SPORTS
RODEO: Hawkins turns in fastest ride
The Forestburg Rodeo, dubbed “The Biggest Little Rodeo in Texas,” took place on Friday and Saturday in conjunction with the 34th annual Forestburg Watermelon Festival.
The United Professional Rodeo Association and Texas Cowboys Rodeo Association served as the governing bodies, and more than $4,600 in prize money was given.
The Forestburg Riding Club put on performances both nights.
Big L Rodeo of Rubottom, Okla., provided the stock for all of the events.
Big L still has two rodeos remaining in Oklahoma before the regular season comes to a close.
There were additional events in junior barrels, calf scramble and double mugging; however, those events weren’t reported to The Bowie News.
Here are the final reported results from the two-day event.
Barrel Racing
1, Brandee Hawkins, 14.732 seconds; 2, Andrea Wolf, 15.000; 3, Tammy Rokus, 15.178; 4, Kylie Bowles, 15.316
Breakaway Roping
1, Kaite Hedemann, 3.25; 2, Tanner Gray, 3.75
Bull Riding
1, Christiano Figueredo, 83 score; 2, Tuff Morgan, 76; 3, Ty Scott, 74; 4, Dalton Doggett, 70
Saddle Bronc
1, Korey Weger, 70
Tie-Down Roping
1, Bailey Wilson, 13.32; 2, Bruce Gibbs, 15.91.
Editor’s Note: The Bowie News has a policy of not reporting the money won by individual rodeo performers.
Barrel racing was just one of several events contested during the Forestburg Rodeo on Friday. The rodeo took place over two days, ending on Saturday. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)
A positive culture can be tough to install but will reap dividends if done correctly.
Trinadee Imotichey is trying to do just that with her Forestburg Lady Longhorns.
Imotichey, an assistant coach on the 2025 Forestburg volleyball team, was moved into the head coaching position. Last year’s coach, Cori Hayes, took over as football head coach.
Imotichey, in her 2nd year in Forestburg, said she learned a lot from Hayes and is ready to take over.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Bowie’s summer softball league team overcame a 6-1 deficit with a six-run third inning for a 7-6 win over Bridgeport in its season opener July 6.
The league consists of teams from Bowie, Nocona, Lindsay, Bridgeport, and Alvord and will last three weeks. Bowie will host games each week.
Bowie pitcher Hazel Trahern gave up two singles and a groundout to put the Sissies on the board in the first. It would be the only hits she gave up in the game. Two groundouts and a strikeout got the Lady Rabbits out of the jam.
Bowie got the run back in the bottom of the first with Andee Jo Miller opening the frame with a walk and a stolen base. She then scored on Kynlee Baker’s groundout to tie the game at one.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Rest. Run. Repeat.
Sage Keck, an 8th grader at Montague, lives by this mantra. No ifs, ands and buts about it.
She’s been running since fourth grade PE classes where she would run a mile every week. After discovering she could outrun the other students, she began to enjoy it and continued doing it.
Her success continued, as she finished 2nd overall against more than 200 runners at the Old Saint Jo 5K July 4. In last weekend’s Texas Junior Olympics, she reached the pinnacle of her career so far by qualifying for the United States of America Track and Field (USATF) National Junior Olympics in Norwalk, Calif. in three events.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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