By ARMANDO GARZA
Special to the NEWS
The San Benito Lady Greyhounds are seen with their prom tiaras on Saturday after defeating Eagle Pass.
(KSBG TV photo by Isabel Alicia Gomez)
LAREDO – The rain went away, but unfortunately, it’s the game that will come another day.
With rains in the Laredo area all day Friday, the Region-IV final between the Lady ’Hounds (33-2) and Smithson Valley (23-7) was in doubt because of poor field conditions. However, the diligent work of the United ISD field maintenance crew turned up a very playable field so it appeared it was “Game on.”
Not so fast.
The umpires selected for the game by the UIL, based out of Corpus Christi, did not show for the game and were under the assumption that the game was on Saturday. All the while, the teams warmed up and were ready for a supposed 9 p.m. start time.
At 9:30 p.m., the officials contacted the umpire crew, which was still in Alice, almost two hours away. Officials were forced to call the game and postpone it until Saturday at 12 p.m., leaving players, coaches, fans and everyone else disappointed.
“Everybody out here worked their tails off to get this field ready. Everybody was on board and wanted to play the game, and we don’t have any officials,” San Benito High School athletic director Spencer Gantt said. “The officials thought the game was Saturday.”
A huge San Benito crowd, along with a good number of Smithson Valley fans, booed loudly as the SAC public address announcer notified them that the game was postponed due to “unforeseen circumstances.”
“We drove all this way for nothing,” said San Benito fan Hector Gonzalez. “We’re all disappointed. I hope this doesn’t affect the girls.”
The game will begin Saturday at 12 p.m. Officials said ticket stubs from Friday’s game will be honored at the make-up.
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