RGV Capsules: Scorpions cruise to 14-2 win over alumni
Rory Young, Marcos De Leon and Salvador Villalpando combined for a no-hitter and struck out 18 alumni as the 2012 University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College Scorpions waltzed to a 14-2 win over the alumni Friday at Scorpion Field.
The 2012 Scorpions will play Laredo Community in four scrimmage games this weekend, with doubleheaders scheduled at 4 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday. UTB-TSC opens the regular season with a four-game series against Doane College (Neb.) Jan. 26-28, starting with a single game at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26.
Twenty-six former players who played at Texas Southmost College or UTB-TSC as Scorpions participated, including Oscar Gallegos, who was a member of the 1979 Scorpion squad.
Young pitched the first four innings, struck out seven and walked one. He allowed two unearned runs in the first inning when Tony Lerma's fly ball to left field was misplayed, and two runs scored.
De Leon went the next four innings, striking out nine and walking two. Villalpando pitched the ninth inning, and struck out two of the three batters he faced.
Scorpions hitters collected 12 hits, two each by Peter Maldonado, Colby Henscey, Joel Fernandez, Robert Mariscal, and Scott Frazier. Henscey drove in five runs, Mariscal four and Fernandez three. Henscey and Zach Cordia scored three times each.
Participating for the alumni, and the years they last played included: Oscar Gallegos, 1979; Oscar Garza, 1980; Ernie Rodriguez, 1981; Hector Garanzuay, 1997; Juan Segoviano, 1997; Efren Rivera, 2003; Osiel Flores, 2005; David Belleperche, 2007; Jesse Galvan, 2007; Angel Sosa, 2007; Chris Walker, 2008; Martin Cantu, 2009; Jose Guerra, 2009; Tony Lerma, 2009; Lorenzo Ramirez, 2009; Brian Bustos, 2010; Daniel "Trey" Garcia, 2010; Jesus Mendoza, 2010; Jeff Allen, 2011; Matt Warner, 2011; Gilberto Puente, 2011; Danny Gidora, 2011; Jorge Camorlinga, 2011; Nick Loftis, 2011; Julian Moya, 2011; Luis Sanchez, 2011
Hockey
Bees beaten by Laredo
LAREDO - The Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees lost 5-3 to the Laredo Bucks on Friday night.
After trailing by three, the Bees (17-15-5) rallied to tie the game in the second period, but a goal with five seconds left in the second proved to be the game-winner.
The Bucks (14-22-0) started the scoring with three straight strikes to start the game. Laredo started the run with a shorthanded goal by Matt Boyd at the 8:03 mark of the first period.
In the second period Neil Trimm scored on the power-play to give the Bucks a 2-0 lead just 59 seconds in. At the 5:10 mark of the second, the Bucks increased their lead to three goals as Matt Pierce used some nifty stick work in front of the net to deflect the puck past Wylie Rogers.
The second half of the second period was all Bees, as Dan Gendur struck twice and Tyler Barr scored his first of the season.
Gendur scored his first of the night at the 9:10 mark, slapping home a pass from Tomas Klempa. Gendur struck just three minutes later at 12:53 as he slid a puck past Laredo netminder Torrie Jung.
Barr scored his first of the season to tie the game at three as he backhanded a breakaway goal to the back of the net. Kirill Startsev picked up an assist in his first Bees game. It was Barr's first goal as a member of the Bees.
Laredo scored its second power-play goal of the game with only seconds left in the second period to take the 4-3 lead to the locker room. The late second-period goal held up as the Bees were unable to find the equalizer in the third period.
The Bees and Bucks meet again at 4 p.m. Saturday at the Laredo Energy Arena.
-- Killer Bees Services
Bees ink Startsev
The Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees, affiliates of the Florida Panthers and San Antonio Rampage, announced Friday that forward Kirill Startsev has signed with the team. Startsev joins the Bees after playing in Russia.
The Omsk, Siberia, native has played the past seven years in the Russian professional and junior system. Startsev, 22, played the last two seasons in the second-tier VHL with HK Ryazan and HK Sarov, scoring 22 goals and recording 14 assists over a combined 88 games.
Startsev has played two games at the highest level of Russian hockey, at the time the Russian Superleague (which became the Kontinental Hockey League). Startsev suited up for the hometown Avangard Omask during the 2007-08 season.
In addition, the Bees waived Trevor Hunt.
-- Killer Bees Services
College
Broncs compete in Lubbock
LUBBOCK – The University of Texas-Pan American Broncs men’s and women’s indoor track & field teams each finished fourth in the distance medley to go with a pair of second-place finishes in the weight throw in Day 1 of competition at the Texas Tech Invitational.
The women’s team had to compete with, among other schools, No. 8 Texas Tech, which took two of the top three spots in the distance medley. The Broncs’ A squad finished with a time of 12:56.80, 15.05 seconds behind the Red Raiders’ B squad. The Red Raiders’ A squad won the event with a time of 11:55.14.
On the men’s side, the Broncs’ A squad finished fourth with a time of 10:45.81, close behind the A squads of Texas Tech (10:13.08), West Texas A&M (10:13.62) and Abilene Christian (10:16.83).
In section B of the women’s weight throw, freshman Jasmine Davison finished second at 14.26 meters while junior Britanny Talamantez finished fifth with a mark of 12.97 meters. Senior Danielle Miller of Texas Southern won the event with a throw of 14.72 meters.
In the finals of section B of the men’s weight throw, sophomore Jesus Alvarez made a throw of 14.53 meters, just short of Barton County sophomore Tyler Rathke’s first place mark of 14.60 meters. Broncs junior Scott Bann finished sixth in section A at 15.49 meters.
Competition continues at 9 a.m. Saturday with the pole vault, followed by the shot put and triple jump at 10 a.m. Running events will get under way at 11 a.m. with the 55 meter hurdles and dash. At 12:30 p.m., runners will compete in the mile, 400 meters, 800 meters, 3,000 meters and 1,600-meter relay heats.
Other UTPA results from Friday include:
Women’s 200-meter dash
29. Sophomore Jasmine Webb, 26.37 seconds
34. Junior Samantha Villareal, 26.67 seconds
48. Freshman Kari Williams, 27.18 seconds
69. Junior Destiny Schulze, 28.73 seconds
Men’s 200-meter dash
30. Sophomore Marco Adriana, 23.15 seconds
37. Junior Edgar Moreno, 23.43 seconds
Men’s 600-yard run
42. Junior Guillermo Martinez, 1:19.92
-- UTPA Services
