SPORTS
Bowie sending four girls to state, finish second as a team at the regional meet
The Bowie Lady Rabbits powerlifting team finished second overall at the regional meet on Saturday while qualifying four girls for the state meet.
The Lady Rabbits competed at the 3A R6 Regional Championship in Bells High School in the division I category against girls from 13 other schools.
At the end of a long day, four Bowie girls finished second or better in their weight classes.
Jordan Vaught and Laisha Johnson both finished first in their weight classes. Johnson won the 123 pound weight class. Her 715 total was 55 pounds more than second place, with her 165 bench and 285 deadlift several pounds more than her competitors.
Vaught won the 220 pound weight class by even more. Her 875 total was 85 pounds more than second place.
Her 205 bench press and 340 deadlift were each 50 or more pounds ahead of her competition. In fact, regardless of weight class, Vaught’s bench press was the second most of any of the competitors in their division.
Haley Henry and Kinley Russell both got second in their weight classes to move on. Henry competed in the 105 weight class and her 555 total was only 30 pounds off from first place. Her 220 squat was the best of all her competitors in her weight class.
Russell’s 710 total in the 132 pound weight class was 100 pounds behind first place, but she was also comfortably 125 pounds ahead of third place. Her 170 bench press equaled the highest of her competitors.
Not all Lady Rabbits who competed qualified for state. Alleson Aguirre also competed in the 132 weight class where she finished with 500 total in seventh place.
Myra Anderson competed in the 165 weight class, but did not complete a lift while busting out.
Still, with four girls qualifying for the state meet the Bowie Lady Rabbits scored 24 points which was good for second place, finishing three points ahead of Boyd and Whitseboro in third place and four points ahead of Pilot Point in fourth place.
Only Iowa Park, who had seven girls qualify for state and 12 girls score points, ran away with the regional title.
The state meet is scheduled for March 14-17 at Comerica Center in Frisco, with the 3A big schools starting at 1:30 p.m. on March 16.
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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