SPORTS

Forestburg v-ball begins 2014 season home with Alvord

Published

12 years ago

07/29/2014

By ERIC VICCARO
bnewssports@sbcglobal.net

This past summer, Forestburg High School head volleyball coach Rosana Barbosa returned to her native Brazil.
While home in South America, Barbosa spent a lot of time watching volleyball.
“I got some ideas that I would like to use in practices here,” Barbosa said. “I want to see how the kids will adapt to what we will be doing. I am ready and I am excited (for the season).”
Next Monday, Forestburg, like all the other schools in Texas, will begin practice. The Longhorns will compete in a tough four-team scrimmage on Aug. 9 at Chico with Boyd and Bridgeport.
Then Forestburg opens the season with first-year program Alvord at home on Aug. 12.
“I think both teams are going to be nervous,” said Barbosa, who came to Forestburg after spending time as an assistant coach at Wichita Falls Notre Dame. “It’s going to be their first game, and our first home game of the year.”
Barbosa, a former standout basketball player at Midland College and Midwestern State University, has developed her volleyball knowledge through Notre Dame coach Lisa Macha.
Barbosa calls Macha a mentor.
Well, on Aug. 26 in Forestburg, it’s going to be student versus mentor as the Longhorns play host to Notre Dame. Read The Bowie News mid-week edition for more, including a complete season schedule.

Forestburg Longhorns. (Graphic provided by the Forestburg Independent School District)

SPORTS

Bowie softball team falls in area round

Published

3 days ago

05/07/2026

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Bowie softball had a historic season, where the squad made the postseason for the first time since 2019 and knocked a top seed from the playoffs, come to an end April 29.

No-4 ranked Tuscola Jim Ned got out to a quick start and took an 11-1, five inning win in the area round of the Class 3A Division I playoffs. Bowie had its season end at 19-15.

With a large crowd at Weatherford High rooting them on, Bowie took the field looking to knock out another top seed, as they did with Early last week.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.

SPORTS

Willett, Richey off to State

Published

3 days ago

05/07/2026

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Bowie will have two track athletes at the State track and field meet May 14 with top two finishes at the Region 1-3A track meet at Abilene Christian University May 1-2.

Tyler Richey finished 2^nd in the pole vault with a 15’ leap. Richey was also 9^th in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 15.39. Sophomore Braden Willett was 3^rd in the 1,600-meters with a school record best of time of 4:21.93. Willett was 4^th in the 3,200-meter run with a time of 9:29.71.

Several other Rabbits and Lady Rabbits competed at the regional meet. The 800-meter relay foursome of Colton Dosch, Richey, Finn Riddle and Jaxon White finished 6^th with a time of 1:30.24 while the 1,600-meter relay team of Dosch, Judah Livsey, Riddle and Blaine Leonard finished 8^th with a time of 3:30.76.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.

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Fourteen track athletes head to State

Published

3 days ago

05/07/2026

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Saint Jo’s boys and girls track teams took top honors at the Region III-A track meet at Hewitt Midway High School May 1-2 and will send several athletes to the state track and field meet May 16 in Austin.

The boys were led by Damon Byrd who won both the long jump with a 22’9 ¾” leap and triple jump with a 45’ 10 ½”. Byrd also won the 100-meter dash with a time of 1.03 and was a member of the victorious 800-meter relay along with Trent Gaston, Barrett Johnson and Lee Yeley with a time of 1:30.80.

Yeley won the high jump with a 6’ leap. Byrd, Yeley, Dominic Luna and Gaston combined for a 2^nd-place finish in the 1,600-meter relay with a time 3:32.81. Gaston was 2^nd in the 110-meter hurdles with a tie of 16.09. Johnson was 2^nd in the 400-meter dash in 50.75, Ayden Giambruno was 6^th in the 3200-meter run in 11:05.24 with Yeley 8^th in the 200-meters with a time of 25.61.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.