SPORTS
STORM CENTER: Thirty minutes may be critical
This column is about something seemingly short, maybe rather insignificant.
But, not when high school football is the subject, especially when the difference is 30 minutes.
Bowie High School played its first 7 p.m. start since the 2014 season on Friday evening at Henrietta.
The Jackrabbits opened the 2014 season with a game at Memorial Stadium against Wichita Falls Hirschi. Think Cedric Battle.
Last week, Nocona played a 7 p.m. game versus Archer City, and Indians’ fans scrambled to make the drive from Montague to Archer County.
The 7 p.m. versus 7:30 p.m. start time makes for an interesting debate, and I posed the poll question on Facebook earlier this week.
Here’s what some of the respondents said.
“7:30 p.m.,” said Cassie McFadden. “It gives me time to get the kids home from school, get them changed into their football outfits and allows us to eat dinner without being rushed around.”
Former Saint Jo girls’ basketball and cross country coach Kyle Sivadon also voted for 7:30 p.m. start.
My friend Kimberley Linstruth just moved from Connecticut to Mansfield.
In typical fashion, she weighed both starting times into her answer.
“7 would be a nice time, but I don’t think that’s a practical time for parents and kids,” she said. “They have to get home from school, eat something, be ready for the game, plus the drive is a factor.”
She also factored in a possible commute home after 5 p.m.
A couple of my friends in the journalism business also offered their opinions.
Mark Evans, soon to be the news editor for a newspaper in Ste. Genevieve, said: “In early September, I prefer 7:30 p.m. It seems like it doesn’t start cooling off until about then. In October and beyond, I much prefer 7 p.m. starts.” Read more in the Sept. 10 Bowie News.
Editor’s Note: The Storm Center column is the expressed written views of sports editor Eric Viccaro and not The Bowie News.
Bowie’s Brandon Huitto (5) listens as as the referee determines the outcome of a coin toss during the Jackrabbits’ season-opening game versus Aubrey. The coin toss is just part of the pregame ceremonies of any football contest. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)
Nocona got its new press box into place this week at Jack Crane Stadium. The old press box, which was in place for more than 60 years, was taken out in early June and moved to Indian Valley Raceway. The new press box was by the Southern Bleacher Company out of Graham. Athletic Director Black Crutsinger said they looked at a lot of press boxes and decided they liked the one at Lindsay High School and went with that model. Sean Hutson operated the crane from the Hurd Crane Service that put the press box up for Nocona.
Sunset native Cason Richey (right) and his team roping partner Beldon Cox from Weatherford repeated as the International Finals Youth Rodeo champions last weekend at Shawnee, OK. Richey and Cox won the previous year and were able to complete the repeat by catching three steers in a combined time of 16.6 seconds. Richey is expected to compete attend Texas Tech University this fall and compete on the rodeo team.
The Chisholm Trail Youth Rodeo had its awards ceremony this week, giving out plaques and buckles to the top competitors throughout the summer season.
There were four age categories with five events to compete in for the young athletes.
Along with the best results in each event, at the end the overall best cowboy and cowgirl in each age division was awarded as well.
The lead line division, in which an adult helps the young competitors, saw Rylee Stewart win the first in poles, barrel racing and mystery event on her way to win top cowgirl.
Hattie Snow got the fastest time in the flags event and Lany Shupak got the fastest goat time. Riggin Bishop got named the top cowboy in the division.
In the eight-and-under division, Whitley Goins won the top cowgirl and Trell Carpenter won top cowboy. Goins got the fastest times in barrel racing, flags and mystery event. Carpenter got the fastest time in poles and goats.
In the 9-12 age division, Sage Keck won the top cowgirl while Chisum Carpenter won the top cowboy. Keck got the fastest times in four of the five divisions. Only Layna Taylor getting the fastest goat time prevented her from winning in a clean sweep.
In the 13-18 age division, Tess Egenbacher won the top overall cowgirl award.
Kiley McCracken won both the barrel racing and flags event. Emma Strahan won the poles and mystery event. Hadlee Bryan won the goats event.
There was no top overall cowboy in the age division.
To see the times for the winners of each event in all four age categories along with pictures of all of the top cowboys and cowgirls, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
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