SPORTS
HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS: Bowie, area players are ready
By ERIC VICCARO
bnewssports@sbcglobal.net
This week across the Lone Star State, the stakes are raised for tennis players.
Seven Bowie High School tennis players will be competing at the Conference 3A Region 2 meet set for Tyler Junior College’s Murphy Tennis Center in Tyler. The center is located at 1020 S. Palmer Avenue in Tyler.
Meanwhile, five more regional players are set for competition at the Conference 1A Region 3 meet at Tarleton State University in Stephenville.
Bowie High School head tennis coach David Hall reported the top-two teams in boys and girls singles and doubles and mixed doubles will advance to the state meet.
The University Interscholastic League state tournament will take place on May 12-13 at the Mitchell Tennis Center and Omar Smith Instructional Courts at Texas A&M University in College Station.
“There are no consolations,” Hall said. “There’s going to be more excitement, and more pressure.”
Hall said this meet is different than others because the Rabbits will stay overnight at the location of their tournament.
At the regional meet, Hall said Brock and Glen Rose will be two of the top teams.
Hall is proud of the seven players who will compete in the regional meet: Girls’ singles standout Katelin Price, two girls’ doubles teams comprised of Meagan Russell and Myah Russell and Veronica Hernandez and Stephanie Crawford and the mixed doubles duo Cameron Gunter and Maria Gonzalez.
All of these players, except for Gunter, are juniors. Read more in the weekend Bowie News.
Bowie’s Stephanie Crawford will represent the school in girls’ doubles at the Conference 3A Region 2 meet Monday and Tuesday at Tyler Junior College. (News file 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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