SPORTS
STORM CENTER: A little bit of a smorgasbord for you
When I lived in South Dakota, there was a radio program called “The Great Afternoon Smorgasbord,” which featured a little bit of everything.
The word smorgasbord is Swedish. According to Merriam-Webster dictionary, a “smorgasbord” is a buffet offering hot and cold meats, salads, etc. – very much like the Longhorn Café here in Bowie.
“Smor” is Swedish for butter, “gas” is a clump (of butter) and “bord” means table. The word has increased in usage, especially after World War II.
The Great Afternoon Smorgasbord discussed a myriad of topics, including current events, and it was like an auditory buffet. The presenter was a man named Grant Peterson of Brookings, S.D., who was of Norwegian descent.
His radio program was popular all throughout the Dakotas for its downhome, folksy style, which other on-air talent couldn’t quite replicate.
Well, this column will be a little bit like that, a smorgasbord of different topics. So please follow along accordingly.
High school football
As usual, Dave Campbell’s Texas Football provides Texas high school football fans with plenty of hype entering a season.
Here’s a two-part message I want to share with every football player in our county.
One, championships or district titles are never won on paper, and you should look at your predicted order of finish as nothing more than a guide from one pundit or prognosticator.
(An aside, I’ve decided not to have district predictions in our special fall sports section coming out on Aug. 30.)
Two, please remember that you are in control of your own destiny by your actions both on and off the field.
There’s nothing more upsetting to me than a player who doesn’t keep his grades up to remain eligible to play. Read more in the July 22 Bowie News.
Editor’s Note: The Storm Center column is the expressed written views of sports editor Eric Viccaro and not The Bowie News.
Nocona’s Jeremy James and the rest of the Indians have high expectations heading into the 2017 season, if you read Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Magazine. The Indians are considered a ‘dark horse’ by the publication in Class 3A-Division II. (File photo by Donovan Winkler)
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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