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A.D. Ibarra
-Eagle Pass
When the hot Texas sun bears down on us in our air-conditioned vehicles we may even try to semi-hurry to where we're getting to before getting off and complaining of the unbearable South Texas heat. What many Eagle Passans may not know is that is exactly the kind of weather that Saul Vasquez, Carlos Elizondo and the members of the Eagle Pass High School cross country teams have to train in on a daily basis.
By Rey Sifuentes Jr.
Weather conditions threw a huge wrench into what was supposed to be a best of three games area playoff baseball series between Eagle Pass High School and Brownsville Hanna late last week.
The series was set to commence on Friday, but heavy rains forced both teams to instead face each other on Saturday in a one-game playoff. The scoring by both teams was minimal heading into the sixth stanza.
“It was a gut-wrencher,” EPHS Head Coach Reynol Mendoza said. “We were tied 2-2 all of the way until the bottom of the sixth inning. This game was a pitcher’s duel pretty much. We were finally able to get a bunch of hits in the bottom of the sixth to score five runs. We also caught some breaks, we tried to lay down some sacrifice bunts but instead ended up getting base hits.”
By Rey Sifuentes Jr.
The Lady Eagles’ softball season may or may not be over right now.
Eagle Pass High School and San Benito squared off for game one, on Friday, for what was to be a best of three games Region IV quarterfinal series in Laredo.
Heavy rains interrupted game one on Friday, with San Benito winning 2-0 in the sixth inning, and then the chief umpire decided to declare the score final.
“I was a little upset, and I told the umpire that we needed to finish the game,” EPHS Head Coach Oscar Ruiz said. “The coach from San Benito and I were upset because we wanted to finish the game, there was one and one third inning left.”
Both skippers asked the umpire to allow the teams to finish game one, but to no avail.