HIGH SCHOOL POWERLIFTING: Montague sends five girls to state

Published

11 years ago

03/03/2016

By ERIC VICCARO
sports@bowienewsonline.com

Four Bowie High School and one Nocona female powerlifter have all punched tickets to the state meet set for March 18 in Corpus Christi.

“The girls performed well against the best of the best,” Bowie strength-and-conditioning coordinator and regional meet director Monte Sewell said.

As expected, a trip to the state meet was on the line in the 165-pound weight division with Bowie’s Carrington Davis edging out Nocona’s Lexi Towery.

Davis lifted 730 pounds in three disciplines while Towery finished with 710 pounds worth of lifts.

“She had her best squat of the year,” Bowie head powerlifting coach Quentin Berend said. “She improved her squat by 20 pounds, and she also improved her dead lift five points.”

Towery mounted a late rally by recording a 310-pound dead lift, but it wasn’t quite enough to qualify for state.

“Lexi competed hard,” Nocona head powerlifting coach Jon Shaw said. “She did all she could.”

Sewell also was pleased to see Davis go 9-for-9 on lifts for the day. For a freshman not to have any misses is remarkable.

Bowie’s Mylena Escudero performs in the dead lift en route to qualifying for the state meet in the 181-pound weight division. Four Lady Rabbits have qualified. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)

Montague County All-Stars host Fall Games

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5 days ago

10/29/2026

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For the second year, Montague County All-Stars hosted its annual Fall Games at Saint Jo High School Oct. 21.

Representatives from nearly every county elementary and high school took part in the day-long event. Students with assorted disabilities learned how to play basketball in the morning and volleyball in the afternoon.

Helping teach the finer points of both games were players and coaches from all the area high schools. Individual skills such as passing, dribbling, and shooting were taught in one of the school’s gyms before athletes were broken up into teams and played timed games in the other gym.

Some of the younger athletes had issues with the ball dribbling and got hit in the nose. Eventually they all got the hang of it, one even getting a basket.

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

SPORTS

Lady Indians get past Olney, 3-0

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5 days ago

10/29/2026

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Nocona’s volleyball team had a tough first set against visiting Olney Oct. 16 but then turned things around in the final two games and cruised to a 3-0 (25-21, 25-13, 25-14) win.

The Lady Indians are now 4-2 in district with one match to go in the regular season Oct. 23 in Petrolia.

Kasi Castro opened the match with a Nocona ace. Paige Davis later followed with a kill to break serve and a single point for a 3-1 lead.

Kills by Sy Parker and Raylea Bowles helped keep Olney down. Leah Meekins’ single point put Nocona up 6-3. Castro’s five-point streak extended the lead to 13-7 with kills from Presley Weber and Parker keeping the drive alive.

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

SPORTS

Forestburg closes regular season with 3-0 victory

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5 days ago

10/29/2026

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To close out the District 10-A season, Forestburg’s volleyball team traveled to Bellevue and posted a 3-0 (25-18, 25-22, 25-18) over the host Lady Eagles.

Forestburg tied for first place with Saint Jo and broke the deadlock Oct. 26 (see story, same section).

Brooklyn Shook’s ace put Bellevue up 1-0 in game one. Forestburg’s Lacie Shotwell’s three-point run later put the visitors up 5-2, Brenna Brailes extended the Lady ‘Horn lead to 7-3.

Single points by Landry Fluitt and Brylie Hager cut the lead to 7-8. Forestburg’s Addy Conway rolled off five straight points to extend the lead to 14-7. Mattie Broussard of Bellevue later cut the deficit to 11-14 with a three-point string. points from Madi Wadsworth and Presley Brown put Forestburg up 18-12.

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