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Senior Lady Rocket cousins Brynlee Proffitt, left, and Oakley Folk, right, gather with Coach Amy Inman to celebrate the recent girls’ doubles district championship. Wellington High School

Senior Lady Rocket cousins Brynlee Proffitt, left, and Oakley Folk, right, gather with Coach Amy Inman to celebrate the recent girls’ doubles district championship. Wellington High School

Wellington doubles teams advance to region

AMARILLO – Wellington made a mark at the District 2-2A Invitational Tennis Tournament as it came to a close Wednesday, March 30 at the Rebel Tennis Center in Amarillo, with playback matches finishing Thursday, March 31 in Wellington.

Childress, Wellington compete in Wildcat Relays

CANADIAN — Childress and Wellington athletes recently competed in the Wildcat Relays Thursday, March 26 in Canadian, where the Lady Cats swept with a second-place team finish, earning 131 points.Securing four individual golds, for the Lady Cats, Avery Torres finished third in the 200 meters with a...

Lady Cats sting Tulia

TULIA — The Childress Lady Cats stung the Tulia Hornets in a 13-2 final Friday,March 27,thanks to major plays by Ansley Parr, who was dominant in the circle,ringing up 15 strikeouts and surrendering two hits and two runs over six innings while walking none.KJ Felton collected three hits in three at...

Cyclones open district play

MEMPHIS — The Memphis Cyclones opened district play, taking losses against Floydada on Tuesday,March 24 and Clarendon on Friday, March 27 and a win against Quanah on Tuesday, March 31.Surrendering in a big first inning, the Cyclones were down nine runs, kicking off district play with a 17-0 fall to...

Bobcats take loss to Tulia

TULIA — The Childress Bobcats took a 12-4 loss to Tulia Friday, March 27 on opponent turf, despite outhitting the Hornets as Koen Galligan, Mason Overmiller, Benton Sims and Colton Teichelman each put up two hits.Pitching, Crewz Keys gave up four hits and nine runs over four innings, striking out...
Childress’ Ansley Parr strikes out 13 hitters in the Lady Cats’ 11-1 victory over River Road Friday, March 20 in Amarillo. Press Pass Sports/Tyler Anderson

Childress’ Ansley Parr strikes out 13 hitters in the Lady Cats’ 11-1 victory over River Road Friday, March 20 in Amarillo. Press Pass Sports/Tyler Anderson

Childress’ Ansley Parr named Press Pass Sports Athlete of the Week

AMARILLO — Childress’ Ansley Parr, a pitcher for the Lady Cats, was recently named Press Pass Sports’ First United Bank Girls’ Athlete of the Week, announced Wednesday,March 25.“Ansley is one of the hardest workers I’ve ever been around,” Childress head softball coach Charsli Bozeman said.
The Wellington Skyrockets take a tight 9-8 win over Lockney Tuesday, March 31. From left: Assistant Coach Greg Proffitt, Dahmian Salinas, Alejandro Salinas, Cix Killian, Jax Heflin, Colton Jernigan, Lawson Inman, Trevyn Wiebe, Hunter Hedrick, Leo Granadoz, Alex Orozco, Major Brown, Coach Jeff Anderson. The Red River Sun/Shauna Salinas

The Wellington Skyrockets take a tight 9-8 win over Lockney Tuesday, March 31. From left: Assistant Coach Greg Proffitt, Dahmian Salinas, Alejandro Salinas, Cix Killian, Jax Heflin, Colton Jernigan, Lawson Inman, Trevyn Wiebe, Hunter Hedrick, Leo Granadoz, Alex Orozco, Major Brown, Coach Jeff Anderson. The Red River Sun/Shauna Salinas

Skyrockets take on Floydada, Lockney

WELLINGTON — The Wellington Skyrockets continued district play, taking a loss to Floydada on Friday, March 27 and securing a win over Lockney on Tuesday,March 31.Despite outhitting the Whirlwinds, Wellington fell 11-5 to Floydada as Alex Orozco led with two hits.As Floydada opened scoring, thanks...