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AREA FOOTBALL: Saint Jo readies for Newcastle

Published

12 years ago

10/28/2014

With Saint Jo falling to Tioga this past week in District 1A-9-I play, the Panthers season is on the line Friday against Newcastle at Harley Sewell Field.
“For any chance to control our own destiny, we need to win,” Saint Jo head coach Chad Tallon said. “It’s going to be a tough task, taking on a great program (like Newcastle).”
The Panthers (4-4, 0-1) are reeling, having lost in recent weeks to Forestburg, Savoy and now Tioga.
Tallon said for Saint Jo to have success against Newcastle, it must force the Bobcats to become pass-oriented. Their offense is run from a tight formation.
“We have to put pressure on them,” the coach commented.
The Bobcats will run a 4-2 defense with great athletes.
“They get off blocks well, so we’re going to have to sustain our blocking,” Tallon said.
Speaking of blocking, Tallon thought that’s what keyed up-and-coming Tioga’s victory over Saint Jo.
Saint Jo scored the game’s first touchdown on a 31-yard pass from Garrett Parker to Wyatt West.
Tioga scored 20 unanswered points until the Panthers’ Anthony Gutierrez punched in a 2-yard TD run.

Saint Jo’s Laramie Brawner prepares to give a Tioga defender the stiff arm during last Friday’s district opener for the Panthers on the road in Tioga. (Courtesy photo by the Pilot Point Post-Signal)

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Bowie softball team falls in area round

Published

2 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.

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Willett, Richey off to State

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2 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

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2 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.