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HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Forestburg claims bi-district crown, tops Milford

Published

11 years ago

03/02/2016

The Forestburg High School boys’ basketball team finished with a 14-1 edge in free-throw attempts as the Longhorns defeated Milford 71-38 for a bi-district title in Conference 1A Region 3 on Tuesday at Joshua High School.
Forestburg also won the game because of balanced offense and the Longhorns forced 25 steals, paced by seven from J.D. Moore.
“We played good team defense,” Forestburg head boys’ basketball coach Steve Sandusky said. “We didn’t have any stupid fouls, and our defensive rebounds led to many fastbreaks. We only committed three fouls.”
This marked the second straight season Forestburg claimed a bi-district championship, improving to 17-7.
The Longhorns had the daunting task of playing Texas Association of Basketball Coaches second-ranked Avinger (29-2) on Friday at Wolfe City in the 1A-3 area round.
Bear Osteen was Forestburg’s leading scorer with 18 points, and four Longhorns tallied double-digit points in all. Read more, and see the box score, in the Feb. 27 Bowie News.

The Forestburg High School boys’ basketball team shows off the Conference 1A Region 3 bi-district trophy it won after dismantling Milford 71-38 on Tuesday evening at Joshua High School. (News photo by Dani Blackburn)

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Nocona, Saint Jo VB open district with wins

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6 days ago

10/01/2026

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Nocona and Saint Jo opened their respective district play with convincing road wins.

The Lady Indians needed four games but outlasted Archer City, 3-1 (25-22, 25-19, 23-25, 25-16). Paige Davis and Sy Parker each had 12 kills to pace Nocona with Davis adding 12 digs defensively. Maddyn Bowles led the way with 17 digs, 11 assists and served up three aces.

Setter Kasi Castro had 24 assists and 13 digs with Sophia Gaytan adding 12 assists and eight digs. Saint Jo went into Bellevue and posted a 25-15, 25-14, 25-22 sweep over the Lady Eagles.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.

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Bellevue VB wins at home over Midway

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6 days ago

10/01/2026

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After a tough loss to open District 10-A volleyball play, Bellevue’s squad used the two-day break to refocus its efforts. The break worked as the Lady Eagles evened its record at 1-1 with a 3-0 win over visiting Midway Sept. 24 (25-17, 25-22, 25-20).

Bellevue Coach Jamie Hickey said working on game scenarios in practice has begun to pay off. Keeping focus was key to the victory as well.

“I think our key tonight was our mindset and just staying together,” Hickey said. “Letting mistakes go and focusing on the next play. We’ve been working on scenarios in practice and being intentional with each possession and attacking the ball more. I think we did tonight.” The Falcons played gutsy all night long, staying in each game after Bellevue had taken a good lead but the Lady Eagles, playing before a large crowd, held their own.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.

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Lady ‘Horns sweep past Gold-Burg

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6 days ago

10/01/2026

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Forestburg opened District 10-A action with a road win at Gold-Burg Sept. 22, beating the Lady Bears in a three-game sweep (25-8, 25-9, 25-6.)

Forestburg’s Madi Wadsworth started game one with a five-point run, including two aces. Brenna Briles kept the drive alive with a kill. Gold-Burg broke serve and Zara Andrade’s serving point cut the deficit to three.

Yareli Aguirre cut the lead to 5-7 with another single point. Jocelyn Rich later countered for Forestburg with another five-point string to extend the lead to 13-5Back-to-back aces by Rich forced Gold-Burg Coach Cheryl Cromleigh into a timeout.

Sophomore Addy Conway rolled off four aces amidst a six-point run for the Lady ‘Horns to give the squad a 20-6 lead. Jocelyn Rich’s kill kept things moving along for Forestburg.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.