Sports

The Fort Stockton High School track and field regional qualifiers were commended by the Fort Stockton City Council for their exemplary performance in 2022 at the council’s regular meeting on May 23. City councilman Darren Hodges presented each athlete with their award. Pictured back row from left to right: Miguel Trejo, Fabian Perez, Kye Norman, Zane Hodges, Jesus Hernandez, Aryan Hernandez, Marco Garcia, Caleb Garcia. Pictured front row from left to right: Yaneli Caballero, Estrella Aguilar, Rosa Hernandez, Adriana Aguilar, Priscilla Trevino, Aislynn Robledo. Photo by Nathan Heuer

The Comanche Springs Pool opened to the public for the first time this year at noon on May 24. The opening was five days earlier than a year ago.

As the boys of summer roll back into Alpine, the lights will shine extra bright at Kokernot Field this year. The 2022 season marks the 75th anniversary of the o6 Cowboys in Alpine. General Manager Krisitn Cavness said, “This year is very special for not only the team, but also those who love the field and the game. We are really excited about this year’s group of athletes.” The ballpark was built in 1947 by H.L. Kokernot, Jr., as a new home for the baseball team. An estimated 6,000 attended a 1951 exhibition featuring Satchel Paige’s St. Louis Browns versus the Chicago White Sox. The history of the field means a lot to many, as it has seen many games, events, and more.

After a lopsided game one loss to Pampa in their area playoff opener on May 6, the Prowlers softball team responded with a dominant win of their own to keep their season alive on May 7. Fort Stockton downed the Harvesters 15-3 in game two of the series after a 10-1 game loss in game 1.

Dominguez ended her athletic career as a Prowler with an impressive showing at the plate and on the mound against Pampa in the area playoffs last week. The threesport star tallied a team-best six RBIs on five hits over the course of three games against the Harvesters. On the mound, Dominguez pitched in two of the three games and tallied a team-low 2.73 ERA.

The Fort Stockton baseball team, who ended the season in fourth place in District 2-4A, had their season come to an end on May 7 in the bi-district round of the playoffs against District 1-4A champions Riverside.

A trio of Fort Stockton high school students were honored as Texas Music Scholars at a ceremony on April 29. Junior Fernado Corrales (cornet/trumpet), sophomore Aubrey Mendoza (flute), and junior Krystian Rodriguez (alto saxophone) earned the prestigious honor.

The Fort Stockton baseball team will look to accomplish the same feat as the Prowlers softball team did this past weekend when then play Riverside in the opening round of the Class 4A playoffs in Seminole.

The Fort Stockton Middle School golf team hosted their home tourney at Desert Pines Golf Course on April 30. Rylee Muniz led the Panthers by placing sixth in the boy’s division and Paige Boon placed ninth in the girl’s division. Pictured front row, left to right: Brayde Barragan, Damian Gonzalez, Esai Ramos, Emiliano Robles, Cody Young, Aaden Ibarra. Back row: Rylee Muniz, Kenneth Losoya, Madelyn Gomez, Orlando Gomez. Courtesy Photo