SPORTS
STORM CENTER COLUMN: Seasons change and rearrange
Our weather this week in Montague County has ushered in a different feel.
A polar plunge dove into the area, sending temperatures to rock-bottom levels and it even tried spitting sleet on my commute from Saint Jo to Nocona on Wednesday evening.
Meteorology is merely foreshadowing new forms of physical activity.
The University Interscholastic League playoff format is mostly fair, rewarding the teams that have the most success.
Here, only Nocona’s volleyball team and Forestburg’s football team filled spots on the postseason dance card. Bowie’s Kamryn Cantwell and Nocona’s Miriam Diaz were our lone representatives at the state cross country meet in Round Rock on Nov. 8.
However, if your athletic program isn’t good enough, the postseason cut – in most districts four teams will qualify for the playoffs – can be considered unkind.
This sports editor has lived in states where even teams that have gone through an entire season winless still make the postseason. Yes, you read that right.
In Connecticut, the general cutoff for postseason qualification is a .440 winning percentage. That’s not good, but it’s a far better format than systems found in places such as Iowa and Maryland.
Here’s hoping our football and volleyball programs will be better in 2015, and we will have more teams in the playoffs. This guy can only hope at this point. Read more from this column in the weekend Bowie News.
Editor’s Note: The Storm Center column is the expressed written views of sports editor Eric Viccaro and not The Bowie News.
Bowie News sports editor Eric Viccaro. (News photo by Ryan Evans)
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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