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HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY: Saint Jo girls finish eighth at region meet
By ERIC VICCARO
Montague County has been shut out of possible qualification for the University Interscholastic League state meet set for Nov. 12.
The closest the area came to a qualifier was Saint Jo freshman girl Paityn Holley in a time of 14 minutes, 2.55 seconds over the 3,200-meter course at Lynn Creek Park in Grand Prairie.
“I think as a freshman, it was a new experience for her,” said Saint Jo head coach Taylor Klement. “The level of competition was up, the quality of the field. But, I am proud of her. She held her own.”
Paityn Holley was unable to run earlier this season at Lynn Creek Park due to an illness the same weekend of the Gerald Richey Invitational.
This marked the final scholastic race for three Lady Panthers as Coletta Holland was 70th, Ashley Reyling 78th and Destiny Diaz 97th. Paityn’s older sister, Caitlyn, was 43rd and Saint Jo finished eighth as a team with 266 points.
All of the cross country coaches commented on how warm it was on Saturday with temperatures at race time in the mid-80s both in the Metroplex and where Nocona’s Joan Gomez ran at Mae Simmons Park in Lubbock.
Despite that, coaches were encouraged by the results.
“I think we did well, guys and girls,” said Prairie Valley’s Zac Tabor, another first year coach who saw his alma mater Graford qualify for state on the boys’ side – coached by his father,
Ty. “It was a big change seeing for them, seeing how big the meet was.”
Tabor said he expected better times; but, everyone in the running battled that heat – which was unnerving for the final weekend of October.
Both Prairie Valley and Saint Jo have bright futures in cross country, with plenty of junior high school students prepared to come through the ranks. Read more in the Nov. 2 Bowie News.
Saint Jo’s Ashley Reyling competed in her final scholastic cross country meet at Lynn Creek Park in Grand Prairie. (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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