SPORTS
AREA VOLLEYBALL: Saint Jo defeats Christ Academy
The Saint Jo High School volleyball team conquered Christ Academy by scores of 25-21, 25-12, 25-16 on Tuesday at home.
“We competed hard,” Saint Jo head coach Kristi Tallon said. “They have fine tuned all of the activities we have been working on in practice, and it paid off with a win.”
Saint Jo takes on Bryson today. Bryson is coached by Todd Matlock, former Bowie head boys’ basketball and assistant football coach. The match is scheduled for 10 a.m.
The Panthers are 5-10.
Sarah Patrick recorded a team-best eight digs. Karla Fernandez supplied four assists, seven digs, one kill and one ace block. Hunter Tallon contributed six digs and three kills to round out the Panthers’ top performers.
Prairie Valley falls to Texoma Christian
Texoma Christian defeated Prairie Valley in three games by scores of 25-22, 25-13 and 25-14 on Tuesday at Prairie Valley High School.
“We played very well the first set, but fell apart in sets two and three,” Prairie Valley head coach Jeannie Carpenter said. “We are still working on communication on the floor.”
Prairie Valley is 2-13.
Robin Fenoglio served up three aces and had one ace block. Taylor Carter had three digs and Katieann Carter posted a couple of ace blocks.
The Bulldogs play at Newcastle today, match starts at 10 a.m.
Graford tops Gold-Burg
Graford swept Gold-Burg in three sets on Tuesday by scores of 25-12, 25-6, 25-18.
The Bears are 0-10.
No Gold-Burg individual statistics were provided to The Bowie News.
The Bears are off this weekend, awaiting next Tuesday’s game at Perrin-Whitt.
Lindsay dispatches Nocona
On Tuesday, Texas Girls Coaches Association Conference 2A ninth-ranked Lindsay defeated Nocona in three games by scores of 25-7, 25-15, 25-18.
The Indians dropped 8-7 on the season.
No individual statistics were reported to the Bowie News.
Nocona played Sanger on Friday night. Look for results in the mid-week edition of The Bowie News.
Prairie Valley’s Brooklynn Messer volleys at the net against Chico during the Chico Tournament on Aug. 23. The Bulldogs played in the consolation bracket. Click on the photo itself for the complete image. (News photo by Blake Wood)
Saint Jo’s Firecracker 5K welcomed 100 runners for its 16th year on July 4th.
According to runsignup.com, Old Jo’s Firecracker 5K saw 100 runners of all ages register to kick off in downtown Saint Jo.
Brayden Willett, 14, Nocona, was the top male finisher with a time of 19:02.6. Sarah Rainey, 35, Saint Jo, was the top female finisher with 21:47.1.
In the male nine and under division, I. Miller, nine, Muenster, repeated his first place win from 2023 with at time of 34:52.8. E. Thomas, eight, no town listed, also repeated her win with a time of 31:58.5.
Emry Raney-Cavnar, 14, Ardmore, OK, won the male 10-14 group and E. Christensen, 11, Decatur, took the female race. In the male 15-19 division Luke Gehrig, 17, Muenster, won, while Sophia Christensen, 15, Decatur, took the ladies’ title.
See all the results and more photos in the weekend Bowie News.
Special appreciation to Jennifer Gaston Panther Photography for use of her photos.
Major League Baseball and the Texas Rangers have planned a full week of activities for 2024 All-Star Week taking place in Arlington, Fort Worth and the North Texas region from July 12-16.
The 94th Midsummer Classic will be played at Globe Life Field on July 16, marking the second All-Star Game to be hosted by the Rangers following the 1995 All-Star Game at The Ballpark in Arlington.
HBCU Swingman Classic: July 12
All-Star Commissioner’s Cup: July 12- July 15
Jennie Finch Classic: July 12-15.
All-Star Village: July 13-16
All-Star Futures Game: July 13
All-Star Celebrity Softball: July 13
MLB Draft Opening Night: July 14
Home Run Derby: July 15
All-Star Red Carpet Show:July 16
MLB All-Star Game presented: July 16
Read the full story in the weekend Bowie News.
By JORDAN NEAL
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When most young kids get into rodeo, the craziest ones might be lucky enough to ride small bucking horses and maybe bulls in their late teens.
Then there is 12-year-old Riggin Garrett, who is already pursuing what he hopes is his future career as a bullfighter. It is a dream he began trying out several years ago at rodeos in and around this county.
This is not the Spanish variation of bullfighting where they end up killing the bull, this is “freestyle bullfighting” which is more popular in America. Here bullfighters attempt to make the bull look a fool, using their athleticism to barely dodge them, put their hats on their heads, leap over them and sometimes use a barrel as a prop. They also work as protection for the cowboys during the bull riding to help save bucked off riders.
In competition, both the bullfighter and the bull are judged after a 60-70 second encounter with points scored due to the various maneuvers pulled off.
Garrett is the son of Keysha Avens and Shane Garrett, and will be going into seventh grade at Saint Jo. As long as he can remember, Garrett has always been interested in bullfighting.
Read the full feature in the mid-week Bowie News.
Top Photo by J. Kelley Photography.
CORRECTION – In the mid-week Bowie News, the photographer for the picture on the top of page 1B was misidentified. The photo came from J. Kelley Photography, not Andre Silva as stated. We apologize for this error.
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