SPORTS
OUTDOORS: Fly fishing exposition March 14
Learn to tie a fly, cast a fly and catch a fish all in one day during the annual Fly Fish Texas event at 9 a.m. on March 14 at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens.
Throughout the day, experienced fly-tiers will be demonstrating and teaching the concept in the Anglers Pavilion. This will be one-on-one instruction.
There also will be group instruction in beginners’ fly-tying in the Hart-Morris Convention Center classroom at noon. It’s all offered on a walk-up basis.
Beginning casting instruction will take place in the Conservation Center parking lot from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fly-fishing 101 will take place in Conservation Room B at 10 a.m. and learn about essential flies for Texas fresh water at 11 a.m.
Fly-fishing kayak style will be presented on the shore of the casting pond at 2 p.m.
Vendors will be displaying and selling fly-fishing gear, and there will be additional breakout seminars.
There will be presentations on fly-fishing the Brazos River at 3 p.m. and the history of the rainbow trout in North America. Other sessions will focus on caring for fly-fishing equipment, choosing a fly line and fishing the slam of BASS in southern rivers.
There will be do-it-yourself fly fishing for rainbow trout, sunfish and catfish in all of TFFC’s ponds and streams all day.
There will be a food service on site, or bring a picnic.
All Fly Fish Texas activities are free with regular paid admission to the center.
For a complete schedule of activities and seminars, visit www.tpwd.texas.gov/tffc and click on the appropriate link.
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For the second year, Montague County All-Stars hosted its annual Fall Games at Saint Jo High School Oct. 21.
Representatives from nearly every county elementary and high school took part in the day-long event. Students with assorted disabilities learned how to play basketball in the morning and volleyball in the afternoon.
Helping teach the finer points of both games were players and coaches from all the area high schools. Individual skills such as passing, dribbling, and shooting were taught in one of the school’s gyms before athletes were broken up into teams and played timed games in the other gym.
Some of the younger athletes had issues with the ball dribbling and got hit in the nose. Eventually they all got the hang of it, one even getting a basket.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Nocona’s volleyball team had a tough first set against visiting Olney Oct. 16 but then turned things around in the final two games and cruised to a 3-0 (25-21, 25-13, 25-14) win.
The Lady Indians are now 4-2 in district with one match to go in the regular season Oct. 23 in Petrolia.
Kasi Castro opened the match with a Nocona ace. Paige Davis later followed with a kill to break serve and a single point for a 3-1 lead.
Kills by Sy Parker and Raylea Bowles helped keep Olney down. Leah Meekins’ single point put Nocona up 6-3. Castro’s five-point streak extended the lead to 13-7 with kills from Presley Weber and Parker keeping the drive alive.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
To close out the District 10-A season, Forestburg’s volleyball team traveled to Bellevue and posted a 3-0 (25-18, 25-22, 25-18) over the host Lady Eagles.
Forestburg tied for first place with Saint Jo and broke the deadlock Oct. 26 (see story, same section).
Brooklyn Shook’s ace put Bellevue up 1-0 in game one. Forestburg’s Lacie Shotwell’s three-point run later put the visitors up 5-2, Brenna Brailes extended the Lady ‘Horn lead to 7-3.
Single points by Landry Fluitt and Brylie Hager cut the lead to 7-8. Forestburg’s Addy Conway rolled off five straight points to extend the lead to 14-7. Mattie Broussard of Bellevue later cut the deficit to 11-14 with a three-point string. points from Madi Wadsworth and Presley Brown put Forestburg up 18-12.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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