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STORM CENTER: Vaulting to success
Recent Saint Jo High School graduate Sarah Patrick reminisced with The Bowie News on Thursday evening.
Patrick recounted that Saint Jo resident Tom Weger sparked Sarah’s interest in competing the pole vault.
“He’s also been my club coach,” Patrick said. “He’s the one who worked with me.”
For the past three years, Patrick toiled and perfected her craft, and it paid off on a May afternoon at Mike A. Myers Stadium on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin.
Patrick claimed the gold medal in the Conference 1A girls’ pole vault with a mark of 10-feet, 3-inches, three inches better thanLexi Wagner from Cherokee.
“I worked hard for three years, and I am glad it happened,” Patrick said. “It’s a good memory I will always look back on.”
Patrick is one of four team captains as the Bowie News’ all-Montague County track and field team is released.
The other team captains are as follows: Bowie hurdler and jumper Zeke Vaughan, Forestburg thrower Cheyenne Banks and fellow Forestburg sprinter Skyler Sandusky.
To qualify as a team captain, an athlete must qualify for the state meet. If an athlete reached the regional meet, he or she is automatically placed on this elite team. Read more from this column in the June 25 Bowie News.
Editor’s Note: The Storm Center column is the expressed written views of sports editor Eric Viccaro and not The Bowie News.
Saint Jo’s Sarah Patrick sprang to a mark of 10-feet, 3-inches to win the Conference 1A girls’ pole vault title at the state meet in Austin in May. Patrick is one of four team captains on this year’s all-county track and field squad. (News file photo by Travis Harsch)
Bowie, playing on a short rest, held with host Jacksboro for most of the volleyball match Oct. 1, but the Tigerettes pulled away late and defeated the Lady Rabbits 3-1 (26-24, 12-25, 25-14, 22-25).
The match was scheduled for Oct. 2 but was moved. Both teams are now 2-2 in District 6-3A.
Jacksboro got out to a quick lead in game one before Olivia Stewart’s kill and a three-point Olivia Richey serving run put the visitors up 8-7. Junior Abby Reneau broke things open with a six-point string to give Bowie a 15-8 cushion and force Jacksboro into a timeout.
The Tigerettes came back and took an 18-16 lead. KP Rutherford’s kill broke the serve and allowed Molly Enlow to tie the game at 18.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Gold-Burg Football Coach Austin Norman called his Bears’ 35-32 loss to host Perrin a “barn burner”.
It most definitely was as Gold-Burg, now 1-5 for the year gave the 5-1 Pirates everything they wanted for four quarters. Gold-Burg scored on the last play of the first half on a Peyton Epperson run with the two point conversion cutting the deficit to 20-16.
The Bears were their own worst enemy to open the third quarter with face mask and offside penalties moving the Pirates downfield setting up a first-and-goal at the Bear three. Defense by Epperson, Keelyn Case and Barrett Allen and a pair of Perrin penalties helped stop the drive and force a turnover on downs.
Gold-Burg was slapped with an intentional grounding penalty on the first play, giving Perrin a safety and extending the Pirate lead to 22-16. Defense by Epperson and JoJuan Grace after a first down run closed out the third quarter.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Nocona and Prairie Valley cross country teams took part in the Prairie Valley Invitational Sept. 20 while Bowie varsity runners competed in the Lubbock Invitational.
Lubbock
Leading the Rabbits was Kellen Rater who finished 10th among 162 runners with a time of 17:24.50. Finishing behind Rater was Shawn Willett with a time of 19:33.20. Hayden Sutton ran a 20:27.10 followed by Taven Melton in 20:39.20, Coleman Holloway in 20:53.80 and Jaxon Castro with a time of 21:31.60.
Laney Segura led the Lady Rabbits with a time of 14:41.30. She was followed by Kylee Waldrep in 15:56.80, Bella Lozano in 16:04.80, Angeles Alvarez with a time of 16:15.40, AnDee Miller in 16:23.70 and Isabella Caswell in 16:51 flat.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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