Pearsall's Maverick powerlifting team finished third overall while the Lady Mavs were fourth at the Uvalde meet on Saturday, January 19.
Both competed in fields of eight teams in their respective divisions.
Joey Longoria and Josiah Marquez both took first place in their weight classes while Alyssa Alva and Alamar Garcia were champions in their divisions on the girls' side.
Dilley's Lady Wolves captured the team title while the Wolves were third overall at the 2019 Toro Powerlifting Championship at Cigarroa High School in Laredo on Saturday, January 19.
Jaslyn Ochoa, Kristal Rodriguez and Saylene Torres all took first in their respective weight classes.
Kristal Rodriguez won her weight class while the Lady Wolves finished third overall at the Laredo Martin Powerlifting Invitational on Saturday, January 12.
Dilley finished four points shy of second place Laredo Cigarroa and 16 points behind team champion Hebbronville in their first meet of the season.
The Lady Wolves placed higher than six other Laredo schools at the event.
Rodriguez, a state qualifier a year ago, paced her team as she finished first in the 123-lb. weight class with a total weight of 625 lbs.
Natalie Garza, Jaslyn Ochoa and Elyssa Aguilar all finished second in their respective divisions.
Pearsall dropped a decision to Jourdanton before turning things around and winning the Comfort Tournament with a 3-1 mark and notching a win over Bandera prior to notching a win over Carrizo Springs in their league opener on January 4.
The Lady Mavs were able to turn things around following a recent slump that saw them go 3-7 over a ten-game span. Following a tourney-opening loss at Comfort, the Lady Mavs have won five straight, including their district opener.
Pearsall lost a 53-48 decision to Jourdanton despite outscoring the Squaws in three of the four periods. Jourdanton outpointed the Lady Mavs 20-9 in the deciding second period.
Emy Carrillo led Pearsall with 16 points and two rebounds while Aracely Ortiz added 14 points, eight rebounds, nine steals and five assists.
Cotulla powerlifting opened its 2019 season at the Natalia meet on Saturday, January 5 with the Cowgirls taking second and Cowboys third at the event.
The Cowgirls had nine lifters place at the meet and Victoria Gonzalez was named the event's Outstanding Heavyweight Lifter after posting a total weight of 1,060 lbs. in the 259 and over division. She posted lifts of 430 lbs.in the squat, 225 lbs. in the bench press and 405 lbs. in the deadlift.
She was joined by Kaylee Garza and Stephanie Benavidez in winning their respective divisions. Garza was tops in the 114-lb. weight class while Benavidez won the 132-lb. division.
LITTLE GRIDDER - Nathan Valle Jr. and his team the Somerset Fighting Bulldogs have earned a spot in the TYFA State Championship Game in the Tykes Division (7-8 year old) on December 15 on the campus of Baylor University in Waco. The team took on the Midland Horned Frogs. Valle’s team was 11-0 during the season, outscoring their opponents 236-14 in the regular season and playoffs.
Dilley won three of four games, falling only by two points to eventual tournament champion Carrizo Springs in action at the Wolves' annual basketball tournament over the weekend.
The Wolves notched wins over Pearsall, Charlotte and La Pryor and lost 54-52 to Carrizo Springs during the event.
Dilley improved to 8-11 overall following play at the tournament.
Pearsall’s Lady Mavs hit the skids in hoops action last week, dropping a pair of non-district outings to Medina Valley and Karnes City as the team dropped to 14-5 for year.
The Lady Mavs opened the year with 11 straight wins and won the Pearsall tournament title for a second straight year.
Short-handed key players due to injury, Pearsall still managed a third place finish at the Poteet basketball tournament over the weekend, winning three of five games in action at the event.
Mathis, the team Pearsall knocked off for the championship at the Maverick Classic Tournament a week ago, managed to exact a measure of revenge on the Lady Mavs at Poteet, abeit without their full complement of players.
Pearsall opened the event with a 58-28 rout of San Antonio Fox Tech but then fell in the rematch against Mathis, 73-42.
