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COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Texas Tech’s Saul among inductees
The Texas State Hall of Fame has announced the 2015 class of inductees into the Southwest Conference Hall of Fame.
The class features the following people: Tracy Saul of Texas Tech, Norm DeBriyn from Arkansas, Billy Ray Brown from Houston, Baylor’s Thomas Everett, Ricky Pierce of Rice, Kyle O’Brien Stevens of Southern Methodist, Darrell Browder from Texas Christian, Anjanette Kirkland of Texas A&M and Carlette Guidry White from the University of Texas.
Sponsored by the TSHOF, the Southwest Conference Hall of Fame induction ceremony and luncheon will be at 11:30 a.m. on Oct. 5 at the Doubletree by Hilton in downtown Dallas.
Visit www.tshof.org/buy-tickets to reserve event tickets.
The Southwest Conference Hall of Fame is one of four separate halls of fame housed within the TSHOF, including the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame and the Texas Tennis Hall of Fame.
Thomas Everett played defensive back at Baylor with 12 interceptions and 325 tackles before going to the National Football League for a nine-year career.
Billy Ray Brown won the NCAA Division I championship as a freshman, and was tied for third at the 1990 United States Open.
Pierce played basketball at Rice, where he scored 1,847 points in three years before playing 16 seasons for eight National Basketball Association franchises.
Stevens was coach at Southern Methodist, and she was an All-American golfer for the Mustangs.
White was a 23-time All-American as an outstanding sprinter and jumper on the Longhorns’ women’s track and field team.
Kirkland was the most decorated female athlete in Texas A&M history as an eight-time All-American.
She specialized in hurdles for the Aggies.
Browder was a standout basketball player at Texas Christian, averaging 16.1 points per game. He was a first-time all-SWC selection three times.
Saul played for Texas Tech for four years, finishing with 317 tackles and 25 interceptions as both a safety and cornerback for the Red Raiders. He was a consensus all-SWC player all four years as a player.
Texas Sports Hall of Fame. (Photo provided by the Texas Sports Hall of Fame, used with permission)
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.
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.
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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