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HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Cantwell’s happy return
By ERIC VICCARO
Bowie High School guard Kamryn Cantwell returned to the scene of an injury in Tuesday night’s District 3A-8 game versus Jacksboro.
For some athletes, the simple act of returning to where bad fortune hit can be too much of a hurdle to clear.
But, that wasn’t the case for Cantwell as she scored a game-high 23 points, including Bowie’s only 3-pointer and 10-of-13 from the free-throw line as the Lady Rabbits topped the up-and-coming Tigerettes 42-33.
“The game at Jacksboro was a game I had thought about for a while,” Cantwell said. “I knew going back there and playing in that gym would be tough, and it was. The whole game was intense.”
Cantwell suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament injury last year, and that led to months upon months of rehabilitation.
“I got comfortable in the second quarter,” Cantwell said. “Once I got over the mental side of it, things started falling into place. We knew Jacksboro was going to come out ready to go early.”
Cantwell said it was Bowie’s defense that proved to be the difference, and that the Lady Rabbits were effective with their deliberate, halfcourt offense – especially in the third quarter when the girls outscored Jacksboro 11-4 for a 29-20 advantage. Read more, and see the complete box score, in the Jan. 7 Bowie News.
Bowie’s Kamryn Cantwell slips through the lane for two of her game-high 23 points as the Lady Rabbits defeated Jacksboro on Jan. 3 in District 3A-8 action. Cantwell made 10-of-13 free throws as part of her performance. (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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