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HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Sivadon takes Saint Jo girls’ post
By ERIC VICCARO
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The Saint Jo Independent School District has officially hired Kyle Sivadon as the new head girls’ basketball coach.
Sivadon also will be assisting Dakota Crockett with volleyball as well as track and field. He has also tentatively accepted the position of tennis coach.
Sivadon’s teaching assignment has yet to be determined by the district.
“We’re excited to have Kyle here,” Saint Jo athletic director Chad Tallon said. “He’s had a history of turning programs around to be successful and compete for state championships.”
Sivadon was most recently coach at Okemah, located in Oklahoma. Okemah is roughly the same size as Nocona is here in Montague County.
Okemah participated last year in the Whataburger Invitational Tournament, the same event Bowie earned the consolation championship.
Okemah advanced to the area tournament last year before falling to Comanche 53-36. The team featured talented 6-foot junior Kenzie Bean, who averaged nearly 20 points per contest.
Sivadon received his bachelor’s degree from Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee, Okla., followed by his master’s in educational administration from the University of Oklahoma’s Tulsa campus.
Sivadon inherits a young Saint Jo team as Brown Mackie College signee Karla Fernandez and Hunter Tallon have both graduated.
Kyle Sivadon, Saint Jo’s new girls’ basketball coach, has engrossed himself in the community. He ran in the Old Jo Firecracker 5K run on July 4. Click on the image for the complete photo. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)
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Buffest entertains crowd
The 19th annual Bullfest came to the county on May 4, hosted at the Saint Jo Rodeo Arena. With bulls provided Big L Rodeo Company, Locke Bucking Bulls and more, it attracted many great riders, both local and farther away. In the end, it was Colby Deel from Jacksboro who won the the senior division round. The junior division winner was Ringo Stummer from Mountain Springs.
To see more photos, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
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Forestburg track set school records this year
With the track season firmly over this year, one school went out of its way to encourage its athletes to not only improve on their totals, but set some school records this season.
Brenna Briles set the school record in the girl’s high jump (5-4), triple jump (33 feet), 100 meters (13.11) and the 200 meters (27.87).
Kayden Dill set the school record boy’s 100 meters (11.08) and 200 meters (23.47). Tye Reid set the boy’s 110 meter hurdles record at 18.7 seconds. Jesse Wadsworth set the boy’s 800 meters record with a time of 2:06.
Some relay teams also set some records. The boy’s 4×100 meter team of Jeremiah Perez, Kyler Willett, Will Johnson and Dill set the record with the time of 45.29 seconds.
The 4×400 meter relay team with Christian Binanti, Johnson, Willett and Wadsworth ran a time of 3:40.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
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Prairie Valley names Caruthers as new athletic director
The Prairie Valley Bulldogs will be seeing a new face around the gym and fields next fall with the hiring of a new Athletic Director and Head Coach, Kent Caruthers.
Caruthers will be replacing Coach Seth Stephens, who has accepted a coaching job in LaPoynor, moving closer to his family and hometown. Although Coach Stephens will be missed after six years of being a part of the Prairie Valley family, Coach Caruthers will step into his new role with a wealth of knowledge and experience.
Coach Caruthers has coached basketball, football, volleyball, cross country, track and golf.
He has a well-rounded background, which makes him the perfect candidate for a 1A coaching position.
He comes, most recently, from Matagorda where he was the athletic director, boys basketball, volleyball, and track coach.
He spent the majority of his coaching career at Tolar, where he was the head boys basketball coach, defensive coordinator for the varsity football team and head golf coach.
His record and experience speak for themselves, but when asked why he felt led to apply for this position, he said that the move north is all about coaching good kids.
His coaching philosophy revolves around hard work, stating “A winner is someone who recognizes their God-given talents, works their tail off developing the talents into skills and uses these skills to accomplish their goals.”
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
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