SPORTS
STATE: League to study brains, track concussions
The University Interscholastic League, the sanctioning body for Texas high school athletics, has begun a registry designed to track brain injuries.
University of Texas-Southwestern Medical Center’s Peter O’Donnell Jr. Brain Institute along with the UIL will monitor concussions across the state at UIL-member school student-athletes.
The data will contribute to concussion research, and it’s expected to provide a gauge for whether certain rules or equipment changes are improving player safety.
And that’s not just in football, but across a broad spectrum of sports.
“This is a groundbreaking initial step,” said Dr. Munro Cullum, professor of psychiatry, neurology and neurosurgery with the O’Donnell Brain Institute.
The ConTex registry will be used by all UIL member schools, which will include concussion cases reported by middle school and high school athletic trainers and other school personnel in all UIL-sanctioned athletic activities.
“The health and safety of our student participants is at the forefront of everything we do,” said UIL executive director Charles Breithaupt.
The UIL Medical Advisory Committee has been examining concussions since the group’s inception 15 years ago.
Breithaupt said the registry will provide valuable information in the study of concussions. The medical advisory committee recommended an injury data collection program to be used as a tool to improve player safety.
Dr. Cullum has been at the forefront of other concussion studies, and he published one last year finding National Football League players who lost consciousness due to concussions showed differences in brain structure later in life. Read more in the Dec. 31 Bowie News.
University Interscholastic League. (Logo provided by the UIL, used with permission)
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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