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STORM CENTER: No home court in Texas hoops
Well, the 2015 high school basketball playoffs are underway, and the sports editor is certainly logging plenty of miles.
The University Interscholastic League doesn’t believe in giving home-court advantages for playoff games.
The sports editor can buy that thinking, but not totally.
I think to cut down on travel, any team that wins its district should be given a home game during the bi-district round.
That’s what all these teams around here fight for during the regular season.
Look, the Bowie girls and Bellevue boys went through their district slates without a loss. The Bowie boys fought back from down in a 1-2 hole to garner 11 straight games – capped by Tuesday’s 40-22 conquest of Henrietta.
Shouldn’t these teams be rewarded with a home playoff game? Just one? I think so.
In other states, teams with better records and higher standing in their district get at least one postseason game at home.
That’s one difference Bellevue girls’ basketball coach Bryan Goehring noted as a difference between North Carolina and Texas.
In North Carolina, teams with better records can get up to three home games through the postseason. That’s a little bit much, but now you see how another state does it.
Texans sure love to travel.
Monday, the sports editor drove 126 miles round trip from The Bowie News office to Sanger as the Lady Rabbits took on Whitesboro in a Bi-District game.
Thursday, the Lady Rabbits road continued with a game at Texas Woman’s University in Denton. This was a 114-mile round trip. Read more in the weekend Bowie News.
Editor’s Note: The Storm Center column is the expressed written views of sports editor Eric Viccaro and not The Bowie News.
Bowie High School student Josh Monkres covers his mouth while cheering on the Lady Rabbits during Thursday’s Conference 3A Area game. In the state of Texas, all playoff basketball games take place on what’s considered a neutral court. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)
SPORTS
Nocona gets delivered new press box
Nocona got its new press box into place this week at Jack Crane Stadium. The old press box, which was in place for more than 60 years, was taken out in early June and moved to Indian Valley Raceway. The new press box was by the Southern Bleacher Company out of Graham. Athletic Director Black Crutsinger said they looked at a lot of press boxes and decided they liked the one at Lindsay High School and went with that model. Sean Hutson operated the crane from the Hurd Crane Service that put the press box up for Nocona.
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Richey repeats at IFYR
Sunset native Cason Richey (right) and his team roping partner Beldon Cox from Weatherford repeated as the International Finals Youth Rodeo champions last weekend at Shawnee, OK. Richey and Cox won the previous year and were able to complete the repeat by catching three steers in a combined time of 16.6 seconds. Richey is expected to compete attend Texas Tech University this fall and compete on the rodeo team.
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Youth rodeo awards presented
The Chisholm Trail Youth Rodeo had its awards ceremony this week, giving out plaques and buckles to the top competitors throughout the summer season.
There were four age categories with five events to compete in for the young athletes.
Along with the best results in each event, at the end the overall best cowboy and cowgirl in each age division was awarded as well.
The lead line division, in which an adult helps the young competitors, saw Rylee Stewart win the first in poles, barrel racing and mystery event on her way to win top cowgirl.
Hattie Snow got the fastest time in the flags event and Lany Shupak got the fastest goat time. Riggin Bishop got named the top cowboy in the division.
In the eight-and-under division, Whitley Goins won the top cowgirl and Trell Carpenter won top cowboy. Goins got the fastest times in barrel racing, flags and mystery event. Carpenter got the fastest time in poles and goats.
In the 9-12 age division, Sage Keck won the top cowgirl while Chisum Carpenter won the top cowboy. Keck got the fastest times in four of the five divisions. Only Layna Taylor getting the fastest goat time prevented her from winning in a clean sweep.
In the 13-18 age division, Tess Egenbacher won the top overall cowgirl award.
Kiley McCracken won both the barrel racing and flags event. Emma Strahan won the poles and mystery event. Hadlee Bryan won the goats event.
There was no top overall cowboy in the age division.
To see the times for the winners of each event in all four age categories along with pictures of all of the top cowboys and cowgirls, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
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