SPORTS
CROSS COUNTRY: UIL state meets are today
Bowie’s Kamryn Cantwell and Nocona’s Miriam Diaz will represent Montague County at the University Interscholastic League Cross Country State Meet today at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock.
Both Diaz and Cantwell will run in the Conference 3A girls’ race at 9:50 a.m.
The Conference 2A girls will run first at 9 a.m. followed by the 2A boys at 9:20 a.m.
The Conference 3A boys will run at 10:10 a.m.
Then Conference 4A girls run next at 10:40 a.m., followed by the 4A boys at 11 a.m.
Conference 5A girls will run at 11:30 a.m., followed by 5A boys at noon.
The Conference 6A girls will race at 12:30 p.m., followed by 6A boys at 1 p.m.
The meet wraps up with Conference 1A girls at 1:30 p.m. and 1A boys at 1:50 p.m.
All boys and Conference 5A and 6A girls races will cover 5,000 meters, the rest of the girls races have a distance of two miles.
Complete results will be available at the Bowie News website on Saturday evening.
The admission is $5 per person. Parking is $5 per car, and is available at Dell Diamond.
The meet will be on television live on the National Federation of High Schools (NFHS) Network.
Fans and family unable to attend the event can watch it online with a subscription: www.nfhsnetwork.com/associations/uil.
The race will also be available on the NFHS mobile application.
Kamryn Cantwell of Bowie and Nocona’s Miriam Diaz run today in the University Interscholastic League Conference 3A girls meet, which will cover two miles. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)
Nearly 600 youngsters signed up for this season of youth baseball sports through the BSA. The group celebrated with awards this past week and introduction of all its teams. See all the awards and photos from the night in the mid-week Bowie News. (Photos by Barbara Green)
The 2024 Summer Olympics is just a few weeks away taking place in Paris. The opening ceremonies will be July 26 and are planned to be unique as they take place along the Seine River that flows through Paris. Thomas Bach prepared this op-ed to welcome the world to Paris.
By Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee
The Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 is only days away. The excitement gripping this nation is palpable.
As this unique festival of sport draws closer, we all are feeling that France and the French people are ready to welcome the world’s best athletes with the hospitality and passion for sport for which they are famous all around the world.
Already millions of people have greeted the Olympic flame on its journey around France with a huge wave of enthusiasm. All of us are looking forward to an unforgettable celebration of Olympic sport and French culture in the coming weeks.
Read the full story in the mid-week sports in your Bowie News.
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.
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