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Hodges, Hernandez snag gold at Levelland track meet

Despite not competing in relay events, the Panther track put forth a noteworthy effort on March 24 at the Levelland track meet. Zane Hodges won the 110-meter hurdles and the 300 hurdles, attaining two of the Panthers’ three gold medals.
Zane Hodges wins the 110 hurdles at the West of the Pecos Relays on March 3. Photo by Nathan Heuer

Prowlers corralled by rival Monahans

SOFTBALL STANDINGS • Monahans 5-0 • Andrews 4-1 • Pecos 3-2 • Greenwood 2-3 • Fort Stockton 1-4 • Seminole 0-5 Fort Stockton was defeated via run rule for the first time this season in a 13-3 road loss on March 24 against defending district champion Monahans.
Dmya Vaughn hurls a throw for an out from her shortstop position during the Prowlers home contest against Andrews on March 28. Vaughn has 33 putouts and a .961 fielding percentage this season. Photo by Nathan Heuer

Three Panthers nab all-district honorable mention accolades

A trio of Panther basketball players were named to the honorable mention 4A District 3 Honorable Mention team following the 20222023 season. Seniors Cruz Rojas and Aryan Hernandez, as well as freshman Diego Ronquillo were selected to the honorable mention squad.
Junior Aryan Hernandez (5) attacks the rim during Fort Stockton’s home contest against Monahans on Feb. 3.

Panthers pounce on rival Loboes

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.
Fort Stockton celebrates following a shoutout inning during their home matchup against Presidio on March 7. Photo by Nathan Heuer

Seminole completes sweep of Panthers in nail-biter

Fort Stockton’s bats were back up to par in their rematch with Seminole on March 24 at home. But four Panther errors, a pair of home steals, and a missed opportunity at the plate in the final inning allowed the Indians to capture a 7-6 win over Fort Stockton to complete the regular season sweep.
Freshman Gerry Diaz (15) continued his productive freshman campaign on March 24 against Seminole with a team-best two hits. Diaz had a .486 batting average in 45 plate appearances heading into Tuesday’s contest at Monahans. The mark is third-best on the team for players who have at least 20 at bats.

Ramirez, Dominguez claim bronze to conclude regular season

Jeremiah Ramirez and CT Dominguez joined forces for the first time this season on the tennis court during Fort Stockton’s regular season finale on March 24 in Odessa at the Friday Night Lights Invitational. Their result suggested anything but a newly formed pairing.
Fort Stockton’s two medalists at last week’s regular season finale in Odessa were, from left to right, Jeremiah Ramirez and CT Dominguez. Courtesy Photo

Prowlers corralled by rival Monahans

Fort Stockton was defeated via run rule for the first time this season in a 13-3 road loss on March 24 against defending district champion Monahans. The Lady Loboes plated four runs in the fourth inning and added eight runs in the third frame to end the game after 4 ½ innings.
mya Vaughn hurls a throw for an out from her shortstop position during the Prowlers defeat to Pecos on March 17. Vaughn has 29 putouts and a .978 fielding percentage this season. Photo by Nathan Heuer
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