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Jim Bowie Days rodeo top results
The week long Jim Bowie Days celebration came to an end Saturday night as the sixth and final day of rodeos came to a close.
While 4D Barrel Racing and the Youth Rodeo entertained crowds the first three nights of the week, the big crowds came out for the 53rd annual rodeo Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights.
Featuring professionals from the United Professional Rodeo Association along with some local talent, the crowds were treated to a show for three straight nights. In the end, $11,000 in prize money was distributed among the top finishers in each event after three nights.
In the bareback event Hunter Ramsey had the best ride with a score of 81 points Karsyn Daniels won the barrel racing event with a time of 17.480 seconds.
In the breakaway roping event Martha Angelone won with a time of three seconds flat. In bull riding Dener Barbosa won with a ride scored 86 points.
Luke Krokczyk won the tie-down roping event with a time of 8.150 second.
Ranch bronc riding was won by Trevor McCaslin with a top ride score of 78. The saddle bronc competition saw Andrew Counts win with the only ride in the 80s (83) over three nights.
The steer wrestling event was won by Chance Howard with a time of 5.1 seconds.
In team roping, Manny Egusquiza and York Gill won with a time of 5.270 seconds.
Also a part of the rodeo was mutton bustin’ all three nights. At the end of it all, Dax Lambert won the belt buckle as grand champion.
Mini bronc riding also was featured. Luke Merrill won the saddle bronc division and Leland Henderson won the bareback division.
To read the full story, 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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