Hondo Anvil Herald (Hondo, Tex.), Vol. 111, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 17, 1997 Page: 9 of 40
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Medina Valley High School. Dailey won the event in 23.10 seconds. Also pictured are, from left Brandon Bippert (Medina Valley), Cuitis
Brawley (MV), Andrew Ramos (Somerset) and Joel Pitman (Devine). Dailey is one of 14 Owls advancing to the Region 1V-3A meet.
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Girls’ Sprint Boys' Mile
By Jeff Berger __
Anv*. Herald Sports Editor
Castroville — For the second year
in a row, and maybe just the second
time ever, Hondo will be maxed outin
relay events at the Region IV-3A
meet in Kingsville.
When the regional meet begins on
Friday, April 25, the Owls will have
five relay foursomes competing, fol-
lowing their strong performances at
the District 26-AAA meet at Medina
Valley High School on Friday.
All totaled, Hondo High School
will be sending eight boys and six
girls to the regional meet at Javelina
Stadium next weekend.
In the overall standings, the Hondo
girls' placed second, scoring J04
points, to finish behind district cham-
pion Ingram, which had 143. Ban-
dera, Medina Valley and Devine all
finished within ten points of Hondo in
places 3,4 and 3.
The Hondo boys' squad placed
third, with 97 points. Medina Valley
won the boys' crown with 125 points.
Ingram, at 102, and Devine, with 93
points, finished second and fourth.
Hondo girls win sprint relay
In the first varsity running final of
Friday afternoon, the Hondo girls
sprinted to first place in the400-meter
relay, running a time of S2.2S, nar-
rowly edging out runner-up Ingram,
which turned in a 52.S5. The Hondo
team of Megan Gilliam, Priscilla
Amador, Jennie Moerbe and Sheila
Wiemers ran the four legs for the
Owls. The same foursome placed sec-
ond in the 800-meter relay later in the
day, in a time of 1:51.23. This time,
the Owls were a heartbeat behind
Ingram, which ran a time of 1:30.6S.
The final event of the day saw the
Hondo girls' squad place second to
Medina Valley in the 1600-meter re-
lay. Amador, Moerbe and Wiemers
were joined in the relay by Rakel
Thigpen, for a time of 4:15.34. Their
time was about 3.3 seconds behind the
pacetset by the Panther foursome of
Amy Grassel, Stephanie Stinebaugh,
Lacy Sleeker and Christy O’Mealey.
Besides the relays, Hondo had two
other girls who placed among the top
two in individual events, to earn a trip
to the regional meet.
Tisha Miller set a school record in
the discus for the second time this
year, winning the event with a throw
of 120 feet. That topped the mark she
had set at the Daetwyler Relays in
Jourdanton on March 22 by one foot.
Miller also had her second best ef-
fort in the shot put, at but she
was only able to earn fourth place, as
Ingram dominated the event. Lady
Warrior throwers went 1-2-3.
Thigpen advanced to region in both
girls' hurdling events. The Hondo
sophomore won the 300-meter
hurdles, running away from the pack
in a time of49.38 seconds. Runner-up
Sunny Smith of Devine crossed the
finish line in 51.14.
In the 100-meter hurdles, Thigpen
was second, in 16.77, four-tenths of a
second behind the winner, Sam
McLure of Devine.
Thigpen also placed fourth in both
the long jump and triple jump. She
long jumped 15'474”. Grassel won the
event for MV with a leap of 17'OVi". In
the triple, Thigpen covered 33'874''.
Shandra Zickler of Bandera won the
event with a leap of 37'10”.
In other results for Hondo girls,
Melinda Ruiz placed fourth in the
800-meter run in a time of 2:31.29,
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Castro ville — The best way to en-
sure a track meet championship is to
see to it that no event goes by without
placing in it
Medina Valley took care of that on
Friday, and because of the Panthers'
diligence, the MV boys' track team
earned the District 26-AAA trophy.
The Panthers scored no fewer than
two points in every event-all 16 of
them—and won four to amass 125
points and the team championship on
their home track. Ingram, Hondo and
Devine were bunched together in
spots 2-4, with 102,97 and 95 points.
The Panthers biggest win came in “
the 400-meter relay, where Jason
Dominguez, Garrett Lander, Brandon
Bippert and Curtis Brawley raced to a
time of 43.81 seconds, a little more
than a full second ahead of runner-up
Hondo. Both teams got somewhat of a
boost when Somerset, a foursome
blessed with a lot of speed, dropped
the baton at the first exchange.
Three individual Panthers won
gold as well. Brawley ran a time of
11.30 in the 100-meter dash, edging
Somerset's West Herbert by J01 sec-
onds. MVs other wins came in field
events, where Bippert weal 21’3,/»" in
the long jump (he would also place
second in the triple jump, at 43&U%
Mark Moody won the pole vault at
13*0”, edging Hondo's John T. Garv-
ick, who also cleared 13TT, by virtue
of fewer misses at lower heights.
Moody was also second in the 110-
Dlstrict 26-AAABoys
meter hurdles, and Scott Hunt was
runner-up in the 3200-meter run.
Bandera had the most individual
first place finishes. Giftpn Tierney
won both the 3200-meter run
(10:26.35) on Thursday and the 1600-
meter run (4:47.00) on Friday.
Nate Moehring was also a double
winner for the Bulldogs. He won the
discus with a measurement of 154V,
and claimed first in the shot put with a
mark of 54’2,/j", about two feet ahead
of Hondo's Ryan Wiemers.
Bandera's other win came in the
110-meter hurdles, where T.J. Odom
raced to a time of 16.23 seconds.
Ingram had only one individual
See MV, Page II
Throwers pave way
for Ingram’s track title
Bv Jeff Berger
Anvil Herald Sports Editor
UIL State Meet in the 1600 the past
two years. Waters did, however,
claim the 3200-meter run, an event
The Ingram girls'^—sbcjias won at stajtftkrice, Thursday
:ad start on the field afterntJon4n-Hl56.28, a full 17 sec-
onds ahead of Bishop.
Mandy Gold of Ingram won the
200-meter dash, and Brooke Faust
took first in the 800-meter run, hold-
ing off a furious challenge from
District 26-AAA Girls
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The celebration began for Hondo with the victory in the girls' 400-meter relay. It was the first of the five Hondo
relay units to qualify for regionals. Pictured in the hug are three of the four relayers (from left) Priscilla Amador,
Sheila Wiemers and Megan Gilliam. Jennie Moerbe hadn't gotten there yet, and girls' track coach Deesa
Griggs is on her way to the impromptu party.
__— and fifth in the 400-meter dash, in
Complete Results, Page 11 ‘Set- M *. m
PHOTO BY FRANCES GUINN
Ryan Wiemers is headed to regional in the shot put, as well as in the two
Hondo boys' relay events. He placed second in the shot, topping 52 feet
on his best effort of the day.
meter hurdles, in 52.66, and Molly
Muennink was sixth in the same
event, in 53.26 seconds.
Angela Barrios was sixth in the 400,
finishing in 67.52.
Hondo boys capture mile relay .
Hondo High School will also be
represented at regional by two boys’
relay units.
The Owls won the 1600-meter re-
lay, in 3:33.18, holding off Ingram,
which ran a 3:34.81. Running for
Hondo were Jose Contreras, Cody
Dailey, Ryan Fillinger and Ryan
Wiemers, who owned a wire-to-wire
lead over Ingram's squad.
The 400-meter relay team finished
second behind Medina Valley. The
•earn of Wiemers, Gabe Cortez, Kris
Pope and Kelley Thigpen ran a 44.85,
to finish a second behind MV's Jason
Dominguez, Garrett Lander, Brandon
Bippert and Curtis Brawley, who
combined for a 43.81.
The only individual first place fin-
ish for Hondo was Cody Dailey's vic-
tory in the 200-meter dash, in a time of
23.10, as he edged Somerset's An-
drew Ramos by 0.15 seconds.
Wiemers earned a trip to region in
the shot put, where his final effort, fc
mark of 52’0'/4" gave him a solid sec-
ond place behind Bandera's Nate
Moehring, who marked at 54'2'/j".
Wiemers' throw was his second best
of the year, behind only his school
record effort of 52’10l/4". Wiemers
was also third in the 400-meter dash,
in 53.06 seconds.
John T. Garvick will also make the
trip to Kingsville after his 13'0" pole
vault earned him a second place finish
to MV's Mark Moody. Both cleared
13 feet and missed on three tries at
See HONDO. Page 11
Castroville
track team got a head start on the field
at the District 26-AAA meet Friday at
Medina Valley High School.
While the Lady Warriors, who
scored 143 points, to finish 39 points
ahead of second place Hondo, were
strong throughout the meet, their
sheerdominance came in two events.
A 1 -2-3 finish in the shot put, and a
2-3-4 finish in the discus, gave Ingram
42 points in just two events, paving
the way for the team to coast to the
school's first 3A district title in any
sport other than tennis.
Kristie Klaemer won the shot put
with an effort of 43'0". Her teammates
Karen Honea and Amy Adams threw
just far enough to keep Hondo's Tisha
Miller, who had a 35'9'h" effort, from
placing any higher than fourth. Miller
advanced to regionals a year ago.
Miller won the discus with an HHS
record throw of 120', but Klaemer,
Adams and Honea were right there to
pile up the points for Ingram.
Ingram had four other wins in the
girls' portion of the meet. Possibly the
biggest came in the 1600-meter run,
where sophomore Lesley Bishop
pulled away from Devine's Kayci
Waters, to win in 5:17.43. Waters,
who finished six seconds behind
Bishop, has been the runner-up at the
i- Sport Sparks-
Medina Valley's Lacy Sleeker.
Faust s winning time was 2:24.46,
while Stecker came in at 2:24.63.
Gold's margin in the 200 was even
closer. She ran a 27.24, and Bandera's
Sarah Harris came in at 27.31.
Ingram's remaining victory came in
the 800-meter relay, where Man dee
Middleton, Klaemer, Gold and Jen-
nifer Carter ran a 1:50.65, nipping
Hondo by six-tenths of a second.
Medina Valley had two individual
first place finishes, both from Amy
Grassel. She won the long jump with
a leap of 17'1", and claimed the 400-
meter dash, in a time of62.90 seconds.
Grassel was also runner-up in the
triple jump, finishing behind
Bandera's Shandra Zickler, who was
runner-up to Grassel in the long jump.
The Panthers, however, also won an
event which has almost become their
own over the years, when they cao-
See INGRAM. Page II
Tiger’s bandwagon
By Jeff Berger, Anvil Herald Sports Editor
I'm not usually one to hop on a bandwagon just because it's
passing by. But this Tiger Woods. He's something else. All the
21-year old did was attack one of the toughest golf courses in the
world, and treat it as though it had pirates and windmills on it.
His success actually got me to watch a little golf on TV. And
let's all remember: my golf score is usually about the same as my
bowling score. And I'm a fairly decent bowler. Now I didn't watch
any of the final round of the Masters, but I did catch a few holes
of Saturday's round, where he built his phenomenal lead, before
stretching it to 12 strokes on Sunday. What can I say? The yard
needed mowing, and Sunday was a good day for that.
So anyway, I was willing to give the guy his due. After all, he
had set a fistful of records on the way to his Green Jacket. And he
will set many, many more in a career which will span decades.
Every golfing record is in danger, with the exception of Byron
Nelson's 11 consecutive tour victories. That would be just a little
too far-fetched for anyone to duplicate. Tiger will then join the
PGA Senior Tour in 2026.
But Tiger struck a chord on Tuesday. He turned down a visit to
the White House. Don't know his reasoning. Don't care, either.
Tiger is proving, in more ways than one: he's no Greg Norman.
TI-GER! TI GER! TI GER!
The Hondo track team certainly had its share of accomplish-
ments last Friday, with 14 athletes earning trips to the Region IV-
3A meet in Kingsville next weekend.
For the second consecutive year, all five HHS relay teams
earned the trip to region. Two were District 26-AAA champs and
three were runners-up. That's quite an accomplishment in itself.
And consider exactly where the track program was four yean
ago, when the current crop of seniors were freshmen. The Hondo
boys' track team, at the 1994 district meet, scored half a point,
finishing a deader-than-dead-last eighth place. Now, they're in the
thick of every meet they enter.
We just need to score some points in distance events.
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