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Baseball Scoreboard

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:12:00 -0500

Baseball

Boerne 7
El Campo 5

Bishop 0
Refugio 8

Softball

Refugio 14
Boling 1

Shiner 14
Junction 7

UHV Golfer At Nationals

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:35:08 -0500

University of Houston-Victoria golfer Vance Edwards made his sophomore season a memorable one Friday when he finished in the top 20 at the 62nd annual NAIA Men’s Golf National Championships.

Edwards, a graduate of Corpus Christi King High School, turned in his second straight even-par round Friday to finish at 7-over 295, just two shots shy of the automatic qualifying score to make it into next year’s championships. Edwards finished with rounds of 76-75-72-72.

“This has been a truly awesome experience, Edwards said. “To be able to do it as a sophomore makes you want to work that much harder to get back and try to win it the next two years.”

His coach, Brian Williamson, echoed Edwards’ feelings.

“It was a great accomplishment for him to get here, but to finish in the top 20 was an exclamation point on what it takes, Williamson said. “He proved he can definitely handle the pressure and it was fun to watch mature out there on the course over the last four days.”

Just like on his round Thursday, he suffered one hiccup but he recovered nicely to birdie his final hole, the par-4 ninth, to finish at even par.

He started the day off bogey-bogey and then added back-to-back birdies before finishing the final five holes with pars to go out in even-par 36. He got to the red numbers at the par-4 first hole with a birdie to get to one under.

After a bogey at the par-3 fourth, he continued his mastery on the par-5s with a birdie at the 480-yard, par-5 fourth hole. The wheels then became a little wobbly when his tee shot at the fifth settled in a hazard. He played his shot to just short of the putting surface and got a little too aggressive with his chip for birdie and ran it to far past the whole and finished with a double bogey.

Then after three straight pars, he put the finishing touches on his round with a final birdie at the 439-yard, par-4 ninth.

“My plan today was to go out and shoot even par or better,” Edwards said. “I told myself anything over par was unacceptable. Went from there and just took it one shot at a time.”

After sluggish start to the tournament where he was six over after nine holes, Edwards played his final 63 holes at one over par as he recorded 12 birdies and 40 pars during that stretch.

“He did an excellent job,” Williamson said. “He covered his mistakes very well and really hung in there with some very difficult pin placements all four days. I know this was nothing like what he has ever seen before. It had everything a championship course would have – rough, wet conditions and was penalizing if you made the least little mistake and for him to hang in there speaks volumes for where he has come with his game.”

Edwards finished in a four-way tie fourth with Faulkner University’s Brandon Goodwin, Bethel’s (Ind.) Brady Klotz and the University of the Cumberlands’ Alastair Tidcombe after beginning the day tied for 32nd.

Oklahoma City’s Sondre Ronold claimed top individual honors with a two-shot victory at 5-under 283. Aaron Flores of Our Lady of the Lake and Adam Loran of California State-San Marcos finished tied for second at 3-under 285.

Oklahoma City breezed to the team championship finishing at 4-under 1,148, while Texas Wesleyan University placed second at 24-over 1,176 and California State-San Marcos was third at 29-over 1,181.

UHV Golfer Earns Academic Award

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:01:15 -0500

University of Houston-Victoria golfer Lyndie Smith has
been selected to the CoSIDA Capital One Academic All-District 7 women’s
at-large team.

Smith, a senior, was one of nine players recognized for
the honor in the District 7 college division.

The award is voting on by CoSIDA members and is based on
a players GPA and on-field performance.

Smith, a psychology major from Highland Village, is now
eligible for inclusion on the CoSIDA Academic All-America team that will be
voted on later this month.

In seven events this past season Smith compiled an 85.08
scoring average and recorded three top-10 finishes.

One of the original members of the first UHV women’s golf
team in 2011, she compiled an 87.34 scoring average in 21 events and her best
finish came this past year when she tied for third at the Houston St. Thomas
Talamonti Invitational. She also finished her UHV career with six top-10
finishes.

West Softball Award Winners

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:44:07 -0500

West High School Softball
Banquet held last night (Thursday) at the high school.

JV:

· MVP: Sophomore
Chloe
Young

· Most Improved: Freshmen
Jaylynn
Eliassaint & Haley McBrayer

· Heart of a Warrior: Freshmen Emily Robinson

Varsity:

· MVP- Senior
Karly Rae
Hoerig

· Miss Offensive Player of the
Year: 2 time winner Senior Allena Cannady (2011 &
2013)

· Miss Defensive Player of the
Year:
Sophomore Jordan Hoefling

· Most Improved: Sophomores
Makayla
McDonald & Megan
Marthiljohni

· Heart of a
Warrior Award: Seniors Deane Gallup & Taylor
Malray

STJ Baseball Awards

Thu, 16 May 2013 22:44:07 -0500

Thursday night was awards night for St. Joe baseball. The Doug Drabek MVP award went to Jerry Vasquez, who was first team All-District, and Vasquez also received the first Travis Madden memorial scholarship. Flyer baseball Outstanding Player award went to Eric Alvarez, a second team All-District choice, and also making second team All-District from St. Joe, Sam Poland, and he earned the Flyer Fighting Heart award.

Hallettsville Baseball Wins

Thu, 16 May 2013 21:44:13 -0500

Hallettsville baseball took game one of its 2A Regional quarterfinal series Thursday night in Weimar. The Brahmas broke a tie in the seventh to beat East Bernard, 6-5. Nate Kowalik got the win in relief. Hallettsville can wrap up the series by winning game two Saturday at 2:00 p.m. in Weimar.

UHV Golfer Makes Nationals Cut

Thu, 16 May 2013 21:25:01 -0500

In the first appearance by a UHV golfer at the NAIA National tournament, Vance Edwards has made the cut for the final round. In round three in Salem, Oregon, Edwards shot his best round at Nationals, an even par 72, with three birdies, a bogey and a double bogey. Edwards is tied for 32nd at seven over par and will tee off in the final round Friday morning at 10:10.

Colony Creek Youth Golf Camps

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:29:03 -0500

The Club at Colony Creek is proud to announce the 2013
Junior Golf Summer Program. The professional staff at the Club at Colony Creek
will be teaching the Summer Golf Camps this year and will be focusing on the
basic fundamentals of golf.

4 Camps to choose
from:
June
3rd - 5th
June 17th
- 19th
July 8th -
10th
July 22nd -
24th

8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

Ages 5 - 12

Camp Entry Fee
$125.00 per camp
(Member)
$150.00 per
camp (Non-Member)

What’s Included
9 Hours of Camp
U.S. Kids 9 irons with a training grip,
snacks, drinks & prizes

Stop by the Pro-Shop to pick up a registration
form.

Hallettsville Starts Quarterfinals

Wed, 15 May 2013 21:57:00 -0500

Still alive in the 2a baseball playoffs, seventh ranked Hallettsville. The Brahmas blew past Kountze in an area playoff sweep. Hallettsville starts the regional quarterfinals Thursday night in Weimar. The Brahmas face East Bernard, with game two Saturday afternoon, and a third game if needed 30 minutes after game two.

Gymnastics Winning

Wed, 15 May 2013 21:56:26 -0500

Last weekend was big for two south Texas elite gymnastics girls at the Elite Challenge in Frisco. Kennedy Dudley won level nine trampoline and took two seconds, Jordan Borsh, second in level ten trampoline. Those two and the rest of the Steg Starz team will compete at the region three championships starting Friday in Fort Worth.