SPORTS
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS: Powerlifters are ready for season
By ERIC VICCARO
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This weekend at Timber Creek High School in Keller, you’ll hear clanging sounds and athletes putting extra breath into their performances.
Why?
Well, today marks the start of the high school powerlifting season across the state of Texas – and Bowie will be competing in the Timber Creek Invitational.
Nocona will begin the regular season in powerlifting next Saturday at the Chico Invitational, and the Jackrabbits will be there, too.
“I restarted the girls’ program in 2008,” said Monte Sewell, who currently assists the powerlifting program as Bowie’s strength and conditioning coordinator. “The girls (Katie Walker and Katie Stallcup) asked if I’d start a team, and I said ‘absolutely.’”
Walker and Stallcup brought forth a petition and had more than 25 people sign it.
Powerlifting is similar to wrestling in that athletes trudge out of bed early on a Saturday morning just to get weighed.
Some powerlifters must eat and others go run on a track just to make sure they can compete in a given weight class.
Three different lifts are judged – the dead lift, the squat and the bench press.
There are several weight classes for both boys and girls. Read more in the weekend Bowie News.
Here’s the atmosphere of a powerlifting meet. Bowie competes at a meet during the 2013 season at Ponder High School. Bowie begins the 2015 campaign today, traveling to Keller for an invitational. (News file 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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