At the District 22-5A Championships, Baytown Sterling took fourth place overall in the boys' race, while Goose Creek Memorial took fourth on the girls' side in the team scores.
Salinas finished seventh overall (16:35.92) for the Baytown Lee boys at district, while Brock Glasscock was the top runner for Baytown Sterling, finishing 11th overall (16:51.68). Saul Chavez finished 19th overall for Goose Creek Memorial.
In the girls' race, Martinez finished 10th (20:38.68), while Baytown Lee's Sarah Salinas took 12th (20:58.47) and Goose Creek Memorial's Kayleen Figueroa and Daicia Mascorro finished 15th and 18th overall, respectively.
So, where is Lake Creek – the school with the double-body-of-water-name? In the chill town of Montgomery, near Lake Conroe.
The Lions are "Country Girls" with swag with fully bedazzled face paint and a chant or cheer for every pitch. Don't let the giggles fool you, they are killers on the diamond.
Emiley Kennedy is the ace. When I say ace, I mean she hasn't given up an Earned Run… all season. The 6-foot-1 lefty (9-0), who has signed with Texas A&M, is intimidating on the mound and has a lethal repertoire of pitches.
"Captain Swag" is leadoff hitter and shortstop Maddie McKee, a sophomore with over 133,000 followers on Tik Tok, who can run like the wind. Against Kingwood Park, she went 4-4 with four steals and three runs. She sets the tone. You get the picture.
The "Big Stick" is sophomore Ava Brown who hits at a .615 clip and has 10 home runs. Kennedy has 11 bombs.
The leader of the defense is sophomore catcher Kalee Rochinski (40K Tik Tok followers). The coach's daughter has a tremendous softball IQ and is VOCAL!
Caelee Clark, Jenny Robison, Madelyn Lopez and Shelby Winn are also big-time contributors in the field and at the plate. Brown is a beast on the mound as well with a 10-0 record and Brenna Kelly is also a talented pitcher with a 4-0 record.
Lake Creek has only played three years of varsity softball and has never won a playoff game. Well, that will change this season as the Lions are on a collision course with the likes of Barbers Hill, Santa Fe and Foster for the Regional title and beyond.
This girls are really good, and they know it.
Goose Creek Memorial setter Zoe Martinez was named the District 22-5A Setter MVP.
Sterling finished sixth in the district going 11-10 overall and 7-9 in district, while Lee took eighth at 5-15 overall and 2-14 in district.
All-District Picks
FIRST TEAM
Naomi Hockless, Baytown Lee
Taylor Kotlarz, GCM
Bailee St. Romain, Baytown Sterling
SECOND TEAM
Katy Barger, Baytown Sterling
Giselle Cantu, Baytown Sterling
Sarina Garcia, GCM
Kaitlyn Herrera, GCM
Tanishua Joseph, Baytown Sterling
HONORABLE MENTION
Olivia Banks, GCM
McKenna Barnhill, Baytown Sterling
Brooke Benoit, Baytown Sterling
Claire Harper, Baytown Sterling
Andrea Hernandez, Baytown Lee
Tori Macias, GCM
Nicole Price, Baytown Lee
Christian Stringer, GCM
Lalai Williams, Baytown Lee
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