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STORM CENTER COLUMN: Screening is a matter of heart
Okay, the sports editor wants you to pause before continuing to read this column.
Listen to the beat of your heart.
That’s one thing we take for granted, the simple beat of our heart, which helps us all sustain our lives.
Around Montague County, the sports editor watches as high school athletes pour their hearts out into every sport imaginable – from football and volleyball in the fall, through basketball in winter and current spring sports such as tennis and baseball.
The Texas State House has tentatively passed legislation, called House Bill No. 767, which would require “cardiac assessments of participants in extra-curricular activities sponsored or sanctioned by the University Interscholastic League.”
Wayne Smith, R-Baytown, created the bill which has passed the House twice on April 13 and April 14. The measure has since been sent to the Public Education Committee for discussion and examination, and the Senate still has yet to vote on the matter.
HB 767 was first filed back in January.
Scott Stephens, the father of deceased former Crosby football player Cody Stephens, has pushed for legislation since the death of his son from a condition called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM, for short).
Stephens, who stood 6-foot-9 and weighed 290 pounds, died from Sudden Cardiac Death while taking a nap. He was also set to play as an offensive lineman for Tarleton State University in Stephenville, earning a scholarship to the school. Read more of this column in the weekend Bowie News.
Editor’s Note: The Storm Center column is the expressed written views of sports editor Eric Viccaro and not The Bowie News.
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Bowie softball had a historic season, where the squad made the postseason for the first time since 2019 and knocked a top seed from the playoffs, come to an end April 29.
No-4 ranked Tuscola Jim Ned got out to a quick start and took an 11-1, five inning win in the area round of the Class 3A Division I playoffs. Bowie had its season end at 19-15.
With a large crowd at Weatherford High rooting them on, Bowie took the field looking to knock out another top seed, as they did with Early last week.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Bowie will have two track athletes at the State track and field meet May 14 with top two finishes at the Region 1-3A track meet at Abilene Christian University May 1-2.
Tyler Richey finished 2nd in the pole vault with a 15’ leap. Richey was also 9th in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 15.39. Sophomore Braden Willett was 3rd in the 1,600-meters with a school record best of time of 4:21.93. Willett was 4th in the 3,200-meter run with a time of 9:29.71.
Several other Rabbits and Lady Rabbits competed at the regional meet. The 800-meter relay foursome of Colton Dosch, Richey, Finn Riddle and Jaxon White finished 6th with a time of 1:30.24 while the 1,600-meter relay team of Dosch, Judah Livsey, Riddle and Blaine Leonard finished 8th with a time of 3:30.76.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Saint Jo’s boys and girls track teams took top honors at the Region III-A track meet at Hewitt Midway High School May 1-2 and will send several athletes to the state track and field meet May 16 in Austin.
The boys were led by Damon Byrd who won both the long jump with a 22’9 ¾” leap and triple jump with a 45’ 10 ½”. Byrd also won the 100-meter dash with a time of 1.03 and was a member of the victorious 800-meter relay along with Trent Gaston, Barrett Johnson and Lee Yeley with a time of 1:30.80.
Yeley won the high jump with a 6’ leap. Byrd, Yeley, Dominic Luna and Gaston combined for a 2nd-place finish in the 1,600-meter relay with a time 3:32.81. Gaston was 2nd in the 110-meter hurdles with a tie of 16.09. Johnson was 2nd in the 400-meter dash in 50.75, Ayden Giambruno was 6th in the 3200-meter run in 11:05.24 with Yeley 8th in the 200-meters with a time of 25.61.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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