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Bowie, Nocona basketball all-district awards listed
With the basketball season wrapped for all of the area teams, all-district selections have now been released.
With both Bowie and Nocona teams making the playoffs this year, there were a lot of selections for all of the teams.
The Lady Rabbits had Maddie Mandela win the district most valuable player award. Ziba Robbins was a first team selection while Neely Price and Kayleigh Crow were second team choices. Haley Webb was honorable mention.
The Bowie boy’s team had Andrew Sandhoff earn the district’s sixth man of the year for his play off the bench.
Brody Armstrong, A.J. Whatley and Tucker Jones were first team all-district selections while Bayler Swint was named to the second team.
The Nocona Lady Indians team nearly swept the superlatives in their district after winning the district title. Megyn Meekins earned district MVP, Skyler Smith was defensive MVP, Sydnee Mowry was sixth man of the year and the coaching staff Kyle Spitzer and Clayton Brown were named staff of the year.
First team selections included Reagan Phipps and Aubree Kleinhans. Avery Crutsinger and Jolie Rose were second team picks.
The Nocona boy’s team had several superlative selections as well after winning the district title. Brady McCasland was named the district’s MVP while Conley Kleinhans was the co-defensive MVP.
The staff of Brody Wilson, Chris Woodall and Bryson Hackley were named staff of the year.
Mike Wetmore and Ryder Oswald were first team selections.
Javier Gaytan along with Luke and Charlie Fuller were named to the second team. Johnny Stone and Wesley Murphey were honorable mention selections.
To see the full list for all of the awards, including academic all-district selections, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
The Bellevue basketball teams both played in the playoffs for the first time in several years. The Lady Eagles finished fourth in the district to qualify after missing the previous season. In the bi-district round, Bellevue had to play the eventual state champs Newcastle.
The Eagles also finished fourth, though they played Saint Jo in a play-in game for third place. Bellevue then had to play state-ranked Graford in the bi-district round before ending its season.
The spring season saw Bellevue bring back its baseball program after many years.
While the team struggled during its initial season, it is a step in the first step for a program that hopes to compete well in the near future. In golf, the Lady Eagles ended up winning the district title to qualify for the regional tournament.
In the fall, both of Bellevue’s cross country teams finished second at district and qualified for regionals.
There, Mattie Broussard was able to qualify for the state meet individually after winning the regional title.
At state, Broussard came in ninth place to earn a medal.
To see pictures and highlights from all of the area schools, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
The Prairie Valley program had a good spring to start 2024. In tennis Case Carpenter qualified for regionals after finishing second at the district meet in boy’s singles. In golf, the Lady Bulldogs team finished second at the district tournament to qualify for regionals.
To cap off the spring season, Linzie Priddy qualified for the state track meet in the 800 meter race, where she placed ninth overall.
The fall season saw the Lady Bulldogs finish second in district to qualify for the playoffs. In the bi-district round, Prairie Valley held on to beat Vernon Northside in five sets to continue its season one more game. In the area round, the Lady Bulldogs lost to Garner.
In cross country, the program had one boy and one girl qualify for the state meet for the second straight year.
Josh Stout was running at state for the second time and he improved on his first appearance as she placed 29th. Priddy, running at the state cross country meet for her third time, finished 84th.
To see pictures and highlights from all of the area schools, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
The Gold-Burg athletic program had a good spring with two girls qualifying for regionals in tennis. Jimena Garcia and Alyson Rojas placed first and second in girls singles at the district meet to move on.
In track and field, the Bears had Isaac Renteria qualify for the state meet for the second straight year. He finished in fourth place in the 3200 meter race.
In the fall season, the football team had one of its best seasons in school history. The team rebounded from losing its first three games of the season to winning the district title and its bi-district playoff game against Woodson. The Bears then lost to Oakwood in the area round.
To see pictures and highlights from all of the area schools, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
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