Sports

Elections for officers of the Llano Athletic Booster Club will be held on Tuesday, May 13 at 5: 30 p. m.

Perfect defense, including some outstanding catches; near-excellent pitching; and just enough hitting combined to give the Llano Lady Jackets a 2-1 win over Luling in the bidistrict round of the softball playoffs. “I think we were more determined than nervous,” head coach Brian Cottle said, “because seven seniors and a bunch of younger girls want to stay in there and fight, and that’s what they did.

Two things you’d like to happen when you’re playing your final game at home: win and have the contest meander along, maybe going on forever. The former did take place, April 18, as the Llano Lady Jackets knocked out Ingram, 10-0.

The search for gold continues in Kingsville, Friday and Saturday, April 25-26, for the Llano track team. The step-up in competition means racing for the wire against squads from districts 25-32.

Not this time. The Llano baseball Jackets did grab a huge lead over Ingram, April 18, but the Warriors did not script a sequel to their amazing comeback ten days before when they rallied from an 11-2 deficit to win, 17-14. In this rematch, playoff-bound Llano prevailed 17-2.

It simply wasn’t meant to be--no district- championship repeat for the Llano softball Jackets, who were decisively dethroned by Wimberley, 10-3, April 15, a night which was indeed taxing. “It wasn’t pretty at all,” head coach Brian Cottle said, in echo of the fans’ sentiment.

Our U-6 highlight team this week is the Orange team coached by Marcus Perez. Players include Donny Carpenter, Jazlyn Blackburn, Caitlin Smith, Brayden Hoy, Jordan Reed, and Dillon Prokop.

When a golfer shoots a 58 and someone else IN THE SAME foursome grabs a portion of the headline (What did the other guy do, drive with a fishing pole? ), you know it was truly one of the most unbelievable rounds since a three-wood was truly made out of wood.

Llano’s Brian Cottle, April 11, received a cake for the 100th win of his seven-year softball coaching career; what propelled him to the impressive number was an 18-1 battering of Bandera: it was truly “icing on the cake. ”

Some of the greatest wins in sports are those that come after a team is way behind, given up as a lost cause as fans “head to the exits. ” Conversely, the most painful defeats occur when the losing team looks back on a big advantage that’s squandered. Please Google: