SPORTS
Lady Bulldogs win at home
The Prairie Valley Lady Bulldogs came back from the holiday break with a good win at home against Petrolia on Tuesday.
The Lady Bulldogs had their best offensive performance of the season, winning 46-33 and easily proving too much for the Lady Pirates most of the game.
The first quarter proved slow as Prairie Valley only led 9-7.
The second quarter saw the Lady Bulldogs build their first big lead as their active zone defense led to forced and unforced turnovers from Petrolia. Prairie Valley took advantage with Hailey Winkler and Emily Carpenter combining to score all 13 points for the team. The Lady Bulldogs led 22-9 with two minutes to go before halftime.
The Lady Pirates would not go away though. Petrolia crashed the offensive glass and was able to either score or get to the free throw line enough to close the gap to 22-16 at halftime.
The defense had its stingiest performance in the third quarter while the offense put the game out of reach. Shelby Roof scored five of the team’s 15 points in the quarter, who came out with cramps briefly before going back in and finishing the game.
Prairie Valley led 37-20 heading into the fourth quarter and the game looked wrapped up. As some players started to foul out, like post Taylor Franklin who came off the bench and scored six points and grabbed five rebounds, Petrolia would not go away.
The Lady Pirates again hit the offensive glass and found ways to the free throw line.
Even with the game out of reach, Petrolia made it a grind towards the end for the Lady Bulldogs, who would still go on to win by double digits 46-33.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
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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