SPORTS
Whitaker twins compete one last time
The state tennis tournament is happening April 25-26 in San Antonio and with its completion will come the end of an era for Gold-Burg athletics.
The senior girl’s doubles team of Sadie and Shadie Whitaker will represent the Lady Bears one final time on the biggest high school stage to see how far they can possibly go. Not far away will be their loud, but caring Coach Cheryl Cromleigh who has coached the pair in just about every sport since junior high.
The pair are not just sisters but twins and like their names they are similar enough to get confused unless you get to know them.
Shadie is the shy one during interviews, struggling with the awkwardness of the interview setting in two tries this year even with her sister and coach trying to give her answers to say.
You would never guess she is shy with how she plays on the court. She earned second team all-district honors in basketball and has been a valuable 3-point shooter for four years, starting most of that time.
In volleyball she was an all-around player for four years on varsity and earned first-team all-district honors this year.
Sadie’s demeanor is more relaxed. She has come out of her shy shell over the years, enough to even participate in one-act play this year.
Sadie was the lead outside hitter in volleyball during the fall and also earned first team all-district honors. On the basketball court, she was more of an all-around player who could sometimes come off the bench depending on the match up.
Like most 1A school athletes, between the two of them they have been talked into giving just about any sport or activity a try at some point during the last four years. Their older brother Kolton Whitaker, who graduated in 2022, was similar in that vain.
On the tennis court is where the pair and their coach call home though.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the 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.
Bowie’s summer softball league team overcame a 6-1 deficit with a six-run third inning for a 7-6 win over Bridgeport in its season opener July 6.
The league consists of teams from Bowie, Nocona, Lindsay, Bridgeport, and Alvord and will last three weeks. Bowie will host games each week.
Bowie pitcher Hazel Trahern gave up two singles and a groundout to put the Sissies on the board in the first. It would be the only hits she gave up in the game. Two groundouts and a strikeout got the Lady Rabbits out of the jam.
Bowie got the run back in the bottom of the first with Andee Jo Miller opening the frame with a walk and a stolen base. She then scored on Kynlee Baker’s groundout to tie the game at one.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Rest. Run. Repeat.
Sage Keck, an 8th grader at Montague, lives by this mantra. No ifs, ands and buts about it.
She’s been running since fourth grade PE classes where she would run a mile every week. After discovering she could outrun the other students, she began to enjoy it and continued doing it.
Her success continued, as she finished 2nd overall against more than 200 runners at the Old Saint Jo 5K July 4. In last weekend’s Texas Junior Olympics, she reached the pinnacle of her career so far by qualifying for the United States of America Track and Field (USATF) National Junior Olympics in Norwalk, Calif. in three events.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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