SPORTS
STORM CENTER: Vaughn picks up lacrosse at Tarleton
At the start of the semester at Tarleton State University in Stephenville, there’s a program called Rec Fest.
As the Tarleton website describes, Rec Fest is a “chance to come see what all Tarleton Rec Sports has to offer.”
There was a wide variety of events, and one of those programs was a lacrosse demonstration.
Tarleton State student Jesse Vaughn, who graduated from Bowie High School last May, saw the sport of lacrosse firsthand, and it was love at first sight.
“I found I was pretty good at it,” said Vaughn in a telephone interview with The Bowie News on Wednesday. “It’s the first sport I’ve played where I’m connected to an object (the stick).”
Vaughn, a former Bowie defensive back and sprinter on the Jackrabbit track and field team, has been learning the concepts of the game through practices this fall.
Lacrosse may have been played as early as 1100 A.D., according to a 2002 book by Thomas Vennum called: “American Indian Lacrosse: Little Brother of War.” The book can be found at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC.
The sport was developed by the Iroquois Indians, especially in New York and Pennsylvania.
According to Wikipedia.org, lacrosse is a contact team sport played between two teams using a small, rubberized ball and a stick. The head of the stick is made of mesh, designed to cradle the ball like a parent does her baby.
Vaughn is one of 25 players on the roster, and he’s slated to play a midfield position.
“I get to use my speed and create mismatches,” said Vaughn, whose studying kinesiology at Tarleton State. He took 15 credits this semester.
Lacrosse isn’t the typical sport, especially for those living here in north Texas.
Vaughn said when he’s told people he now plays lacrosse; a look of surprise has been the biggest response in conversation. Read more 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.
Former Bowie High School athlete Jesse Vaughn, who graduated last May, has picked up a new sport at Tarleton State University. He’s playing midfielder on the lacrosse team and is considered ‘a natural’ for it. (Courtesy photo from Jesse Vaughn)
Saint Jo hosted its own volleyball tournament Sept. 10-12.
In its first match, the Lady Panthers bested Sam Rayburn in a b est-of-three match 2-1 (25-11, 23-25, 25-14.) In the opener, senior Tatum Morman staked the Lady Panthers to a 4-0 lead with help from Kamron Skidmore and Olivia Johnson kills. The Lady Rebels would come back and tie the game at seven.
Savannah Hill’s kill broke serve and allowed Abby Carter to string together seven points. An ace and a Hill kill helped keep the drive alive. Hill later rolled off six points in a row, helped by two aces, to go up 23-10. Sam Rayburn broke serve but Saint Jo finished the game with a single Morman point.
Sam Rayburn came right out of the gate firing in the second game leading 4-0. A single Carter point, thrown down by a Hill block, and Hill’s four-point skein put the Lady Panthers up 8-6. Sam Rayburn tied the game at eight.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Forestburg’s volleyball team gave visiting Chico a solid test Sept. 8, but the Lady Dragons rebounded from a third-set loss to pull out the 3-1 win (25-23, 25-19, 25-27, 25-19).
The Lady Longhorns got out to a quick start with aces from freshmen Madi Wadsworth and Lacie Shotwell staking the squad to a 4-1 lead in game one. Wadsworth later broke a 4-all tie with a kill.
Addy Conway rolled off four straight points, helped by a Wadsworth kill to give Forestburg an 11-9 lead. Chico took a 16-14 lead but a Brenna Briles ace and Jocelyn Rich’s two points forced Chico into a timeout down 17-19.
The respite worked as it would be Forestburg’s last lead of game one, the Lady ‘Horns not having another serving point.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
After splitting the first two games with Vernon Northside, Bowie’s volleyball team turned things out and wound with a 3-1 match win (25-17, 15-25, 25-17, 25-17).
Molly Enlow used two aces amidst a four-point string to give the Lady Rabbits a 5-1 lead in game one. Senior KP Rutherford’s pair of points extended the lead to 8-3.
Northside cut the deficit to 10-11 before Rutherford’s kill broke serve.
Bella Culwell’s point, aided by an Ellie Mowery kill, put Bowie up 13-10. Northside tied the game at 13 before Rutherford came through with another pair for a 17-14 lead. Lillie Maddox also had a deuce for a 20-15 lead and force a Lady INdian timeout.
Northside broke serve but a Sophie Maddox block and Lillie Maddox three-point string gave the squad game point at 24-16. The squads exchanged side outs to end the game.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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