SPORTS
HIGH SCHOOL POWERLIFTING: Showing their strength
By ERIC VICCARO
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For the first time this season, the Bowie High School girls’ powerlifting team won a meet championship on Saturday at the Nocona Invitational.
Bowie scored 29 points, which was six clear of Wichita Falls City View, which included winning three divisions.
Nocona’s girls also had a successful home meet with Lexi Towery claiming the 165-pound title with a three-lift combination of 645 pounds, and Deziray Graham and Jessica Vogel also had top-five finishes. Competitors must complete a squat, bench press and dead lift.
“I was really proud of all three girls,” Nocona head powerlifting coach Brandon Owen said. “Every one of them increased their weight totals, and Lexi won it, which was awesome.”
On the boys’ side, Bowie finished fourth as a team and Nocona’s Parker Marshall finally reached his target weight in lifts at 1,000 pounds.
“Parker lifted 1,000 pounds, which was his goal at the beginning of the season, so that was amazing for us, too,” Owen added.
Bowie head powerlifting coach Quentin Berend also had plenty of reasons to smile.
“All the Bowie lifters had a great day, and they just keep strengthening their regional standings,” Berend said. “The girls had a phenomenal day winning the meet with three first-place finishers and a best lifter award.
“Now we will be gaining strength in the next few weeks, and getting ready for the regional meet,” Berend added.
The regional meets are set with the girls on Feb. 28 at Whitesboro and the boys’ competition at Chico on March 6.
Kylie Robinson was the best girls’ lightweight lifter, the third time this season she has claimed such an honor. Read more, and see team standings, in the mid-week Bowie News.
Nocona’s Lexi Towery performs in the dead lift during Saturday’s Nocona Invitational powerlifting meet at Nocona Middle School. Towery won the 165-pound weight class. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)
SPORTS
Big crowd attends Bowie Sports Association Awards night
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)
SPORTS
World gets ready for 2024 Summer Olympics
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.
SPORTS
Firecracker 5K welcomes 100 runners on July 4th
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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