SPORTS

CROSS COUNTRY: Saint Jo girls are supreme

Published

10 years ago

10/20/2016

By ERIC VICCARO
sports@bowienewsonline.com

Saint Jo’s girls’ team and Prairie Valley boys and girls both qualified as groups for the Conference 1A Region III meet set for Oct. 29.
Qualifying was made tougher this year with the return of the fleet of Slidell Greyhounds back in District 1A-21.
Still, there was plenty of success to go around for the local schools – including individuals at Bellevue and Gold-Burg.
Forestburg is the lone school from The Bowie News coverage area that won’t be represented at the Region 1A-III meet set for Lynn Creek Park and Joe Pool Lake in Grand Prairie.
Saint Jo girls defended their district crown with aplomb, scoring just 28 points. Prairie Valley was second and Slidell third.
“I couldn’t be any prouder of my runners,” said first-year Saint Jo head coach Taylor Klement. “All five of the varsity girls ran season-bests at district, which is fantastic. The lone varsity boy ran a career-best at district.”
Saint Jo is dedicated to cross country, with 6 a.m. practices. The Panthers should be prepared for regional meet since they ran at Lynn Creek in September during the Texas-Arlington Gerald Richey Invitational.
The Lady Bulldogs claimed second because Taylor Carter’s 21st-place finish lifted them to the spot. This marks the first time Prairie Valley’s girls have qualified for regionals as a team since the 1980s.
“It was amazing,” said first-year Prairie Valley head coach Zac Tabor, who was a star runner at Graford. “The girls and guys put in work to get in shape.”
Gold-Burg’s Haley Davis also qualified for the regional meet with a 10th-place finish, clocking in at 14 minutes, 47 seconds in 3,200 meters. Read more, and see complete team standings in the Oct. 15 Bowie News.

Saint Jo’s Paityn Holley leads the pack off the start line during Wednesday’s District 1A-21 cross country meet at Twisted Oaks Golf Club.

SPORTS

Imotichey takes over as Forestburg VB coach

Published

5 days ago

07/16/2026

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A positive culture can be tough to install but will reap dividends if done correctly.

Trinadee Imotichey is trying to do just that with her Forestburg Lady Longhorns.

Imotichey, an assistant coach on the 2025 Forestburg volleyball team, was moved into the head coaching position. Last year’s coach, Cori Hayes, took over as football head coach.

Imotichey, in her 2^nd year in Forestburg, said she learned a lot from Hayes and is ready to take over.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.

SPORTS

Lady Rabbit SB beats Bridgeport

Published

5 days ago

07/16/2026

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Bowie’s summer softball league team overcame a 6-1 deficit with a six-run third inning for a 7-6 win over Bridgeport in its season opener July 6.

The league consists of teams from Bowie, Nocona, Lindsay, Bridgeport, and Alvord and will last three weeks. Bowie will host games each week.

Bowie pitcher Hazel Trahern gave up two singles and a groundout to put the Sissies on the board in the first. It would be the only hits she gave up in the game. Two groundouts and a strikeout got the Lady Rabbits out of the jam.

Bowie got the run back in the bottom of the first with Andee Jo Miller opening the frame with a walk and a stolen base. She then scored on Kynlee Baker’s groundout to tie the game at one.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.

SPORTS

Keck heads to National Junior Olympics

Published

5 days ago

07/16/2026

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Rest. Run. Repeat.

Sage Keck, an 8^th grader at Montague, lives by this mantra. No ifs, ands and buts about it.

She’s been running since fourth grade PE classes where she would run a mile every week. After discovering she could outrun the other students, she began to enjoy it and continued doing it.

Her success continued, as she finished 2^nd overall against more than 200 runners at the Old Saint Jo 5K July 4. In last weekend’s Texas Junior Olympics, she reached the pinnacle of her career so far by qualifying for the United States of America Track and Field (USATF) National Junior Olympics in Norwalk, Calif. in three events.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.