SPORTS

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Forestburg boys get past Saint Jo

Published

12 years ago

01/17/2015

By ERIC VICCARO
bnewssports@sbcglobal.net

The Forestburg and Saint Jo High School boys’ basketball teams battle each other hard.
As the old sports cliché goes, overall season records don’t mean a thing.
The Longhorns and Panthers played a competitive District 1A-21 game on Tuesday, and both teams had opportunities for victory.
Wyatt West, who tallied 19 points to lead all scorers, converted a couple of free throws to close Forestburg’s lead to 46-41 with 1 minute, 38 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter.
But Skyler Sandusky responded by making a bank shot on the Longhorns’ next possession and J.D. Moore scored the only point in the final minute on a free throw as Forestburg won 49-41.
The Longhorns appeared to snap out of their mid-season doldrums while Saint Jo elevated its performance against nearby rivals.
“Our kids did a good job of controlling the tempo of the game,” Saint Jo head boys’ basketball coach Brian Blank said. “Forestburg likes to get up and down the floor to take advantage of kids not getting back on defense and I thought we did a good job of getting back on defense and limiting their easy layups.”
Saint Jo dipped to 8-9 overall, 2-2 District 1A-21 while Forestburg improved to 10-8, 3-1. Read more in the weekend Bowie News.

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Saint Jo’s Wyatt West drives to the basket during Tuesday’s District 1A-21 game at Saint Jo. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)

SPORTS

Imotichey takes over as Forestburg VB coach

Published

6 days ago

07/16/2026

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A positive culture can be tough to install but will reap dividends if done correctly.

Trinadee Imotichey is trying to do just that with her Forestburg Lady Longhorns.

Imotichey, an assistant coach on the 2025 Forestburg volleyball team, was moved into the head coaching position. Last year’s coach, Cori Hayes, took over as football head coach.

Imotichey, in her 2^nd year in Forestburg, said she learned a lot from Hayes and is ready to take over.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.

SPORTS

Lady Rabbit SB beats Bridgeport

Published

6 days ago

07/16/2026

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Bowie’s summer softball league team overcame a 6-1 deficit with a six-run third inning for a 7-6 win over Bridgeport in its season opener July 6.

The league consists of teams from Bowie, Nocona, Lindsay, Bridgeport, and Alvord and will last three weeks. Bowie will host games each week.

Bowie pitcher Hazel Trahern gave up two singles and a groundout to put the Sissies on the board in the first. It would be the only hits she gave up in the game. Two groundouts and a strikeout got the Lady Rabbits out of the jam.

Bowie got the run back in the bottom of the first with Andee Jo Miller opening the frame with a walk and a stolen base. She then scored on Kynlee Baker’s groundout to tie the game at one.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.

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Keck heads to National Junior Olympics

Published

6 days ago

07/16/2026

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Rest. Run. Repeat.

Sage Keck, an 8^th grader at Montague, lives by this mantra. No ifs, ands and buts about it.

She’s been running since fourth grade PE classes where she would run a mile every week. After discovering she could outrun the other students, she began to enjoy it and continued doing it.

Her success continued, as she finished 2^nd overall against more than 200 runners at the Old Saint Jo 5K July 4. In last weekend’s Texas Junior Olympics, she reached the pinnacle of her career so far by qualifying for the United States of America Track and Field (USATF) National Junior Olympics in Norwalk, Calif. in three events.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.