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2B Jackson County Herald-Tribune, Wednesday, March 16,2011
Here comes the boom:
The theme for 2011
Maidens softball has been
'Here comes the boom.'
Scoring ten or more points
against a range of opponents,
the underclassmen heavy
Ganado girls certainly seem
equipped for it. As always,
they're aiming high.
“I think it's because they
did get rid of eight seniors
from last year, they're brand
new, basically, and I think
they feel like it's a brand-new
team,” said Head Coach
Malina Meng. “'Here comes
the boom,' they like it, and it
works. We're young, and
we've really come out swing-
ing the bat. We're very good
offensively. I know who my
one and two-hole hitters are
and after that, three through
nine, it's hard to decide
sometimes because they're
just so close. I don't have,
really, any holes in my line-
up. Defensively we definitely
could use some work, and
our main focus right now is
getting better.”
“They're very positive
because they're so young. I
have two seniors, Ashley
Taylor and Kendall
Hajovsky, and one junior,
Jenny Vesely, and the rest are
sophomores and freshmen.”
The Maidens' batting rota-
tion starts off with freshman
Ashley Bridges, who Meng
describes as quick, versatile
batting and on the bases and
willing to do anything asked
of her. Batting in the second
spot is Katy Diaz.
“She's definitely my
'special child' on the team.
She thinks about tacos when
she hits. I told her whatever
gets her through the game
and makes her be successful.
She is also quick, can lay
down the bunt but can also
hit the holes and hurt you.
Then we've got Georgi
Garza and Alyssa Reyes,
both big time hitters, hitting
a few out of the park each
already, and will definitely
be a force to be reckoned
with come district. Then I've
got Vesely and Lindsay
Kocian. They both can
swing the bat. Lindsay's just
a freshman, but she can play
anywhere on the field and
she's going to be in the line-
up because she can hit. I've
got Shelby Luera, Taylor
and Hajovsky who are going
to be better than anyone
else's seven-eight-nine hole
hitters. All throughout the
order we can swing the bat
and like to hit.”
Brianna Ledwick is
Ganado's sole lefty and will
see duty in the circle pitch-
ing. Meng seemed pleased to
note the offense was as effec-
tive with her batting or not.
“Coming off the bench I
have Cassidy Easlick, sopho-
more, Ashley Allen, fresh-
man and Brianna Suarez,
freshman. I've brought them
into games to hit and to play
defensive and then hit, and
they do a great job. I can't ask
for any more. One game I
brought them all in, consecu-
tively, to pinch hit, and they
all got hits. I can't really ask
for much more.”
Garza and Ledwick will
both pitch, the Maidens'
mainstays, and Reyes is a
capable reliever if needed.
Garza has a faster, harder
throwing style, Meng's go-to
for extending a lead, and
Ledwick has a lot of natural
movement on her ball, more
so for a young pitcher.
“Catching, I've used three
different people so far. I've
got Vesely, who catches for
me most of the time, and I
also have Reyes and Kocian
who both catch. Vesely's
already caught a few people
stealing this year.”
First base is Taylor and
Luera, both capable of doing
what they can to create a wall
at first. Second is Bridges
and short stop is Garza when
she isn't pitching and Kocian
otherwise. Kocian finds her-
self as the utility player,
capable in any gap the
Maidens need filled. Third
base is Reyes.
“Not much gets by her
there. She's a good one and
she's got an arm. Outfield is
Kocian again, Diaz is my
center fielder and Hajovsky
is my left fielder. They both
do a great job catching the
ball, and if anything does get
Varsity Track Results
The Tiger Relays were
held in El Maton March 10.
The Edna girls took first
with 114 points, Ganado
and Industrial did not score.
The Industrial boys took
first on 142 points, closely
followed by Edna’s second
place 140, Ganado finished
ninth on nine points.
Girls
100 M Dash- 1, Boston,
Edna, 12.96; 4, Jackson,
Edna, 13.24; 6, Garza,
Edna, 13.84
200 M Dash- 2, Boston,
Edna, 27.37; 3, Evans,
Edna, 28.31
400 M Dash- 2, Hafernick,
Edna, 1:04.33; 6, Lee, Edna,
1:09.12
4x100 M Relay- 1, Edna,
51.75
4x200 M Relay- 4, Edna,
1:54.02
4x400 M Relay- 3, Edna,
4:29.06
100 M Hurdles- 2, Garcia,
Edna, 18.37
300 M Hurdles- 2, Garcia,
Edna, 52.28
Shot Put- 2, Kucera, Edna,
35' 3.5"; 5, Robinson, Edna,
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Weekly Sports
Schedules
March 16-22
Bovs ■ Baseball
Industrial @ Refugio-3/16; V-
3pm/.IV-l I a m/1 pm
Ganado vs Van Vleck-3/17;
12:00/2:30; Varsity Only
Edna vs Sweeny-3/18; 4:30/7:00
Edna @ Sweeny-3/22; 5:00/7:30
Ganado @ Flatonia*-3/22; 7:00
Industrial @ Bloomington*-
3/22; 5:00/7:00; JV/V
Girls ■ Softball
Edna vs Tidehaven*-3/18; 6:00;
Varsity Only
Ganado vs Shiner-3/18; 6:00;
Varsity Only
Industrial vs Van Vleck*-3/18;
6:00; Varsity Only
Edna @ Van Vleck*-3/22; 6:00;
Varsity Only
Ganado @ Flatonia-3/22;
5:00/8:30; JV/V
Industrial @ Bloomington*-
3/22; 4:00; Varsity Only
Track Schedule
Edna @ Palacios- 3/17; VG/VB
Ganado @ Palacios- 3/17
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29' 8"
Discus- 6, Robinson, Edna,
82' 1.5"
Triple Jump- 5, Earls,
Edna, 29'-5.25"; 6, Garcia,
Edna, 28' 0.25"
High Jump- 3, Yendrey,
Edna, 4' 10"
Boys
100 M Dash- 1, Parks,
Edna, 10.96; 4, Stevens,
Edna, 11.46; 6, Barnes,
Edna, 11.65
200 M Dash- 1, Parks,
Edna, 22.65; 4, Johnson,
Edna, 23.78
400 M Dash- 2, Fellers,
Industrial, 55.11; 4,
Harrison, Ganado, 56.37
800 M Run- 1, Luna,
Industrial, 2:03.34; 4,
Fellers, Industrial, 2:11.46;
5, Hopes, Edna, 2:12.09
1600 M Run- 1, Luna,
Industrial, 4:45.53; 4,
Tillery, Industrial, 5:22.16;
5, Garcia, Edna, 5:25.41
3200 M Run- 3, Garcia,
Edna, 11:32.58; 6, Tillery,
Industrial, 12:00.36
4x100 M Relay- 2, Edna
(A), 43.37; 3, Industrial,
45.84
4x200 M Relay- 1, Edna,
1:32.00; 3, Industrial,
1:36.19
4x400 M Relay- 1,
Industrial, 3:39.62; 2, Edna,
3:46.90
110 M Hurdles- 1, Pruitt,
Industrial, 15.90; 2, Kusak,
Industrial, 16.37; 3, Tseng,
Industrial, 17.53
300 M Hurdles- 1, Pruitt,
Industrial, 42.15; 2, Kusak,
Industrial, 42.90; 5, Tseng,
Industrial, 46.28; 6,
Kubenka, Edna, 47.47
Long Jump- 3, Stevens,
Edna, 19' 5"; 5, Johnson,
Edna, 19' 2"
Shot Put- 2, Young, Edna,
45' 0"; 3, Smalley,
Industrial, 43' 9.5";
5, Melton, Edna, 41' 9"; 6,
Davis, Industrial, 41' 8.25"
Discus- 1, Young, Edna,
138' 8"; 4, Long, Edna, 132'
7.5"; 5, Smalley, Industrial,
129' 4"
Triple Jump- 4, Chovanec,
Industrial, 39’ 4"
High Jump- 2, Kubenka,
Edna, 5' 6"; 3, Johnson,
Edna, 5' 4"; 3, Harrison,
Ganado, 5' 4"
Pole Vault- 4, Landry,
Industrial, 1 O' 0"; 5, Scott,
Edna, 9' 6"; 6, Foley, Edna,
9' 0"
Archer hits his mark
10-year-old Daniel Benjamin Gonzales was a participant at
the 42nd Southern Region Indoor National Championship
Tournament at Texas A&M University Feb. 26. Daniel took
first place in the Junior Olympic Archery Division in recurve
at the bowman level, with a finishing score of 512. His score
will be compared and ranked with other scores from his divi-
sion over the country. Daniel is the son of Benny and Domey
Gonzales.
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Maidens can score big
by them, they do a good job
of getting it in quick. They've
got good arms, we've thrown
people out at the plate from
left and center this year.”
What has impressed Meng
the most is the team's win-
ning attitude.
“They went to the playoffs
last year. Here at Ganado I've
come to find out freshmen
really aren't freshmen.
Seniors don't consider them
freshmen. It's like they're all
in the same grade, they all
connect with each other.
Leadership is different every
game. Sometimes it's Reyes,
sometimes it's Garza when
she's on the mound, some-
times it's Ledwick-and she's
a freshman. Sometimes it's
Bridges starting off my order.
They're here to play and they
give me all they have. The
freshmen expect to win just
like the returners do.”
Meng says, while not as
familiar with the area yet for
district, she knows there are
teams to watch for in dis-
trict, but she expects to
make a playoff berth, and
the girls do as well.
Actually, they came up with
it.
“The girls took it upon
themselves to set a goal. As
a coach, we talked about
maybe setting a goal, but we
didn't even get to it as the
season started before the
girls said 'We're going past
Area this year.' That's their
goal.”
“From what they've
shown me so far, they're
going to hit the ball off of
whoever. We swing the bats,
we don't strike out much and
we go up looking to hit, not
looking for walks. We
take'm if we get them, but
we've learned things like the
squeeze bunt and we've
actually been pretty good at
it. Defensively we're getting
there. We've worked on it a
lot, it's like they've been told
before and didn't remember
so we're catching up there.
But we get better and better
with every game we play. By
district I expect to be pretty
solid offensively and defen-
sively.”
Because of their youth,
Meng says, the Maidens
have been pretty good at
keeping their heads up when
behind, but it remains a
point of emphasis.
It’s a great area to hunt
By Will Granberry
Guest columnist
Hello fellow outdoorsmen
and outdoors women!
As many of you know,
Jackson County is situated
in one of the best locations
in Texas when it comes to
hunting, fishing, and outdoor
recreation. We are blessed
with numerous opportunities
to experience the outdoors
every day. Locations such as
Lake Texana, Brackenridge
Campground and Lake
Texana State Park afford
individuals the opportunity
to experience outdoor recre-
ation unparalleled anywhere
else on the Texas Gulf Coast.
In addition to that, the close
proximity to the Gulf of
Mexico and its expansive
ecosystem and the county’s
rich agriculture base, makes
Jackson County a perfect
destination for hunters and
fishermen.
This past hunting season
was a fantastic season for
both wing shooter and rifle
hunter alike. This is evident
by the recent success of the
Jackson County Big Buck
and Hog Contest. Numerous
large white-tail deer and
feral hogs were weighed in
and the large crowd that
attended the awards banquet
showed positive enthusiasm
for the events success. The
county also experienced a
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hunters chasing waterfowl in
the region. The snow geese
and specklebelly geese had
record hatches and a suc-
cessful migration. Ducks
filled the marshes and are
now migrating back north.
White-winged doves have
simply exploded along the
entire gulf coast region and
should make for enjoyable
early season hunting oppor-
tunities. Blue winged teal
are ducks that are simply
phenomenal in both their
migration and aerial acrobat-
ics. These acrobatic speed-
sters are often the first water-
fowl to migrate to the Texas
coast starting in early
September. They too have
also enjoyed a large popula-
tion upswing.
For most Texan hunters
doves are the first animals
they hunt every fall. Dove
hunters rank second in the
state behind deer hunters
with an estimated annual
participation of 400,000
hunters. Jackson County has
numerous species of doves
but hunters are only allowed
to harvest Mourning, white-
winged, and Eurasian doves.
These species are plentiful
and prolific animals.
Mourning doves have an
estimated United States pop-
ulation of around 400 mil-
lion birds. Texas alone has
an estimated white-winged
dove population of over 2.2
million birds and growing.
Doves are terrific table
fare and are simply a joy to
hunt. They are perfect for
introducing youngsters to
the sport of hunting. The
action for dove hunting is
often fast and you do not
have to sit still or be quiet for
very long, such is the case
with deer hunting. If the
action is a little on the slow
side it also creates the per-
fect opportunity to teach
your child about proper gun
handling, gun safety, and
animal identification.
I would also like to take a
moment to introduce myself
and this new outdoors col-
umn. I am the owner of
Avian Skies, LLC which is a
wing shooting guide service
specializing in Dove and
Waterfowl hunting based in
Edna. The outdoors column
is a new addition to the
Herald-Tribune. It will be a
monthly article and will pro-
vide useful information for
the county’s many outdoor
enthusiasts.
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