Sports

By MANUEL AZOCAR III

Pearsall named seniors April Parsons and Matthew Gonzales as its Lady Maverick and Maverick Athletes of the Year during its annual All- Sports Banquet on Monday evening, May 21 at the high school cafetorium.

The honors go to the athletes that most embody the spirit of Maverick athletics and exel at multiple sports in the program.

Parsons was a key member of the Lady Mavs' cross country, basketball and track teams, earning regional bids in cross country and track and helped the basketball team earn a bi-district title. She was also an academic all-state selection by three different organizations.

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Banquete surges past Dilley with six-run sixth inning to snare Area title.

By MANUEL AZOCAR III

Banquete broke open a tight contest with a late-inning surge to secure a 14-4 area baseball victory over Dilley on Friday, May 11 in Freer.

In a contest that was back-and-forth through four innings, the Bulldogs led 5-4 going into the fifth where they added two runs to increase the margin to 7-4. Then in the sixth, they erupted for six runs to effectively put the game out of reach at 13-4.

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New Cotulla academy competes in Corpus Christi event.

By MANUEL AZOCAR III

Students at the Boa Luta Academy Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Academy in Cotulla competed in the Mat Monsters Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Tournament on May 5 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.

The event included BJJ students from across the state of Texas competing. Of the 14 students in attendance from the Boa Luta Academy, 12 of whom had trained less than a month, eight returned having won medals at the event.

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Sinton routs Pearsall in opener, stuns Lady Mavs with six-run rally to sweep series.

By MANUEL AZOCAR III

Dreams of a deep playoff run were dashed on Saturday as Pearsall dropped an 11-10 decision to Sinton and were swept two games to none in a best-of-three area softball series.

Pearsall was routed 13-3 in game one on Thursday, May 3 at home as the Lady Pirates broke open a close game in the fifth and sixth innings.

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By MANUEL AZOCAR III

In a see-saw series, Dilley outlasted the Odem Owls to claim a two games to one series victory in bi-district baseball action last week in Freer and Three Rivers.

The Wolves used a strong first inning to claim game one, 5-3 but were blasted 11-1 in five innings in the second game as the series was tied up 1-1.

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Mavs, Lady Mavs earn regional track bids

By MANUEL AZOCAR III

Kaylynn Rios and April Parsons both collected gold medals and will be headed to regional competition in Kingsville after leading the Lady Mavs track team to a fourth place finish at the Area meet on Wednesday, April 18 in Devine.

The host Arabians won the meet with 97 points while Cuero was second with 89 points. Pearsall finished with 79 points at the event.

Pearsall's Mavericks were tenth overall at area but will send two athletes to the Region IV championships in Kingsville. Herald Gonzales will compete in the 110m hurdles while Devin Robles qualified in both the mile and two mile runs.

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Pearsall High School students voted Matthew Gonzales and Rosa Hernandez as the 2018 Prom King and Queen during the PHS Prom on Saturday, April 21 at the high school cafetorium.

By MANUEL AZOCAR III

Despite a minor setback in league play, Pearsall cruised in the district finale, crushing Lytle 14-0 to claim the District 29-4A crown and earn back-to-back titles on Friday, April 20.

Pearsall dropped a surprising 4-1 decision to Devine on Tuesday, April 17, their only blemish in a 9-1 district season.

The team, however, regrouped from the loss and was able to control Lytle from the outset and secure the title-clinching victory.

“It's been fun, it's been a learning experience,” firstyear PHS Softball Coach Reynaldo Ramirez said of the season. “We just weren't hitting the ball well to open the year. But the bats have come alive, we're averaging about 14 runs a game and 18 hits per contest.