SPORTS
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Forestburg girls earn playoff victory
By ERIC VICCARO
bnewssports@sbcglobal.net
Forestburg High School hasn’t visited the University Interscholastic League girls’ basketball playoffs since the 2007-08 season.
However, on Monday at Alvarado High School, the Lady Horns looked like a bunch of postseason pros as they outscored Avalon 25-0 in the opening quarter en route to a 73-20 Conference 1A-III Bi-District victory.
“We played strong defense and we kept them to single digits in all four quarters,” Forestburg head coach Rosana Barbosa said. “As being our first playoff game, the girls were relaxed, and that helped us to have a great game.”
In addition, Barbosa said Forestburg tried different defenses to see which may work best in the next round.
The Lady Horns will match up with Saltillo in the area round. The game is set for 7 p.m. on Saturday at Princeton High School. Princeton is a suburb of McKinney.
“We are excited for the opportunity and we are ready to play our second round game,” Barbosa said.
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Forestburg’s Virginia Cody (15) finds herself surrounded by Slidell defenders during Saturday’s District 1A-21 Championship at Valley View High School. Slidell defeated Forestburg, 41-29. Click on the image itself for the complete photo. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)
In its’ second consecutive playoff trip, Bowie’s volleyball team gave it a valiant effort against San Angelo Texas Leadership Charter Academy. The Eagles proved to be too much with an athletic frontcourt proving too much in a 3-0 win (25-20,25-21,25-18) Oct. 29 at Breckenridge High.
Bowie led midway though all three sets but the Eagles were able to come from behind and pull out the win.
The Eagles got out quickly with a 5-0 lead in the opener. The Lady Rabbits showed some gumption and stormed right back with a Taelyn Webb dink breaking serve. Junior Molly Enlow rolled off four points to knot the game at five. KP Rutherford’s kil kept the drive alive.
Olivia Stewart’s kill set the stage for Serenity Klump’s three-point string. Frontcourt work by Ellie Mowery and Stewart allowed Bowie to take a 10-9 lead. Bowie maintained the lead thanks to dinks by Abby Reneau and Stewart, which forced the Eagles into a timeout.
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In its first playoff game of 2026, Saint Jo took control after a slow start and wound up cruising past Garner 3-0 (25-20, 25-17, 25-16) in a Class A area round game Nov. 2.
The Lady Panthers will face Strawn, which swept Crowell in the area round, next. No further details were available as of press time.
The Lady Longhorns showed they were ready to play in the early going, getting out to a 9-4 lead in game one. Saint Jo broke serve and used a pair of Kamron Skidmore points, aided by Savannah Hill kills on both points to get within one.
Garner led by six midway through the set before Hill’s five-point serving run, helped along by a Skidmore kill to draw within 13-14. A Skidmore kill was followed by two Skidmore points, including an ace, to tie the game at 19.
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Several county schools will have runners at the state cross country meet Nov. 7 at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock.
Bowie, which qualified for regionals with a 3rd place finish at the District 6-3A Meet, will have both Brayden Willett and Kellen Rater, who finished in the top 10 individually. Willett finished 3rd in the Class 3A Region I Meet in Lubbock with a time of 16:17.20. Kellen Rater finished 10th with a time of 16:51.60.
Other Rabbits competing were Hayden Cox with a time of 18:56.30, Hayden Sutton in 19:41.60, Taven Melton in 19:59.20. Coleman Holloway in 20:26.80and Jaxon Castro in 20:56.10.
The top 10 individuals and top four teams from each region qualify for State.
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