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MONTAGUE COUNTY ALL-STAR TEAM: Girls’ hoops shines

Published

12 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

Montague County All-Stars host Fall Games

Published

5 days ago

10/29/2026

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For the second year, Montague County All-Stars hosted its annual Fall Games at Saint Jo High School Oct. 21.

Representatives from nearly every county elementary and high school took part in the day-long event. Students with assorted disabilities learned how to play basketball in the morning and volleyball in the afternoon.

Helping teach the finer points of both games were players and coaches from all the area high schools. Individual skills such as passing, dribbling, and shooting were taught in one of the school’s gyms before athletes were broken up into teams and played timed games in the other gym.

Some of the younger athletes had issues with the ball dribbling and got hit in the nose. Eventually they all got the hang of it, one even getting a basket.

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

SPORTS

Lady Indians get past Olney, 3-0

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5 days ago

10/29/2026

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Nocona’s volleyball team had a tough first set against visiting Olney Oct. 16 but then turned things around in the final two games and cruised to a 3-0 (25-21, 25-13, 25-14) win.

The Lady Indians are now 4-2 in district with one match to go in the regular season Oct. 23 in Petrolia.

Kasi Castro opened the match with a Nocona ace. Paige Davis later followed with a kill to break serve and a single point for a 3-1 lead.

Kills by Sy Parker and Raylea Bowles helped keep Olney down. Leah Meekins’ single point put Nocona up 6-3. Castro’s five-point streak extended the lead to 13-7 with kills from Presley Weber and Parker keeping the drive alive.

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

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Forestburg closes regular season with 3-0 victory

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5 days ago

10/29/2026

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To close out the District 10-A season, Forestburg’s volleyball team traveled to Bellevue and posted a 3-0 (25-18, 25-22, 25-18) over the host Lady Eagles.

Forestburg tied for first place with Saint Jo and broke the deadlock Oct. 26 (see story, same section).

Brooklyn Shook’s ace put Bellevue up 1-0 in game one. Forestburg’s Lacie Shotwell’s three-point run later put the visitors up 5-2, Brenna Brailes extended the Lady ‘Horn lead to 7-3.

Single points by Landry Fluitt and Brylie Hager cut the lead to 7-8. Forestburg’s Addy Conway rolled off five straight points to extend the lead to 14-7. Mattie Broussard of Bellevue later cut the deficit to 11-14 with a three-point string. points from Madi Wadsworth and Presley Brown put Forestburg up 18-12.

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