SPORTS
TRACK AND FIELD: Three captains headline all-star squad
By ERIC VICCARO
sports@bowienewsonline.com
For Bowie senior Addy Cook, it was the culmination of years of hard work trying to attain her goal of qualifying for the University Interscholastic League state track and field meet.
For junior Kamryn Cantwell of Bowie, it was a tale of redemption after missing the 2016 season with a major injury.
For senior Skyler Sandusky from Forestburg, it was affirmation after he garnered a bronze medal for the second straight year.
Cook, Cantwell and Forestburg will headline the Bowie News all-star track and field team for 2017, with all three of them serving as captains.
This marks the second straight year Sandusky will be one of the captains.
To earn the distinction of captain, an athlete must participate in the state track and field meet.
The remainder of the team was selected based on one simple criteria, the athlete must be a regional qualifier.
The season provided an unexpected finish for Cook, who qualified for state not in the high jump but rather the triple after she won at the Conference 3A-Region I meet in Abilene.
At state, the early jump and other factors, contributed to Cook’s seventh-place finish in a tough field. She marked at 35-1¼.
Cook will now focus on volleyball yet again as she will be a freshman on the team at Midwestern State University this fall. Read more from this all-star story in the May 31 Bowie News.
Forestburg’s Skyler Sandusky, shown here running toward the bar at the state high jump competition, won his second bronze medal at state this year and is an all-star captain. (News file photo by Travis Harsch)
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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