Gold-Burg High School freshman Hannah Franklin has been invited to try out for the USA Junior National Volleyball Team.
Tryouts will take place on Sunday at Cedar Valley in College in Dallas.
Franklin was both a setter and outside hitter for Gold-Burg this past season under first-year head coach Lyndsey Shaw.
Hannah is the 15-year-old daughter of Janis and J.J. Franklin of Bowie.

Fun run set for Lawton Dec. 6

The 20th annual “Frost Ya’ Fanny” five-kilometer run and one-mile fun run are set for 4:45 p.m. on Dec. 6.
The run will begin at the Museum of the Great Plains.
There will be a kids’ candy cane chase at 4:45 p.m., followed by a one-mile fun run at 5 p.m. and the five-kilometer race at 5:30 p.m.
This is a United States of America Track and Field certified course and sanctioned event. Computerized chips will be in use.
The Lawton Parks and Recreation Department serves as the race sponsor.
For information, call 1-580-581-3400 and visit www.teamsideline.com/lawton to register online. One may also download the registration form.

Fantasy of Lights basketball tourney next week

The Bowie High School girls’ basketball team as well as Bellevue girls and Nocona and Bellevue boys’ programs will compete from Friday through Saturday, Nov. 28-29 at the 34th annual Fantasy of Lights Tournament.
The event takes place at assorted venues throughout Wichita Falls and surrounding communities.
Competing in the large school girls’ division, Bowie will play Amarillo Palo Duro in the opening round on Friday, Nov. 28, at 11 a.m. at Iowa Park High School.
Bowie will either play Wichita Falls Hirschi or Cleburne in a championship or consolation bracket game on Saturday, Nov. 29.
The championship game is slated for D.L. Ligon Coliseum at Midwestern State University on Saturday at 7 p.m.
In the small school girls’ division, Bellevue will take on Texoma Christian of Sherman at 9:30 a.m. and then Quanah at 2 p.m. on Friday.
The Lady Eagles have been placed in Pool B.
The game against Texoma Christian will be at Iowa Park and the Quanah contest at Wichita Falls Rider High School.
The championship game is set for 4 p.m. on Saturday. The consolation game is at 1 p.m., both at Ligon Coliseum.
In the small school boys’ bracket, Nocona takes on Archer City at Burkburnett on Friday at 1:30 p.m. followed by the Wichita Falls Heat at Iowa Park at 6 p.m. on Friday.
These are games in Pool A.
In Pool B, Bellevue takes on City View at Iowa Park at 9:30 a.m. and then New Way Christian in Odessa at Wichita Falls Rider at 1 p.m.
The championship game is set for 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. The consolation game is at 2:30 p.m., both at Ligon Coliseum.
The large school boys championship rounds things out at 8:30 p.m.

Bowie Boosters make purchase for powerlifting program

The Bowie Athletic Boosters Club made a purchase during its meeting on Monday in the Bowie High School commons.
The boosters purchased suits and miscellaneous supplies for the powerlifting program valued at more than $1,000.

Gold-Burg’s Hannah Franklin (News photo by Blake Wood)