Sports

The Fort Stockton track teams came away from the District 2-4A track meet in Andrews on Thursday with 14 area qualifiers, led by four athletes who will be competition in three events apiece at the area meet.

Freshman Ali Jackson was the Prowlers top performer, placing second in both the 400-meter dash and the 800. Jackson also qualified for the area meet in the 1,600 with a fourth-place finish.

The underclassman led the Prowlers to a fifth-place finish at the six-team meet.

The Fort Stockton girls softball team secured their first district win of the season on Tuesday in a home contest against Pecos.

The Prowlers took advantage of 13 Eagle errors and eight hits – led by 2-of-4 performance at the plate by Alyana Dominguez.  The junior recorded two RBIs and made it on base a third time by way of a walk.

Scoring was scattered for both teams as there were three lead changes in the 14-12 victory for the Prowlers.

Fort Stockton’s leading hitter this season, Evian Castro, shined in the biggest moment of Tuesday’s homestand against Pecos.

The Panthers extended the game to extra innings by plating four runners in the bottom of the sixth, tying the game at 5-5.

Fort Stockton freshman Ali Jackson continued her impressive start to her high school career on the track on March 25 at the Big Spring Invitational.

The multi-sport athlete earned a trio of top 3 finishes in running events, winning the 800-meter run, placing second in the 400, and crossing the finish line in third in the 1,600.

Leslie Esquivel had her best performance in the 3,200 this season via a runner-up finish. The junior added a fifth-place finish in the mile.