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HIGH SCHOOL AWARDS: Gold-Burg’s Rainey, Gerlach ‘Iron Bears’
The Gold-Burg Independent School District had its year-end banquet on Thursday evening at Stoneburg.
The meal consisted of chicken, russet potatoes, salad and dessert.
For the first-time ever, the Iron Bear was awarded to the top male and female athlete at Gold-Burg.
Athletic director Jay Johnson instituted the honor, and gave a presentation on the new award.
Colt Rainey, who participated in football, basketball and track and field, was named the male Iron Bear of the year.
Chelsie Gerlach was tabbed as the female Iron Bear of the year. Gerlach played basketball and was on Gold-Burg’s track and field team as a throwing specialist.
Football player Josh Belt was recognized as an honorable mention Division II District 1A-12 all-district honorable mention selection.
Basketball players Anthony Rios and Rayge Gardner were recognized as District 1A-21 honorable mention choices.
Gold-Burg finished the season with a 2-8 record, but won its Homecoming game over Founders Classical Academy. Read more in the weekend Bowie News.
Chelsie Gerlach (left) and Colt Rainey (right) were named the first-ever “Iron Bears” at the Gold-Burg year-end banquet on Thursday in Stoneburg. Gerlach was a two-sport athlete while Rainey competed in three. They are shown with Gold-Burg athletic director Jay Johnson, who founded the new award. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)
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.
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.
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.
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