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HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD: Banks, Patrick punch state tickets

Published

11 years ago

05/06/2015

By ERIC VICCARO
bnewssports@sbcglobal.net

Last year, Forestburg High School athlete Cheyenne Banks qualified for state in the Conference 1A discus.
Banks is returning to the state meet, but this time in the shot put.
“She didn’t get a mark in the discus this year, but she was able to get a mark in shot put and go in that,” Forestburg head girls’ track and field coach Steve Sandusky said. “It’s very exciting to be a part of what Cheyenne’s doing.”
Not too many Forestburg athletes have qualified for state more than once, and Banks joins the ranks of former Lady Horns such as middle-distance runner Christany Reynolds.
Meanwhile, after watching friends pole vault at the state meet in 2014, this time Saint Jo’s Sarah Patrick will be a competitor.
“She attended the state track meet last year as a spectator,” Saint Jo head girls’ track and field coach Chad Tallon said, “and she set the goal of qualifying this year. She has worked hard for this goal.”
This rounds out a stellar junior year for Patrick, who also qualified for the 1A regional golf and tennis tournaments and she won the region in the Current Events category at a University Interscholastic League academic competition. Read more, and see complete results from Conference 1A, in the mid-week Bowie News.

Saint Jo’s Sarah Patrick runs with the pole during the Conference 1A pole vault competition at Tarleton State University in Stephenville on Friday. Patrick qualified for state in this event with a mark of 8-feet, 9-inches. (Courtesy photo by Shelby Patrick)

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.

SPORTS

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.