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COLLEGES: Kizer becomes NCTC’s first IHSA champion
Bethany Kizer earned first in beginner Western horsemanship at the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) National Competition at Alltech Arena inside the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky.
Kizer was the only North Central Texas College student to show at the national event.
She faced an extensive qualification process.
Kizer first had to earn enough points to be invited to the regional competition, at West Texas A&M University. She won that event as well.
She also placed fourth in the semifinals, which took place at Middle Tennessee State in Murfreesboro, Tenn., which was good enough to advance to the finals.
Kizer had to defeat 11 other entrants for first place.
NCTC baseball showcase set for June 6
North Central Texas College is one of four junior colleges set to have a showcase camp on June 6 at Darwin Field in Gainesville.
The Lions have averaged 39 wins the past four years, and won the 2001 National Junior College Athletic Association title in 2001.
Grayson College, Navarro College and Hill College also will appear.
The camp costs $100 if paid in advance. The cost is $120 on the day of the camp, and only cash or money orders will be accepted that day.
This will help local baseball players get name recognition for the upcoming recruiting process, and perhaps find a place to play college ball.
There will be individual evaluations including the 60-yard run, arm strength, fielding ability and hitting mechanics. There also will be a scrimmage to evaluate game conditions.
Note, if you want to pitch and play a position, a player will be evaluated for both. Due to the amount of players, you may only get to play in one spot during the scrimmage.
The rain date for the camp is June 7. Refunds will be available until June 3.
For information, call Donnie Randall at 1-940-668-4285 or email: drandell@nctc.edu. Read more in the May 21 Bowie News.
North Central Texas College student Bethany Kizer earned first in beginner Western horsemanship at the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association national competition in Lexington, Ky., earlier this month. (Courtesy photo)
Saint Jo hosted its own volleyball tournament Sept. 10-12.
In its first match, the Lady Panthers bested Sam Rayburn in a b est-of-three match 2-1 (25-11, 23-25, 25-14.) In the opener, senior Tatum Morman staked the Lady Panthers to a 4-0 lead with help from Kamron Skidmore and Olivia Johnson kills. The Lady Rebels would come back and tie the game at seven.
Savannah Hill’s kill broke serve and allowed Abby Carter to string together seven points. An ace and a Hill kill helped keep the drive alive. Hill later rolled off six points in a row, helped by two aces, to go up 23-10. Sam Rayburn broke serve but Saint Jo finished the game with a single Morman point.
Sam Rayburn came right out of the gate firing in the second game leading 4-0. A single Carter point, thrown down by a Hill block, and Hill’s four-point skein put the Lady Panthers up 8-6. Sam Rayburn tied the game at eight.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Forestburg’s volleyball team gave visiting Chico a solid test Sept. 8, but the Lady Dragons rebounded from a third-set loss to pull out the 3-1 win (25-23, 25-19, 25-27, 25-19).
The Lady Longhorns got out to a quick start with aces from freshmen Madi Wadsworth and Lacie Shotwell staking the squad to a 4-1 lead in game one. Wadsworth later broke a 4-all tie with a kill.
Addy Conway rolled off four straight points, helped by a Wadsworth kill to give Forestburg an 11-9 lead. Chico took a 16-14 lead but a Brenna Briles ace and Jocelyn Rich’s two points forced Chico into a timeout down 17-19.
The respite worked as it would be Forestburg’s last lead of game one, the Lady ‘Horns not having another serving point.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
After splitting the first two games with Vernon Northside, Bowie’s volleyball team turned things out and wound with a 3-1 match win (25-17, 15-25, 25-17, 25-17).
Molly Enlow used two aces amidst a four-point string to give the Lady Rabbits a 5-1 lead in game one. Senior KP Rutherford’s pair of points extended the lead to 8-3.
Northside cut the deficit to 10-11 before Rutherford’s kill broke serve.
Bella Culwell’s point, aided by an Ellie Mowery kill, put Bowie up 13-10. Northside tied the game at 13 before Rutherford came through with another pair for a 17-14 lead. Lillie Maddox also had a deuce for a 20-15 lead and force a Lady INdian timeout.
Northside broke serve but a Sophie Maddox block and Lillie Maddox three-point string gave the squad game point at 24-16. The squads exchanged side outs to end the game.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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