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LOCAL: Jordi’s Jam to benefit Case family
Jordi’s Jam is set for May 7 at the City of Wichita Falls Softball Complex, an all-day benefit softball tournament.
The 2016 recipient will be Lee Case of Bowie. Case is the father of Bowie softball player Kalee Case.
He is battling Non-Hodgkins lymphoma.
There were 12 teams and more than 250 spectators at last year’s tournament.
Sponsorships also are available, and there also will be a raffle. They range in price from $100-$300. All sponsors will have their name on a large banner to be displayed at the tournament.
The tournament will feature T-shirts, sunglasses and koozies for sale, plus concessions will be offered.
For information, call Jordi Mathis at 1-940-231-3360 or email: jordi’sjam_22@yahoo.com.
Mathis herself is a survivor, five years in remission since dealing with leukemia.
PVJH’s Wood 1st in pole vault
Jacob Wood earned first place in the pole vault at the Muenster track and field invitational on April 4.
James Gaston added a fourth-place finish in the shot put to round out top Bulldog performances.
On the girls’ side, Shelby Roof earned first place in the pole vault, second in the 100-meter dash and third in the 400 dash.
The 400 relay team consisting of Hailey Winkler, CeCe Mahin, Molly Gilleland and Haiden Hawthorne placed third. The same foursome was fifth in the 800 relay.
Other performances were as follows: Winkler (fourth, pole vault), Bailee Tipton (fifth, discus), Mahin (fifth, pole vault), and Gilleland (sixth, 200 dash and pole vault).
The District 1A-21 junior high school track and field meet will take place on April 25 at the same site in Muenster.
Softball. (Metro graphic, used with permission)
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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