SPORTS
AREA BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Slidell boys top Forestburg
In what was billed to be a showdown between District 1A-21 elite, Slidell was too powerful for Forestburg as the Greyhounds topped the Longhorns 81-56 on Tuesday evening.
Bryan McDowell, Skyler Sandusky and J.D. Moore all scored in double figures, with McDowell netting 16 points.
Coach Steve Sandusky said Forestburg wasn’t quite prepared for Slidell’s quickness. The Longhorns made only 35 percent of their field goals and finished 2-of-9 from the free-throw line.
Meanwhile, Slidell made good on 28-of-40 foul shots, and that’s what proved to be the difference maker in the Greyhound conquest.
Tuesday’s Result
At Slidell
Slidell 81
Forestburg 56
Score by Quarters
Forestburg 15 17 12 12 – 56
Slidell 24 16 16 25 – 81
Individual Scorers: Skyler Sandusky, 12; J.D. Moore, 11; Nate Shepherd, 7; Matt Wallace, 4; Bryan McDowell, 16; Bear Osteen, 5; Daniel Sharon, 1
Additional Statistics: Daniel Sharon grabbed a team-best eight rebounds while Shepherd and Sandusky had six caroms apiece. Sandusky also distributed three assists. Bear Osteen recorded a couple of steals.
Record: Forestburg, 8-8, 1-1.
Editor’s Note: See more box scores in the mid-week Bowie News in print and/or with your electronic subscription.
Forestburg’s Nate Shepherd posts up inside with the basketball during a Dec. 22 game against Midway at Forestburg. (News file photo by Eric Viccaro)
Sunset native Cason Richey (right) and his team roping partner Beldon Cox from Weatherford repeated as the International Finals Youth Rodeo champions last weekend at Shawnee, OK. Richey and Cox won the previous year and were able to complete the repeat by catching three steers in a combined time of 16.6 seconds. Richey is expected to compete attend Texas Tech University this fall and compete on the rodeo team.
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.
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