SPORTS
Basketball roundup
Saint Jo boys
The Saint Jo Panthers picked up two big wins on Friday and Saturday.
The Panthers won at Era 54-31 and beat Chico 71-20 at home.
Saint Jo got out to a 14-4 lead in the first quarter against the Hornets and never looked back. While Era had a better second quarter and cut the lead to 23-17 at halftime, the Panthers’ defense put the clamps back on in the second half. The offense did enough to not let the Hornets get closer.
Saint Jo then ended the game strong scoring 20 points in the fourth quarter to win the game by 23 points.
The next day against the Dragons at home, it was all about the defense. Chico scored nine points in the first quarter and trailed the Panthers only 15-9.
Saint Jo’s defense then allowed the Dragons to score only 11 points for the next three quarters.
The Panther’s offense never slowed down, again ending the game strong scoring 22 points in the fourth quarter to pull away and win by 51 points.
Saint Jo is next scheduled to play at 6 p.m. on Dec. 18 at home against Perrin-Whitt.
Prairie Valley girls
The Prairie Valley Lady Bulldogs won against Notre Dame on Friday.
The Lady Bulldogs won a close game 48-40 against the Lady Knights.
Carmen Gomez led the team with 16 points while Hailey Winkler was right behind her scoring 14 points.
Coach Jeannie Carpenter is liking what she is seeing from her team so far as district play kicks off this week.
“I am liking what I see out of our younger players,” Carpenter said. “They are really stepping up and contributing in big ways. We need to continue to work on rebounding and get more confident in our ball handling, but overall things are looking good.”
Prairie Valley is scheduled to host Bellevue at 6 p.m. on Dec. 18.
Prairie Valley boys
The Prairie Valley Bulldogs picked up a big win at home on Friday against Notre Dame before losing at Electra on Saturday.
The Bulldogs won by 30 points against the Knights 61-31, but lost by nearly that many against the Tigers 70-41.
Isaac Yeargin led the team with 25 points while Konner Ritchie and Tyler Winkler also scored in double figures scoring 18 and 15 points. All three also grabbed eight rebounds.
Prairie Valley had a good first half against Electra. The Bulldogs led by two at halftime, but shots stopped going in in the second half. Some easy baskets allowed the Tigers to get into rhythm.
The fourth quarter Prairie Valley seemed to run out of gas which allowed Electra to start extending its lead.
Yeargin led the team with 19 points, Winkler scored 11 points while grabbing a team high six rebounds and Konner Ritchie led the team with five assists.
The Bulldogs are next scheduled to play Huckabay at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 18 at home.
Forestburg boys
The Forestburg Longhorns lost to Sacred Heart on Friday.
The Tigers won a one-sided game 76-30 against an overmatched Longhorns team.
Forestburg scored well to start the game scoring 13 points, but could not keep up with Sacred Heart scoring 29 points in the first quarter.
While scoring slowed down the rest of the game on both sides, it went way down for the Longhorns while the Tigers kept scoring enough to keep building their lead.
Dylan Ronken led the team with 12 points while Braxton Osteen joined him in double-figures scoring 10 points.
Coach Eldon Van Hooser thought the team played better than its previous games, but the young and inexperienced team has a long way to go. Still, he is happy with the improvement he has seen so far.
The Longhorns are next scheduled to open up district play at 3 p.m. on Dec. 21 at home against Prairie Valley.
Gold-Burg girls
The Gold-Burg Lady Bears lost a close game at Bryson on Friday.
The Cowgirls won 39-29 against a Lady Bears team that was missing a key senior player due to quarantine.
Kelly Contreras led Gold-Burg with 15 points while Sadie Whitaker was second with nine points.
Coach Cheryl Cromleigh thought her team would have definitely won if it was at full strength, but her team fell short.
The Lady Bears are next scheduled to play at 6 p.m. on Dec. 18 at Midway.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
The 19th annual Bullfest came to the county on May 4, hosted at the Saint Jo Rodeo Arena. With bulls provided Big L Rodeo Company, Locke Bucking Bulls and more, it attracted many great riders, both local and farther away. In the end, it was Colby Deel from Jacksboro who won the the senior division round. The junior division winner was Ringo Stummer from Mountain Springs.
To see more photos, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
With the track season firmly over this year, one school went out of its way to encourage its athletes to not only improve on their totals, but set some school records this season.
Brenna Briles set the school record in the girl’s high jump (5-4), triple jump (33 feet), 100 meters (13.11) and the 200 meters (27.87).
Kayden Dill set the school record boy’s 100 meters (11.08) and 200 meters (23.47). Tye Reid set the boy’s 110 meter hurdles record at 18.7 seconds. Jesse Wadsworth set the boy’s 800 meters record with a time of 2:06.
Some relay teams also set some records. The boy’s 4×100 meter team of Jeremiah Perez, Kyler Willett, Will Johnson and Dill set the record with the time of 45.29 seconds.
The 4×400 meter relay team with Christian Binanti, Johnson, Willett and Wadsworth ran a time of 3:40.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
The Prairie Valley Bulldogs will be seeing a new face around the gym and fields next fall with the hiring of a new Athletic Director and Head Coach, Kent Caruthers.
Caruthers will be replacing Coach Seth Stephens, who has accepted a coaching job in LaPoynor, moving closer to his family and hometown. Although Coach Stephens will be missed after six years of being a part of the Prairie Valley family, Coach Caruthers will step into his new role with a wealth of knowledge and experience.
Coach Caruthers has coached basketball, football, volleyball, cross country, track and golf.
He has a well-rounded background, which makes him the perfect candidate for a 1A coaching position.
He comes, most recently, from Matagorda where he was the athletic director, boys basketball, volleyball, and track coach.
He spent the majority of his coaching career at Tolar, where he was the head boys basketball coach, defensive coordinator for the varsity football team and head golf coach.
His record and experience speak for themselves, but when asked why he felt led to apply for this position, he said that the move north is all about coaching good kids.
His coaching philosophy revolves around hard work, stating “A winner is someone who recognizes their God-given talents, works their tail off developing the talents into skills and uses these skills to accomplish their goals.”
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
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