ports SweetwaterS Reporter Tuesday, February 25, 2020 n Page 7 Area HS girls playoffs Local Area districts only District 8-2A CLASS 1A County 19 CLASS 4A Haskell 73, Miles 37 Region II Highland 40, Munday Region I Stamford 54, Forsan 34 Bi-District 26 Bi-District Albany 50, Eldorado 39 District 11-1A Guthrie 36, Westbrook 32 District 5-4A Christoval 59, Cross Blackwell, bye Regional Greenwood 63, Vernon Plains 36 Veribest 55, Menard 23 Quarterfinals sports 49 Area Round Water Valley 46, Eden 34 District 11-1A Snyder 40, Burkburnett Haskell 70, Plains 51 District 13-1A Blackwell (29-6) vs. 22 Stamford 49, Sundown Hermleigh, bye Water Valley (15-9), 7 Wichita Falls Hirschi 57, 40 Highland 41, Roby 26 p.m. Tuesday, San Ang- Big Spring 41 Albany 57, Wink 51 Westbrook 51, Hamlin 42 elo Lake View Graham 62, Sweetwa- Regional Area Round Veribest (24-10) vs. Santa ter 31 Quarterfinals District 11-1A Anna, 6 p.m. Tuesday, calendar Area Round Haskell (30-3) vs. Chris- Blackwell 46, Buena Brownwood High School Subject to change Bridgeport 53, Green- toval (23-10), 6:30 p.m. Vista 31 District 13-1A TUESDAY, FEB. 25 wood 34 Tuesday, Colorado City Veribest 67, Rankin 48 Hermleigh 43, Guthrie 31 Argyle 51, Snyder 27 Stamford (25-7) vs. Alb- Water Valley 73, Sierra Highland (24-9) vs. Class 1A girls regional quarterfinal playoff: CLASS 2A any (23-10), 7 p.m. Tues- Blanca 22 Aspermont, 6:30 p.m. Blackwell vs. Water Valley, 7 p.m., San Angelo Lake View. Region I day, Hardin-Simmons Uni- District 13-1A Tuesday, McMurry Uni- Class 1A girls regional quarterfinal playoff: Bi-District versity, Abilene Hermleigh 55, Motley versity, Abilene Highland vs. Aspermont, 6:30 p.m., McMurry University in Abilene. Soccer Sweetwater girls will host San Angelo Lake View (Mustang Bowl), 6 p.m. Sweetwater is 5-0 after Sweetwater boys will play at San Angelo Lake View, 6 p.m. Softball Sweetwater varsity at Brady, 5 p.m. taking Tulia tournament crown WEDNESDAY, FEB. 26 Sweetwater JV teams host Sweetwater Invitational at Sweetwater Country Club. THURSDAY, FEB. 27 Sweetwater varsity vs. Abilene High and Granbury at Southwest Ford Classic, Granbury. Softball Sweetwater varsity at Llano tournament. Sweetwater junior varsity will play at Levelland tourna- ment starting a 8 a.m. Track Roscoe varsity teams and junior varsity boys at Big Spring meet. FRIDAY, FEB. 28 Baseball Sweetwater varsity vs. Paradise and Saginaw at Southwest Ford Classic, Aledo. Golf Sweetwater varsity girls at regional preview tournament in Andrews. Soccer Sweetwater boys host Snyder (Mustang Bowl), 6 p.m. Sweetwater girls play at Snyder, 6 p.m. Softball Sweetwater varsity at Llano tournament. Tennis Sweetwater varsity will play at Levelland tournament starting at 8 a.m. The Sweetwater High School softball tean is still undefeated for the season and is 5-0 overall after the team won Track all four of its games at Tulia to capture the tournament championship this weekend. The Lady Mustangs were Sweetwater junior varsity and varsity teams at Frenship dominant as they beat Tulia (4-1), Dumas (7-1), Hereford (18-0) and Sunray (1-0) for the title. Sweetwater also meet. opened its season by shutting out San Angelo TLCA 18-0 at home this past Tuesday. Pictured are back row from Roscoe junior high teams at Colorado City meet. SATURDAY, FEB. 29 left, assistant coach Loni Mendez, Ellianna Perez, Victoria Neri, Jazzy Villa, Blayke Bewley, Victoria Martinez, Baseball Hadyn Rotan, Jenika Fuentes, Tim Scherwin; front row, Bethanee Rodriguez, Halle Martinez, Sweetwater varsity vs. Azle at Southwest Ford Classic, Ariseli Garcia, Kyla Daniel and Trinity McGee. “What a great start to the season,” said Scherwin. “The way Azle. we played was a testament to these kids. They are tough and disciplined. Over the course or two days we played Golf four games and scored 30 runs while being tested both physically and mentally.” Perez was credited with two of Sweetwater varsity girls at regional preview tournament the four pitching wins, Daniel and Victoria Martinez hit homers in the tournament and Martinez and Fuentes in Andrews. were the other winning pitchers. Softball Courtesy Photo Sweetwater varsity at Llano tournament. Mustangs held to two hits in opener at JN Sweetwater was held to Sweetwater losing in the semifinals but cer action today as its boys against Estacado and ended just two hits, both singles, Local sports tennis results rebounding for a 6-1, 6-0 and girls teams seek their the match with 15 saves. when its baseball team visi- Sweetwater had a third- victory in its third-place first victories. The girls host In the girls match against ted Jim Ned Monday for its Gomez, Sweetwater’s start- place boys doubles team as match. The boys doubles Lake View and the boys are Estacado, Ameri Withrow season opener and lost 6-0. ing pitcher, took the loss well as consolation winners team of Isaiah Pena and on the road with both of the had three shots on goal Sweetwater was hitless after throwing the first four in both boys singles and Austin Ramirez won its last matches starting at 6 p.m. and Samantha Torres and until a two-out single by innings and was replaced boys doubles when it com- three matches to take con- Both teams lost 7-0 this Maddy Fulton one while Tony Heredia in the sixth by Heredia and Leo Holsey, peted in the Brandon Clark solation and Calen Hughes past Friday against Lubbock for the team’s goalies, Mia inning. In the seventh, Dar- who each threw one inning. Invitational tennis tourna- did the same thing to win Estacado in their most rec- Valdez had nine saves and ian Carr had a two-out sin- The Mustangs will stay ment at San Angelo Lake the consolation title in boys ent action with the boys at Julia Mosley one. Also gle as well. on the road Thursday when View this past week. singles at the event. home and the girls traveling getting saves for the boys Jim Ned got a run in the they go to the three-day The boys doubles team SW soccer teams to Estacado. For the boys, were Bryson Buckley, Jose first inning, two more in the Southwest Ford Classic that of Jacob Roden and Brody to face Lake View Jesus Chavez — Ernesto’s Carlos, Wyatt McCoy, Ryan third, one in the fifth and will be played at Granbury, Frieda took third, winning Sweetwater will play San younger brother — played Alvarez, Jonathan Gallegos two in the sixth. Krystian Aledo and Azle. its first two matches before Angelo Lake View in soc- at goalie for the first time and Michael McDonald. Altuve is nicked, Astros stars booed in first road game The most popular players in the the chopper. second time this season. to second after its 23-game BASEBALL National majors. Michael Jordan called Kansas was atop the poll winning streak came to an LAKELAND, Fla. — José But that was before Altuve Bryant “a little brother” and for one week in December, end. Gonzaga was No. 3 after Altuve insisted he tuned out sports briefs and his Houston teammates said that when he died, “a when it seemed as if just a loss to BYU, and Dayton the hecklers. He couldn’t were implicated in the sign- piece of me died.” about every school that leapfrogged San Diego State avoid a pitch that grazed him. and called a cheater by sev- stealing scandal that’s rocked Bryant’s athletic achieve- ascended to No. 1 promptly for No. 4 after the Aztecs lost Altuve was loudly booed eral fans. Quite a difference baseball. ments were only part of lost in a topsy-turvy start to for the first time in a week when he was introduced for from past years, when the Altuve and fellow starters the reason roughly 20,000 the season. when every team in the top his spring training debut, diminutive All-Star second Alex Bregman, Carlos Correa people gathered for a pub- Baylor (24-2, 13-1) received 10 found itself in a new posi- cheered when he struck out baseman was among the and Yuli Gurriel all played for lic memorial service honor- two first-place votes and fell tion from last week. the first time in the exhibi- ing him at tion season. After Houston in downtown . opened the Grapefruit The event offered another Harden stars as League in the stadium it chance to celebrate Bryant, shares with the World Series his 13-year-old daughter, NOW champion Washington Gianna, and the other seven Rockets top NY Nationals, this was the first victims of the crash with time the Astros were away tears, memories and laughs. HIRING HOUSTON (AP) — For 72-57 lead at the break. from their complex — pro- Los Angeles already knew , it wasn’t a Harden was asked what viding a taste of the reaction Bryant was much more than choice. he’d remember most about they might receive on the a basketball icon. His friends – Advertising Representative – He had to be at Kobe and Bryant, who was killed road this year. and family told the world. The Sweetwater Reporter is seeking a dynamic Gianna Bryant’s memorial along with his daughter and COLLEGE individual that is motivated by sales to be service in Los Angeles on seven others in a helicopter LOS ANGELES — Kobe BASKETBALL added to our sales team. The position is full-time and Monday even though his crash last month. Bryant’s wife remembered LAWRENCE, Kan. — requires use of own vehicle. Candidates can fi ll out an had a “Just his competitive him as a devoted father and Kansas is back on top of game that night. Harden, spirit,” Harden said. “He husband who arrived early the world application at the Sweetwater Reporter. Russell Westbrook and P.J. always talked about your ... for school pickups and wrote after knocking off Baylor in 112 W. Third from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tucker arrived at the arena path that you’re on and how heartfelt cards and letters. a matchup of Big 12 heavy- about 70 minutes before there’s always going to be Rob Pelinka, Bryant’s weights, while the Bears EOE tip-off after attending the tough times. There’s going longtime agent and close dropped to No. 2 in The Email resume to memorial service. to be times when you don’t friend, recalled his final texts Associated Press men’s poll [email protected] Harden scored 37 points, want to work hard or you from the NBA superstar min- after their nip-and-tuck loss Please, no phone calls. and the Rockets beat the just don’t feel like it, but utes before he was killed last in Waco. 123-112 those are the times you have month in a helicopter crash. The Jayhawks (24-3, 13-1 for their fourth straight vic- to push through.” Bryant was attempting to Big 12) received 62 of 64 Sweetwater 112 W. Third tory. Harden had a career-high secure an internship for the first-place votes from the Sweetwater, TX Harden had 31 by half- 61 points against the Knicks daughter of another friend national media panel to take Reporter 236-6677 Fax: 235-4967 time, helping Houston to a in January 2019. who was sitting with him in over the No. 1 ranking for the