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STORM CENTER: Let the girls’ playoffs begin
The first time the sports editor came to Texas for a sports position, it was as a reporter for the Temple Daily Telegram.
The Telegram is owned and operated by the legendary Mayborn family.
When I worked for them in 2002 and 2003, boys’ and girls’ basketball wasn’t my beat. This guy was primarily focused on high school boys’ and girls’ soccer and junior hockey.
I think I covered maybe only four basketball games during my time there.
When I was a sports editor at newspapers in the Oklahoma Panhandle and southwest Kansas, I wrote accounts featuring a smattering of Texas schools such as Gruver, Perryton and Follett.
That means this basketball season truly has been a baptism by fire for me. It’s basketball, with a spicy Texas flavor.
The sports editor has been blessed to cover some wonderful teams this season – including the state-ranked Bowie and Forestburg girls and Bellevue boys.
On Monday, the Bowie girls accomplished one of their many goals by going through the district season undefeated with an 83-19 victory over City View.
Players took turns cutting down pieces of the net.
Bowie head girls’ basketball coach Colby Davis-Pastusek lifted the cut net high in celebration. But, the coach knows this is just the first step. It is part of the process, something Davis-Pastusek readily admits.
“Everybody is 0-0 now,” she said. “Everybody has new life going into the playoffs.”
The goal for all playoff bound teams is simple: Destination San Antonio. Instead of remembering the Alamo, we must keep the Alamodome in mind.
This marks the first season since the University Interscholastic League decided to move the state basketball championships from the University of Texas to San Antonio.
Editor’s Note: The Storm Center column is the expressed written views of sports editor Eric Viccaro and not The Bowie News.
Bowie’s Jordan Brightwell (24) has been a great addition for the Jackrabbits this season. The 6-foot-2 force has altered a slew of opponent’s shots, causing absurdly low field-goal percentages. Click on the image itself for the complete photo. (News photo by Blake Wood)
Bowie, playing on a short rest, held with host Jacksboro for most of the volleyball match Oct. 1, but the Tigerettes pulled away late and defeated the Lady Rabbits 3-1 (26-24, 12-25, 25-14, 22-25).
The match was scheduled for Oct. 2 but was moved. Both teams are now 2-2 in District 6-3A.
Jacksboro got out to a quick lead in game one before Olivia Stewart’s kill and a three-point Olivia Richey serving run put the visitors up 8-7. Junior Abby Reneau broke things open with a six-point string to give Bowie a 15-8 cushion and force Jacksboro into a timeout.
The Tigerettes came back and took an 18-16 lead. KP Rutherford’s kill broke the serve and allowed Molly Enlow to tie the game at 18.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Gold-Burg Football Coach Austin Norman called his Bears’ 35-32 loss to host Perrin a “barn burner”.
It most definitely was as Gold-Burg, now 1-5 for the year gave the 5-1 Pirates everything they wanted for four quarters. Gold-Burg scored on the last play of the first half on a Peyton Epperson run with the two point conversion cutting the deficit to 20-16.
The Bears were their own worst enemy to open the third quarter with face mask and offside penalties moving the Pirates downfield setting up a first-and-goal at the Bear three. Defense by Epperson, Keelyn Case and Barrett Allen and a pair of Perrin penalties helped stop the drive and force a turnover on downs.
Gold-Burg was slapped with an intentional grounding penalty on the first play, giving Perrin a safety and extending the Pirate lead to 22-16. Defense by Epperson and JoJuan Grace after a first down run closed out the third quarter.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Nocona and Prairie Valley cross country teams took part in the Prairie Valley Invitational Sept. 20 while Bowie varsity runners competed in the Lubbock Invitational.
Lubbock
Leading the Rabbits was Kellen Rater who finished 10th among 162 runners with a time of 17:24.50. Finishing behind Rater was Shawn Willett with a time of 19:33.20. Hayden Sutton ran a 20:27.10 followed by Taven Melton in 20:39.20, Coleman Holloway in 20:53.80 and Jaxon Castro with a time of 21:31.60.
Laney Segura led the Lady Rabbits with a time of 14:41.30. She was followed by Kylee Waldrep in 15:56.80, Bella Lozano in 16:04.80, Angeles Alvarez with a time of 16:15.40, AnDee Miller in 16:23.70 and Isabella Caswell in 16:51 flat.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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