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Basketball Roundup
Prairie Valley girls
The Prairie Valley Lady Bulldogs played at the Mineral Wells tournament.
Despite losing its opening game against Besthesda 35-21, Prairie Valley rallied to win against High Point (49-10) and Inspired Vision (28-27) to win the consolation bracket. Hailey Winkler was named to the all-tournament team after scoring 20 points for the team.
Coach Jeannie Carpenter likes where her team is and even with district starting this week, there is the holiday tournament at Wichita Christian still left to get everything going before district play really kicks in.
The Lady Bulldogs travel to Slidell to play at 6 p.m. on Dec. 20.
Saint Jo boys
Saint Jo earned a second place finish at Era after going 2-1.
The Panthers beat Sacred Heart 45-35 and Perrin-Whitt 66-30 to reach the championship game. Unfortunately, the Hornets just hung on to beat Saint Jo 32-31 to win the tournament.
Coach Lyndon Cook likes the effort his team is putting in on the defensive end, but knows there is still some work to do on the offensive side. Saint Jo hosts Collinsville at 5 p.m. on Dec. 20.
Bellevue girls
The Bellevue Lady Eagles went 2-2 at the Mesquite Pit Classic last weekend.
The Lady Eagles picked up wins against Petrolia (60-28) and Paradise (46-29). Bellevue lost to Eula (50-21) and Tolar (51-43).
With district play starting this week, Coach John McGee thinks his team is ready to try and compete for a district title after coming so close last year.
The Lady Eagles host Gold-Burg at 6 p.m. on Dec. 20.
Prairie Valley boys
The Prairie Valley Bulldogs traveled to Blue Ridge and went 1-4.
The Bulldogs picked up a win against Chico 37-22, but lost to Blue Ridge, Shelton, Community and Leon.
Coach Seth Stephens knew the tournament would be a tough challenge with most schools being much bigger than Prairie Valley. He hopes the up in competition will pay off down the line with district play starting in early January.
The Bulldogs next travel to Henrietta to play its junior varsity at 2 p.m. on Dec. 20.
Forestburg boys
The Forestburg Longhorns traveled to Electra on Friday.
The Longhorns lost 76-29 as Coach Eldon Van Hooser felt his team had too many turnovers and did not shoot the ball well. Zach Bradley led the team with 12 points and seven rebounds. Braxton Osteen joined him in double figures with 10 points.
Forestburg next plays at Chico at 4 p.m. on Dec. 20.
Gold-Burg girls
The Gold-Burg Lady Bears traveled to Vernon Northside on Friday.
The Lady Bears lost 64-17 to the Lady Indians. Coach Carlynn Murguia felt like her team was not ready for the pressure defense from Vernon, but likes how her team is coming along.
Taylor Lyon led the team with 11 points.
The Lady Bears travel to Bellevue to play at 6 p.m. on Dec. 20.
Gold-Burg boys
The Gold-Burg Bears battled Vernon Northside on Friday.
The Indians pulled away in the second half to win 44-28 after trailing only 21-14 at halftime. Jacob Reno led the team with nine points.
Coach Leo Murguia liked how his team played throughout despite the loss.
The Bears next host Petrolia at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 19.
Bellevue’s girl’s basketball team led at halftime but a quick 9-0 Jacksboro run in the opening moments of the second half would prove the difference in a 28-25 Lady Eagle loss June 15 in a Nocona Summer League game.
Leading 12-9 at the half, Bellevue continued to shut down the inside game of the Tigerettes. Jacksboro switched tactics and began firing from outside. Three 3-pointers in the span of just under two minutes gave Jacksboro an 18-12 lead.
Bellevue kept things close, however, getting on the second half scoreboard with Mattie Broussard’s basket and free throws cutting the deficit to two, 18-16. A Haven Jones 3-pointer put the Lady Eagles up 19-18 midway through the second half.
The Tigerettes had just one 3 -pointer the rest of the way but got inside for a pair of buckets to take a 25-21 lead with 4:50 to go. Both offenses shut down late.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Most school-age athletes start off playing everything. By the time they graduate, they whittle it down to just one or two.
New Bowie girl’s track and overall cross country coach Shawnda Childers is no exception. While at Iowa Park she competed in volleyball, cross country and track before cutting out volleyball and focusing on track and cross country to close out high school.
Childers did not stay with athletics while moving on to Midwestern State University, where she received her bachelor’s and master’s Degrees. After graduation, shestarted coaching in Electra. She came to Bowie for one year, then went back to her old stomping grounds in Iowa Park where she spent the next four years.
The return home also put her in contact with now-Bowie Coach Griffin Fields, who was a coach there at the time. From Iowa Park, she spent the next three years at City View.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
New Saint Jo Girl’s Basketball Coach Grant Gooch isn’t completely unfamiliar with the area.
“We went to Muenster quite a bit when I was a kid,” Gooch, who will be going into his 20th year as a coach, said. “We’d load up the cooler from the meat markets. It’s good to be back.”
Gooch worked with Saint Jo Athletic Director CJ Hantz when the pair were in Throckmorton. Gooch comes to town from Menard where he spent three years at the West Texas school.
Gooch says coaching and education kind of come naturally to him.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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