SPORTS
Tennis athletes compete at state
Montague County athletes competed at the state tennis tournament on Thursday at the Blossom Tennis Center in San Antonio.
The five athletes from Gold-Burg, Prairie Valley and Saint Jo lost their first round matchups, but still broke a several year streak for Montague County just qualifying in the first place.
The girl’s doubles team of Kelly Contreras and Shadie Whitaker from Gold-Burg hoped to pull some more magic.
Coming into the regional tournament as a two seed and matched up against other district champions throughout, they proved doubters wrong by not just qualifying for state, but becoming regional champions.
Unfortunately, that magic was not in the cards at the state meet. The duo lost the first set 6-1, but were more competitive in the second set. It was not enough as they lost 6-3 and were eliminated from the tournament.
For Saint Jo, Jacqueline Hanna was the only singles player from the county to qualify.
Singles players who make it to the state level often have several years of experience outside of school to draw upon which makes it tough for any aspiring player.
Hanna was competitive in her opening match in both sets, but lost both by the score of 6-3.
From Prairie Valley the mixed doubles team of Isaac Yeargin and Veronica Gutierrez qualified as well.
Many schools employ the strategy of pairing their best boy and girls players together in the hopes they can qualify for state if they mesh well.
It worked for this pair, but it came to an end in their first round matchup. They lost both sets 6-0 to get knocked from the series.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
A positive culture can be tough to install but will reap dividends if done correctly.
Trinadee Imotichey is trying to do just that with her Forestburg Lady Longhorns.
Imotichey, an assistant coach on the 2025 Forestburg volleyball team, was moved into the head coaching position. Last year’s coach, Cori Hayes, took over as football head coach.
Imotichey, in her 2nd year in Forestburg, said she learned a lot from Hayes and is ready to take over.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Bowie’s summer softball league team overcame a 6-1 deficit with a six-run third inning for a 7-6 win over Bridgeport in its season opener July 6.
The league consists of teams from Bowie, Nocona, Lindsay, Bridgeport, and Alvord and will last three weeks. Bowie will host games each week.
Bowie pitcher Hazel Trahern gave up two singles and a groundout to put the Sissies on the board in the first. It would be the only hits she gave up in the game. Two groundouts and a strikeout got the Lady Rabbits out of the jam.
Bowie got the run back in the bottom of the first with Andee Jo Miller opening the frame with a walk and a stolen base. She then scored on Kynlee Baker’s groundout to tie the game at one.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Rest. Run. Repeat.
Sage Keck, an 8th grader at Montague, lives by this mantra. No ifs, ands and buts about it.
She’s been running since fourth grade PE classes where she would run a mile every week. After discovering she could outrun the other students, she began to enjoy it and continued doing it.
Her success continued, as she finished 2nd overall against more than 200 runners at the Old Saint Jo 5K July 4. In last weekend’s Texas Junior Olympics, she reached the pinnacle of her career so far by qualifying for the United States of America Track and Field (USATF) National Junior Olympics in Norwalk, Calif. in three events.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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