SPORTS
County cross country teams compete at Alvord
Several Montague County schools competed at the Alvord Invitational on Wednesday while competing well against schools such as Chico and Poolville.
Varsity teams from Bowie, Nocona and Forestburg had a good showing despite the course being three-tenths of a mile longer than normal, rendering the times not comparable with what has been previously run.
The big winner was the Nocona girl’s team, who finished first overall while having four of its top five runners finishing in the top 10.
The Lady Indians were led by Kylie Rose, who finished first overall with a time of 15:31. She was followed by Raylee Sparkman in second, Claudia Espinoza in fifth, Madilyn Ferguson in ninth and Natalie Pirkey in 31st to round out the scoring runners.
Coach Kyle Spitzer liked what he saw from his team.
“It was another hot day, but the girls stepped up and made no excuses,” Spitzer said. “I was proud of how the girls competed and our times came down.”
The Bowie boy’s team also had a good day, finishing second to Poolville and just six points ahead of third place Nocona.
Sid Mayfield finished first for the Jackrabbits in sixth place with a time of 20 minutes. The other top five runners for Bowie included Brody Armstrong in 10th place, Ignacio Saucedo in 15th, Nathan Rogers in 26th and Trevor Vann in 17th place.
Coach Jonathon Horton liked what he saw from some of his younger runners in leading the charge.
“I was really pleased with our underclassmen,” Horton said. “Sid, Brody, Ignacio and Nathan are all running very well right now.”
The Lady Rabbits finished just three points behind meet host Alvord to finish third overall. Landra Parr finished first for Bowie in eighth place with a time of 16:49. The top four runners that followed included Julia Witt in 10th place, Jojo Villarreal in 13th place; Brysen Richey in 18th place and Jaylin Hudson in 21st place.
Coach Joe Crabb thought his girls ran and competed well despite the times not reflecting it.
The Nocona boy’s team also finished third. Hank Ulbig finished first for the Indians in fifth place with a time of 19:41. He was followed by Eli Croxton in eighth place, Lyndon Fenoglio in 13th place, Iziak Weatherread in 21st place and Adam Meekins finishing 25th.
Forestburg also brought its runners to the meet though it was short two runners to compete as a team. Issabella Roller finished first for the Lady Horns in 32nd place with a time of 20:42. She followed by Gracie White in 33rd place and Sol Martinez in 38th place.
To see the full list of results, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
Bowie, playing on a short rest, held with host Jacksboro for most of the volleyball match Oct. 1, but the Tigerettes pulled away late and defeated the Lady Rabbits 3-1 (26-24, 12-25, 25-14, 22-25).
The match was scheduled for Oct. 2 but was moved. Both teams are now 2-2 in District 6-3A.
Jacksboro got out to a quick lead in game one before Olivia Stewart’s kill and a three-point Olivia Richey serving run put the visitors up 8-7. Junior Abby Reneau broke things open with a six-point string to give Bowie a 15-8 cushion and force Jacksboro into a timeout.
The Tigerettes came back and took an 18-16 lead. KP Rutherford’s kill broke the serve and allowed Molly Enlow to tie the game at 18.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Gold-Burg Football Coach Austin Norman called his Bears’ 35-32 loss to host Perrin a “barn burner”.
It most definitely was as Gold-Burg, now 1-5 for the year gave the 5-1 Pirates everything they wanted for four quarters. Gold-Burg scored on the last play of the first half on a Peyton Epperson run with the two point conversion cutting the deficit to 20-16.
The Bears were their own worst enemy to open the third quarter with face mask and offside penalties moving the Pirates downfield setting up a first-and-goal at the Bear three. Defense by Epperson, Keelyn Case and Barrett Allen and a pair of Perrin penalties helped stop the drive and force a turnover on downs.
Gold-Burg was slapped with an intentional grounding penalty on the first play, giving Perrin a safety and extending the Pirate lead to 22-16. Defense by Epperson and JoJuan Grace after a first down run closed out the third quarter.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Nocona and Prairie Valley cross country teams took part in the Prairie Valley Invitational Sept. 20 while Bowie varsity runners competed in the Lubbock Invitational.
Lubbock
Leading the Rabbits was Kellen Rater who finished 10th among 162 runners with a time of 17:24.50. Finishing behind Rater was Shawn Willett with a time of 19:33.20. Hayden Sutton ran a 20:27.10 followed by Taven Melton in 20:39.20, Coleman Holloway in 20:53.80 and Jaxon Castro with a time of 21:31.60.
Laney Segura led the Lady Rabbits with a time of 14:41.30. She was followed by Kylee Waldrep in 15:56.80, Bella Lozano in 16:04.80, Angeles Alvarez with a time of 16:15.40, AnDee Miller in 16:23.70 and Isabella Caswell in 16:51 flat.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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