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Bowie teen wins big roping event
Bowie teen Allye Stark won her first big roping contest on Oct. 24 at San Agelo’s Roping Fiesta.
Apart of Cody Ohl’s Jr. Calf Roping Championship, Allye won the 15-and-under breakaway roping division, winning a buckle and almost $3,000 in prize money.
Allye, 14-years-old, is the daughter of Deann and Neal Stark who both have spent time roping. It was another family member though that got her interested in trying it.
“I think just watching my brother rope and start his career as a calf roper really influenced me to want to do it,” Allye said.
Brother Clay is taking a break from rodeo as he attends college, but Allye has taken up that reign and is already reaping the rewards thanks to a childhood growing up on a ranch and parental coaching.
“Her daddy has been her coach,” Deann said. “He’s the one that’s back there helping her with her mental game.”
This year the Stark’s decided to home school Allye to allow a more flexible schedule so she can practice and compete more with her dad, who works out of town sometimes during the week. Deann is a school councilor at Bowie High School.
Like all rodeo events, hours of practice and travel all come down to only a couple of seconds to execute. With roping, success is either attained or not within two to four seconds at high levels of competition.
Dealing with the highs and lows of competition where certain aspects, mainly the two other animals at play, are out of your control takes a lot of mental toughness.
“The failures that come with it, a lot of people quit before it ever gets better,” Allye said. “I think that’s what’s so hard about it is you have to fail before you can succeed.”
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
Saint Jo boys
The Saint Jo Panthers were able to win a one-sided game at Dodd City on Tuesday.
The Panthers won 41-22 against the Hornets as they try and ramp back up after the holidays to get ready for district play.
Saint Jo had an up and down performance at its tournament in North Hopkins the previous week as it tries to get the rust off caused by the holiday break.
The first quarter was competitive as the Panthers got scoring from four different players. Saint Jo held Dodd City to only one field goal, but several free throws allowed the Hornets to trail only 12-7 after the first quarter.
The Panther defense cleaned up the fouling while continuing to make any shot an easy one for Dodd City. This allowed Saint Jo to grow its lead as the game went along.
The Panthers allowed the Hornets to never score more than eight points in a quarter while they scored modestly in the double-digits in three of the quarters.
Saint Jo led 22-11 at halftime, 34-19 after three quarters before allowing only three points in the final period to make it 41-22.
Nocona girls
The Nocona Lady Indians stayed undefeated in district with a blowout win at home against Windthorst on Tuesday.
The Lady Indians beat the Lady Trojans 78-27 in a game that was not close at all.
Nocona came into the game confident with, easily winning its first three district games before the holiday break before playing several tough teams at the Championship Basketball Tournament last week where it went 2-2.
The Lady Indians were up 15-8 after the first quarter and 33-17 at halftime. Despite leading by double-digits, Nocona upped its intensity in the second half by outscoring Windthorst 24-3 in the third quarter.
The Lady Indians scored 21 points in the fourth quarter to end the game with the ludicrous score of 78-27.
Nocona boys
The Nocona Indians lost their first district game of the season, losing a tough game at home against Windthorst.
The Trojans won 63-52 in a game where one bad quarter from the Indians was all it took.
Nocona came into the game after starting district 1-0 with a win against Olney before the break. The Indians struggled in their holiday tournament last week in Bridgeport, but it was mostly against bigger schools.
It was a low-scoring first quarter as Nocona led only 9-7, but were in control.
Then the second quarter came and the Trojans flipped the game on its head.
Windthorst exploded for 26 points, scored all by three of its players as the low-scoring game was burst open.
On the flip side, the Indians scored only eight points while making one field goal in the quarter. Nocona found itself down 33-17 at halftime.
The Indians bounced back a little in the third quarter, outscoring the Trojans 14-11 to make it 47-31 heading into the final period.
The fourth quarter was high scoring for both team. Nocona easily had its best offensive quarter, with 21 points scored as six different players made at least one basket.
Unfortunately, the Indians could not slow down Windthorst to try and make a comeback. The Trojans attempted 17 free throws in the period alone and made enough of them to nearly equal Nocona’s total, finishing with 19 points.
Windthorst won 62-53.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
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