Sports

    The Industrial Cobra softball team traveled to Rice Consolidated and suffered their first district loss, 7-5. It was a game that the Cobras fought back three times and took the lead to only lose it in the last inning. Errors turned out to be costly in the defeat.
    Jillian Jones led the hitting with two hits and scored two runs. Reagan Gasch, Reagan Doyle and Cierra Borak also had hits and scored a run each. Lexey Mikulec and Kasi Bethke each had a hit and a run batted in
    Landry Mikulec was the losing pitcher and had four strikeouts and four walks.
    Coach Ted Malek said when errors are a big part of the game it’s hard to overcome. “We came back three times and our defensive play let it get away,” he said.
    The Junior Varsity Cobra softball team lost 11-10 to Rice Consolidated as well.
    The Cobras had a 5-0 lead in the sixth inning and worked out of a Palacios Shark rally and again scored in the sixth for the win.

by Millie Diaz
Sports Writer
    Ganado senior Chris Garza worked hard this year at the State powerlifting meet in Abilene and placed 2nd in his 132 pound weight class, only missing first place by three ounces. Although he was the only male on this year’s Indian team, he made up for it by constantly placing at local meets.
    Winning second was both a letdown and a success for Garza, for a few reasons. “My totals were tied with a guy for first place, but he won the gold because he was lighter than me by the three ounces. That’s the rule in powerlifting, if there’s a tie the guy who’s lighter gets the higher place,” he said. “But it wasn’t a letdown at the same time. I’ve looked back on how far I’ve come since my freshman year and the progress I’ve made since then. All of that hard work really paid off and allowed me to place high at state. I literally worked and worked everyday just to get to state, so that made it a lot less of a letdown.”

    The Edna Cowgirls played the Rice Consolidated Raiders at home on March 27, and lost, 12-1. Kim Ortolon had the one hit and scored on stolen bases. Brittany Ressman pitched with one strikeout, while Kirstie Soto finished pitching the game and had five strikeouts.

    The Edna Cowboys played Rice Consolidated on March 27 at home and won 7-4. Colton Richmond pitched the win with six innings pitched, three runs, two hits, two strikeouts, and seven walks. Billy Ganem closed the game pitching one inning and had one run, one hit, three strikeouts and two walks. Zak Zantjer was their catcher.
    Coach Troy Holcombe said the ‘Boys have been playing a lot better. “They’re figuring it out,” he said.”
    Caleb Ellison had two singles and one run scored, while Richmond had a single and a walk, and Zantjer had a run batted in. Ronaldo Saenz had a double, a run batted in, one run scored and a strikeout. Landon Myers had two runs scored and a double, and Jake Johnson had a double, two runs batted in and two walks.
    “After last Friday night’s win we’re tied for third and have seven games to go so anything can happen,” Holcombe said.

The Ganado Maidens played the Weimar Lady Cats in a home game and lost, 6-8.

The Lady Cats started the game scoring four in their half of the first inning, and the Maidens responded with two points of their own. Hannah Janssen made some great moves getting some Cats out on first base, and Cheyenne Galindo made the crowd cheer with her shot at bat.

The score was still 4-2 in Weimar's favor at the end of the third inning, but Weimar raised their score by two points in the middle of the fourth inning. Alexis Mojica, Taylor Mirelez and Kendall Alvarez made some notable moves for their team before the start of the fifth inning.

The Maidens came up by the end of the game with four points scored, but Weimar still added two to their score.

The Ganado Indians played at home against the Weimar Wildcats and lost 0-11. Principal and coach Andy Bridges said Weimar had the hits that afternoon.

"We made mistakes but we had three really good innings," he said. "We hit the ball we just kept hitting at them."

At the end of the first inning Weimar took their lead 2-0, but the Indians were playing back and making their own moves. Cameron Martinez pitched the game with Garrett McCann as his catcher.

Cody Plant, Caleb Thedford and Matt Bridges made some good moves for their team and made some memorable outs. By the end of the third inning Weimar had stretched their lead to 4-0. They steadily raised their score for the remainder of the game, making the final score 11-0.

The Indians will face Flatonia on Thursday, April 2, at home.

    The Ganado Maidens competed in a San Marcos softball tournament on March 13 and 14. Their first game was against Flatonia with a final score of 6-5. Leading hitters were Hannah Janssen, Alexis Mojica, Cheyenne Galindo and Maddie Workmon. Galindo had two runs batted in while Sarah Novak had one. Galindo pitched and had 13 hits, six runs, a walk and six strikeouts.
    The Maidens then faced Shiner and lost, 6-0. Only Mojica and Workmon had a hit. Galindo pitched the game and had six hits, six runs, a walk and four strikeouts.
    In their third game the Maidens faced St. Pius from Houston and lost, 1-0, in a close game. Janssen had the sole hit of the game. Galindo pitched the game and had two hits, a run and five strikeouts.

    The Edna Cowgirls played in a softball Flatonia tournament from Thursday to Saturday, from March 12-14.
    Their first game was against St. Paul from Shiner and the ‘Girls won, 11-6. Leading hitters were Kirstie Soto, Alyssa Cavazos, Tia Hart, Ashley Soto and Shermeka Thompson, while Hart and Thompson each had a home run. Kaitlyn Coleman pitched the game and had six runs, 13 hits, a walk and five strikeouts.
    The Cowgirls then played Louise and won 13-0. Leading hitters were Chasity Richmond, K. Soto, Kim Ortolon, Brittany Ressman, Hart, A. Soto and Thompson. Ressman pitched the game and had two walks and eight strikeouts.
    The Cowgirls also played the Wharton Tigers on Tuesday, March 10 during spring break and lost, 5-6. Coleman, Ressman and Thompson pitched the game.
    The Edna Cowgirl softball  record before District is 6-5-1.

    EHS Wide Receiver Marquis Bates was presented with a rare opportunity. He recently made a verbal commitment to Texas State University in San Marcos where he will receive a football scholarship.
    The Edna High School junior is looking forward to playing football as a Bobcat. Bates said he wants to become a better wide receiver and become a better leader throughout his senior year at EHS.  
    He said the location of Texas State University was convenient for both him and his family.
    “I chose Texas State because it is best for my child and it’s close to home,” Bates said.
    EHS Head Football Coach Huey Chancellor said Bates is blessed with size and speed, but still needs to develop his skills. Bates is 6-foot-4 and weighs 205 pounds.
    Chancellor said he will make a positive impact while playing football at TSU. TSU is in the NCAA Division 1 Sun Belt Conference.

The Ganado Maidens softball team lost to the Flatonia Bulldogs 6-5 on March 10 at home.
 Ganado started by scoring three runs during the first inning. Flatonia went on a hot streak during the third inning with five runs. Ganado answered by scoring two runs in their half of the third inning. Ganado’s Alexis Janssen scored two runs. Alexis Mojica, Taylor Mirelez and Sarah Novak each contributed one run.