SPORTS
Bears finish third at Whitney
The Gold-Burg High School mixed doubles team of DeAnna Molinaro and Matthew Gilbert clenched the bronze medal and were named alternates to state at the regional competition on April 19 at Whitney High School.
Molinaro and Gilbert advanced to regionals after earning the doubles championship title at the District 1A-21 competition on April 6. The duo went into the competition as the third seed, giving them a bye in the first round.
In the second round the Gold-Burg team took on Isaac Goehmann and Alex Evans from Priddy. Gilbert and Molinaro fell in the first set 4-6, but came back to clinch the win 6-3, 6-3 in the final two.
The duo struggled to hold on in the third round against Trevin Coffell and Alex Argott from Iredell and fell 1-6, 3-6.
However, they captured another win the next day in the medal round, defeating Evans and Grija from Ector 6-2, 5-7 and 6-3 for third place. The two were named alternates to state, which takes place on May 17-18 in College Station.
“I saw my kids really show resilience, power, brains and at times superhuman powers,” said Gold-Burg Tennis Coach Cheryl Cromleigh. “This was a phenomenal feat for our Gold-Burg kids and I am so proud of them.”
The third place finish at regionals will be the final token in Gilbert’s high school tennis career as he graduates this year.
Meanwhile, Gold-Burg Lady Bear Molinaro ends her junior year with one year of competition left.
Forestburg’s JD Moore also opened the competition with a win, downing his opponent easily 6-0, 6-0.
However, the second round did not go as well for the senior as the Mullin’s district champion defeated him 3-6, 1-6, wrapping up his high school tennis career.
“I thought JD played really well,” said Forestburg Tennis Coach Nathan Geiger.
“I am extremely proud of him and how well he represented our school. He had worked really hard throughout the season and definitely earned his position in regionals.”
Saint Jo sophomore Jayla Thomas also made an appearance at the regional meet after securing her spot in a playback during the district round of competition.
However, she fell in the first round after battling it out with a tough opponent from Throckmorton to wrap up her successful season.
“Jayla grew as a player,” said Saint Jo Tennis Coach Charlie Hamilton. “She learned and experienced so much by making it to regionals.”
Bowie had six players play in the Maskat Shrine Oil Bowl football all-star game. For pictures from not just the football game, but the basketball and volleyball games as well that feature athletes from Bowie, Nocona and Saint Jo, click here https://www.dotphoto.com/go.asp?l=bnews1&AID=6875584&T=1
Nocona is welcoming back Coach Sandy Langford, former coach and alumnus for the Lady Indians, as its new volleyball head coach.
Langford comes back to Nocona after spending the past 11 years leading the Glen Rose volleyball program.
Her circumstances with her family allowed her to jump at the opportunity once she became aware the position at Nocona was available.
“My youngest graduated and is playing football at Midwestern (State University),” Langford said. “All of our family is here and I knew that Coach Kara (Lucherk) was leaving. We were eventually going to retire here. Our oldest son plays college football at West Texas A&M and we’ll be two hours closer to him as well.”
She again will lead the Lady Indians volleyball program, one that she led all the way to the state title game in 2011, which is the farthest the volleyball program has ever gone in its prestigious history.
Langford kept up that level of success during her 11 years at the bigger 4A Glen Rose. She won less than 20 games only twice during her time, winning her 500th career game back in 2023. Her teams were ranked among the top 10 in the state five times and Langford led Glen Rose to the state tournament in 2017, the best finish in program history.
With the Lady Indians also having its own string of success, appearing in back-to-back regional finals while finishing atop the district standings both years, Langford is excited to not just keep the success going, but shoot for the stars.
“We are not expecting anything less than a state championship,” Langford said.
She has stacked the non-district schedule with strong, state-ranked 3A and 4A teams as well as big tournaments that will test Nocona’s mettle early next season in the hopes it will prepare them for a long playoff run.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
The Red River High School Bass Club competed this past weekend, May 31 – June 1, at the State Tournament on Lake Conroe for the two-day tournament.
Two of the teams from Montague County traveled south to try their best at the culmination of the year for the state title. Teams were able to pre-fish on Friday before the Saturday and Sunday competition. On Friday, there was a flipping contest for the youth and Cooper Johnson won third overall and won a $500 scholarship and an Academy gift card.
The club’s two teams who competed were Lane Smith/Colt Henry with boat captain Jimmy Smith. The team placed 63rd with a total of 16.22 pounds. The second team of Cooper Johnson/Corbyn Patton and boat captain Jayson Toerck placed 169th with a total weight of 2.29 pounds.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
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