SPORTS
STORM CENTER: Oil Bowl trumps it all
Welcome to Oil Bowl week here in North Texas.
The 78th annual Maskat Shrine Oil Bowl Classic is set to take place today at 7:30 p.m. at Memorial Stadium in Wichita Falls.
Bowie’s David Correa is the lone representative from Montague County this year.
The sports editor is a big fan of Shrine Bowl all-star football games, which take place all over the nation.
When I lived in Kansas, I covered a couple of Shrine Bowls, and I have also reported on them in Iowa.
The Shriners Hospital for Children is my favorite charity organization.
According to its Form 990 in April 2009, the hospital endowment was more than $5 billion. A Form 990 is an annual reporting return that certain federally tax-exempt groups must file with the Internal Revenue Service.
Children with orthopedic conditions, burns, spinal cord injuries and cleft lip and palate are eligible for care and receive all services in a family environment.
That’s regardless of the patients’ ability to pay, and whether or not the family has any affiliation with the Shriners or other Freemasonry.
After last year’s game, current Texas Lutheran quarterback Garland McCoy said it was “very emotional” watching a video about the impact the Shriners Hospitals For Children has.
The first Shriners hospital opened in 1922 in Shreveport, La., providing pediatric orthopedic care. Today, there are more than 20 centers in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
In the state of Texas, hospitals are located in both Galveston and Houston. The center in Galveston has a reputation for caring for children that are burn victims. 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.
Maskat Shrine Oil Bowl. (Graphic provided by the Maskat Shrine, no copyright infringement inferred)
In its first match since last year’s state semifinal appearance, Saint Jo hosted Bryson Aug. 11 and took a 25-13, 25-12, 25-21 win over the Cowgirls.
The Lady Panthers lost some talent to graduation but have five seniors ready to have a successful season. Savannah Hil, one of the five, got Saint Jo rolling offensively with a four-point serving string, including a pair of aces. Abby Carter’s kill and Kamron Skidmore’s block helped put the Lady Panthers up 5-2 in game one.
Hadleigh Moore added a four-point string of her own to extend the lead to 10-3. Tatum Morman’s pair, helped by a Hill kill, gave Saint Jo a 14-5 lead. Bryson got within five before a Hill 3-pointer, with help by a Carter kill, put the lead back at 18-10.
After an Olivia Johnson kill broke serve, Jordyn O’Neal served up the final five points, with Johnson providing a kill to move things along.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Despite being the smallest school in the Brock varsity classic volleyball tournament, the Lady Indians finished 4th out of the eight teams there.
After losing to the host team in its first pool play match Aug. 14 18-25, 14-25 and also to Class 3A Wall 12-25, 8-25, Nocona rebounded to close out pool play with a 20-25, 25-23, 25-20 win over Christoval. Sy Parker had 16 kills and 7 blocks in the three matches. Raylea Bowles had 12 kills, 17 digs and served up three aces. Maddyn Bowles had seven kills and 14 digs while Paige Davis had seven kills and 15 digs. Baylee Thomas added 11 digs.
From the setter spot, Kasi Castro had 20 assists, served up five aces and contributed 14 digs. Leah Meekins added 18 assists and six digs during the three matches.
To open Saturday’s bracket play, the Lady Indians posted a 25-18, 18-25, 26-24, 25-19 win over Fort Worth Christian. Castro staked Nocona to a 2-0 lead in game one. Kills by Parker set up pairs of points from Raylea Bowles and Leah Meekins helped Nocona negate an early deficit and take a 10-9 lead.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
County football teams had their first scrimmage of the season Aug. 14 with mixed results.
Forestburg hosted Azle Christian and Victory Christian. Under a new system with new head coach Cori Hayes, the Longhorns looked pretty good in the coach’s eye.
“The first team looked good,” Hayes explained. “Overall we need to work on our pace and blocking assignments and blocking assignments. Overall we looked good for the new regime.”
Forestburg hits the road to scrimmage Newcastle Aug. 21.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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