.52. Gable, Diaz, Rosas and Jasmine Arellano teamed up for the bronze medal in the 4x200-meter relay. The ran a time of 1:53.59.

Ruvalcaba won her second gold medal of the day in the 400-meter dash with a time of 1:07.00 and Andrade won the bronze medal in the same event with a 1:07.51. Ahztiri Elizalde finished fifth with a 1:08.39.

Precure won her third silver medal of the day in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 48.88. Her sister Emily Precure placed sixth in the same race with a 56.67. Gable finished the 200-meter dash in a bronze medal time of 28.18 and Arellano placed sixth with a 29.00.

Garza and Acevedo won the silver and bronze medals in the 1600-meter run with times of 6:06.58 and 6:08.04 respectively. Salas finished sixth in the same race with a 6:17.80. The 4x400-meter relay team of Rosas, Andrade, Ruvalcaba and A. Precure won the Lady Mules final gold medal of the day with a time of 4:21.85.

All three Lady Mule relay teams qualified for the Area Meet to be held in Panhandle April 18. The top four places in District 1-2A and District 2-2A will meet in the Area competition. The top four places at the Area Meet will qualify for the Region I Meet to be held in Odessa’s Ratliff Stadium April 25 and 26.   

The Area Meet will get under way with the running of the 3200-meter runs at 9:30 AM and the field events will start at 10:00 AM.

7th grade Lady Mules Track @ Abernathy (3-27-14)(3-27-14)

7th grade Lady Mules Track @ Abernathy (3-27-14)

When the seventh grade Lady Mule track team got home from Abernathy and had an opportunity to examine the results. It became obvious they had won the meet and rather than placing second as they had been told. 

Lili Martinez had finished second in the 1600-meter run. But her points had been credited to a girl named Martinez from Abernathy that had actually finished in eleventh place. Those eight points were enough to put the Lady Mules ahead of Abernathy for the team gold. Abernathy, Post, Tulia, Lubbock Roosevelt and Floydada all trailed the Lady Mules. 

Keely Dunham won the Lady Mules first silver medal in the shot put with a heave of 28 feet three and a quarter inches. Sophie Reyna placed fourth with a throw of 27-06.25. Dunham placed fifth in the discus with a throw of 50-05.

Natalie Elizalde and Citlalli Vargas placed fourth and fifth in the long jump with leaps of 13-00.25 and 13-00.00 respectively. Vargas finished sixth in the triple jump with a hop, skip and jump of 25-07.75. 

Martinez won her first silver medal in the 2400-meter run with a time of 10 minutes 6.49 seconds. Alyssa Wheeler earned the bronze medal in the same event with a 10:29.87. Natalie Diaz, Vargas, Reina Regalado and Kyndal Miller ran a silver medal time in the 4x100-meter relay of 56.45. 

Elizalde won the silver medal in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:55.68 and Vargas finished sixth with a 3:00.06. Elizalde climbed atop of the winners stand for the gold medal in the 100-meter dash with a time of 13.45. 

The 4x200-meter relay team of Hallie Gardner, Diaz, Clarissa Ruvulcaba and Dunham ran a silver medal time of 2:07.85. Kyndal Miller won the silver medal in the 400-meter dash with a 1:06.81. 

Vargas and Kinsey Parker placed fifth and sixth in the 300-meter hurdles with times of 1:01.02 and 1:03.83 respectively. Regalado ran a silver medal time of 29.84 in the 200-meter dash. 

Martinez won the silver medal in the 1600-meter run with a time of 6:26.00 and Wheeler earned the bronze with a 6:30.46. The 4x400-meter relay team of Dunham, Elizalde, Regalado and Miller clinched the win for the Lady Mules by running a gold medal time of 4:36.83. 

The Lady Mules ran in the District 2-2A Meet in Abernathy Saturday for their final meet of the season.  

8th grade Lady Mules Track @ Abernathy (3-27-14)

8th grade Lady Mules Track @ Abernathy (3-27-14)

The eighth grade Lady Mules slipped down to fifth in the six-team Antelope Relays at Abernathy. Tulia, Abernathy, Post and Lubbock Roosevelt finished ahead of the Lady Mules and Floydada trailed. 

Conley Niblett won the Lady Mules first bold medal of the day by clearing four feet four inches in the high jump. Brianna Barron placed sixth in the same event at 4-0. Niblett earned the silver medal in the long jump with a leap of 13-10. 

Jennifer Orozco placed sixth in the first race of the day, the 2400-meter run with a time of 11 minutes 56.12 seconds. The 4x100-meter relay team of Kimberly Lopez, Melody Moran, Liliana Barrera and Barron finished fourth with a 57.44. 

Cassidy Cage and Yvonne Diaz won the silver and bronze medals in the 800-meter run with times of 2:52.69 and 2:52.76 respectively. Barrera earned the silver medal in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 20.14 and Lorena Balderas placed sixth with a 21.48.

Barron placed sixth in the 100-meter dash with a time of 14.82. Nancy Martinez ran a silver medal time of 1:15.29 in the 400-meter dash with a 1:15.29 and Orozco placed fourth with a 1:17.53. 

Brianna Velasquez finished sixth in the 300-meter hurdles with a 1:03.81. Niblett finished her trifecta of medals by winning the bronze medal in the 200-meter hurdles with a time of 30.01. 

Cage won her second silver medal of the day in the 1600-meter run with a time of 6:36.84. The 4x400-meter relay team of Velasquez, Niblett, Nancy Martinez and Diaz ran a bronze time of 4:56.31. 

The Lady Mules competed in the District 2-2A Meet back in Abernathy on Saturday. That was the final meet of the year for the Lady Mules.