SPORTS
Bowie, Nocona track teams compete at area meet
The Bowie and Nocona track teams competed at the area meet in Dublin on Thursday.
The Lady Rabbits had six athletes qualify for the regional meet while the Lady Indians put through two and the Indians one.
Athletes had to finish in the top four in their individual events to qualify for the regional meet. Bowie’s Jayci Logan finished third in the 200 meter race, Anahi Perez finished third in the 100 meter hurdles and Neely Price finished fourth in the high jump.
Logan was also part of the 4×200 relay that finished fourth along with Taygon Jones, Hannah Love and Ziba Robbins.
For Nocona, Trent Sappington finished first in the 400 meters, third in the 200 meters and just missed qualifying in the 100 meters with a fifth place finish.
Allie Brown also qualified in two events, finishing third in the 3200 meters and fourth in the 1600 meters. Raylee Sparkman qualified in the 400 meters with a fourth place finish.
The Jackrabbits did not have anyone qualify, but Cade Thompson and Case Curry did score points for the team with sixth place finishes in the high jump and pole vault at the meet.
Other athletes who scored points included Nocona’s Noe Estrada with a fifth place finish in the 300 meter hurdles, the Lady Indian’s Kylie Rose finishing sixth in the 800 meters and the Lady Rabbits Price and Perez finishing fifth and sixth in the 300 meter hurdles.
The regional meet is scheduled for April 23-24 at Abilene Christian University. Only the top two finishers in each event are guaranteed a spot at the state meet. The top third place finisher in the state is then allowed a spot at state.
Results for all Bowie and Nocona athletes are in 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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