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Boy’s basketball all-district teams named for 1A schools
The district awards for boy’s basketball teams from the 1A-21 district was announced.
Despite Slidell winning the state championship, many Montague County schools saw their players honored amongst the best players in the district.
Gold-Burg’s Tanner Parrish shared the district’s most valuable player award. Despite the Bears coming just short of the playoffs, Parrish led the team by averaging 20 points, 11 rebounds and two blocks a game. He had one of the best performances in the area when he scored 57 points in an upset win against Saint Jo at home.
Other Gold-Burg players honored was do everything guard Blake Allen being named first team all district. Allen played point guard and had to up his scoring for half of district with shooter Coplin Miller missing time. Will Hamilton and Lantz Perry were named honorable mention.
The Panthers had post player Logan Morman be named defensive player of the year. Morman was at the front of Saint Jo’s full-court press, helping to pressure any ball handler who had to fight their way up the court with his long arms.
Other Panthers honored was the ferocious Preston Lyons being named to the first team, shooter Brock Durham and long armed point guard Blake Anderson being named to the second team. Connor Thompson and Eli Jones were named honorable mention.
Prairie Valley had lead point guard Carter Lemon be named to the first team. Athletic wing William Winkler and shooter Nicholas Bell were named to the second team. Shane Roof and Tyler Reid were named honorable mention.
Forestburg saw post and rim protector player Riley Sandusky named to the first team. Leading scorer Bannon Osteen and versatile post player Zach Bradley were named to the second team. Carson Rowlett and Hayden Berry were named honorable mention.
Bellevue had big Mark Gill named to the first team. Tyler Allen and Jacob Eckeberger were named to the second team. Dylan Edwards and Zach Gill were named honorable mention.
To see the full list, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
Bowie softball had a historic season, where the squad made the postseason for the first time since 2019 and knocked a top seed from the playoffs, come to an end April 29.
No-4 ranked Tuscola Jim Ned got out to a quick start and took an 11-1, five inning win in the area round of the Class 3A Division I playoffs. Bowie had its season end at 19-15.
With a large crowd at Weatherford High rooting them on, Bowie took the field looking to knock out another top seed, as they did with Early last week.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Bowie will have two track athletes at the State track and field meet May 14 with top two finishes at the Region 1-3A track meet at Abilene Christian University May 1-2.
Tyler Richey finished 2nd in the pole vault with a 15’ leap. Richey was also 9th in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 15.39. Sophomore Braden Willett was 3rd in the 1,600-meters with a school record best of time of 4:21.93. Willett was 4th in the 3,200-meter run with a time of 9:29.71.
Several other Rabbits and Lady Rabbits competed at the regional meet. The 800-meter relay foursome of Colton Dosch, Richey, Finn Riddle and Jaxon White finished 6th with a time of 1:30.24 while the 1,600-meter relay team of Dosch, Judah Livsey, Riddle and Blaine Leonard finished 8th with a time of 3:30.76.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Saint Jo’s boys and girls track teams took top honors at the Region III-A track meet at Hewitt Midway High School May 1-2 and will send several athletes to the state track and field meet May 16 in Austin.
The boys were led by Damon Byrd who won both the long jump with a 22’9 ¾” leap and triple jump with a 45’ 10 ½”. Byrd also won the 100-meter dash with a time of 1.03 and was a member of the victorious 800-meter relay along with Trent Gaston, Barrett Johnson and Lee Yeley with a time of 1:30.80.
Yeley won the high jump with a 6’ leap. Byrd, Yeley, Dominic Luna and Gaston combined for a 2nd-place finish in the 1,600-meter relay with a time 3:32.81. Gaston was 2nd in the 110-meter hurdles with a tie of 16.09. Johnson was 2nd in the 400-meter dash in 50.75, Ayden Giambruno was 6th in the 3200-meter run in 11:05.24 with Yeley 8th in the 200-meters with a time of 25.61.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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