SPORTS
ARCHERY: Sears takes more honors
Montague Independent School District eighth-grader Connor Sears continues to pile up the accolades in the sport of archery.
Two weekends ago at the Texas Field Archery Association state meet in the Waco Convention Center, Sears garnered TFAA Shooter of the Year accolades.
Sears won the youth division and broke two state records, one for the highest score at the tournament and another for the highest cumulative score.
Sears recorded a perfect 1,500 cumulative score, which guarantees him an Olympic application.
At the meet in Waco, he recorded a score of 600 with 105 X’s – dropping only 15 X’s out of the 120 shots he fired. The previous record was 599.
Last weekend, Sears competed in a USA Archery event at College Station, and he won the Junior Olympic Archery Development Program’s Cub Division and the standard indoor nationals.
This weekend, Sears is expected to compete at the National Field Archery Association indoor meet slated for Cinnamon Creek Ranch in Roanoke, before heading into outdoor season.
Interested in archery?
The Northwest Texas Field & Stream Association is gauging interest in shooting with the NWTFS Archery Club this spring.
Both novice and experienced shooters are welcome. Different disciplines and styles will be considered.
The club will be open to compound, recurve and longbow shooters.
Tournaments can be scheduled if there is enough local interest.
People with archery instruction or tournament directing skills will be welcome.
Practices will start when warmer weather arrives.
The archery club provides a relaxed, recreational way to enjoy the sport.
For information, call Marshall Thomas at 580-919-0932 or email: mwthomas2002@gmail.com.
Montague School eighth-grader Connor Sears. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)
Nocona and Saint Jo opened their respective district play with convincing road wins.
The Lady Indians needed four games but outlasted Archer City, 3-1 (25-22, 25-19, 23-25, 25-16). Paige Davis and Sy Parker each had 12 kills to pace Nocona with Davis adding 12 digs defensively. Maddyn Bowles led the way with 17 digs, 11 assists and served up three aces.
Setter Kasi Castro had 24 assists and 13 digs with Sophia Gaytan adding 12 assists and eight digs. Saint Jo went into Bellevue and posted a 25-15, 25-14, 25-22 sweep over the Lady Eagles.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
After a tough loss to open District 10-A volleyball play, Bellevue’s squad used the two-day break to refocus its efforts. The break worked as the Lady Eagles evened its record at 1-1 with a 3-0 win over visiting Midway Sept. 24 (25-17, 25-22, 25-20).
Bellevue Coach Jamie Hickey said working on game scenarios in practice has begun to pay off. Keeping focus was key to the victory as well.
“I think our key tonight was our mindset and just staying together,” Hickey said. “Letting mistakes go and focusing on the next play. We’ve been working on scenarios in practice and being intentional with each possession and attacking the ball more. I think we did tonight.” The Falcons played gutsy all night long, staying in each game after Bellevue had taken a good lead but the Lady Eagles, playing before a large crowd, held their own.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Forestburg opened District 10-A action with a road win at Gold-Burg Sept. 22, beating the Lady Bears in a three-game sweep (25-8, 25-9, 25-6.)
Forestburg’s Madi Wadsworth started game one with a five-point run, including two aces. Brenna Briles kept the drive alive with a kill. Gold-Burg broke serve and Zara Andrade’s serving point cut the deficit to three.
Yareli Aguirre cut the lead to 5-7 with another single point. Jocelyn Rich later countered for Forestburg with another five-point string to extend the lead to 13-5Back-to-back aces by Rich forced Gold-Burg Coach Cheryl Cromleigh into a timeout.
Sophomore Addy Conway rolled off four aces amidst a six-point run for the Lady ‘Horns to give the squad a 20-6 lead. Jocelyn Rich’s kill kept things moving along for Forestburg.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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