SPORTS
OUTDOORS: Toledo Bend Lake honored
This past weekend, select Bowie High School anglers earned the right to compete at the Texas High School Bass Association state tournament.
The event took place at Toledo Bend Reservoir, which straddles both Texas and Louisiana.
And the fishery has reclaimed the No. 1 spot as the best location for bass fishing across the entire United States.
“More than three months of research went into this year’s rankings,” Bassmaster magazine editor James Hall said. “We scoured the Internet for current catch-rate data, using the results of more than two dozen tournament organizations. It’s a brutal process.”
Input was gleaned from B.A.S.S. nation members, state fisheries biologists, the B.A.S.S. Council and from fans of the organization on Facebook.
Toledo Bend also was tops in the Central Division, with Falcon Lake third, Sam Rayburn Reservoir fourth, Lake Palestine sixth and Lake Ray Roberts in rural Sanger also among the top-10 from Texas.
“Our panel of judges who finalized the rankings was absolutely blown away by the production of Toledo Bend the past 12 months,” Hall added.
Toledo Bend has yielded 139 certified bass weighing 10 pounds or more, with a 14¼-pounder topping the list.
TPWD participates in Operation Dry Water
Boaters beware.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will be one of many participating agencies from around the nation during Operation Dry Water.
Operation Dry Water will run from June 24-26.
The purpose of the operation is to bring heightened awareness and increased enforcement of waterways.
Game wardens will step up patrol, and be on alert for those violating boating under the influence laws. Read more in the June 22 Bowie News.
Toledo Bend Lake was named the No. 1 spot for bass fishing in the United States according to Bassmaster Magazine. (Courtesy photo by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, used with permission)
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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