SPORTS
BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK: Hoops starts for Eagles
The Montague girls’ basketball team is off to a 2-0 record this season with wins over Forestburg on Nov. 10 and Prairie Valley on Nov. 14.
The win over Prairie Valley was by a count of 49-10.
Averee Kleinhans scored 55 points and grabbed 20 rebounds and had 22 steals in the pair of games. She also shot 67 percent from the 3-point line.
Taygon Jones added 18 points, eight rebounds and seven steals. Sydni Messer contributed 13 points, seven rebounds and four steals. Jasmine Jones also contributed 13 points, to go with 10 rebounds.
Boys’ games
The Montague boys’ team has played four games in five days.
The Eagles suffered a 28-20 loss to Forestburg on Nov. 10.
At the Prairie Valley tournament, Montague finished third. Gold-Burg defeated Montague 22-18, but then the Eagles bounced back to top Forestburg 18-15.
Prairie Valley topped Montague on Monday, 33-21.
Ricky Contreras is averaging 12 points per game, followed by Chandler Parr and Jerome Travis at four points per contest.
Time to register
Bowie Little Dribblers has registration ongoing for youngsters who would like to play basketball this winter.
The cost of registration is $40 through Nov. 27, and $50 from Nov. 28 to Dec. 4.
For two children or more, the maximum fee is $80; however, the late fee is $10 per child.
Players will be placed on teams based on their age as of Aug. 1, 2017.
There will be four leagues this year.
Starters is a co-ed league for five- and six-year olds. Passers is for seven- and eight-year-olds. Dribblers is for youth ages 9-10 years old, and Shooters 11-12 years old.
On the first day of practice, players will try on sample uniforms.
The sign-up deadline is Nov. 27 to avoid a late fee.
Draft day is set for Dec. 11, and practices will begin on Dec. 12. Games will take place on Saturdays beginning Jan. 21, 2017.
For information, log onto the website: www.bowielittledribblers.com.
Basketball. (Metro graphic, used with permission)
In its first match since last year’s state semifinal appearance, Saint Jo hosted Bryson Aug. 11 and took a 25-13, 25-12, 25-21 win over the Cowgirls.
The Lady Panthers lost some talent to graduation but have five seniors ready to have a successful season. Savannah Hil, one of the five, got Saint Jo rolling offensively with a four-point serving string, including a pair of aces. Abby Carter’s kill and Kamron Skidmore’s block helped put the Lady Panthers up 5-2 in game one.
Hadleigh Moore added a four-point string of her own to extend the lead to 10-3. Tatum Morman’s pair, helped by a Hill kill, gave Saint Jo a 14-5 lead. Bryson got within five before a Hill 3-pointer, with help by a Carter kill, put the lead back at 18-10.
After an Olivia Johnson kill broke serve, Jordyn O’Neal served up the final five points, with Johnson providing a kill to move things along.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Despite being the smallest school in the Brock varsity classic volleyball tournament, the Lady Indians finished 4th out of the eight teams there.
After losing to the host team in its first pool play match Aug. 14 18-25, 14-25 and also to Class 3A Wall 12-25, 8-25, Nocona rebounded to close out pool play with a 20-25, 25-23, 25-20 win over Christoval. Sy Parker had 16 kills and 7 blocks in the three matches. Raylea Bowles had 12 kills, 17 digs and served up three aces. Maddyn Bowles had seven kills and 14 digs while Paige Davis had seven kills and 15 digs. Baylee Thomas added 11 digs.
From the setter spot, Kasi Castro had 20 assists, served up five aces and contributed 14 digs. Leah Meekins added 18 assists and six digs during the three matches.
To open Saturday’s bracket play, the Lady Indians posted a 25-18, 18-25, 26-24, 25-19 win over Fort Worth Christian. Castro staked Nocona to a 2-0 lead in game one. Kills by Parker set up pairs of points from Raylea Bowles and Leah Meekins helped Nocona negate an early deficit and take a 10-9 lead.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
County football teams had their first scrimmage of the season Aug. 14 with mixed results.
Forestburg hosted Azle Christian and Victory Christian. Under a new system with new head coach Cori Hayes, the Longhorns looked pretty good in the coach’s eye.
“The first team looked good,” Hayes explained. “Overall we need to work on our pace and blocking assignments and blocking assignments. Overall we looked good for the new regime.”
Forestburg hits the road to scrimmage Newcastle Aug. 21.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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