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.
Nocona got its new press box into place this week at Jack Crane Stadium. The old press box, which was in place for more than 60 years, was taken out in early June and moved to Indian Valley Raceway. The new press box was by the Southern Bleacher Company out of Graham. Athletic Director Black Crutsinger said they looked at a lot of press boxes and decided they liked the one at Lindsay High School and went with that model. Sean Hutson operated the crane from the Hurd Crane Service that put the press box up for Nocona.
Sunset native Cason Richey (right) and his team roping partner Beldon Cox from Weatherford repeated as the International Finals Youth Rodeo champions last weekend at Shawnee, OK. Richey and Cox won the previous year and were able to complete the repeat by catching three steers in a combined time of 16.6 seconds. Richey is expected to compete attend Texas Tech University this fall and compete on the rodeo team.
The Chisholm Trail Youth Rodeo had its awards ceremony this week, giving out plaques and buckles to the top competitors throughout the summer season.
There were four age categories with five events to compete in for the young athletes.
Along with the best results in each event, at the end the overall best cowboy and cowgirl in each age division was awarded as well.
The lead line division, in which an adult helps the young competitors, saw Rylee Stewart win the first in poles, barrel racing and mystery event on her way to win top cowgirl.
Hattie Snow got the fastest time in the flags event and Lany Shupak got the fastest goat time. Riggin Bishop got named the top cowboy in the division.
In the eight-and-under division, Whitley Goins won the top cowgirl and Trell Carpenter won top cowboy. Goins got the fastest times in barrel racing, flags and mystery event. Carpenter got the fastest time in poles and goats.
In the 9-12 age division, Sage Keck won the top cowgirl while Chisum Carpenter won the top cowboy. Keck got the fastest times in four of the five divisions. Only Layna Taylor getting the fastest goat time prevented her from winning in a clean sweep.
In the 13-18 age division, Tess Egenbacher won the top overall cowgirl award.
Kiley McCracken won both the barrel racing and flags event. Emma Strahan won the poles and mystery event. Hadlee Bryan won the goats event.
There was no top overall cowboy in the age division.
To see the times for the winners of each event in all four age categories along with pictures of all of the top cowboys and cowgirls, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
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