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HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL: Teams gauge progress

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9 years ago

08/12/2015

All of Montague County’s volleyball teams – save for Saint Jo – began the season last weekend with scrimmages.
Scrimmages are used as a gauge to find out what your team excels in, and what areas need attention.
For Prairie Valley, it’s a new beginning running a 5-1 offense with Brooklyn Messer at setter.
“We are working on our passing,” Lady Bulldogs’ head coach Jeannie Carpenter said.
On Friday, Prairie Valley played a home scrimmage versus Graford and then the Lady Bulldogs went to Electra on Saturday.
Carpenter said the girls were nervous, at first, but settled into their matches. Prairie Valley has several freshmen who will see varsity playing time during the 2015 campaign.
Forestburg participated in a scrimmage at Chico on Friday.
“The starters played well,” Lady Horns’ first-year coach Cori Hayes said. “We needed to work on our serve receive, and we did.”
Scrimmages across the area were informal – with scores not kept. Teams played to a certain time.
There was one key element at all the scrimmages, including the one here in Bowie last Saturday.
The Texas Association of Sports Officials, Wichita Falls chapter and others, used the scrimmages as a means to train their referees.
“I thought we played well and we started off strong (on Saturday),” longtime Bowie head coach Jeanie Stark said. Read more in the mid-week Bowie News.

Gold-Burg also competed in the Bowie Saturday Showdown scrimmage on Aug, 8, taking on District 2A-10 foe Valley View and Newcastle. The Lady Bears opened the regular season on Tuesday with a triangular at Electra. Click on the image itself for the complete photo. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)

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Big crowd attends Bowie Sports Association Awards night

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1 day ago

07/17/2024

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Nearly 600 youngsters signed up for this season of youth baseball sports through the BSA. The group celebrated with awards this past week and introduction of all its teams. See all the awards and photos from the night in the mid-week Bowie News. (Photos by Barbara Green)

Youngsters from the smallest T-ballers to the little leaguers received recognition at the awards night.

The Pink Sox show off their championship jewels after winning first place in the girls’ pony league. (Photo by Barbara Green0

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World gets ready for 2024 Summer Olympics

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1 day ago

07/17/2024

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The 2024 Summer Olympics is just a few weeks away taking place in Paris. The opening ceremonies will be July 26 and are planned to be unique as they take place along the Seine River that flows through Paris. Thomas Bach prepared this op-ed to welcome the world to Paris.
By Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee
The Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 is only days away. The excitement gripping this nation is palpable.
As this unique festival of sport draws closer, we all are feeling that France and the French people are ready to welcome the world’s best athletes with the hospitality and passion for sport for which they are famous all around the world.

Already millions of people have greeted the Olympic flame on its journey around France with a huge wave of enthusiasm. All of us are looking forward to an unforgettable celebration of Olympic sport and French culture in the coming weeks.

Read the full story in the mid-week sports in your Bowie News.

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Firecracker 5K welcomes 100 runners on July 4th

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5 days ago

07/13/2024

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Saint Jo’s Firecracker 5K welcomed 100 runners for its 16th year on July 4th.
According to runsignup.com, Old Jo’s Firecracker 5K saw 100 runners of all ages register to kick off in downtown Saint Jo.
Brayden Willett, 14, Nocona, was the top male finisher with a time of 19:02.6. Sarah Rainey, 35, Saint Jo, was the top female finisher with 21:47.1.
In the male nine and under division, I. Miller, nine, Muenster, repeated his first place win from 2023 with at time of 34:52.8. E. Thomas, eight, no town listed, also repeated her win with a time of 31:58.5.
Emry Raney-Cavnar, 14, Ardmore, OK, won the male 10-14 group and E. Christensen, 11, Decatur, took the female race. In the male 15-19 division Luke Gehrig, 17, Muenster, won, while Sophia Christensen, 15, Decatur, took the ladies’ title.

See all the results and more photos in the weekend Bowie News.

Special appreciation to Jennifer Gaston Panther Photography for use of her photos.