H.S. cross country: Tascosa Lady Rebels win city meet

The Tascosa Lady Rebels, behind freshman Hollee Ratliff's individual victory and seniors Sarah Cobb and Haley Clark's third- and fifth-place finishes, pulled off a big upset Friday in winning the 39th Annual AISD City Cross Country Meet at Thompson Park with a score of 25 points.

The Amarillo High Lady Sandies, who had won at least the previous 18 city meets, took second with 30 points.

Amarillo High, the perennial girls favorite, ran without defending individual champion Kirstie Smith, who was ill, but Lady Sandies coach Jay Hufstedler made no excuses as he watched his team lose for the first time in his 10 years at the helm.

"Congratulations to Tascosa and their coach (Chasity Nachtigall)," Hufstedler said. "She's got them working."

The Lady Rebels, who three years ago could not field a full team, saw the fruits of this past summer come to fruition, Nachtigall said.

"Last year, we had two girls running in the summer, and this year we had 10 or 12 there every day," Nachtigall said. "Honestly, I had a feeling this morning we could win. We've been working on team building."

The Lady Rebels' work showed with Ratliff coming from behind in the last 400 meters to overtake Amarillo High's Jenny Taylor. Cobb, who finished sixth last year, and Clark, who didn't place in the top 10 last year, also moved up late in the race.

"She (Taylor) ran really strong," Ratliff said. "I had an advantage by letting her lead and drafting."

Ratliff won the approximately 2.7-mile race in 17 minutes, 36.55 seconds. Taylor finished in 17:54.04.

"We all made a wrong turn," Taylor said of the race that was to have been three miles. "That didn't cost me the race. I've got to learn to kick sooner."

Cobb was not completely shocked at the team win and echoed her coach.

"I thought we could win," she said. "We've been running a lot stronger this year."

In the boys race, junior Reid Splawn successfully defended his individual title, and the Tascosa Rebels won their seventh consecutive title with 15 points.

The boys race was more predictable, with Splawn winning in 17:10.60, followed by teammates Paul Crawford, Matthew Noriega, Edmund Pine and Anthony Navarrette for a sweep of the first five places and a repeat of last year's perfect score of 15 points.

Rebels coach Sean Hargrove was pleased with another win.

"We ran better as a team than last week at Marcus," Hargrove said. "We had over two minutes between our first and fifth runner (last week), and today was about 50 seconds."

39th Annual AISD City Cross Country Meet

At Thompson Park

Varsity Boys Teams: 1. Tascosa 15 ; 2. Amarillo High 49; 3. Caprock 89; 4. Palo Duro 97.

Individuals (26 finishers): 1. Reid Splawn, Tascosa, 17:10.60; 2. Paul Crawford, Tascosa, 17:12.42Tascosa 3. Matthew Noriega, Tascosa, 17:42.97; 4. Edmund Pine, Tascosa, 17:46.95; 5. Anthony Navarrette, Tascosa, 18:05.98; 6. Ashton Nichols, Amarillo High, 18:20.56; 7. Cade Cobb, Amarillo High, 18:29.67; 8. Gamaliel Rodarte, Palo Duro, 18:40; 9. Will Manning, Tascosa, 18:45.06; 10. Alex Luette, Amarillo High, 18:51.07.

Varsity Girls Teams: 1. Tascosa 25; 2. Amarillo High 30; 3. Caprock 79.

Individuals (19 finishers, approximately 2.7 miles): 1. Hollee Ratliff, Tascosa, 17:36.55; 2. Jenny Taylor, Amarillo High, 15:54.04; 3. Sarah Cobb, Tascosa, 18:09.21; 4. Jenny Claire Whitlow, Amarillo High, 18:26.62; 5. Haley Clark, Tascosa, 18:51.48; 6. Rebecca Snider, Tascosa, 19:05.52; 7. Rebekah Politz, Amarillo High, 19:07.42; 8. Natalia Yazzie, Palo Duro, 19:16.90; 9. Kayla Massie, Amarillo High, 19:22.66; 10. Georgia Martin, Amarillo High, 19:32.28. 11. (10th in scoring) Carolina Esparza, Tascosa, 19:32.28.

Plainview Invitational Cross Country Meet

Class 4A-5A girls 3-miles

Teams: 1. Randall 49; 2. Hereford 59; 3. Bushland 81; 4. Clovis 98; 5. Midland High 119; 6. Plainview 133; 7. Dumas 202.

Individuals (70 finishers): 1. Erika Dewitt, Randall, 19:03; 2. Brittany Collins, Clovis, 19:47.55; 3. Aundera Schroder, Bushland, 19:54. 4. Heather Maldonado, Hereford, 19:54.9; 5. Samantha Jones, Randall, 20:02.5; 6. Kenzie Schaffer, Bushland, 20:04.2; 7. Megan Marques, Hereford, 20:06.3; 8. Brianna Ortiz, Midland, 20:10.9; 9. Michelle Rives, Hereford, 20:13.7; 10. Cortnie Grauel, 20;16; 11. Nancy Zubia, Dumas, 20:32.9; 12. Krystal Oakely, Randall, 20;34.3; 13. Melissa Henson, Hereford, 20:35.1; 14. Yanira Baldobinos, Midland, 20:37.4; 15. Bernise Altamirano, Randall, 20:48.8.

Class 1A-3A boys 3-miles

Teams: 1. Midland High 15; 2. Boys Ranch 47; 3. Bushland 82; 4. Floydada 177; 5. Idalou 191. (note: Midland ran in the incorrect division)

Individuals (Champion and area top 15 only): 1. Carter Cate, Midland, 16:42.3; 6. Jacob Myers, Boys Ranch, 17:36.9; 8. Trey Sedigas, Boys Ranch, 17:49.5; 9. Andrew Pacino, Boys Ranch, 17:58.6; 10. Devon Razo, Boys Ranch, 18:05.2; 11. Michael Crane, Bushland, 18:12.8; 12. John Singler, Bushland, 18:14.7; 13. BJ Perez, Floydada, 18:17.8; 14. Justice Barnes, Boys Ranch, 18:18.3.

Class 4A-5A boys 3-miles

Teams: 1. Plainview 37; 2. Randall 55; 3. Clovis 73; 4. Dumas 82; 5. Hereford 138.

Individuals (38 runners): 1. Chase Beausoleil, Clovis, 15:52; 2. Blake Robertson, Randall, 16:00; 3. Quinlin McGregor 16;15; 4. Jarel Rosas, Plainview, 16:30; 5. Abrose Castillo, Randall, 16:47; 6. Chris Salinas, Plainview, 16:55; 7. Max Santarosa, Clovis, 17:05; 8. Jordan Castillo, Plainview 17:21; 9. Christian Garcia, Plainview, 17:22; 10. Joey Gonzales, Plainview, 17:34; 11. Kyle Carson, Clovis, 17:37; 12. Blane Thornton, Randall, 17:43; 13. Isreal Romero, Dumas, 17:46; 14. Noe Cervantes, Hereford, 17:57; 15. Ky Klingsick, Dumas, 18:02.

Note: Results of girls 1A-3A varsity not fully reported.

Class 1A-3A Girls

Teams: 1. Idalou 48; 2. Hale Center 55; 3. Boys Ranch 87; 4. Vega 96.

Individuals (only Boys Ranch results were reported): 9.  Ariel Warrior, Boys Ranch, 13:52; 10. Alexa Jackson, Boys Ranch, 13:55; 13. LeAnn Morgan, Boys Ranch, 13:59; 18. Deborah Malone, Boys Ranch, 14:08; 37. Candice Moser, Boys Ranch, 15:20.

Perryton Wolf Creek Classic

Class 1A-3A girls 2-mile

Teams: 1. Pampa 77; 2. Dalhart 100; 3. Sunray 113; 4. Borger 130; 5. Perryton, 144; 6. Perryton 149; 7. Dodge City, KS 171; 8. Spearman 172; 9. Stratford 223; 10. Clarendon 279; 11. Boise City, Okla 289; 12. White Deer 309; 13. Panhandle 310; 14. Beaver, Okla 392; 15. Texhoma, Okla 414; 16. Booker 448; 17. Canadian 460; 18. West Texas High 527.

Individuals (137 finishers): 1. Sara Smith, Dalhart, 12:02; 2. Terra Truitt, Pampa, 12:29; 3. Lariat Larner, Gruver, 12:32; 4. Audrey Shelton, Clarendon, 12:33; 5. JCee Holmes, Pampa, 12:36; 6. Abby Blansett, Borger, 12:56; 7. Samantha Gonzalez, Stratford, 12:56.73; 8. Lindsey Williams, Sunray, 13:04; 9. Macy Hubbard, Perryton, 13:09; 10. Esmeralda Medina, Perryton, 13:14; 11. Ashley Parsley, White Deer, 13:15; 12. Yesenia Soria, Pampa, 13:17; 13. Itzel Meza, Spearman 13:19.06; 14. Jasmine Rodriguez, Borger, 13:19.66; 15. Jasmine Duarte, Dodge City, 13:21; 16. Bailey Stedje, Gruver, 13:28; 17. Mayra Trejo, Sunray, 13:30; 18. Autumn Mizer, Boise City, 13:33; 19. Kayla Banks, Dalhart, 13:35.30; 20. Claire Hopkins, Pampa, 13:35.76.

Class 1A-3A boys 3-mile

Teams: 1. Dodge City, KS 19. 2. Perryton 82; 3. Dalhart 87; 4. Sunray 117; 5. Borger 120; 6. Hooker, OK 180; 7. Hartley 199; 8. Canadian 213; 9. Booker 235; 10. Gruver 250; 11. Panhandle 275; 12. Beaver, OK 279; 13. Boise City, Okla 330.

Individuals (93 finishers): 1. Oscar Carmona, Dodge City, 15:44; 2. Luis Carmona, Dodge City, 16:26; 3. Lane Moe, Dodge City, 16:38; 4. Alex Carrasco, Perryton, 16:49; 5. Elliott Webb, Canadian, 16:55; 6. Grayson Gonzalez, Stratford, 16:57; 7. Elder Colindres, Dodge City, 16:59; 8. Johnathon Rendon, Dodge City, 17:00; 9. Derrick Wieck, Hartley, 17:03; 10. Mitchell Johnson, Hartley, 17:11; 11. Lane Newcomb, Borger, 17:24; 12. Ricky Martinez, Perryton, 17:25; 13. Alex Marrufo, Pampa, 17:27; 14. Dustin Vance, Dalhart, 17:32; 15. Alex Bond, Perryton, 17:39; 16. Emery Lobley, Dalhart, 17:40; 17. Jeremy Wauer, Booker, 17;44; 18. Jorge Arroyo, Sunray, 17:50; 19. Fabian Galaviz, Sunray, 17:53; 20. Jorge Anchondo, Perryton, 17:55.