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MONTAGUE COUNTY ALL-STAR TEAM: Girls’ hoops shines

Published

11 years ago

04/17/2015

By ERIC VICCARO
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Girls’ basketball teams from Montague and eastern Clay County shone brightly during the 2014-15 season.
Bowie had its deepest penetration in the playoffs since 2009, advancing to the regional semifinals and finishing with 30 wins.
“Each and every player on our team had vital roles that contributed to our successful season,” Colby Davis-Pastusek said. “Twenty win seasons are few and far between in this profession, and to win 30 games is remarkable.”
Forestburg qualified for the postseason and won its first playoff game in nearly a decade, playing in the area round versus a tough group from Saltillo.
“I believe all my players did an awesome job this year,” said Forestburg head coach Rosana Barbosa, who was named Coach of the Year in District 1A-21. “They worked hard to improve every day and results definitely showed. Each player had a job, and they executed well.”
Bellevue made the playoffs, too, under first-year head coach Bryan Goehring, and also earned a postseason victory. Alex Brown and Hannah McWilliams both landed on our newspaper’s all-star team because of the Lady Eagles’ strong season.
“Alex showed a lot of promise for us,” Goehring said. “She will be an inside factor for us in the upcoming years, even though she is a sophomore. Hannah left everything out on the court every time she played. She led us in many statistical categories and will be hard to replace next year.”
All of this success made the Lady Rabbits, Lady Horns and Lady Eagles hungry for even more during the forthcoming 2015-16 season.
Bowie landed five girls on the all-county team, spearheaded by Conference 3A all-state Texas Girls Coaches Association honoree Courtney Brady and TGCA all-region pick Addy Cook.
Saint Jo’s Karla Fernandez was also an all-region selection, in Conference 1A. Read more, and see all the selections, by reading the weekend Bowie News.

Bowie’s Courtney Brady looks for a teammate during the Conference 3A regional semifinal against Alba-Golden at Rockwall-Heath High School. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)

SPORTS

Imotichey takes over as Forestburg VB coach

Published

7 days ago

07/16/2026

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A positive culture can be tough to install but will reap dividends if done correctly.

Trinadee Imotichey is trying to do just that with her Forestburg Lady Longhorns.

Imotichey, an assistant coach on the 2025 Forestburg volleyball team, was moved into the head coaching position. Last year’s coach, Cori Hayes, took over as football head coach.

Imotichey, in her 2^nd year in Forestburg, said she learned a lot from Hayes and is ready to take over.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.

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Lady Rabbit SB beats Bridgeport

Published

7 days ago

07/16/2026

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Bowie’s summer softball league team overcame a 6-1 deficit with a six-run third inning for a 7-6 win over Bridgeport in its season opener July 6.

The league consists of teams from Bowie, Nocona, Lindsay, Bridgeport, and Alvord and will last three weeks. Bowie will host games each week.

Bowie pitcher Hazel Trahern gave up two singles and a groundout to put the Sissies on the board in the first. It would be the only hits she gave up in the game. Two groundouts and a strikeout got the Lady Rabbits out of the jam.

Bowie got the run back in the bottom of the first with Andee Jo Miller opening the frame with a walk and a stolen base. She then scored on Kynlee Baker’s groundout to tie the game at one.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.

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Keck heads to National Junior Olympics

Published

7 days ago

07/16/2026

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Rest. Run. Repeat.

Sage Keck, an 8^th grader at Montague, lives by this mantra. No ifs, ands and buts about it.

She’s been running since fourth grade PE classes where she would run a mile every week. After discovering she could outrun the other students, she began to enjoy it and continued doing it.

Her success continued, as she finished 2^nd overall against more than 200 runners at the Old Saint Jo 5K July 4. In last weekend’s Texas Junior Olympics, she reached the pinnacle of her career so far by qualifying for the United States of America Track and Field (USATF) National Junior Olympics in Norwalk, Calif. in three events.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.