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Bandera's Tyler Moore finished sixth at the Area meet in the Long Jump, and is headed to the State Meet as the Region IV 110 and 300m Hurdles gold medalist.
Photo by Chris Darus
May 5, 2022
Two Minute Drill
Local Sports with Superlatives
By Chris Darus
The Bandera Prophet
Bandera ISD
Girls Soccer
Coach Keith Kuenzel announced that three Lady Bulldog soccer players were recognized for their superlative play on the field from the Texas Association of Soccer Coaches.
Named to the 2022 Region IV All-Region Team were:
First Team All-Region Goalkeeper: Bietzel Gonzalez;
First Team All-Region Defender: Lauren Benedict; and
All-Region Honorable Mention: Hannah Edwards.
Benedict and Edwards were also named to the TASC Academic All-State list, the THSCA Academic All-State list and the Academic All-District list.
All three were named to All-District honors for their play with Gonzalez named the Co-Goalkeeper of the Year.
Bandera went 1-9-2 in district in a rebuilding year.
Track
After a long season and a hard road, Bandera will have two representatives, Braden Cox and Tyler Moore, at the UIL State Track and Field Meet on May 12-14 at Mike Meyers Stadium on the UT campus in Austin.
Bi-Area
April 20 saw the top four qualifiers in each event from Districts 27 and 28 compete at the Bi-Area meet in Cuero.
Emily Garcia and the Lady Bulldog 4x400m relay team were the only qualified girls from Bandera and they did well, but did not advance to the regional meet.
Garcia, a senior, was just shy of her district vault of 9-6 and did not place.
The 4x400m relay team, consisting of senior, Hannah Edwards, and three underclassmen, Trinity Butler, Jayla Blake and Jazlyn Dickerson, ran their second fastest time of the season while finishing fifth, just missing a shot at the regional meet.
The Bulldogs had five qualified with three of them advancing to the regional meet in Braden Cox, Liam Demarchi, and Tyler Moore.
Cox and teammate, Ethan Brown, ran the 3200 with Cox fifth and Brown, sixth. The 1600 results were better with Brown’s fifth place and Cox advancing to regionals via a second place finish.
DiMarchi advanced with a second in the Shot Put and a fourth in Discus.
Moore took double gold in both the 110 and 300 Hurdles along with a sixth in the Long Jump.
Felix Diaz finished eighth in the 400 to end his season.
Bi-Area (Districts 27 and 28)
Bandera results:
Girls
Pole Vault_ Did not place, E. Garcia, NHA
4x400m relay_ 5, Bandera (H. Edwards, T. Butler, J. Blake, J. Dickerson), 4:12.20
Boys
Shot Put_ 2, L. DeMarchi, 50-2.5
Discus_ 4, DeMarchi, 139-10
Long Jump_ 6, T. Moore, 20-4.75
300m Hurdles_ 1, Moore, 40.51
110m Hurdles_ 1, Moore, 14.71
3200m_ 2, Cox, 10:42.27, 6, E. Brown, 10:59.62
1600_ 1, Cox, 4:47.95, 4, Brown, 4:57.44
400_ 8, F. Diaz, NTA
Regionals
With the three Bulldogs representing Bandera at the regional meet in Kingsville last Friday and Saturday, there was a good chance for someone to make it to state.
Liam Dimarchi came up just a bit short with a pair of sixth place finishes in the Discus and Shot Put to end his senior campaign, but Braden Cox and Tyler Moore advanced and will be headed to Austin.
Cox will compete in the 1600 where he missed regional gold by .69 seconds and Moore is in both the 110 and 300 Hurdles, which he won.
Region IV 4A Meet
Bandera results:
Discus_ 6, DeMarchi, 138-0
Shot Put_ 6, DeMarchi, 49-6
300m Hurdles_ 1, Moore, 38.78
110m Hurdles_ 1, Moore, 14.79
3200_ 6, Cox, 10:24.95
1600_ 2, Cox, 4:33.82
Baseball
Bandera ended district play at 0-10 with two losses to Fredericksburg last week, 12-0 and 10-3.
The first game of the home and home series saw the Billies take a commanding 7-0 lead after the first inning and scoring three more runs in the bottom of the third and one in the fourth to bring the game to an early close. Fred was credited with seven hits and no errors in the shutout and Bandera had no hits and were charged with three errors.
Fred again scored early in Fridays game, taking a 3-0 lead after one, but Bandera battled back with a three run second to tie the game.
The Billies held the Bulldogs scoreless for the rest of the game while scoring in the next four innings to get the win.
Randon Wheeler had 2 RBIs and Barrett Waid pitched five innings, striking out eight.
Bandera had seven hits and three errors and Fred had 11 hits and one error.
Summer Camps
The first of the much anticipated Bulldog summer camps was announced last week.
The 2022 Bandera Basketball Camp will be held June 14-16 at Bandera High School with instruction for K through fifth graders from 10 a.m. to noon and sixth through incoming ninth graders from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m.
Bandera basketball coaches Brady Keane and Kierstyn Sells will be the head instructors with other Bandera coaches and alumni assisting.
Registration is $50 before May 20, with walk-up and late registration cost of $60 per camper.
Only early entries are guaranteed a camp T-shirt and all payments will be accepted on the first day of camp.
You can register now by going to the Bandera ISD athletics webpage, by using the link below.
2022 Bandera Basketball Camp Registration Form (google.com)
Girls Soccer
Coach Keith Kuenzel announced that three Lady Bulldog soccer players were recognized for their superlative play on the field from the Texas Association of Soccer Coaches.
Named to the 2022 Region IV All-Region Team were:
First Team All-Region Goalkeeper: Bietzel Gonzalez;
First Team All-Region Defender: Lauren Benedict; and
All-Region Honorable Mention: Hannah Edwards.
Benedict and Edwards were also named to the TASC Academic All-State list, the THSCA Academic All-State list and the Academic All-District list.
All three were named to All-District honors for their play with Gonzalez named the Co-Goalkeeper of the Year.
Bandera went 1-9-2 in district in a rebuilding year.
Track
After a long season and a hard road, Bandera will have two representatives, Braden Cox and Tyler Moore, at the UIL State Track and Field Meet on May 12-14 at Mike Meyers Stadium on the UT campus in Austin.
Bi-Area
April 20 saw the top four qualifiers in each event from Districts 27 and 28 compete at the Bi-Area meet in Cuero.
Emily Garcia and the Lady Bulldog 4x400m relay team were the only qualified girls from Bandera and they did well, but did not advance to the regional meet.
Garcia, a senior, was just shy of her district vault of 9-6 and did not place.
The 4x400m relay team, consisting of senior, Hannah Edwards, and three underclassmen, Trinity Butler, Jayla Blake and Jazlyn Dickerson, ran their second fastest time of the season while finishing fifth, just missing a shot at the regional meet.
The Bulldogs had five qualified with three of them advancing to the regional meet in Braden Cox, Liam Demarchi, and Tyler Moore.
Cox and teammate, Ethan Brown, ran the 3200 with Cox fifth and Brown, sixth. The 1600 results were better with Brown’s fifth place and Cox advancing to regionals via a second place finish.
DiMarchi advanced with a second in the Shot Put and a fourth in Discus.
Moore took double gold in both the 110 and 300 Hurdles along with a sixth in the Long Jump.
Felix Diaz finished eighth in the 400 to end his season.
Bi-Area (Districts 27 and 28)
Bandera results:
Girls
Pole Vault_ Did not place, E. Garcia, NHA
4x400m relay_ 5, Bandera (H. Edwards, T. Butler, J. Blake, J. Dickerson), 4:12.20
Boys
Shot Put_ 2, L. DeMarchi, 50-2.5
Discus_ 4, DeMarchi, 139-10
Long Jump_ 6, T. Moore, 20-4.75
300m Hurdles_ 1, Moore, 40.51
110m Hurdles_ 1, Moore, 14.71
3200m_ 2, Cox, 10:42.27, 6, E. Brown, 10:59.62
1600_ 1, Cox, 4:47.95, 4, Brown, 4:57.44
400_ 8, F. Diaz, NTA
Regionals
With the three Bulldogs representing Bandera at the regional meet in Kingsville last Friday and Saturday, there was a good chance for someone to make it to state.
Liam Dimarchi came up just a bit short with a pair of sixth place finishes in the Discus and Shot Put to end his senior campaign, but Braden Cox and Tyler Moore advanced and will be headed to Austin.
Cox will compete in the 1600 where he missed regional gold by .69 seconds and Moore is in both the 110 and 300 Hurdles, which he won.
Region IV 4A Meet
Bandera results:
Discus_ 6, DeMarchi, 138-0
Shot Put_ 6, DeMarchi, 49-6
300m Hurdles_ 1, Moore, 38.78
110m Hurdles_ 1, Moore, 14.79
3200_ 6, Cox, 10:24.95
1600_ 2, Cox, 4:33.82
Baseball
Bandera ended district play at 0-10 with two losses to Fredericksburg last week, 12-0 and 10-3.
The first game of the home and home series saw the Billies take a commanding 7-0 lead after the first inning and scoring three more runs in the bottom of the third and one in the fourth to bring the game to an early close. Fred was credited with seven hits and no errors in the shutout and Bandera had no hits and were charged with three errors.
Fred again scored early in Fridays game, taking a 3-0 lead after one, but Bandera battled back with a three run second to tie the game.
The Billies held the Bulldogs scoreless for the rest of the game while scoring in the next four innings to get the win.
Randon Wheeler had 2 RBIs and Barrett Waid pitched five innings, striking out eight.
Bandera had seven hits and three errors and Fred had 11 hits and one error.
Summer Camps
The first of the much anticipated Bulldog summer camps was announced last week.
The 2022 Bandera Basketball Camp will be held June 14-16 at Bandera High School with instruction for K through fifth graders from 10 a.m. to noon and sixth through incoming ninth graders from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m.
Bandera basketball coaches Brady Keane and Kierstyn Sells will be the head instructors with other Bandera coaches and alumni assisting.
Registration is $50 before May 20, with walk-up and late registration cost of $60 per camper.
Only early entries are guaranteed a camp T-shirt and all payments will be accepted on the first day of camp.
You can register now by going to the Bandera ISD athletics webpage, by using the link below.
2022 Bandera Basketball Camp Registration Form (google.com)