SPORTS
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Lady Bulldogs overcome Lady Falcons
By ERIC VICCARO
bnewssports@sbcglobal.net
Prairie Valley recorded its second victory over Midway this season to sweep the series between the two schools, with a 37-31- conquest.
“I felt the key to winning against Midway was shutting down its post,” Prairie Valley head girls’ basketball coach Jeannie Carpenter said. “We were unable to do that until the fourth quarter when Katieann Carter and Lexi Roof stepped up and got some very key rebounds.”
The game turned into a defensive struggle in the second half, but the Bulldogs were able to win it by forcing the Falcons into fouls.
Alley Roof made 5-of-8 foul shots during the second half as part of her game-high 25-point effort. Brooklynn Messer also contributed to the win with eight points.
Prairie Valley was down 20-16 at intermission, but clawed back for a 23-22 edge at the end of three quarters.
Alley Roof had a steal-layup combination and Midway had two other turnovers during the game’s final two minutes to help Prairie Valley win.
Roof’s 3-point bank shot with 6:34 to go in the fourth gave the Lady Bulldogs a 28-26 lead, which was an advantage the team wouldn’t relinquish the rest of the way.
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Prairie Valley’s Alley Roof drives toward the basket for two points during Tuesday’s District 1A-21 game against Midway. The Lady Bulldogs won 37-31. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)
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 2nd 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.
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.
Rest. Run. Repeat.
Sage Keck, an 8th 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 2nd 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.
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