Play Ball !!!!
February 26th, 2008, 12:24 am · Post a Comment · posted by Peter Rasmussen
Now that girls basketball is over and boys basketball is about to end, I can turn my attention to baseball. It is always tough when sports overlap but I’m looking forward to covering baseball.
Here is my preseason top 1o. Let me know what you think. Once I start updating the poll in a couple of weeks the top 10 is always fluid.
1.EDINBURG HIGH
2. LA JOYA
3. MCALLEN HIGH
4. SHARYLAND
5. WESLACO HIGH
6. BROWNSVILLE PORTER
7. BROWNSVILLE LOPEZ
8. EDINBURG NORTH
9. RIO GRANDE CITY
10. PSJA HIGH
EDINBURG BASEBALL NEWS
Coach Kaz, of Edinburg High, said his team’s 18-3 loss to Calallen in the championship game of the McAllen-Mission CISD tourney was a disapointment but said the Bobcats were not used to the big game.
Despite being a senior-ladden club, the Bobcats haven’t competed in many high-pressured situations. There was some tough Valley competition in the tourney so EHS could take it as a plus that it made it to the championship game.
Caoch Kaz took over for Coach Perez, who retired for healah reasons, but has interim attached to his title. After the season, as per the school district’s policy, he will have to re-apply for the job. It will be a silimar situation to Edinburg High football coach Caceres, who had to re-apply for his position.
If Edinburg does well this year, as expected, Kaz should be on the bench for the Bobcats next season.
Track & Field
McAllen Memorial distance runner Tricia Terry did not compete at the City of Plams Relays because of shin spilts but that might have just given her some rest for this past weekend’s McAllen High Relays.
She broke the meet revord in the 3,200-meter run with a time of 11:26.33. The previous record was set in 1988 by Porter’s Letty Trevino, 11:28.15.
Its an impressive record considering the McHi relays has been around for 60 years.
ALL-VALLEY
The Boys and Girls All-Valley teams are set for March 16. If anything changes, I’ll let you know. Keep an eye for that.
