Shiner girls repeat as Region IV-2A track champions
Thursday, May 1, 2016
by Mike Forman, Advocate Sports Reporter
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KINGSVILLE - Rashel Bonds admits Shiner track practices can be grueling.
Members of the Shiner girls' track and field team celebrate their Region IV-2A championship during Saturday's (April 30, 2016) meet at Javelina Stadium in Kingsville. It was the second straight regional title for Shiner.
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But the sophomore knows the hard work produces results.
"In athletics, it's 400s everyday for people who don't run long distance," Bonds said. "Block starts - back and forth, back and forth. Nothing ever changes. It's the same thing."
The Lady Comanches reaped the benefits of their labor by running away with their second consecutive Region IV-2A meet title on a muggy Saturday at Javelina Stadium.
Shiner scored 152 points to easily outdistance Refugio, which finished second with 64 points.
"This was very different than last year," said Shiner coach Cece Oden. "We have a few more girls and we tried to divvy up the events so they could all run four. Last year, we had some girls doing five and it was tough on them. I'm just proud of them because they all contributed."
Shiner had 14 girls participating in the finals led by Bonds, who won three gold medals.
The Lady Comanches won all three relays, Sabrina Blaschke won the long jump, Maggie Grosenbacher won the 800-meter run, and Mackinly Pilat won the 300-meter hurdles.
"We had some freshmen who stepped in on the varsity level halfway through the season and they did some of their personal bests, and handled the handoffs," Oden said. "We had some great senior leadership on some relays and open events as well."
Shiner can now turn its attention to the state meet, which is scheduled for May 12-14 at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin.
"We'll look at those positions and compare us with the state and it's a new day," Oden said. "It doesn't matter what your time or mark is you have to compete that day at that level. We've got some who are doing their second and third year there and some their fourth year so that experience will help contribute to it. We're going to go for it."
Bonds knows what to expect for the next two weeks.
"We have to work harder and train harder," she said. "No days off. We have to keep going."
2016 Region Medalists - Region IV-2A
Boys
Gold: Lane Janecka, Flatonia, shot put; Josh Brown, Schulenburg, discus; Weimar, 400 relay; Brody Gall, Weimar, 110 hurdles; Nathan Besch, Weimar, 100; Connor Dziuk, Falls City, 200; Shiner, 1600 relay.; Joseph Swierc, Falls City, 400.
Silver: Dadrian Taylor, Shiner, triple jump; Jamal LaFond, Refugio, long jump; Trace Mascorro, Refugio, discus. Falls City, 400 relay; Falls City, 1600 relay.
Bronze: Jamal LaFond, Refugio, triple jump; Jesus Hernandez, Flatonia, 3,200; Dadrian Taylor, Shiner, long jump; Chase Ramsey, Falls City, 110 hurdles; Shiner, 800 relay; Roberto Esparza, Woodsboro, 400; Brody
Gall, Weimar, 300 hurdles; Jesus Hernandez, Flatonia, 1600.
Girls
Gold: Marilyn Davis, Schulenburg, shot put; Hannah Lyssy, Falls City, pole vault; Alexa Valenzuela, Refugio, triple jump, 400, 200; Bralyn Fox-Smith, Refugio, discus; Sabrina Blaschke, Shiner, long jump; Shiner, 400 relay; Maggie Grosenbacher, Shiner, 800; Rashel Bonds, Shiner, 100; Shiner, 800 relay; Mackinly Pilat, Shiner, 300 hurdles; Shiner, 1,600 relay.
Silver: Kassidy Bishop, Shiner, triple jump; Maggie Grosenbacher, Shiner, 3,200; Kori Landman, Shiner, discus; Alexa Valenzuela, Refugio, long jump; Refugio, 400 relay; Mikayla Scott, Woodsboro, 100; Sabrina Blaschke, silver, 200.
Bronze: Skyler Hall, Woodsboro, pole vault; Caitlyn Harmon, Weimar, high jump; Molly Wick, Weimar, triple jump; Kassidy Bishop, Shiner, long jump; Jenna Berkovsky, Shiner, bronze; Kvonda Miller, Shiner, 400.
Shiner's Rashel Bonds, middle, finishes first in the 100 meters at the Region IV-2A meet. Shiner's Sabrina Blaschke competes in the long jump at the Region IV-2A meet. She finished first in the event. 
Shiner's Maggie Grosenbacher finishes first in the 800 meters during Saturday's Region IV-2A meet. The Shiner girls pose for a photo after capturing the Region IV-2A meet Saturday at Texas A&M-Kingsville Javelina Stadium. Region IV-2A Track and Field Meet at Javelina Stadium, Texas A&M-Kingsville Saturday, April 30, 2016 Finals Boys Team standings - 1, Falls City 69 points; 2, La Pryor, 58; 3, Shiner, 54; 4, Weimar, 50; 5, Three Rivers, 45; 6, Milano, 36. Discus - 1, John Brown, Schulenburg, 171-04; 2, Trace Mascorro, Refugio, 155-06; 3, Bricio Balderas, Mason, 152-06; 4, Ariel Garza, Ben Bolt, 145-10; 5, Garrett Burns, Woodsboro, 143-07; 6, Corey Pruesse, Thorndale, 141-07. Long jump - 1, Jonathan Witt, La Pryor, 21-06.25; 2, Jamel LaFond, Refugio, 20-10.25; 3, Dadrian Taylor, Shiner, 20-10; 4, Tyler Dykes, Iola, 20-08.25; 5, Bryce Tubbs, Holland, 20-05.50; 6, Paul Almendarez, Three Rivers, 20-04. Pole vault - 1, Ayden Hubenak, Johnson City, 12-09; 2, Sethe Pugh, Milano, 12-09; 3, Christian Grimes, Milano, 12-06; 4, Barrett Blackledge, Center Point, 12-06; 5, Milam Eckhardt, Yorktown, 12-0; 6, Payton Gage, San Saba, 12-0. 400 relay - 1, Weimar, 43.39; 2, Falls City 43.54; 3, Three Rivers, 43.92; 4, Shiner, 43.95; 5, Woodsboro, 44.76; 6, Thrall, 44.92. 800 - 1, Mikel Escobar, Ben Bolt, 1:58.15; 2, Iman Matan, S.A. Hawkins, 2:01.09; 3, Juan Morales, Brackenville Brackett, 2:01.51; 4, Drew Stracke, Harper, 2:03.83; 5, Sergio Martinez, Ganado, 2:04.42; 6, Dalton Sparks, Somerville, 2:04.48. 110 hurdles - 1, Brody Gall, Weimar, 15.20; 2, Bryce Tubbs, Holland, 15.40; 3, Chase Ramsey, Falls City, 15.49; 4, Gavin Smotek, Holland, 15.68; 5, Jacob Fritz, Harper, 15.81; 6, Spencer Bierschwale, Mason, 15.83. 100 - 1, Nathan Besch, Weimar, 10.89; 2, Corey Carroll, Milano, 10.94; 3, Diante Wilson, La Pryor, 11.01; 4, Austin Purdy, Weimar, 11.16; 5, Seth Spinn, Holland, 11.30; 6, Tyler Dykes, Iola, 11:43. 800 relay - 1, La Pryor, 1:31.23; 2, Three Rivers, 1:31.42; 3, Shiner, 1:32.37; 4, Thrall, 1:32.54; 5, Johnson City, 1:33.54; 6, Falls City, 1:33.75. 400 - 1, Joseph Swierc, Falls City, 49.24; 2, Tim Demeritt, Milano, 49.82; 3, Roberto Esparza, Woodsboro, 50.37; 4, Eli Juma, Sabinal, 50.72; 5, Kyle Treybig, Schulenburg, 52.44; 6, Iman Matan, San Antonio Hawkins, 53.10. 300 hurdles - 1, Jonathan Witt, La Pryor, 39.51; 2, Bryce Tubbs, Holland, 40.15; 3, Brody Gall, Weimar, 40.45; 4, Gavin Smotek, Holland, 40.46; 5, Adrian Resendez, Brackettville Brackett, 40.99; 6, Justin Gallegos, Brackettville Brackett, 41.31. 200 - 1, Connor Dziuk, Falls City, 22.36; 2, Eli Juma, Sabinal, 22.57; 3, Zach Zamzow, Three Rivers, 22.74; 4, Corey Carroll, Milano, 22.79; 5, Quentrey Isahia Dennis, Pettus, 23.08. 1,600 - 1, Mikel Escobar, Ben Bolt, 4:40.70; 2, John Zuniga, Port Aransas, 4:47.98; 3, Jesus Hernandez, Flatonia, 4:51.75; 4, Dakota Valenzuela, Brackettville Brackett, 4:54.67; 5, Curtis Dudney, Mason, 4:56.67; 6, Parker Jones, Milano, 4:58.47. 1,600 relay - 1, Shiner 3:24.45; 2, Falls City, 3:27.06; 3, La Pryor, 3:28.68; 4, Woodsboro, 3:29.31; 5, Johnson City, 3:33.18; 6, Santa Maria, 3:33.51. Girls Team standings - 1, Shiner 152 points; 2, Refugio 64; 3, Thrall, 55; 4, Junction 49; 5, Snook 39. Discus - 1, Bralyn Fox-Smith, Refugio, 130-08; 2, Kori Landman, Shiner, 123-07; 3, Kristen Gipson, Mason, 113-04; 4, Jade Adams-Sendejar, London, 108-02; 5, Lexi Smith, Harper, 103-01; 6, McKenzie Ruiz, Three Rivers, 100-08. Long jump - 1, Sabrina Blaschke, Shiner, 17-06.25; 2, Alexa Valenzuela, Refugio, 17-04.50; 3, Kassidy Bishop, Shiner, 16-10.25; 4, Courtney Maass, Snook, 16-05.50; 5, Briana Brooks, Normangee, 6-04.25; 6, Alysta Feauto, Normangee, 15-10.75. 400 relay - 1, Shiner, 50.32; 2, Refugio, 50.32; 3, Snook, 51.50; 4, Junction, 52.12; 5, Falls City, 52.57; 6, Normangee, 52.59. 800 - 1, Maggie Grosenbacher, Shiner, 2:21.40; 2, Abbey Carpenter, Junction, 2:22.16; 3, Lindsey Talavera, Harper, 2:27.13; 4, Maria Ramirez, Mason, 2:27.24; 5, Courtney Maass, Snook, 2:36.30; 6, Kate Gordon, Holland, 2:36.62. 100 hurdles - 1, Camille Messer, Milano, 14.96; 2, Chandee Bachmeyer, Thrall, 16.09; 3, Jenna Berkovsky, Shiner, 16.21; 4, Briana Brooks, Normangee, 16.25; 5, Chrissy Alsop, Riviera, 16.77; 6, Rebekah Lester, Harper, 16.80. 100 - 1, Rashel Bonds, Shiner, 12.69; 2, Makayla Scott, Woodsboro, 12.93; 3, Kaliah Bookman, Anderson-Shiro, 12.94; 4, Quinn Stevenson, Harper, 13.04; 5, Nyasia Barnes, Snook, 13.17; 6, Sontiya Burnett, San Antonio Stacey, 13.20. 800 relay - 1, Shiner, 1:46.05; 2, Thrall, 1:48.44; 3, Holland 1:50.22; 4, Harper, 1:50.60; 5, Normangee, 1:51.07; 6, Falls City, 1:51.09. 400 - 1, Alexa Valenzuela, Refugio, 1:00.08; 2, Sontiya Burnett, San Antonio Stacey, 1:00.84; 3, Kyondra Miller, Shiner, 1:01.41; 4, Kayli Trahan, Johnson City, 1:01.61; 5, Shea Carnes, Center Point, 1:02.35; 6, Kaylee Supak, Snook, 1:03.50. 300 hurdles - 1, Mackinly Pilat, Shiner, 46.72; 2, Chandee Bachmeyer, Thrall, 46.74; 3, Ashlynn Cash, San Saba, 48-06; 4, Hannah Laurence, Thorndale, 48.56; 5, Darian LaPlante, Junction, 49.09; 6, Claire Robinson, Yorktown, 50.01. 200 - 1, Alexa Valenzuela, Refugio, 25.56; 2, Sabrina Blaschke, Shiner, 26.45; 3, Camille Messer, Milano, 26.82; 4, Sarah Gautreaux, Thrall, 29.96; 5, Antwonette Heslip, Snook, 27.48; 6, Emily Hamilton, Shiner, 27.68. 1,600 - 1, Abbey Carpenter, Junction, 5:32.78; 2, Kaleigh Ellis, San Saba, 5:35.45; 3, Cheyenne Hibbitts, Brackenville Brackett, 5:43.23; 4, Ashby Snow, Port Aransas, 5:59.94; 5, Jasmine Gonzalez, Thrall, 6:00.32; 6, Brooke Kloesel, Shiner, 6:05. 1,600 relay - 1, Shiner, 4:07.86; 2, Snook, 4:08.57; 3, Junction, 4:10.06; 4, Mason, 4:15.05; 5, Falls City 4:18.53; 6, Holland, 4:19.76.
Mike Forman is a sports writer for the Victoria Advocate. Contact him at 361-580-6588 or mforman@vicad.com
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