SPORTS
HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL: Forestburg downs county rival Saint Jo in 3
The two District 2A-10 teams from Montague County that are headed to the playoffs faced off on Friday night.
Forestburg came out the victor, sweeping the Saint Jo High School volleyball team by scores of 25-18, 25-17 and 25-22.
The win brings the Lady Longhorns record to 24-10 and 9-4 for the season, as the team faced Tioga on Tuesday night for their last district game. Alexia Britain paced the Lady Longhorn offense with eight kills and four blocks and led the defense with 10 digs.
Hope Phipps put down nine kills, with three blocks, six digs, four assists and six ace serves. Brianna Raab scooped up nine digs, while Haley Nolan set up the offense with six assists.
Nolan also contributed eight ace serves, one dig, one block and four kills.
For Saint Jo, the loss brought their record to 13-25, 5-8. The Lady Panthers played district leader Lindsay on Tuesday night for their last regular game of the season.
Alyssa Hennessey paced the Lady Panther offense with two kills, while Bailey Melton and Charity Brawner added one each. Brawner also contributed three assists, while Delaney Hall had one.
At Prairie Valley
Tioga 3,
Prairie Valley 0
Tioga swept the Prairie Valley High School volleyball team on Friday night, but not before the Lady Bulldogs put up a fight.
Tioga defeated the home team by scores of 25-21, 25-19 and 25-17, with Prairie Valley managing to put up more than 20 points in the first set.
At Valley View
Valley View 3,
Gold-Burg 0
Valley View topped the Gold-Burg Lady Bears on Friday night by scores of 25-16, 25-11 and 25-18.
Forestburg’s Hope Phipps had nine kills, three blocks, six digs, four assists and six ace serves in a three-game victory over Saint Jo on “Senior Night.” (News photo by Eric Viccaro)
Saint Jo’s boy’s and girl’s track teams took area titles April 20 at Forestburg.
The top four finishers in each event qualified for the Region 3-A meet May 1-2 at Hewitt Midway High School outside Waco.
Boys
Saint Jo’s Ayden Giambruno finished 2nd in the 3,200-meter run with a time of 11:32.62. Bellevue’s Cade Broussard was 4th in 12:02.50.
In the 400-meter relay, Forestburg’s foursome of Jesse Wadsworth, Josiah Wadsworth, Rafael Sanchez and Hayden Halliburton finished 4th with a time of 47.27. Forestburg’s Juan Gonzaez was 2nd in the 800-meter run in 2:13.17.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
A five-run outburst over the final three innings lifted Holliday’s baseball team past host Bowie 8-3 April 17.
The Eagles got out to a 2-0 first inning lead, using two hits and an error off Rabbit pitcher Rayder Mann. Mann opened the Bowie first by reaching on a caftcher’s error. A pair of groundouts and Mann getting caught in a rundown ended the threat. Bowie threatened again in the second, Allen Miller was hit by a one out pitch. A pair of strikeouts ended the threat.
Hollday added a run in the third for a 3-0 lead. The Rabbits got on the scoreboard in the bottom of the third.
Mann drew a two-out walk with Caden Belcher picking up a single. He moved to second on the throw in. Eddie DeLeon followed with a two-RBI single. He was caught in a rundown to end the threat.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Seven Nocona track team members qualified for the Region II-2A track meet May 1-2 after top four finishes at the Area meet April 17 in Graham.
The 400-meter relay foursome of Gage Grubbs, Kyle Walters, Landon Fatheree and David Pizano finished 3rd with a time of 43.93. Pisano won the 400-meter dash in 51.38 with Fatheree 2nd in the 100-meters in 11.24.
The 1,600-meter relay team of Jax Fuller, Waters, Fatheree and Pisano were 3rd in 3:33.60.
On the girl’s side sophomore Sy Parker won both the shot put with a 34’3” throw, beating 2nd place by just one inch, and the discus with a 107’10” try. Ava Johnson was 4th in the 200—meters with a 27.69 time.
Not qualifying for regionals but still coming through with points for the Lady Indians with Raylea Bowles in the high jump, who finished 5th with a 4’8” leap, and Kaylee Thomas who was 5th in the pole vault with a 7’6” effort.
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