SPORTS

HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY: Saint Jo girls finish eighth at region meet

Published

10 years ago

11/04/2016

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By ERIC VICCARO

sports@bowienewsonline.com

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)

SPORTS

Saint Jo volleyball beats Sam Rayburn

Published

2 days ago

09/17/2026

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Saint Jo hosted its own volleyball tournament Sept. 10-12.

In its first match, the Lady Panthers bested Sam Rayburn in a b est-of-three match 2-1 (25-11, 23-25, 25-14.) In the opener, senior Tatum Morman staked the Lady Panthers to a 4-0 lead with help from Kamron Skidmore and Olivia Johnson kills. The Lady Rebels would come back and tie the game at seven.

Savannah Hill’s kill broke serve and allowed Abby Carter to string together seven points. An ace and a Hill kill helped keep the drive alive. Hill later rolled off six points in a row, helped by two aces, to go up 23-10. Sam Rayburn broke serve but Saint Jo finished the game with a single Morman point.

Sam Rayburn came right out of the gate firing in the second game leading 4-0. A single Carter point, thrown down by a Hill block, and Hill’s four-point skein put the Lady Panthers up 8-6. Sam Rayburn tied the game at eight.

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

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Forestburg VB falls to Chico in four games

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2 days ago

09/17/2026

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Forestburg’s volleyball team gave visiting Chico a solid test Sept. 8, but the Lady Dragons rebounded from a third-set loss to pull out the 3-1 win (25-23, 25-19, 25-27, 25-19).

The Lady Longhorns got out to a quick start with aces from freshmen Madi Wadsworth and Lacie Shotwell staking the squad to a 4-1 lead in game one. Wadsworth later broke a 4-all tie with a kill.

Addy Conway rolled off four straight points, helped by a Wadsworth kill to give Forestburg an 11-9 lead. Chico took a 16-14 lead but a Brenna Briles ace and Jocelyn Rich’s two points forced Chico into a timeout down 17-19.

The respite worked as it would be Forestburg’s last lead of game one, the Lady ‘Horns not having another serving point.

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

SPORTS

Lady Rabbits defeat Vernon Northside

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2 days ago

09/17/2026

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After splitting the first two games with Vernon Northside, Bowie’s volleyball team turned things out and wound with a 3-1 match win (25-17, 15-25, 25-17, 25-17).

Molly Enlow used two aces amidst a four-point string to give the Lady Rabbits a 5-1 lead in game one. Senior KP Rutherford’s pair of points extended the lead to 8-3.

Northside cut the deficit to 10-11 before Rutherford’s kill broke serve.

Bella Culwell’s point, aided by an Ellie Mowery kill, put Bowie up 13-10. Northside tied the game at 13 before Rutherford came through with another pair for a 17-14 lead. Lillie Maddox also had a deuce for a 20-15 lead and force a Lady INdian timeout.

Northside broke serve but a Sophie Maddox block and Lillie Maddox three-point string gave the squad game point at 24-16. The squads exchanged side outs to end the game.

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