SPORTS
Bowie powerlifting teams sweep team competitions last week
It was another successful week for Bowie powerlifting teams as both boys and girls won their respective meets.
The Jackrabbit team hosted a league meet on Feb. 7 against four other schools from the same region and division. Thanks to 10 lifters placing in the top three of their weight classes, including three gold medals, Bowie outpointed Alvord by seven points to win the overall team title.
Top finishers included Dalton Davis winning the 148 pound division with a 1,035 pound total, Zack Otto winning the 220 pound division with a 1,290 total and Bryan Arellano winning the 242 pound division with a 1,260 total.
Other lifters who placed included: Raiden Brezina earning second in the 114 division, Roman Rivas and Ethan Meyers earning second and third in the 132 division, Joey Crawford earning second in the 165 division, Jacob Skinner and Victor Tran placing second and third in the 181 division, Tyson Herron earning third in the super heavy weight division.
Based on totals, Skinner and Tran have the second and third highest totals in the region in the 181 pound class. Rivas and Otto also are both listed third in the region in their weight classes according to their highest totals.
The girls traveled to Perrin-Whitt on Feb. 9 to compete against 10 other schools, including some from division one and two. Despite the competition, the Lady Rabbits dominated as they won the overall meet by more than 20 points as 11 lifters contributed point totals, including six gold medals.
Top finishers include: Jessie Henry winning the 97 pound weight class, Sierra Skinner winning the 104 pound weight class, Emma Skinner winning the 114 pound weight class; Kerstin Kindsfather winning the 148 pound weight class, Carrington Davis winning the 198 pound weight class and Chelsea Price winning the 220 pound weight class.
Other lifters who contributed to the point total included Jenna Rogers earning second in the 148 division, Ashley Aguirre earning third in the 123 division, Maddie Baker earning third in the 132 division, Harley Lowe earning fourth in the 220 division and Breanne Masingale earning fifth in the 148 division.
Emma Skinner and Davis each won lifter of the meet, Skinner among the light weight classes and Davis among the heavy weight classes. Both of them set PRs with their total weight as Skinner’s 640 was a 70 pound jump. Davis broke the 1,000 pound total for the first time, a feat Coach Quentin Berend said he has never seen a girl he has coached do before.
Davis and Henry both have the highest weight total in their weight classes in the region. Davis has the distinction of having the highest weight total in both the 181 and 198 weight classes.
Sierra and Emma Skinner as well as Price all have the second highest total in the region for their weight classes.
To see results for every Bowie lifter, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
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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