SPORTS
Area schools compete at 1A district golf tournament
The area’s 1A schools competed at its district golf tournament at Nocona’s Indian Oaks on March 27.
The Saint Jo boy’s team finished second and is the only team from the Montague County that is moving on to the regional tournament.
Individually Prairie Valley’s Linzie Priddy, who shot 113 to finish third overall, qualified for the regional tournament. Gavin Parr from Bellevue also qualified individually, shooting 107 as he grabbed the first open spot available despite finishing seventh.
The Panthers were led by Kile Thurman who shot 103, Caleb Hennessey who shot 112, Trevor Scott who shot 122 and Logan Hoover who shot 119 for a total of 456 which was 29 shots better than third place Midway. Julian Luna also shot 124 for the team, but it did not count towards the team’s total.
Besides Priddy advancing individually, the Prairie Valley girl’s team just missed out on qualifying by finishing third behind Slidell by only one stroke. Sara Horton was second shooting 137, Karagan Ritchie shot 140 and Emma Stout shot 143 for a total of 533. Summer English also shot 145, but it did not count towards the team total.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
While school won’t start for another two weeks yet, Bowie tennis coach Dayna Boothe is getting her netters ready to start the 2026 Fall season.
Tryouts began July 21 with nearly 25 players trying out.
Boothe will have a young boys team this year but is excited about their prospects.
“Our boys team is returning with five juniors, a strong sophomore and some promising incoming freshmen,” Boothe said. “It will be a strong building year for our boys team.”
Boothe said the Lady Rabbits will be led by junior state champion in girl’s doubles last Spring Willow Seibert.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
The allure of coaching can be too much for some. Shea Diffie is just that type.
Diffie coached girl’s basketball at Slidell for a time. After the school moved up to Class 2A, Diffie quit coaching and took on a traveling salesperson’s position. After putting on what he says was more than 60,000 miles on his truck over the last year, he decided to get back into coaching.
He met with Bellevue’s athletic director, Colby Broussard, and recently became the new girl’s basketball coach. He replaces Larry Tidwell, who moved on to Arlington Baptist University to become their girl’s basketball coach.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s 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.
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