Fort Stockton’s relay teams were back intact and as they have shown throughout the season, a championship is all but guaranteed when the Panthers are at full strength.
Fort Stockton cruised to a team title in their regular season finale at the Patti Purser Relays in Greenwood last Friday and Saturday.
The Panthers claimed six gold medals and four silver medals to win the meet by 51.5 points over runner-up Seminole.
The Fort Stockton Middle School golf team traveled to Monahans to open their season on April 1.
Fort Stockton A boys placed second overall as a team, led by Rylee Muniz who took first place individually with a score round 84.
Damian Gonzalez came in ninth place, scoring a total of 95.
The Fort Stockton A girls also came in second as a team.
The Panthers junior varsity Blue squad extended their win streak with an 8-6 victory over Monahans on March 31.
“Brian Encinas, Jorel Tapp, and Ayden Villarreal had great outing for the panthers. The Panthers offense once again stayed hot and contributed to the win. I couldn’t have asked much more of these boys, they always leave everything on the field,” Fort Stockton coach Luis Dominguez said.
Fort Stockton freshman sensation Gerry Diaz and sophomore Rylan Nunez have put 4A District 3 opponents on notice.
The underclassmen duo had their best performances of their young careers on Friday in a rematch against Monahans.
Nunez tallied a season-best 13 strikeouts on the mound in his second start of the season and Diaz sealed Fort Stockton’s 5-4 victory via a walk-off single in the bottom of the seventh inning.
For the first time since 2019, the Fort Stockton tennis team came away from the district meet with a pair of district champions.
Senior Jeremiah Ramirez and sophomore CT Dominguez won a doubles title at the Panthers 4A district meet in Midland on March 31 following a dominant performance in the championship match against Seminole.
Ramirez and Dominguez defeated the No. 1 seeded Indians duo in straight sets (6-2, 6-0).
Alfredo Molina put forth his best pitching performance of the season on March 28 at Monahans, tying a season-high strikeout mark (7), and the Panthers strung together a pair of three-run innings to earn their first district victory.
Molina tossed a complete game and allowed eight hits, one walk, and one earned run to go along with his seven strikeouts in the 8-2 win for the Panthers.
The senior threw a season-high 103 pitches – 20 higher than his previous season-best mark.
