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Thursday, August 3, 2017
Quite a journey Athletics
Farmersville’s Lyle (above) and Clay (right) Hibbitts had the opportunity to share time in the Farmers varsity baseball program during the 2016 and 2017 campaigns.
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Brothers moved from California to small town Farmersville By David Jenkins Staff Writer
djenkins@csmediatexas.com It’s hard enough moving to a new school, but try relocating from another state. The Hibbitts family did just that making the trek from a large town in California to Farmersville. Brothers CJ, Lyle and Clay arrived enrolled in FISD prior to the start of the 2014-’15 school year. CJ was an incoming senior, Lyle a sophomore and Clayton
‘It was a big change. We went from a large town to a small one.’ Clay Hibbitts
was a seventh grader at the junior high. “It was a big change. We went from a large town to a small one,” Lyle said. Lyle and CJ played together on the varsity football team in 2014. The squad ended up 7-4 overall and made the playoffs. They teamed up once again on the baseball diamond in
2015. FHS won a district title and fell in the second round of the postseason. CJ would go on to graduate not long after the season ended, which left Lyle as the only Hibbitts at the high school. Lyle entered his junior campaign, in 2015, playing varsity football on a team that struggled with injuries and finished with a losing record. The same couldn’t be said about the baseball team in 2016. They strung together an impressive run and in the end fell to Brock during the regional semi-
finals. “It was fun being able to make it that far and the atmosphere was awesome,” Lyle said. In between football and baseball, Lyle was a member of the varsity basketball team and member of the boys varsity track program. He would end up forgoing his final year of varsity football eligibility as a senior in 2016. Lyle didn’t go too far as he took on the role of student coach. “I definitely missed out from
Youth Track & Field
Kingston claims All-American status By David Jenkins Staff Writer
djenkins@csmediatexas.com LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kingston Williams competed against the best talent around during the 51st annual USA Track & Field Hershey National Junior Olympics. The meet, which ran July 2430, featured over 10,000 athletes from around the United States competing at Rock Chalk Park, home of the University of Kansas track and field program. The Team Quest member competed in the 9-10 year old division and collected his third All-American honor, this time in the triathonlon, high jump and 400 meters. He claimed second in the triathlon with 721 points. The winner scored 726. Kingston took second in the high jump with a height of 4-5, fifth in the
400 meters in a time of 1:08.32 and 11th in the shot with a throw of 20-5.75. He also competed in the 200-meter dash (10th in 28.20), high jump (fourth at 4-03.25) and 400 (eighth in 1:04.73) meters. Kingston qualified for the year’s final meet, after setting multiple records within the 9-10 year old division in the USATF Region 12 Junior Olympics Championships. He claimed gold in the high jump with a region best height of 4-03.50, first in the triathlon with a region best 833 points, first in the 200 with a time of 27.64 and ran a region record time of 1:00.36 during the 400. During the triathlon, he recorded a personnel best height of 4-9 for first in high jump, earned the top spot in the 100 at 1:04.29 and was eighth in the six-pound shot put with a throw of 17-0.75.
the aspect of being on the field playing. I was still able to be around the guys though,” Lyle said. He watched from the sidelines as his group of friends finished with a winning record and go three rounds deep in the playoffs. With a state title up for grabs, Lyle returned for his senior baseball season in 2017. He helped guide FHS to a district title and a spot in the regional quarterfinals. Over his three years on the varsity team, the 2017 grad
Locals compete in Summer Games Staff Writer
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Youth Track & Field
By David Jenkins
Kingston Williams (left) claimed All-American status in Kansas. Also pictured was father Keyon Williams.
played first and third base, catcher and was a starting pitcher. “Obviously we didn’t reach our goal of winning a state title, but my three years with the team were good,” Lyle said. “I love all those guys and coach (Jon) Nordin especially.” Lyle teamed with fellow 2017 graduate and University of Texas at San Antonio signee Chase Hacker to form the one-two starting rotation in Class 3A this past season.
MCALLEN – The Fanntastic Sports Track & Field Club took part in the July 27-29 Texas Amateur Athletic Federation Summer Games of Texas. Competing for the boys were Nathaniel Prentice (14-under division third in 110-meter hurdles in a time of 17.90, fifth in 300 hurdles in 45.36, tied for ninth in long jump at 17-04 and 15th in triple jump at 31-04.50), Nathaniel Lee (13th in triple jump at 31-09 in 14-under), Gavin Champ (17th in triple jump at 31-01 and 29th in long jump at 14-05.75 in 14-under), Billy Howard (25th in 1,600 meters in 6:29.73 in 10-under), Isaiah Lee (14th in 400 in 1:04.01 in
12-under), Conner Leon (14th in 80-meter hurdles in 12-under), Bryce Leon (17th in 80 hurdles in 17.05 in 12-under), DJ Johnson (sixth in shot put at 32-05 in 12-under), Curry Bishop (11th in high jump at 4-00 in 12-under). The 14-under 400-meter relay team of Ombati Antanas Jr., Willie Arkansas III, Kerion Douglas and Andre Feagans finished 16th in a time of 50.55. The grouping of Collin Fannin, Noah Pruitt, Aidan Ratcliff and Mayan Washington finished 18th in the 10-under 400-meter relay in 1:01.11. Competing for the girls were Talitha Johnson (20th in triple jump at 27-07 in 14-under), Raelyn Fannin (14th in 200 in 31.74 in 10-under) and Azaria Ratcliff (23rd in shot put at 25-10.75 in 14-under).