Sports

Fort Stockton’s success against district opponents continued on Tuesday as the Panthers took an early lead and never looked back in their 10-5 victory over Monahans. Daren Ureste shifted the tide in the early stages of Tuesday’s homestand, hitting an inside-the-park home run in the second inning.

Errors have proven costly for the Fort Stockton softball team this season and that was the case once again on Tuesday in a rematch with Monahans at home. Fort Stockton committed eight errors on defense – nearly twice their season average (4.2) – in their 21-7 loss.

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.

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.

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.