Sports

FSMS boys relay team ranked fifth in the nation

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The Fort Stockton Middle School boys’ track teams wrapped up their season with another solid showing at the district meet. Highlights include a first-place finish by Nikolas Sotelo in the high jump with a season-best jump of 5’ 8”, and a first-place finish by the 4x400m relay team consisting of Jeremiah Gonzalez, Andrian Rivera, Michael “Bubba” Patino, and Nikolas Sotelo. Their time of 3:45.98 tied a nearly forty-year-old school record and ranks fifth in the nation and second in the state among teams reporting to Athletic. net.
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Prowlers hold off Maidens, fall to Monahans

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Prowler softball returned to action here at Fort Stockton on Tuesday, March 19 vs. Seminole. The Prowlers started off red-hot with three runs in the first, third and fourth innings as they built a 9-0 lead; however, the Maidens would not give up and fought back with six runs in the fifth and seventh innings but it would not be enough as the Prowlers plated four runs of their own in the bottom of the sixth inning to secure the victory 13-12. It was a hard-fought game between two state ranked teams and the huge crowd would help ensure the victory for the Prowlers.
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Middle School swimmers set records in Monahans

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The FSMS Blue Wave swim team competed at the Monahans Invitational Friday, March 22, where a remarkable five school records were broken. The boys couldn’t let the girls have all the fun breaking records. The 200 Freestyle Relay of Grayson Foster, Camiren Sexton, Haizen Gregory, and Mason May broke the long-standing record by two seconds that was set in 2016 with a time of 2:21.41.