SPORTS

HIGH SCHOOL POWERLIFTING: Ready for the big stage

Published

10 years ago

03/17/2016

By ERIC VICCARO
sports@bowienewsonline.com

Five Montague County powerlifters are set to compete on the biggest stage of them all.
The Texas High School Women’s Powerlifting Association meet will take place on Friday at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, and there’s no experience like it.
“It’s a whole different experience,” Nocona 220-plus pound competitor Deziray Graham said. “You walk in to a big arena, and there are seats all around. There are hundreds of people, and it’s mind-boggling that I get to lift there. It’s cool, it’s breathtaking.”
The capacity for the arena is 10,000, so it is understandable lifters from Montague County would see this as breathtaking – even though this marks Graham’s second trip to state.
Graham will represent Nocona while Bowie will bring four to state with Kylie Robinson at 123 pounds, Carcyn Robertson at 132, Carrington Davis 165 and Mylena Escudero 181.
Robinson is a three-time state qualifier while Robertson, Davis and Escudero are all about to embark on their maiden voyages.
Davis is a freshman and Escudero is a foreign exchange student from South America. Read more in the March 16 Bowie News.

Bowie’s Kylie Robinson keeps a rack of weight on her shoulders for an extended period of time during Monday’s training session in preparation for the Texas High School Women’s Powerlifting Association meet set for March 18. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)

SPORTS

Bowie softball team falls in area round

Published

6 days ago

05/07/2026

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Bowie softball had a historic season, where the squad made the postseason for the first time since 2019 and knocked a top seed from the playoffs, come to an end April 29.

No-4 ranked Tuscola Jim Ned got out to a quick start and took an 11-1, five inning win in the area round of the Class 3A Division I playoffs. Bowie had its season end at 19-15.

With a large crowd at Weatherford High rooting them on, Bowie took the field looking to knock out another top seed, as they did with Early last week.

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

SPORTS

Willett, Richey off to State

Published

6 days ago

05/07/2026

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Bowie will have two track athletes at the State track and field meet May 14 with top two finishes at the Region 1-3A track meet at Abilene Christian University May 1-2.

Tyler Richey finished 2^nd in the pole vault with a 15’ leap. Richey was also 9^th in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 15.39. Sophomore Braden Willett was 3^rd in the 1,600-meters with a school record best of time of 4:21.93. Willett was 4^th in the 3,200-meter run with a time of 9:29.71.

Several other Rabbits and Lady Rabbits competed at the regional meet. The 800-meter relay foursome of Colton Dosch, Richey, Finn Riddle and Jaxon White finished 6^th with a time of 1:30.24 while the 1,600-meter relay team of Dosch, Judah Livsey, Riddle and Blaine Leonard finished 8^th with a time of 3:30.76.

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

SPORTS

Fourteen track athletes head to State

Published

6 days ago

05/07/2026

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Saint Jo’s boys and girls track teams took top honors at the Region III-A track meet at Hewitt Midway High School May 1-2 and will send several athletes to the state track and field meet May 16 in Austin.

The boys were led by Damon Byrd who won both the long jump with a 22’9 ¾” leap and triple jump with a 45’ 10 ½”. Byrd also won the 100-meter dash with a time of 1.03 and was a member of the victorious 800-meter relay along with Trent Gaston, Barrett Johnson and Lee Yeley with a time of 1:30.80.

Yeley won the high jump with a 6’ leap. Byrd, Yeley, Dominic Luna and Gaston combined for a 2^nd-place finish in the 1,600-meter relay with a time 3:32.81. Gaston was 2^nd in the 110-meter hurdles with a tie of 16.09. Johnson was 2^nd in the 400-meter dash in 50.75, Ayden Giambruno was 6^th in the 3200-meter run in 11:05.24 with Yeley 8^th in the 200-meters with a time of 25.61.

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