SPORTS
HIGH SCHOOL FISHING: Leave it in the water
By ERIC VICCARO
bnewssports@sbcglobal.net
The first-year Bowie High School bass fishing team will wrap up the season today and tomorrow with the Texas High School Bass Association regional championship.
Seven Jackrabbits will compete.
Lane Hopson and Hadley Morgan will form one two-person team. Kollin Gillaspia and Jake Rhyne will also combine for another team. Spenser Meekins will join forces with Jared Stone and Mitch Sanders will fish solo.
Scott Wolsey will serve as the boat captain for Hopson and Morgan. Rusty Edwards will lead Sanders. Bret Meekins will guide Spenser Meekins and Stone and team coordinator Trent Gillaspia will be the boat captain for his son, Kollin, and Jake Rhyne.
“We’ve had our bumps in the road, but we’ve been able to compete each time,” Trent Gillaspia said regarding Bowie’s inaugural season. “All in all, we’ve performed well and it’s more than I could have hoped for.”
For a new program, what Hopson and Morgan did this season was astounding. The two freshmen scored 1,142.50 points for eighth overall in the West Region.
“Lane and Hadley did more than we would have thought,” Gillaspia said. “Scott (Wolsey) is an experienced boat captain, and it’s been advantageous for those two boys, and they keep improving.”
Fresh off catching nine pounds of fish at Possum Kingdom earlier this month, Morgan and Hopson will be honored during a banquet tonight at Whitehouse High School. Read more in the weekend Bowie News.
The first-year Bowie High School bass fishing team is ready for the regional tournament slated for Lake Tyler in Whitehouse Saturday through Sunday. (Courtesy photo by Trent Gillaspia)
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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