SPORTS
FOOTBALL: Panthers in the mist
By ERIC VICCARO
bnewssports@sbcglobal.net
The Gold-Burg High School football gave all it had – trying to prevent Saint Jo from inducing the mercy rule in Friday night’s non-district game at Harley Sewell Field in Saint Jo.
The Bears almost pulled off the feat.
That was until Lozano Baltazar got loose and scampered down the home team sideline on a 20-yard TD pass with 1 minute, 37 seconds left in the fourth quarter.
Saint Jo celebrated its Homecoming and knocked off an injury-ravaged Gold-Burg 50-0 in this game featuring a pair of Montague County schools.
The game was played in, at times, a driving mist. But, that didn’t deter either squad in this game that featured no fumbles despite a slippery football.
Saint Jo head coach Chad Tallon applauded Gold-Burg’s grit during the game.
“I can see a huge difference in Gold-Burg’s attitude and effort since coach Johnson has been coach,” he said. “They never acted like the score was out of hand. They kept trying.” Read more in the mid-week edition of The Bowie News, which includes complete statistics.
Saint Jo’s Garrett Parker (26) runs free during the first half of Friday’s non-district 6-man football game at Harley Sewell Field in Saint Jo. The Panthers topped Montague County rival Gold-Burg 50-0. (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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