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urning pro is ev-ery high school athlete’s dream. The thought of playing for money

and fame seems simple for any athlete. In the stands, we find college recruiters, professional recruiters, and sometimes, we even find other high schools thirsting for a chance or maybe, even a way to get these top ath-

more important to our children: getting an education. At Hi-dalgo Early College High School, their goal is to graduate every student that enters their educa-tional facilities as freshmen. That is

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Professional soccer player. Jesus Mireles, former amatuer player from Hidalgo Early College High School. (HSSM IMages)

letes to play at their school. It’s a shame when adults get in the way of our children’s own spotlight luring them away with simple dollars that can and will not secure them finan-cially for the rest of their lives. Here in the Rio Grande Valley, we have families who are faced with these-temptations of trading their own children’s fame for money. Most of the time, out of desperation. HSSM had the pleasure of inter-viewing one junior athlete with just about all the talent a child could possess at the tender age of 17. A few months later, his team would win the State 4A Soccer title. Seventeen...for parents like myself, we are faced with our own children’s desire to drive. Another dangerous sport. A sport which requires pro-fessional skills too. But still, these 17-year-old teens feel old enough to make their own decisions. Soon, our children want a professional job so that they can drive around to nowhere. Then comes the staying out late and breaking curfews. In the end, we all lose focus on what’s

94% of its students every year. For Jesus Mireles, a star junior soccer player from Hidalgo, he might never get his real chance to graduate from high school. He went pro for about $1000 a game. He got recruited...and professionally too. When HSSM interviewed Mireles in Volume 5 Issue 2, he wanted to go to college and play soccer and someday play professional soccer. But first, he wanted a chance to win a state title in 2009. That he did. A student athlete who completes at the high school and college level is considered an “amateur”. When an “amateur” accepts money to play sports at any age (17), they give up their amateur status. Now, according to his professional soccer coach, he was quoted saying “he’s having a tough time adjust-ing.” This organization also was quoted saying that they will “make sure that he does complete his ed-ucation, even if it means getting a G.E.D.” I guess this deserves some kind of Bravo! Bravo!

8 Blazing SpeedBy David A. Amador

12 RGC Coach Suffers Stroke

Larry Howell, Rio Grande City Track coach says

that he will make trip to Austin.

20 State Golf Results

30-5A All-District selec-tions announced. Ancer

named MVP.

Sharyland Rattlers Ranked No.3 in State 5A

Polls. Beats La Joya in Reg. Qtrs.

16 Baseball Playoffs

RGC Stephen Saenz quali-fies for UIL State Track and Field Meet again.

Leads Valley squads to Austin, Texas.

Great Finish!PSJA Memorial’s Victor Garcia crosses the finish line to win the 100m at the 31-5A District Championships beating out Roosevelt Munoz of Edinburg North. (HSSM IMages) National Association

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ContentsContentsApril 30-May 31, 2009 Volume Five Issue FourApril 30-May 31, 2009 Volume Five Issue Four

RGC Saenz Set To Defend Title without CoachRGC Saenz Set To Defend Title without Coach

Blazing SPEED!Blazing SPEED!By DAVID A. AMADOR, HSSM Sports Director

Sean Peterson of Sharyland qualified for the Class 5A Re-gion IV Track and Field Cham-pionships in the 400m relay. (HSSM IMages)


RGV send Qualifiers to State Track and Field ChampionshipsRGV send Qualifiers to State Track and Field Championships

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RGC Saenz Set To Defend Title without CoachRGC Saenz Set To Defend Title without Coach

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RGV send Qualifiers to State Track and Field ChampionshipsRGV send Qualifiers to State Track and Field Championships


Qualifies for State Meet. Rio Grande City H.S. Fresh-men Alex Garza placed second in the shot put event at the Class 5A Region IV Championships held in San Antonio, Texas with a toss of 61’ 4 1/2”. (HSSM IMages)

(McAllen, Texas)-The Rio Grande Valley will have to travel to the University Interscholastic League’s (UIL) 2009 State Track and Field Championships without representatives from 32-3A, 32-2A, and 32-1A. In-stead, fans will be entertained with a much anticipat-ed State 5A Discus showdown between the state’s top two throwers, Rio Grande City’s Stephen Saenz and Houston Humble’s Matt Kosecki. Saenz challenged the UCLA-signee last year but had to settle for a bronze medal with a throw of 180’01” while Kosecki won with a throw of 193’09”. “I really want to win this title,” says Auburn-signee, Stephen Saenz. “To win both the shot put and discus would be awesome,” he adds. At the Region IV-5A Championships held in San An-tonio, 2008 defending state shot put champion, Saenz easily won the shot put with a state best 72’06 1/2” throw and was left unchallenged in the discus with a winning throw of 183’ 3 1/2”. This will be Saenz’s third trip to the state meet. In 2007, the Rio Grande City senior placed second in the shot put and had to settle for fourth place in the discus. In 2008, Saenz won the state title in the shot put but finished third in the discus. Teammate, freshmen Alex Garza will also be challenging Saenz for a possible state title as he ranks second in the state with

a toss of 61’4 1/2” in the shot put event. “Alex has a chance to place in the top three,” says Saenz. “He’s a dedicated thrower.” Hopefully, both throwers will get to see their coach, Larry Howell. He suffered a severe stroke after the 30-5A championships and spent eight days in the hospital. “We are praying that he will be with us at the state meet in the stands. We dedicate our performances to Coach Howell.” says Saenz. If McAllen Memorial’s senior, Tricia Terry can over-come her chin splints-injuries, then, a possible state title could be waiting for her at the finish line in the 1600m. “I’m so frustrated with this ordeal. I’m leaving this in the hands of God and I’m working hard. It’s been frus-trating to deal with this injury.” says the TCU signee. At the Class 5A Region IV Championships, Terry finished second behind Rachel Baptista of Austin High School with a time of 5:12.75. Four seconds behind Baptista. As a freshmen, Terry placed 6th in the 3200m run and then captured a silver medal in the 1600 meter run as a sophomore. She also placed fourth in the 3200 meters. Last year, Terry finished fifth in the 3200m and brought home a silver medal in the 1600 meter run again. “I just want to win state. This is my last year,” adds Terry. From 32-4A, April Benavides and Roger Martinez both of Edcouch-Elsa will be vying for a State 4A title in the pole vault event. Natasha Masterson of Pfluger-ville Hendrickson won the Class 4A Region IV event with a 11’-0 on two attempts while Benavides needed three attempts to cross the bars. Martinez on the other hand, needed just two attempts to clear 13’6” to win the pole vault contest. He defeated Ross Bingham of Marble Falls. Other Valley state qualifiers include Mission High’s 1600 meter-relay team, who finished second at regional with a time of 3:23.05 and joining them will be team-mates Jesus Alvarez, the 4A Region IV Shot put cham-pion and Mike Reynoso in the 300-meter hurdles. Al-varez had a 57’06” toss at the regional championships. Harlingen’s Ryan McNutt won the Class 5A Region IV title in the 800m run while Luis Charles of Los Fresnos and Sergio Rios from Brownsville Pace, both qualified in the 300 meter-hurdles. Brownsville Pace will also take their own 1600 meter relay team that finished sec-ond at the Class 5A Region IV Championships.

Track and Field


Fight to the Finish. Robin Galloso from Edinburg won the 800m run in the 31-5A District Championships, by edging out PSJA North’s Jacqueline Arnold. (HSSM IMages)

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(Rio Grande City, Texas)-Rattler track and field coach Larry Howell spent eights days dealing with a severe stroke which he says, “almost got me.” At 67 years old, Howell felt nubbness and his left side arm felt heavy right after the 30-5A district championships. He had just watched his three shot put throwers all qualify for the Class 5A Region IV championships. “It was a good one (stroke). I lost hearing on my right ear. I had about about 98% blockage,” says Howell. For three-time state shotput thrower Stephen Saenz, and teammates Geronimo Lopez, and freshmen Alex Garza, their trip to regional would have begin without Howell watching them perform. “I told these guys that nothing can shatter these boys because they believe in them-selves; they believe in me; and most importantly, they believe in God,” said the high school science teacher and educator of forty years. At regionals, Saenz quali-

RGC Coach Battles BackLarry Howell struck with sudden stroke after district meet

fied for state with record throw in the shot put of 72’ 6 1/2” feet while Garza placed second with a toss of 61’ 4 1/2”. Lopez did not qualify. For Howell, having two throwers qualify from Rio Grande City was a blessing because according to How-ell, “we had never had a two throwers at state.” Currently, Saenz is ranked No.1 in the United States in the shotput while Garza is ranked second amongst all freshmen high school throwers. Despite his set back, Howell says that his recovery will lead him to the UIL State 5A Track and Field Champi-onships in Austin, Texas on June 5-6th. “This is what I love to do. (pauses)...I will be at the championships one way or another,” adds Howell. Saenz is the defending State 5A shot put thrower and he also qualified for the discus event as well. This marks the third trip to the state meet for the Auburn-signee.

Proud moments. Auburn-signee Ste-phen Saenz is pictured RGC Rattler track and field coach Larry Howell sharing a special moment. (HSSM IMages)

Track and Field


Larry HowellRio Grande City High School

Shotput and Discus Track Coach

“ Nothing can shatter these boys be-cause they believe in themselves; they be-lieve in me; and most importantly, they be-lieve in God...

Photo Finish. Zariah Noyola of Harlingen South in perfect form along with Edinburg North’s Julissa Ramirez at the 31-5A District Championships. Both crossed the line at 15.65 seconds but Noyola was awarded the win. (HSSM IMages)

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Track and Field

Field Events-Class 1A-4AJune 5th 9:00a-8:00p

Running Events-Class 2A & 4AJune 5th 6:00p-9:30p

3200 Event-Class 1A-4AJune 5th 8:00a-10:30a3A & 5A Field EventsJune 6th 9:00a-7:00p5A 3200m run 8:00a

June 6th Running Events1A& 3A Only

12noon-3:15p5A Running Events

6:00p-8:20p

Track and FieldChampionships

Mike Myers StadiumAustin, Texas June 5-6th

Up and Over! Lizzie Kittleman of McAllen H.S. won the high jump in the 30-5A Track and Field Championships. (HSSM IMages)

(San Antonio, Texas) - The following are the results of the field events of the Class 5A and 4A Region IV meet at Alamo Stadium in San Antonio. The Top Two advance to the UIL State Track and Field Meet in Austin, Texas. Bold letters denotes RGV Qualifiers.Class 4A Individual Results/Girls-Field EventsPole Vault - 1, Natasha Masterson, Pflugerville Hendrickson, 11-0; 2, April Benavides, Edcouch-Elsa, 11-0; 3, Kara Whiston, Port Lavaca Calhoun, 10-6; 4, Whitney West, Gregory Portland, 10-0; 5, Roxanne Reyes, Edcouch-Elsa, 9-6; 6, Rebekah Collins, 9-6High Jump - 1, Lisa Bingham, New Braunfels Canyon, 5-6; 2, Brandi Huff, Rockport-Fulton, 5-6; 3, Sarah Wedgeworth, Gregory-Portland, 5-2; 4, Danessa Lyssy, Floresville, 5-2; 5, Lindsey Elley, Cibolo Steele, 5-2; 6, Britney Carter, New Braunfels Canyon, 5-1Triple Jump - 1, Danessa Lyssy, Floresville, 36-09 1/2; 2, Tiara McIver, Killeen, 36-9; 3, Kierra White, Austin Johnson, 36-2 1/2; 4, Breonna Fields, Austin Johnson, 35-0 1/2; 5, Stephanie Post, Pleasanton, 34-10 3/4; 6, Deandra Barroso, Mercedes, 34-9 1/2.Discus - 1, Tevin Johsnson, C.C. Flour Bluff, 135-8; 2, Madeline, Hurdt, Boerne Champion, 130-1; 3, Jordan Moses, C.C. Flour Bluff, 124-11; 4, Lanie Evans, Valley View, 123-7; 5, Shanise Wilson, Beeville Jones, 117-2; 6, Anna Trujillo, San Antonio McCollum, 114-10.Running Results400-meter relay - 1, Hutto, 42.46; 2, Killeen, 42.63; 3, Cibolo Steele, 43.07; 4, Mission Veterans Memorial, 43.07; 5, Pflugerville Hendrickson, 43.80; 6, Rockport-Fulton 43.83.800 run - 1, Ethan Dorthey, Boerne Champion, 1:57.62; 2, Drevan Anderson-Kaape, Killeen, 1:58.44; 3, Andrew Munoz, Alice, 1:58.70; 4, Phillip Smith, Pflugerville Hendrickson, 2:00.21; 5, Corey Barrientos, Port Lavaca Calhoun, 2:00.73; 6, Steven Gonzalez, Corpus Christi Moody, 2:01.24

Boys-Individual Results/Field EventsPole Vault - 1, Roger Martinez, Edcouch-Elsa, 13-6; 2, Ross Bingham, Marble Falls, 13-6; 3, Jose Lemus, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 13-6; 4, Cole Smith, Boerne Champion, 13-0; 5, Fernie Torres, Laredo Nixon, 13-6;6 Chris Bomar, Pleas-anton, 13-0.


UIL Track and Field Results-Region IV

Division I Signees. McAllen Memorial’s Amanda Ortegon signed with Alabama to play soccer and Tricia Terry was recruited by TCU to run track. Pictured is Memorial athletic coordinator, Bill Littleton. (HSSM IMages)

Cummings, Killeen, 159-3; 2, Nehemiah Hicks, Hutto, 153-11; 3, Jesus Alvarez, Mission High, 150-7; 4, Robert Ward, Gregory-Portland, 148-4; 5, Holden Rios, Gregory-Portland, 141-8; 6, Steven Bedford, Kingsville King, 138-0.Shot Put - 1, Jesus Alvarez, Mission High, 57-6; 2, Rhontae Scales, Killeen, 53-11 1/2; 3, Kenneth Southwell, San Antonio Southside, 52-9 1/2; 4, Tamunosaki Bilaye-Benibo, C.C. Calallen, 51-8; 5, David Lewis, Kingsville King, 60-8 1/2; 6, Terry Ray, C.C, Miller, 50-7.Running Results800-run - 1, Michelle Jones, Castroville Medina Valley, 2:19.92; 2, Susan Marsh, New Braunfels Canyon, 2:21.97; 3, Sarah Wedgeworth, Gregory-Portland, 2:23.85; 4, Kristina Cantu, Mission Veterans Memorial, 2:25.49; 5, Amri Castane-da, Leander Rouse, 2:27.94; 6, Claire Howington, Austin Lake Travis, 2:28.21.800 relay - 1, Hutto, 1:27.69; 2, Cibolo Steele, 1:29.55; 3, Rockport-Fulton, 1:30.13; 4, Killeen, 1:30.25; 5, Roma, 1:30.53; 6, Alamo Heights, 1:30.76.300 hurdles - 1, Michael Harbour, Rockport-Fulton, 38.59; 2, Mike Reynoso, Mission High, 38.93; 3, Gilbert Ortiz, San Antonio McCollum, 39.77; 4, Trevor Hayes, Hutto, 39.97; 5, Storm Graybill, Boerne Champion, 40.32; 6, Billy Scott, Schertz Clemens, 40.65.1,600 run - 1, Ethan Dorthey, Boerne Champion, 4:19.06; 2, Alex De La Garza, Mercedes, 4:19.08; 3, Nathan Christianson, Boerne Champion, 4:21.04; 4, Juan Carlos Perez, San Antonio Edison, 4:23.80; 5, Travis Barclay, Boerne Champion, 4:24.28; 6, Johnny Camacho, Brackenridge, 4:26.22.1,600 relay - 1, Port Lavaca Calhoun, 3:22.39; 2, Mission High, 3:23.05; 3, Rockport-Fulton, 3:23.17; 4, Pflugerville Hendrickson, 3:23.82; 5, Medina Valley, 3:25.48Class 5A Individual ResultsGirls-Field EventsLong Jump - 1, Jennifer Brown, San Antonino Reagan, 18-6 1/2; 2, Shakelia Coleman, San Antonio Warren, 18-6 1/2; 3, Tina Valenzuela, San Benito, 18-0; 4, Tyler Sanders, Pflugerville, 17-9 1/4; 5, Maya Gray, PSJA Memorial, 17-3 1/2; 6, Ciara McLee, Converse Judson, 17-0 1/2.High Jump - 1, Michaela Palu, San Antonio Marshall, 5-8; 2, LaTrece Moore, Pflugerville, 5-5; 3, Amber Polvado, Weslaco High, 5-4; 4, Alana Duval, Browns-ville Hanna, 5-4; 5, Samantha Alvarez, Victoria Memo-rial, 5-4; 6, Miara Cave, San Antonio Roosevelt, 5-4.Running Results400 relay - 1, San Antonio Roosevelt, 47.47; 2, San Antonio Reagan, 47.76; 3, San Antonio Warren, 48.13; 4, San Antonio Jay, 48.28; 5, Converse Judson, 48.33; 6, Victoria Memorial, 49.181,600 run - 1, Rachel Baptista, Austin, 5:08.25; 2,

Tricia Terry, McAllen Memorial, 5:12.75; 3, Gabriela Salazar, PSJA Memorial, 5:20.11; 4, Ashley Maton, Austin Westlake, 5:20.59; 5, Grace Kohler, Brandies, 5:26.81; 6, Brittany Garza, PSJA North, 5:28.90,Boys-Individual ResultsField EventsDiscus - 1, Stephen Saenz, Rio Grande City, 183-3 1/2; 2, Sam Humphreys, Laredo Alexander, 167-0; 3, Chris Nicassio, San Antonio Brandies, 155-8; 4, Robert Solis, Bastrop, 148-8 1/2; 5, Marcus Cabrera, Weslaco High, 148-7; 6, Geronimo Lopez, Rio Grande City, 144-3.Shot Put - 1, Stephen Saenz, Rio Grande City, 72-6 1/2; 2, Alex Garza, Rio Grande City, 61-4 1/2; 3, Jayce Amaro, San Antonio MacArthur, 58-4 1/2; 4, Ameer Townes, Converse Judson, 54-10 1/2; 5, Breland Robinson, San Antonio East Central, 52-7 1/4; 6, Tyrus Thompson, Pflugerville, 52-3.Running Results800 run - 1, Ryan McNutt, Harlingen High, 1:55.16; 2, Raul Ramirez, Eagle Pass Winn, 1:56.06; 3, Eric Gosset, San Antonio Warren, 1:56.31; 4, Raymond Velasquez, Converse Judson, 1:56.67; 5, Tomahl Woods, San Antonio Wagner, 300 hurdles - 1, Luis Charles, Los Fresnos, 38.34; 2, Sergio Rios, Brownsville Pace, 38.39; 3, Gregory Coleman, San Antonio Warren, 38.43; 4, Josh Duncav-age, Austin Westlake, 38.49; 5, John Simmons, New Braunfels, 38.82; 6, Anthony Bocage, C.C. Carroll, 38.99.1,600 relay - 1, San Antonio Wagner, 3:21.57; 2, Brownsville Pace, 3:21.78; 3, Converse Judson, 3:21.88; 4, Smithson Valley 3:21.95; 5, Eagle Pass, 3:22.24.



Coyotes Season Wacked By Sharyland(Brownsville, Texas)- La Joya senior pitcher Miguel Pena told his coach Reuben Farias that he was not ready to pitch against Brownsville Hanna last Tuesday night. He also told Farias that he would need his arm strength if they were to play Shary-land in the third round of the State

5A playoffs. Farias ignored his star pitcher and put him on the mound again in the fifth inning to bail the Coyotes out of a jam to defeat Brownsville Hanna 2-0 to advance to the State 5A Region IV quarterfi-nals against Sharyland, winners over Brownsville Porter 18-0. Shary-

land head coach Barton Bickerton sent his scout team to watch Pena throughout the playoffs, and noted that he was being used alot and he also understood that Pena needed some rest too. In the end, the Rat-tlers wacked Pena on the mound for ten runs to end the Coyotes playoff

Baseball Playoffs

Class 5A Region IV Quarterfinals feature two 30-5A Teams

Safe!. La Joya pitcher Miguel Pena drops back to first base against Brownsville Hanna in the Class 5A area champion-ships. The Coyotes won 2-0. (HSSM IMages)

Coyotes Season Wacked By Sharylandrun, winning 10-1. The State 5A No.3 ranked Rattlers will now face No. 7 San Antonio Reagan in the regional semifinals this weekend. Updates for sites and dates can be seen at www.high-schoolsportsmagazine.net. Against Hanna, Farias walked

the field praying seven laps asking for blessings from the power above and it seemed to work but at Leo Najo Field in Mission, the Gods of Baseball had taken the day off. Farias watched his star pitcher, Miguel Pena get wacked for seven runs early on and the Coyotes could never respond after the first four innings. Starting Rattler pitcher Tucker Oakley lasted through four innings al-lowing one run and strik-ing out five batters. Pena allowed seven hits and two walks in the second inning as the Rattlers scored six runs. The Rattlers will ad-vance to the fourth round of the state playoffs for the first time in school history. Bickerton has led his team with victories over Laredo Alexander (3-1, 9-0), Porter (18-0), and La Joya (10-1) to set up their date with San Antonio Reagan. This marks the first time since 2000 that the Rattlers have advanced to the fourth round of



Bi-District Champions! The Weslaco Panthers defeated PSJA in three games behind the pitch-ing of Dylan De Leon. (HSSM IMages)

the playoffs. Last year, Bickerton watched his team lose to Laredo United 5-4 as the Longhorns ad-vanced to the State 5A Tourna-ment. The Rattlers previous third round appearances have been losses to Laredo Alexander 7-3, 2-0 in 2005; Harlingen South 4-2, 2006; and Laredo United 5-4, 2008. Both United and South advanced to the state tournament during those sea-sons. The Rattlers could meet Unit-ed in the regional finals should both squads win on May 30th. The Weslaco Panthers barely en-tered the playoffs in 2009 as the fourth place team and head coach Eddie Serna knew that this year his team would have to learn alot since most of his squad were underclass-man. The Panthers defeated PSJA in the Class 5A Bi-District Champion-ships in three games 2-7, 6-3, 6-1 behind the pitching of senior Dylan DeLeon. “He’s been our leader all

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Region 4

2009 Baseball Conference 5APflugerville

San Antonio Churchill

Judson Converse

San Antonio O'Connor

Victoria

San Antonio WarrenPflugerville Connally

San Antonio Reagan

San Antonio Southwest

La JoyaHarlingen South

Brownsville Hanna

Edinburg North

Brownsville PorterLaredo Alexander

Mission Sharyland

Austin Bowie

Spring Branch Smithson Valley

Corpus Christi Carroll

San Antonio Stevens

San Antonio South

San Antonio ClarkAustin Westlake

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season long and its been a pleasure coaching him too,” adds Serna. The Panthers then face Eagle Pass, who had defeated McAllen High School in the first round 7-0, 5-3. Eagle Pass shut out the Panthers 8-0 to end the purple and white’s season. “We’ll be back next year with more experience. It’s going to be fun,” added Serna. Should Sharyland defeat Reagan this weekend

and United in the fifth round, the Valley will have sent two teams to the state tournament twice within the past three seasons. Only Harlingen South from Class 5A has advanced to the state tournament before losing in 2007 to Cypress-Fairbanks 6-1. “The Valley is working hard to get teams to the state tournaments. We have the talent in base-ball to do this too,” says Harlingen South head coach Tony Leal. “This could be our year to see another team do it.”

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Three State 5A Golf Appearances. Senior Abraham Ancer of Sharyland fired rounds of 75-75 to end his bid for a State 5A Golf Title in Austin recently. (HSSM IMages)

2009 State Golf Championships

30-5A All-District Golf Team SelectionsMVP-Abraham Ancer-Sharyland

1st Team SelectionsJP Cordova-La Joya HS Jr.

Brandon Reyna-Sharyland HS Sr.Carlos Pena-Sharyland HS Fr.

Ricky Solis-McAllen HS Fr.Boo Lee-Sharyland HS Soph.

2nd Team SelectionsAlec Amador-McA Memorial Soph

Frankie Gonzlaez-McA Memorial Sr.Christian Gaona-Sharyland HS Sr.

Matt Boettger-Sharyland HS Soph.Miguel Morales-La Joya HS Jr.

Honorable MentionedAaron Ramon, Sharyland; Peter Fox, Shary-

land; Tres Jones, McAllen; Issac Rosales, Sharyland; Victor Martinez, Rowe; Chad Martin, Sharyland; Chris Martinez, McAl-

len; Ben Gonzlaez, McAllen Memorial; Dan Elizondo, Rowe; Jason Blanco, Donna; Chris Alaniz, RGC; Joey de los Santos, La Joya; Jef-

fery Lopez, Palmview.

Ancer, Espericueta Season Ends at UIL State Golf Championships(Austin, Texas)-Both Rio Grande Valley golf-ers experience alot of missed putts and first day frustrations as Edinburg North’s Felicia Espericueta fired two rounds of 77-70 to fin-ish fourth overall ,while Sharyland’s Abra-ham Ancer struggled with his putting game


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2008-09 McAllen Memorial Varsity Golf team. Pictured left to right standing are head coach Celso Gonza-les, sophomore Alec Amador (Mustang MVP), Ray Rowell (Mustang Newcomer of the Year), Frankie Gonzalez (sr), and Tyler Pallagi. Kneeling is Ben Gonzales. The Mustangs return four lettermen in 2009. (HSSM IMages)

Ancer, Espericueta Season Ends at UIL State Golf Championshipsto shoot scores of 75-75 to finish 11th place. Both players qualified for the Class 5A University Inter-scholastic League Golf Champi-onships played at the Jimmy Clay Golf Course in Austin, Texas. “My

putting has been off and it showed here at the state championships,” said Ancer. Dallas Jesuit’s Jordan Spieth also had first day putting jit-ters by shooting a 74, one shot less than Ancer but he would come back

on Day Two and convert seven bird-ies to fired a low round of 65 to win the Class 5A title by one stroke over last year’s defending state champi-on, sophomore, Corey Whitsett (70-70-140) of Houston Memorial H.S.


Four-time 31-5A Golf Champion. Senior Felicia Espericueta from Edinburg North ended her career with a fourth place finish at the State 5A Golf Cham-pionships in Austin, Texas. (HSSM IMages)

2009 State Golf Championships

Class 5A Girls Championships Golf ResultsJimmy Clay G.C.-Par-72, 5,689 yards-Austin, Texas

1. Southlake Carroll2. College StationAM Consolidated3. Fort Bend Clements4. Conroe The Woodlands5. Austin Westlake6. El Paso Eastwood7. Houston Clear Lake8. Smithson Valley

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Teams Two-Day Totals

Class 5A Boys Championships Golf ResultsJimmy Clay G.C.-Par-72, 6,883 yards-Austin, Texas

1. Austin Westlake2. SA Reagan3. Mansfield4. Lufkin5. Katy Seven Lakes6. Conroe The Woodlands7. Houston Memorial8. El Paso Hanks

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Teams Two-Day Totals

Also finishing tied for second along with Whitsett were Alex Ellis from Austin Westlake and Chase Webb from Lufkin. On the girl’s bracket, Portland Rosen of Fort Bend Clements shot two rounds of 71-66 to capture her first state title in Class 5A. Katelyn Sepmoree of Tyler Lee finished second with rounds of 69-73.


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