SPORTS
HIGH SCHOOL POWERLIFTING: For openers, Bowie succeeds
By ERIC VICCARO
sports@bowienewsonline.com
The Bowie High School powerlifting team embarked on their maiden voyage putting on an invitational meet.
Let’s consider this a success.
The girls’ squad garnered the Bowie Invitational with 31 points, four better than a talented crew from Springtown.
The boys finished third with 28 points, seven behind meet winner Gainesville and four in back of Wichita Falls City View. Bowie placed very high despite 275-pounder Saul Landaverde not present.
“Seeing all the first-year lifters earn medals made me happy,” Bowie strength-and-conditioning coach Monte Sewell said. “They performed like veterans. All of our girls earned medals, except for one.”
Bowie’s girls received contributions from newcomers such as Carrington Davis, Montana Holbach, Madison Metzler and Sami Deford.
“All the new girls stepped up, and returner Sofie Butler got third, which was good to see,” said Bowie head powerlifting coach Quentin Berend.
At 123 pounds, Kylie Robinson set a personal-best record with a 290-pound dead lift, as part of a winning three-discipline total of 650. The other lifts used as part of the score are the squat and bench press.
Carcyn Robertson, at 132 pounds, also won her weight division with a total of 640 pounds, including a 255-pound squat. Davis was second for Bowie at 165 pounds (640). Read more in The Bowie News.
Bowie’s Sofie Butler grimaces as she lifts weight during the Bowie Invitational powerlifting meet this past Saturday at the high school. Butler finished third in her weight class, and helped the Lady Rabbits to the title. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)
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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