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HIGH SCHOOL FISHING: Hopson, Morgan nab top-25 finish at meet

Published

11 years ago

05/20/2015

By ERIC VICCARO
bnewssports@sbcglobal.net

Bowie High School anglers Hadley Morgan and Lane Hopson capped a strong year with a 22nd-place finish at the Texas High School Bass Association regional championship.
Morgan and Hopson caught 16.86 pounds worth of fish on Saturday and Sunday at Lake Tyler located in Whitehouse.
On the opening day, the two-person team weighed in five fish for 7.64 pounds. The pair was honored during the season-ending banquet on Saturday night, standing on the main stage for introductions.
“It was an awesome experience to get in the water,” Bowie bass fishing team coordinator Trent Gillaspia said. “There were 170 boats in the water at once. To witness that was pretty neat.”
Gillaspia said the competition was tough, but every qualifying member of the team caught fish.
“Everybody did well, everybody caught fish,” the coordinator commented. “Hadley and Lane got on their fish early.”
Mitch Sanders was 61st as a solo angler, weighing in 8.54 pounds of fish. Sanders caught a fish that weighed a whopping 5.69 pounds on Saturday.

Lane Hopson and Hadley Morgan show off their plaques from the Texas High School Bass Association banquet, which took place this past Saturday at Whitehouse High School. (Courtesy photo by Trent Gillaspia)

SPORTS

Nocona, Saint Jo VB open district with wins

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7 days ago

10/01/2026

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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.

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Bellevue VB wins at home over Midway

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7 days ago

10/01/2026

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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.

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Lady ‘Horns sweep past Gold-Burg

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7 days ago

10/01/2026

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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.