SPORTS
Bears season comes to an end

The Gold-Burg Bears magical season came to an end on Friday night.
The Bears lost their area playoff game to Gordon 82-37 to end the most successful season Gold-Burg football has possibly ever had.
The Bears came into the game on a four-game winning streak, all won by the 45-point mercy rule. The Longhorns would be a tougher matchup since Gordon came in with the same 9-2 record as Gold-Burg.
The Bears received the ball first and marched down the field on their first drive that ended with a short touchdown run from Jayon Grace. Gold-Burg then had a chance to go up two scores before the Longhorns had even gotten the ball as the team recovered the onside kick.
Unfortunately, the mistakes started to happen in the Bears’ execution. After getting behind the sticks, a pass was intercepted by Gordon at midfield. It did not take long for the Longhorns to turn that into points, power running right at Gold-Burg and scoring on a 19-yard run.
The good kick put Gordon up 8-6. On the Bear’s next offensive series, a bobbled snap allowed the Longhorns to recover the fumble. A few plays later and Gordon was running in a touchdown from 24 yards out to increase the lead to 14-6.
Gold-Burg bounced back with a successful offensive drive as Jayon got loose for a 28-yard touchdown run to cut the lead to 14-13. Before the first quarter ended though, the Longhorns quickly moved down the field on big plays and scored on a short run to make the score 22-13.
At the beginning of the second quarter, the Bears’ offense stalled and turned the ball over on downs. Gold-Burg’s defense did come up with its first stop as a fumble was recovered by Will Hodges.
That did not spark the Bear’s offense though as the team stalled out again on their own side of the field. Gordon then scored on its next play on a 34-yard run to go up 28-13.
With the game looking dire for Gold-Burg, the team got a boost from its special teams. The Longhorns decided to kick a deep but returnable ball on the kickoff. Hodges returned the ball down the right sideline for a touchdown to cut the lead to 28-21.
Unfortunately, the defense still could not stop Gordon as the Longhorns scored quickly on a short run in their response to go back up two scores.
After learning its lesson, Gordon decided to try an onside kick. Not only was it recovered by Gold-Burg’s Jayon, he returned it for another touchdown on special teams, again cutting the lead to one score 36-29.
Unfortunately, the Bears defense just could not stop Gordon. A long 42-yard run up the middle again pushed the lead back to two scores.
It looked like it was about to get worse. The Longhorns recovered the onside kick. Fortunately, Gold-Burg’s defense came up with its second stop, forcing Gordon to turn it over on downs deep in the Bears’ territory.
With less than two minutes to go before halftime, Gold-Burg needed to move the ball far and fast. The Bears did as they moved inside the Longhorns 20-yard line, but just ran out of time.
Gordon led 44-29 at halftime and was getting the ball first in the third quarter.
The Longhorns hit their stride in the second half as Gold-Burg’s defense continued to have no answer while the Bear’s offense kept making self inflicted mistakes that killed drives.
The Longhorns scored on their first three possessions of the first half to increase the lead to 68-29. During this time the Bear’s offense had been forced into a turnover on downs and had failed to recover an onside kick.
On Gold-Burg’s next offensive drive, the team executed and quickly drove down the field like it had in the first half. The Bears then scored on a nine-yard run from Jayon to cut the lead to 68-37. Unfortunately, it would be the last positive thing for Gold-Burg.
Gordon returned the favor from earlier in the game as a player recovered the Bears onside kick and returned it for a touchdown.
Gold-Burg’s offense stalled once more and the Longhorns scored shortly after, making the extra point to end the game early with the final score being 82-37.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
SPORTS
Crutsinger resigns from Nocona

It was announced last week Nocona Athletic director/football coach Blake Crutsinger is resigning from his position at the school after serving four years.
Crutsinger said now is the time for his family to make the move, with his daughter Avery graduating after spending four years at Nocona and with his son Kellar about to enter high school and wanting the same for him at another school.
“With her going off to college, she had a really good four years here and just looking at Keller heading into high school and exploring some opportunities that might be better for him, it is just time,” Crutsinger said.
Crutsinger went 19-22 overall, helping the Indians to two playoff appearances in 2022 and 2023. The team’s best season was 2023, when it went 8-2 and won the district title, the first one in 11 years for the program.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
SPORTS
Cervantes signs to college

Saint Jo senior Payzlie Cervantes signed her letter of intent to play college basketball last week at Highland College in Kansas. She also played volleyball, softball and ran track at Saint Jo. “After talking with Coach Tana Coleman, I really connected with her and loved the campus vibe and direction she wants for the team,” Cervantes said. “I’m looking forward to continuing my basketball career while getting my associates degree in nursing to become a registered nurse.”
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
SPORTS
Sieberts earn bronze at state

Last week Montague County had five girls from Bowie and Saint Jo compete at the state tennis tournament, and one team brought back some hardware.
Sisters from Bowie, junior Heidi and freshman Willow Siebert brought back a bronze medal competing in the 3A girl’s doubles bracket.
The pair were the first people from the program to make it back to state since their half sisters, Meagan and Myah Russell, advanced nine years previously.
The Sieberts came into state as a two-seed, having finished second at the regional tournament the previous week.
The duo was ready as they blew through their first two matches. They beat a team from Hondo in the first round with the scores being 6-1, 6-1 and dominated even more in the second round against a team from Tatum, winning 6-0, 6-1.
That got them through to the second day of the tournament, but Coach Dayna Boothe was worried they had had it too easy on day one.
Playing in the semifinals, the Lady Rabbits faced a familiar foe, a team from Peaster they had beaten in the regional tournament the previous week. Unfortunately, near the end of the first set, with the Sieberts fighting to stay alive, Heidi went after a high lob and slammed into the fence. She hurt her right arm and had to play through it for the rest of the match.
They lost the match with the scores being 6-3, 6-3.
It was an all Peaster final, with the other side of the bracket producing the team that both beat the Sieberts at the regional tournament and won their second straight state title.
Still, despite the disappointment, Bowie is bringing back a bronze medal. According to Boothe, after contacting people who would know dating back to the late 1970s, it could possibly be the program’s first medals from the state tournament in tennis.
Of course, Bowie was not the only school represented. Saint Jo had Taylor Patrick competing in girl’s singles and the team of Bailie Nobile and Maxey Johnson competing in girl’s doubles in the 1A classification.
Senior Patrick was making her third appearance at the state tournament, but her first in the singles competition.
She finished third at the regional meet which meant she had a tough first round matchup against a second seed from Fort Davis.
It took everything from Patrick in a match that lasted two and a half hours. She went down in the first set 6-2, but rebounded in a tight second set to win 6-4 to force a third and final set. She had the momentum and won 6-2 to move on.
She had to summon the energy to play later that day against a fresh one-seed player from Utopia. Patrick lost 6-1, 6-1 to end her Saint Jo career. Her opponent would go on to finish second.
Juniors Johnson and Nobile were making their first appearances at the state meet after finishing second at the regional tournament. In the first round they played a tough match against a team from Marathon. It seemed evenly matched throughout, but small mistakes at inopportune times cost them throughout the match. In the end, the team lost by the scores of 6-3, 6-3.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
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