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Sports Archives - April, May, June, July 2007

Bluecat Makes State Combine Football Team
7/2/2007
On June 2nd, Stanley Cole attended a football combine in Kennedale, Texas. Stanley competed with 200+ other players from 3A to 5A schools and made the Overall Combine Team and Underclassman Team.

Cole will be a junior on the 2007 Bluecat football team.

He is pictured (left) in action last season.

You can look at the rest of the choices HERE.

Look out for #32 this season. Speaking of football, the fever is already running high in Coleman.

Santa Anna May Be Playoff Bound
6/21/2007
The Mountaineers are picked second finishing behind May for the upcoming football season in District 13 by Dave Campbell. This would put Santa Anna in the postseason again.

Panther Creek's Football Outlook Grim
6/21/2007
Dave Campbell believes Panther Creek will finish last in their district this year and due to their youth might not record a district win.

Upcoming Novice Football Predictions
6/21/2007
According to Dave Campbell the Novice Hornets will finish at the bottom of their district in football this season. However, with half of their starters returning, Novice should show improvement.

Three Coleman Girls Succeed in Summer Softball
6/20/2007
Amanda Gober, Rynn Norris, and Carissa Zarate are playing on a 14 and under softball team out of Early this summer. This team went undefeated at a tournament in Temple a couple of weekends ago, and went to the Midland 8 Game Classic and got second place with a 10-2 record. The Midland tournament had 28 teams, some from New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. They are scheduled to go to the state tournament in Nacogdoches this weekend.

In the picture, Norris is top right, Amanda and Carissa are bottom right respectively.

Bluecats Finish Second in Action Sports 7 on 7 Tournament
6/19/2007
Members of the Coleman Bluecat football team lost to Abilene High but beat Odessa High and San Angelo Lake View Saturday at the Action Sports 7 on 7 State Qualifying Tournament in Abilene.

The final score in game one was Abilene High 42, Coleman 27. The Bluecats then blanked Odessa High 39-0 and beat Lake View 34-6.

Coleman has been ranked 3rd in the state in Class 2A football by Dave Campbell's Texas Football Magazine. It is good to see them compete with a 5A team and beat a 5A and 4A team.

Football Fever in Coleman - Bluecats Ranked 3rd in the State !
6/12/2007
Dave Campbell's Texas Football Magazine hit the newsstands this week and Coleman has been placed near the top of Texas 2A football.

According to Campbell, "returning eight starters on both sides of the ball from a 9-4 team, the Coleman Bluecats are the No. 3 team in the state behind top-ranked Mart and No. 2 Tatum. The Cisco Loboes are at No. 8 and Early is No. 21.

Campbell picks Coleman, Early and Wall as the top three teams in District 6-2A.

All-District 6-2A Baseball Selections Named
5/21/2007
The following Coleman Bluecat baseball players have been named to the All-District Team:

FIRST TEAM

Colton Buzzard - Short Stop -Sophomore

SECOND TEAM

Corbin Brooks - Pitcher - Junior
Chase Avants - Pitcher - Senior
Brandon Worsham - Center Field - Junior
Chase Vanpelt - Right Field - Senior

HONORABLE MENTION
Glen Edington - Catcher - Sophomore
Bronson Buzzard - Third Base - Junior

Texas Youth Football For 3rd and 4th Grade
Coleman County Team Being Assembled
5/20/2007
A team from Coleman County is being assembled to play in the Brownwood League. This team is separate from the team traveling to Abilene.

Practice starts the first of August 2007.

Please contact Coach Raul Hurtado for more information @ 325-625-9216.

Bluekatt Softball Players Honored
5/16/2007
Softball awards have been announced and several Bluekatt players have received honors for the 2007 season:

Lauren Golson - Most Valuable Player in District 6-2A as selected by District Coaches. She was also the team MVP as voted on by the Bluekatt team. Lauren is a senior and played catcher for the Katts.

Eden Duquette - Utility Player of the Year Eden is a sophomore and pitched for the Katts.

Kaneesha Graves - 1st Team All-District Kaneesha is a senior and played third base for the Katts.

Carissa Zarate - 1st Team All-District Carissa is a freshman and played second base for the Katts.

Amanda Brewer- 2nd Team All-District Amanda is a senior and played first base for the Katts.

Jessica Morales - 2nd Team All-District Jessica is a freshman and played shortstop for the Katts.
Coach Proctor also wishes to recognize Rene Salas as a valuable part of the Bluekatt team this year. She kept various stats for batting and helped the team in other ways too.

Awards Given at Bluecat Sports Banquet
5/16/2007
Each student athlete at Coleman High School was honored Tuesday night at the annual Bluecat Sports Banquet. Numerous awards were given and the winners are pictured below. An auction of Bluecat autographed merchandise brought the Booster Club $1, 655 thanks to the generosity of fans, parents and grandparents. The top selling item was a weightlifting belt, autographed by the Powerlifting Team, which brought $525.

New Coaches (Husband and Wife) Hired
5/15/2007
The Coleman School Board Monday night approved a contract for Diana Patton to be the new Head Girl's Basketball Coach and Doug Patton to be Assistant Football Coach. The Patton's come to Coleman from Karnes City ISD.

Previous head coaching jobs for Mrs. Patton have been in Nacogdoches, Port Neches Groves, Beaumont French, Little Elm and Seguin. She will also serve as assistant track coach and will teach high school English.

Mr. Patton will also be the Head Powerlifting Coach and will teach Government-Economics at CHS.

The hiring of Mrs. Patton marks the end of an era for Bluekatt basketball. While Coach Barbara Cox will remain Girl's Athletic Director and Head Track Coach, the ' 07 - ' 08 season will be the first time in 26 years that anyone other than Coach Cox has coached varsity basketball here. She came to Coleman during the 1981-1982 school year and has a total of 32 years in the business.

Creston Olinger Ties for 9th at State Golf Tournament
5/9/2007
Congratulations to Creston Olinger of Coleman High School who competed as an individual at the State Class 2A Golf Tournament in Austin Monday and Tuesday.

Creston shot a 76 in the first round and a 76 in the second round for a two day total of 152. The winning two round total was 142 posted by Ryan O'Rear of Salado.

Wilkerson Leads Bearcats to Victory
5/5/2007
The Bluecat baseball season came to an end on Saturday in a tough eight inning loss to the Hawley Bearcats.

Coleman scored a run in the first inning, thanks to some good base running by Colton Buzzard and again in the second on an RBI bunt single by Brandon Worsham.

Hawley scored a run in the bottom of the third but Coleman retaliated in the top of the fourth on an RBI single by Chase Avants. After the fourth, the Bluecats were unable to score again.

Casey Wilkerson tied the game 3-3 in the bottom of the fifth with a two run home run. Emotions ran high in the sixth and seventh innings due to a hit batsman and a controversial call at second base, which led to both sides being warned.

In the bottom of the seventh inning pitcher Corbin Brooks worked out of a one out, bases-loaded jam, temporarily saving the Bluecat season. However, in the bottom of the eighth, Hawley rallied to score on a game winning RBI single by Wilkerson.

The Bluecats played hard and never gave up but came up a little bit short in their final game of the season.

                1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8   R H E

Coleman 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0   3 6 2

Hawley     0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1   4 8 3

Coleman Offense

Colton Buzzard - 2 for 4, 2 stolen bases, Run

Chase Vanpelt - 1 for 2

Glen Edington - 1 for 4

Corbin Brooks - 0 for 4

Bronson Buzzard - 0 for 2, Run

Jack Reynolds - 0 for 4

Chase Avants - 1 for 1, stolen base, RBI, Run

Brandon Worsham - 1 for 3, RBI

Nolan DeLeon - 1 for 3

Hawley Highlight
Casey Wilkerson - 3 for 4, 2 run HR, game winning RBI

Hawley Claims Game One in Bi-District Series
5/4/2007
The Coleman Bluecats lost a hard fought game versus the Hawley Bearcats 6-4 Thursday night.

Hawley jumped on pitcher Chase Avants early, scoring three runs in the first inning. The Bluecats fought back scoring two in the second inning on an RBI single by Jack Reynolds and an RBI double by Avants.

The Bluecats scored two more runs in the bottom of the fourth. Reynolds scored after an error on the shortstop and Avants scored on an RBI groundout by Chase Vanpelt.

Two errors in the sixth inning proved costly for the Bluecats as Hawley scored three runs to go ahead for good.

The Bluecats will face-off with Hawley in the second game of the series at 2:30pm Saturday in Hamlin.

Pictured Above - Bluecat shortstop Colton Buzzard (2) turns a double play with second baseman Dalton DeLeon (1) also shown.

               1 2 3 4 5 6 7    R H E
Hawley    3 0 0 0 0 3 0    6   8 4

Coleman 0 2 0 2 0 0 0   4   6 4

Colton Buzzard - 1-4
Chase Vanpelt - 1-3, RBI
Glen Edington - 0-4
Corbin Brooks - 1-4
Bronson Buzzard - 0-3, Run
Brandon Worsham - 0-3
Jack Reynolds - 2-3, RBI, Run
Dalton DeLeon - 0-2
Chase Avants - 1-1, RBI, Run
Stanley Cole - Stolen Base, Run

Bluecat Bats Come Alive - Take Decisive Win Against Early
5/2/2007
The Coleman Bluecats are the second place team in District 6AA after a decisive 12-7 victory against the Early Longhorns Tuesday in Brady.

The Bluecats will now play Hawley in bi-district at a site and date which we should know later today.

Corbin Brooks was the winning pitcher for Coleman going 6 2/3 innings. Brooks recorded 129 pitches of which 74 were strikes and 55 were balls. He walked six Early batters and gave up three earned runs. Chase Avants and Colton Buzzard pitched in the seventh inning to end the game.

Brooks was equally impressive at the plate going 2 of 4 with a home run. Glen Edington was 2 of 4 with a double, Jack Reynolds, Chase Avants and Bronson Buzzard were also 2 of 4 at the plate while Colton Buzzard and Chase Vanpelt were 1 of 4 and Nolan DeLeon was 1 of 3.

The Longhorns had 7 hits and 2 errors, the Bluecats had 13 hits and 3 errors. Thanks to Dr. Paul Reynolds for providing the game stats.

All-District 6-2A Baseball Selections Named
5/21/2007
The following Coleman Bluecat baseball players have been named to the All-District Team:

FIRST TEAM
Colton Buzzard - Short Stop -Sophomore

SECOND TEAM
Corbin Brooks - Pitcher - Junior
Chase Avants - Pitcher - Senior
Brandon Worsham - Center Field - Junior
Chase Vanpelt - Right Field - Senior

HONORABLE MENTION
Glen Edington - Catcher - Sophomore
Bronson Buzzard - Third Base - Junior

She was also the team MVP as voted on by the Bluekatt team. Lauren is a senior and played catcher for the Katts.

Eden Duquette - Utility Player of the Year

Eden is a sophomore and pitched for the Katts.

Kaneesha Graves - 1st Team All-District

Kaneesha is a senior and played third base for the Katts.

Carissa Zarate - 1st Team All-District

Carissa is a freshman and played second base for the Katts.

Amanda Brewer- 2nd Team All-District

Amanda is a senior and played first base for the Katts.

Jessica Morales - 2nd Team All-District

Jessica is a freshman and played shortstop for the Katts.

Coach Proctor also wishes to recognize Rene Salas as a valuable part of the Bluekatt team this year. She kept various stats for batting and helped the team in other ways too.

Have What It Takes to Play Pro Baseball?
5/11/2007
The PRO-DAY "West Texas" High School Baseball Showcase will take place from 8:30am to 2:30pm on Saturday, June 16, at Tarleton State University in Stephenville, announced Jeff Gross, director of PRO-DAY Baseball.

The Showcase is an opportunity for high school players ( 9-12 grade) to show their talents in front of professional scouts and collegiate coaches. The players will be evaluated in all areas from hitting, fielding, arm strength, arm accuracy, running, base running and pitching. These evaluation cards will be kept on file to monitor a player's progress throughout their high school career. PRO-DAY will also send these evaluations to three colleges of the players choice.

The PRO-DAY Caravan will be in a 12-state area this year with the "TOP 100" overall players from these showcases being selected to attend the "Best of the Best" Showcase later this fall in Orange Beach, Alabama.

Six current and recent major league players have participated in PRO-DAY. These players include: Torii Hunter (Minnesota Twins), Dmitri Young (Detroit Tigers), T.J. Mathews (Houston Astros), Rigo Beltran (Baltimore Orioles), Billy Sadler (San Francisco Giants) and Doug Creek (Toronto Blue Jays) along with hundreds of others that have been associated with professional baseball on various levels.

To register, go to www.pro-daybaseball.com or www.highschoolshowcases.com. Sign-up early, showcase is limited. Participants may register online or you may print out an application from the website and send check or money order to: PRO-DAY Baseball, P.O. Box 333, Orange Beach, AL 36561. For additional information, you may call: (251) 980-2300.

Creston shot a 76 in the first round and a 76 in the second round for a two day total of 152. The winning two round total was 142 posted by Ryan O'Rear of Salado.

Wilkerson Leads Bearcats to Victory
5/5/2007 (by Cheyenne Turner)
The Bluecat baseball season came to an end on Saturday in a tough eight inning loss to the Hawley Bearcats.

Coleman scored a run in the first inning, thanks to some good base running by Colton Buzzard and again in the second on an RBI bunt single by Brandon Worsham.

Hawley scored a run in the bottom of the third but Coleman retaliated in the top of the fourth on an RBI single by Chase Avants. After the fourth, the Bluecats were unable to score again.

Casey Wilkerson tied the game 3-3 in the bottom of the fifth with a two run home run. Emotions ran high in the sixth and seventh innings due to a hit batsman and a controversial call at second base, which led to both sides being warned.

In the bottom of the seventh inning pitcher Corbin Brooks worked out of a one out, bases-loaded jam, temporarily saving the Bluecat season. However, in the bottom of the eighth, Hawley rallied to score on a game winning RBI single by Wilkerson.

The Bluecats played hard and never gave up but came up a little bit short in their final game of the season.

                1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8   R H E

Coleman 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0   3 6 2

Hawley     0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1   4 8 3

Coleman Offense

Colton Buzzard - 2 for 4, 2 stolen bases, Run

Chase Vanpelt - 1 for 2

Glen Edington - 1 for 4

Corbin Brooks - 0 for 4

Bronson Buzzard - 0 for 2, Run

Jack Reynolds - 0 for 4

Chase Avants - 1 for 1, stolen base, RBI, Run

Brandon Worsham - 1 for 3, RBI

Nolan DeLeon - 1 for 3

Hawley Highlight
Casey Wilkerson - 3 for 4, 2 run HR, game winning RBI

Hawley Claims Game One in Bi-District Series
5/4/2007 (story by Cheyenne Turner - pictures by Randy Turner)
The Coleman Bluecats lost a hard fought game versus the Hawley Bearcats 6-4 Thursday night.

Hawley jumped on pitcher Chase Avants early, scoring three runs in the first inning. The Bluecats fought back scoring two in the second inning on an RBI single by Jack Reynolds and an RBI double by Avants.

The Bluecats scored two more runs in the bottom of the fourth. Reynolds scored after an error on the shortstop and Avants scored on an RBI groundout by Chase Vanpelt.

Two errors in the sixth inning proved costly for the Bluecats as Hawley scored three runs to go ahead for good.

The Bluecats will face-off with Hawley in the second game of the series at 2:30pm Saturday in Hamlin.

Santa Anna's Coleman Headed for State Track Meet
4/29/2007
Kendra Coleman of Santa Anna won the 100 Saturday at the Region II-A track meet at Abilene Christian University. Coleman's time was 12.36 followed by Shelby Gutierrez of Knox City with 12.54.

In the 200, Coleman placed 4th with a time of 26.96.

Other Santa Anna Mountaineers competing at Regional, but not making it to state were:

* Layken DeLeon - 6th place in the 400 with a time of 1:03.37.

* Terrence Jackson - 5th place in the 100 with a time of 11.59; 5th place in the Triple Jump at 41-06.50.

* Ben McIver - 3rd place in the 100 with a time of 11.31 (missed state by .21 of a second); 5th place in the 400 with a time of 50.86.

Hail Takes Third at Regional Track Meet
4/28/2007
With a time of 15.43, Caitlin Hail of Coleman was about one stride away from cashing her ticket to the state track meet in Austin but the honor goes, instead, to a girl from Childress.

Hail competed in the 100 hurdles Saturday afternoon at the Regional Track Meet held at Elmer Gray Stadium at Abilene Christian University. First place was won by a freshman from Merkel.

Colton Buzzard competed in the triple jump but did not make the state meet. Tiffani Baker competed in the shot put Friday but did not make the state meet.

Congratulations to all three athletes on jobs well done this season.

Hawley Advances, Coleman's Season Ends
4/28/2007
The Hawley Lady Bearcats advance to the Area round of the 2-A softball playoffs after beating the Bluekatts 17-4 Saturday afternoon at Cooper Field in Abilene.

The Katts scored first in the top of the first inning when Amanda Brewer's hit drove home Kaneesha Graves.

Hawley quickly answered when their first batter swung and hit the first pitch offered by Eden Duquette and knocked it over the 210 ft. sign in center field, but that was the only run scored in Hawley's half of the first.

Hawley added another run in the second but it was the bottom of the third inning where the main damage was done by the Lady Bearcats who took a 9-1 lead.

The Katts scratched back in the fourth when senior Amanda Brewer doubled to right-centerfield to score Kaneesha Graves and Rinn Norris making the score 9-3.

Hawley's fourth inning was just as big as the third with six batters getting doubles and racking up eight more runs to make the score 17-3.

Coleman's final run of the day, and of the season, was by Carissa Zarate as the Katts called it a year 17-4.

The Katts lose seniors Lauren Golson (catcher), Kaneesha Graves (third base) and Amanda Brewer (first base). The team is made up primarily of sophomores and freshmen.

The Katts had a district record of 10-4 but lots to Hawley 15-0 and 17-4 in bi-district.

Hawley Easily Takes Game One of Bi-District Series
4/27/2007
There isn't much to say except Hawley dominated Coleman in softball Friday afternoon at Abilene Cooper, taking a decisive 15-0 victory from the Katts in the first game of a best two out of three.

Both teams went three up and three down in the first inning but the Hawley bats ignited in the top of the second when they scored three runs. The big inning, however, was the third as five more runs crossed the plate followed by two in the fourth and another five in the fifth.

Coleman managed one hit which was a single to shallow center field by Keagan Slayton in the bottom of the third. The Katts were their own worst enemy at times, committing four errors.

Game two of the series will be played at Abilene Cooper at 12:00 noon with game three, if needed, at 2:00pm.

Hawley is ranked 11th in the state in Class 2A softball.

Regional Track Time for Baker, Hail and Buzzard
4/27/2007
The regional track meet will start today at Abilene Christian University with two Bluekatts competing.

* 3:00pm - Tiffani Baker is scheduled to compete in the shot put

* 4:00pm - Caitlin Hail is scheduled to compete in the hurdles

On Saturday, Colton Buzzard will compete in the triple jump at noon. Dalton DeLeon, who qualified for regional in high jump, is injured and won't compete.

Good Luck Mountaineers !!
The Santa Anna Track Regional Qualifiers and what they qualified in this weekend:

They are Chris Tate-800m; Ben McIver-100m & 400m; Terrence Jackson-Long Jump, Triple Jump, 100m, 200m; Kendra Coleman-Long Jump, Triple Jump, 100m, 200m; Layken DeLeon-400m.

Bluecats Take 3rd Place in Regional Golf Tournament
4/25/2007
Coach Ron Cohea says "they did great" in reference to the Bluecat golf team taking 3rd in the Regional Tournament played at Shady Oaks in Baird Monday and Tuesday.

Team member Creston Olinger is advancing to the State Golf Tournament as an individual.

Shake 'N Bake is the team motto for the ' 07 Bluekatt softball team. Recently the team carried the theme into the dugout and painted their names on the wall to celebrate the season. We wish them continued success in the playoffs.

Coleman Country Club Hiring Lifeguard for Pool
4/23/2007
Coleman Country Club is now taking applications for lifeguard for the pool. Applicants must have their certification by May 26th. Hours will be Tuesday through Sunday 1:00 - 6:00 p.m. beginning May 26th continuing through Labor Day weekend. Any interested candidates can apply by contacting Jace Staggs at 625-2665.

Katts Claim Playoff Spot
4/20/2007

A Carissa Zarate double in the bottom of the 8th inning drove in Sarah Slayton and Lauren Golson to give Coleman a 2-0 extra inning win against Early Friday night which puts the Katts into the playoffs.

In what was the final regular season game, the Katts and Longhorns battled to a scoreless tie after seven regulation innings. Along the way, each team left runners stranded in scoring position. But Zarate's hit assured the Katts of a bi-district game against either Hawley or Coahoma at a site to be determined, probably at the end of next week, a best two out of three series may be played.

There was a scary moment during the game when Coleman's Kaneesha Graves slid head first into second base. After walking off the field several minutes later, the game was halted and an ambulance called to take her to the hospital. After examination, she managed to return to the field just in time to celebrate the victory with the rest of the team. The Katts ended district play with a record of 10-4.

Bluecats Bow to Longhorns
4/21/2007
Early scored early and often Friday, beating the Bluecats 10-1. The Bluecats have two games left with Ballinger and Jim Ned.

Santa Anna Tennis Tradition Continues
Boys Win District Team Championship
4/17/2007 (by Coach David Robinett)
Santa Anna players took several of the top spots at the 2007 District 12 A Tennis Meet which was held on the 9th and 10th in Brownwood.

In the girls singles division, Chelsea Guerrero finished fourth, and Michelle Wetsel ended up in the third position. In the boys’ doubles bracket, Peyton Kuykendall and Chris Morris took home the third place medal.

Five players from the Santa Anna Mountaineer Tennis Team qualified for the Regional Tennis Meet to be held at Hardin Simmons University in Abilene on April 25th and 26th.

The players: Jarod Jones, Sierra Herrod, Ben McIver, Kristle DeLeon, and Rudy Enriquez. Sierra and Jason qualified for the regional tournament by finishing second in mixed doubles division. Ben qualified for the regional tournament by winning the boys singles division. Kristle and Rudy also took home first place honors in the mixed doubles competition.

The team of Lance Vasquez, Ben McIver, Chris Morris, Peyton Kuykendall, Jarod Jones, and Rudy Enriquez also won the boys District Team Championship which is determined by points awarded for finishing first, second, or third place in each tournament division.

Concordia Golfer Matt Hadden Hits a Hole-in-One!
4/14/2007 (courtesy Concordia University)
AUSTIN, TEXAS - One of the hardest and most exciting plays in any sport is the hole-in-one. Anyone who has ever played golf dreams of getting that perfect ace the first time they pick up a golf club. This play may seem impossible, but for a Concordia golfer his dream came true, and the impossible has now become a reality.

At a practice earlier this week, freshman golfer Matt Hadden (Coleman, TX) posted a hole-in-one on a 189 yard par 3. After much debate on what club to use, Hadden grabbed a five iron, and swung away at the par 3 over the water. With two short hops the ball dropped in the hole, and Matt Hadden could not have been any happier! This was the first time he had ever been apart of or seen a hole-in-one.

Bluecats Beat San Saba
Bluekatts Take Decisive Win Over San Saba
4/13/2007
The Bluecat baseball team racked up another win over San Saba Friday 3-0 with Corbin Brooks pitching perhaps his best game of the year.

The Bluekatt softball team scored 19 runs and blanked the Lady Dillos in five innings. The teams are off Tuesday due to TAKS tests but play again next Friday. Eden Duquette struck out six batters to get the win. Keagan Slayton hit an inside-the-park- homerun.

District Track Meet Held at Jim Ned
Varsity Katts Qualify for Regional
4/13/2007
The District 6-2A Track Meet was held April 10th and April 12th at Jim Ned High School in Tuscola. The following results were obtained from the host school district. If we have made some typos in name spellings, let us know, we'll be glad to correct it. We also have tons of pictures from the meet.
Keep watching for them on the Faces in the Crowd page soon.

Varsity Girls
Coleman finished 6th with 50 points. First was Wall with 188, Jim Ned 112, Ballinger 93, Bangs 90, Early 78, Coleman 50, San Saba 6, Grape Creek 3.

Long Jump - 6th - Jessica Morales - 15' 6 3/4"
Shot Put - 3rd - Tiffani Baker - 31' 7", 5th - Rene Salas - 30' 5 1/4"
4 X 100 - 4th - Team of Caitlin Hail, Kamber Royce, Shelbie DeLeon and Carissa Zarate - 52.78
800 Meters - 4th - Michaela Stuard - 2:36.41; 6th - Annaette Williams - 2:40.62
100 Hurdles - 1st - Caitlin Hail - 15.67
100 Meters - 6th - Anthrea Holloway - 13.34
4 X 200 - 5th - Team of Caitlin Hail, Kamber Royce, Shelbie DeLeon, Carissa Zarate - 1:53.45
200 Meters - 4th - Peyton Saverance - 28.92; 6th - Jessica Morales - 29.22
4 X 400 - 4th - Team of Shelbie DeLeon, Kamber Royce, Jacy Payne, Jessica Morales - 4:31.73

JV Girls
Finished in First Place with 169 points followed by Bangs 123, Ballinger 103, San Saba 70, Wall 47, Jim Ned 37, Grape Creek 24, Early 14.

Long Jump - 2nd - Sarah Lofton - 13' 7 1/2"
Shot Put - 2nd - Nancy Cruz - 27' 8 1/2"
Discus - 6th - Nancy Cruz - 63' 6"
Pole Vault - 1st - McKenzi Spake - 8' 6"
Long Jump - 2nd - Sarah Lofton - 13' 7 1/2"
4 X 400 - 2nd - Team of Kelsey Puckett, Nancy Cruz, McKenzie Spake, Lisha Merkley - 4:54.93
1600 Meters - 1st - Audrey Casselberry - 6:31.27; 2nd - Tara Brixey - 6:45.71; 6th - Angeline Jones - 7:23.30
200 Meters - 1st - Tabitha Terrell - 29.02

300 Hurdles - 1st - Sarah Lofton - 52.75; 2nd - Jennifer Brewer - 55.61; 3rd - Audrey Casselberry - 55.86
4 X 200 - 2nd - Team of Lisha Merkley, Kelsey Puckett, McKenzi Spake, Casie Swening - 2:04.65
100 Meters - 1st - Tabitha Terrell - 13.65; 4th - Sarah Lofton - 14.24; 6th - Jordan Smith - 14.34
100 Hurdles - 1st - Casie Swening - 17.95
800 Meters - 2nd - Angeline Jones - 2:53.64; 4th - Tara Brixey - 2:54.31
4 X 100 - 1st - Team of Lisha Merkley, Nancy Cruz, Jordan Smith and Sarah Lofton - 57.00

DeLeon, C. Buzzard Regional Bound
4/13/2007
Dalton DeLeon placed 2nd in High Jump, Colton Buzzard took 3rd in Triple Jump to win their way to the Regional Track Meet in a couple weeks. DeLeon cleared the high jump bar at 6' 2". Buzzard jumped 42' 5 1/2" in the triple jump.

As a team, the Bluecats finished 6th in district with 48 team points. Wall won the meet with 142 then Early 129, Ballinger 94, Jim Ned 93, San Saba 59, Coleman 48, Grape Creek 32, Bangs 21.

Varsity Boys - Finished 6th in district
Triple Jump - 3rd - Colton Buzzard - 42' 5 1/2"
Shot Put - 4th - John Wilkinson - 43' 1/2"
High Jump - 2nd - Dalton DeLeon - 6' 2"
4 X 400 Relay - 4th - Team of Shelton Cogdill, Colton Buzzard, Brandon Worsham, Casey Lofton - 3:45.67
1600 Meters - 5th - David Merkley - 5:14.58
200 Meters - 6th - Dalton DeLeon - 23.67
400 Meters - 6th - Shelton Cogdill - 55.12
4 X 200 - 5th - Team of Colton Buzzard, Jordan Robinson, Dalton DeLeon, Brandon Worsham - 1:35.57
100 Meters - 4th - Jordan Robinson - 10.91
4 X 100 - 4th - Team of Brandon Worsham, Bronson Buzzard, Colton Buzzard, Jordan Robinson - 45.09
3200 Meters - 5th - David Merkley - 11:58.39
4 X 200 - 4th - Team of Stanley Cole, Zach Doyle, Glen Edington, Andrew Isom - 1:42.11
100 Meters - 4th - Glen Edington - 11.58
110 Hurdles -5th - Daniel Vasquez - 17.36
4 X 100 - 6th - Team of Stanley Cole, Daniel Vasquez, Glen Edington and Andrew Isom - 47.69

JV Boys - Finished 6th in district
Shot Put - 6th - Jamal Agbar - 34' 11 1/2"
Long Jump - 3rd - Daniel Vasquez - 17' 11 1/4"
Discus - 2nd - Jamal Agbar - 103' 4"
4 X 400 - 5th - Team of Caleb Walker, KC Hale, Trent Hambright, Slade Stevenson - 3:59.54
1600 Meters - 5th - Anthony Beltran - 5:45.10
200 Meters - 3rd - Andrew Isom - 25.09
300 Hurdles - 2nd - Trent Hambright - 44.43
4 X 200 - 4th - Team of Stanley Cole, Zach Doyle, Glen Edington, Andrew Isom - 1:42.11
100 Meters - 4th - Glen Edington - 11.58
110 Hurdles - 5th -Daniel Vasquez - 17.36
4 X 100 - 6th - Team of Stanley Cole, Daniel Vasquez, Glen Edington, Andrew Isom - 47.69

Panthers Qualify for Area Track Meet
4/12/2007 (courtesy Mark Romine)
The following are the results for Panther Creek at the District Track Meet held at May ISD on April 5.

Boys

4x100 relay-3rd place, Stephen Hoelscher, Ethan Griffin, Coy Mize and Matt Barnhart 46:80

100m 3rd place-Matt Barnhart 11:75

200m 4th place-Matt Barnhart 23:75

300m hurdles-3rd place-Stephen Hoelscher 43:91, 4th place-Ethan Griffin 44:33

400m 2nd place-Wade Halfmann 54:30

800m 3rd place-Wade Halfmann 2:13

Shot put 4th place-Clayton VanPelt 39’10”

1600m District Champion-Benton Warren 5:07

3200m District Champion-Benton Warren 11:30

Girls

800m 3rd place-Nancy Meyer, 4th place-Cassie Philpot

Santa Anna Sends Tracksters to Area Meet
4/12/2007
Advancing to Area Track meet in Abilene at McMurry on Thursday, April 12th:

Girls:
Kristle DeLeon, Layken Herrod, Chelsea Guerrero, & Kendra Coleman in 4X400 Relay

Kendra Coleman in Long Jump, Triple Jump, 100m, 200m

Boys:
Ben McIver in 100m, 200m, 400m

Terrence Jackson in 100m, 200m, Long Jump, Triple Jump

Chris Tate in 800m, 1600m

Bluecats Take Baseball Win
4/12/2007
For the second time this season, the Bluecats beat the Wall Hawks in baseball. Wednesday's final score was 3-0. The Bluecats are now 6-4 in district with four games left.

Chase Avants pitched a great game for the Cats, he had a no-hitter going into the top of the 7th. Avants ended the day allowing no runs and only one hit. He tossed 62 strikes, 28 balls, struck out 7 and walked 2.

At the plate, Chase Vanpelt was 2-4, Bronson Buzzard 1-2, Corbin Brooks 1-2, Nolan DeLeon 1-3, Colton Buzzard 1-4. The Bluecats had 6 hits and 1 error while Wall had 2 hits and 2 errors.

Pictured is Chase Vanpelt making contact at home plate. Vanpelt is a talented hitter and right fielder for the Bluecats. Photo courtesy of Michael Worsham.

Katts Lose Heartbreaker to Wall
4/12/2007
Wall scored all their runs in innings four through six to beat the Coleman Bluekatts 7-6 Wednesday in softball at CHS.

After three complete innings the Bluekatts held a 5-0 lead. The five runs came when Cheyenne Turner drove in Keagan Slayton, Kaneesha Graves singled to drive in Rynn Norris, Carissa Zarate doubled to drive home Amanda Brewer, then Graves and Zarate both scored on an error by Wall.

Wall fought back in the top of the fourth and scored three runs. The Katts added their final run of the day in the bottom of the fourth inning as Zarate drove home Graves. In the top of the fifth inning, Wall added two more runs making it a 6-5 game.

The game got away from the Katts in the top of the sixth when Wall scored twice. The Katts had a chance in the sixth putting runners at 2nd and 3rd but the Wall third baseman made two good plays to throw out runners at first. In their final at-bat, the Katts went three up, three down.

The loss doesn't mean the end of the world as the Katts are still in third place and still have a shot at the playoffs with a record of 8-4.

District 6-AA Jr. High Track Meet Schedule
Saturday, April 14th - Ballinger Track

9:00 a.m. - Field Events
Long Jump - 8G, 7G, 8B, 7B
Triple Jump - 7B, 8B, 7G, 8G
High Jump - 8B, 7B, 8G, 7G
Pole Vault - 7B, 8B, 7G, 8G
Shot Put - 7G, 8G, 7B, 8B
Discus - 8B, 7G, 8G, 7B

1:30 p.m. - 2400m Run (7G, 8G, 7B, 8B)

2:30 p.m. - Running Finals (order - 7G, 8G, 7B, 8B)
400m Relay
800m Run
100m Hurdles
110m Hurdles
100m Dash
800m Relay
400m Dash
300m Hurdles
200m Dash
1600m Run
1600m Relay

Partial District 6-2A Track Results
4/11/2007
The district track meet started Tuesday in Jim Ned and concludes on Thursday. Partial results for the girls include:

* Varsity Girls - Shot Put - Tiffani Baker 3rd, Rene Salas 5th
* Varsity Girls - Long Jump - Jessica Morales 6th
* JV Girls - Long Jump - Tabitha Terrell 2nd
* JV Girls - Shot Put - Nancy Cruz 2nd

Stephenson, VanPelt Receive Basketball Honors
4/10/2007
Panther Creek seniors Clayton VanPelt (left) and Jake Stephenson (right) received honorable mention for the Abilene Reporter News All-Big Country Basketball Team. Jake was also named to the 1st All-Region team by the Texas Six-Man Coaches Association and honorable mention All-State.

Bluecat Boys Golf Team Advances to Regional Tournament
4/10/2007
The Coleman Bluecat golf team took 2nd place in the District 6-2A tournament and will advance to the Regional Tournament on April 23rd and 24th. Creston Olinger also placed 2nd as an individual.

Members of the team are, from left to right - Drew Jackson, JD Crowder, Creston Olinger, Garret Mendoza and Chad Robison. The team is coached by Ron Cohea.

Bluecats Lose to Grape Creek
4/6/2007
The Bluecats had beaten Grape Creek last month but the Eagles turned the table Friday with a 7-5 win over the Bluecats. The Bluecats now have a record of 5-4, still very much in the hunt for a playoff spot in a log jammed district.

The Bluecats led 5-3 going into the late innings but a four run inning by Grape Creek put them ahead for good.

             Coleman   Grape Creek
Hits             7               5
Errors          3               5

Batting
Bronson Buzzard 1 for 3, 3 RBI, a triple
Colton Buzzard 2 for 4
Chase Vanpelt 2 for 4
Jack Reynolds 2 for 3

Pitching
Corbin Brooks 7 K's
2 Walks
Chase Avants in relief

Bluekatts Defeat Grape Creek
4/5/2007
The Coleman Bluekatt softball team remains securely positioned at third place in district with a 3-0 victory Thursday afternoon against Grape Creek. The Katts are now 8-3 with three district games remaining, the next one against Wall Monday at 4:30 in Coleman.

The Katts scored two runs in the bottom of the first inning as Kaneesha Graves and Lauren Golson reached base to be driven home by a double from Carissa Zarate.

The other Katt run came in the fourth inning when Keagan Slayton singled to drive home Jessica Morales.

Eden Duquette was the winning pitcher.

Bluecats Bounce Back to Beat Bangs
4/4/2007
After a loss to Jim Ned Monday, the Coleman Bluecats beat the Bangs Dragons 7-3 Tuesday on the home turf. The win puts their district record at 5-3.

(Thanks to Dr. Paul Reynolds for the following information on the game)

* Coleman had numerous stolen bases, bunted well and kept the Bangs team off balance all day.

* Chase Avants had a stellar pitching performance, including starting 2 double plays. Dalton Deleon stepped in and played 2b for the first time this year. Dalton had an error free performance with 5 put outs.

* Bangs has been a perennial power, and I personally cannot remember the last time Coleman has beaten them.

R H E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Bangs 3 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 1

Coleman 7 6 3 3 0 1 2 0 1

Batting leaders:

Colton Buzzard 2/3 1 rbi, 2 runs
Brandon Worsham 2/4 1 rbi, 1 run
Corbin Brooks 1/2 2b, 2 rbi

Pitching:

Chase Avants recorded the win.
Pitched 7 innings gave up 1 earned run
56 strikes
33 balls
2 walks
4 strike outs
gave up 2 hits

Katts Return to Win Column
4/4/2007
After their loss to Jim Ned Monday, the Bluekatt softball team returned to true form Tuesday beating the Bangs Lady Dragons 12-2. The game ended early on the 10 run rule. Coleman is now 7-3 in district.

The Katts didn't waste any time getting on the scoreboard by jumping out to an early 5-0 lead after one inning. A double from Carissa Zarate and a triple by Jessica Morales drove in runs as did a bases loaded single by Amanda Brewer.

From then on, the Katts added runs in the bottom of the second, bottom of the fourth and bottom of the fifth. Kaneesha Graves stole home on a passed ball to get the 10th run needed to end the game.

Katts Errors Lead to Jim Ned Victory
4/2/2007
The Jim Ned Lady Indians continue to hold down first place in district with a 5-2 victory Monday evening against Coleman. The Katts entered the game in third place, behind Early, and now have a district record of 6-3.

As was the case in their last game, the Katts had their chances but errors allowed runs to cross the plate for Jim Ned. The Lady Indians scored 2 runs in the top of the first but the Katts fought back to tie the game 2-2 after a Carissa Zarate triple drove in Eden Duquette and Lauren Golson.

It was a pitchers duel until the top of the fifth which is when misfortune reared its ugly head. Jim Ned quickly loaded the bases and scored on single and on a Katt throwing error. A sacrifice fly to center field drove in a run to give Jim Ned 5, all they would need the rest of the game.

The game had its bright spots for the Katts who were able to make contact off a fast Jim Ned pitcher, highlighted by Zarate's two RBI triple. In center field Keagan Slayton made several nice running catches, including the one pictured as she returns the ball to the infield with Rynn Norris looking on.

But eight errors on Coleman was the difference in the game, a game much closer than the first meeting between these two schools.

The Katts play Bangs at 4:30pm Tuesday at CHS.

Wall Junior High Cotton Patch Relays
Event Schedule for April 5, 2007
4/2/2007
2:30 Scratch Meeting – Fill in entries

Participants will get three attempts; Finals only.

3:30 Field Events

Pole Vault 7G 8G 7B 8B

Long Jump West Pit 7B – 8B – 7G – 8G

Triple Jump East Pit 7G – 8G – 7B – 8B

High Jump 7B South Pit 7G South Pit
8G North Pit 8B North Pit

Disc 7B West Ring 7G East Ring
8B West Ring 8G East Ring

Shot 8B North Pit 8G South Pit
7B North Pit 7G South Pit

3:40 2400m Run 7G – 8G – 7B – 8B

6:00 Running Events: All Finals
4 x 100m Relay 7G – 8G – 7B – 8B
800m Dash 7G – 8G – 7B – 8B
100m Hurdles 7G – 8G
110m Hurdles 7B – 8B
100m Dash 7G – 8G – 7B – 8B
4 x 200m Relay 7G – 8G – 7B – 8B
400m Dash 7G – 8G – 7B – 8B
300m Hurdles 7G – 8G – 7B – 8B
200m Dash 7G – 8G – 7B – 8B
1600m Run 7G – 8G – 7B – 8B
4 x 400m Relay 7G – 8G – 7B – 8B