SPORTS
1A schools compete at area track meet
The 1A schools competed at the area meet on Monday at Bryson for a chance to qualify for the regional meet.
The Saint Jo boy’s team came away with the district title while most of the other area schools came away with a few individual qualifiers. Any individual or relay team that finished among the top four in their event moves on.
Panthers who won their individual events included Logan Brawner in the 200 meters and long jump, Collin Thomas in the 800 meters, Joshua Vogel in the 1600 meters and Jordan Reeves in the 300 meter hurdles. The 4×100 and 4×400 relay teams also finished first overall.
Other Saint Jo qualifiers, including girls, were Noble Koelzer, Dawson Everson, Kyler Dunn and Hannah Reyling.
Prairie Valley’s Mason Allen won the high jump while also qualifying in the 400 meters. Other qualifiers included Tyler Winkler in the 1600 meter and pole vault, Eli Croxton in the 3200 meter and the girls 4×200 and 4×400 relay teams.
Bellevue’s Sky-Lar Embry qualified in the 100, 200 and 400 meter races, winning the 100 meters overall. The Lady Eagles Grace Martin was the only other teammate to qualify in the 1600 meter race.
Forestburg had Reagan Ladewig qualify in the 100 meter hurdles and shot put, Braxton Osteen in the discus, James Stokes in the triple jump and both the boys 4×100 and 4×200 relay teams.
Gold-Burg had Will Hodges win the 110 meter hurdles and also qualify in the 300 meter hurdles. Other Bear qualifiers were Kani Grace in the 100 meters and brother Jayon Grace in the long jump.
The regional meet is scheduled for April 24 at Whitney High School. Only the top two finishers in each event are guaranteed a spot at the state meet. A third place finisher who has the best results compared to the rest of the individuals in the state will get the last qualifying spot.
Results from individuals in our coverage area who finished among the six in their events are in the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
Saint Jo’s boy’s and girl’s track teams took area titles April 20 at Forestburg.
The top four finishers in each event qualified for the Region 3-A meet May 1-2 at Hewitt Midway High School outside Waco.
Boys
Saint Jo’s Ayden Giambruno finished 2nd in the 3,200-meter run with a time of 11:32.62. Bellevue’s Cade Broussard was 4th in 12:02.50.
In the 400-meter relay, Forestburg’s foursome of Jesse Wadsworth, Josiah Wadsworth, Rafael Sanchez and Hayden Halliburton finished 4th with a time of 47.27. Forestburg’s Juan Gonzaez was 2nd in the 800-meter run in 2:13.17.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
A five-run outburst over the final three innings lifted Holliday’s baseball team past host Bowie 8-3 April 17.
The Eagles got out to a 2-0 first inning lead, using two hits and an error off Rabbit pitcher Rayder Mann. Mann opened the Bowie first by reaching on a caftcher’s error. A pair of groundouts and Mann getting caught in a rundown ended the threat. Bowie threatened again in the second, Allen Miller was hit by a one out pitch. A pair of strikeouts ended the threat.
Hollday added a run in the third for a 3-0 lead. The Rabbits got on the scoreboard in the bottom of the third.
Mann drew a two-out walk with Caden Belcher picking up a single. He moved to second on the throw in. Eddie DeLeon followed with a two-RBI single. He was caught in a rundown to end the threat.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Seven Nocona track team members qualified for the Region II-2A track meet May 1-2 after top four finishes at the Area meet April 17 in Graham.
The 400-meter relay foursome of Gage Grubbs, Kyle Walters, Landon Fatheree and David Pizano finished 3rd with a time of 43.93. Pisano won the 400-meter dash in 51.38 with Fatheree 2nd in the 100-meters in 11.24.
The 1,600-meter relay team of Jax Fuller, Waters, Fatheree and Pisano were 3rd in 3:33.60.
On the girl’s side sophomore Sy Parker won both the shot put with a 34’3” throw, beating 2nd place by just one inch, and the discus with a 107’10” try. Ava Johnson was 4th in the 200—meters with a 27.69 time.
Not qualifying for regionals but still coming through with points for the Lady Indians with Raylea Bowles in the high jump, who finished 5th with a 4’8” leap, and Kaylee Thomas who was 5th in the pole vault with a 7’6” effort.
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