SPORTS
Lady Panthers lose to Blum in playoffs
The Saint Jo Lady Panthers softball season came to an end on Friday as they lost to Blum in a double-header playoff series.
The Lady Panthers lost both games by run-rule as the Lady Cats won 19-5 and 16-2.
Saint Jo was coming off its first playoff series win in program history against Bryson the previous week. Blum was going to be a different story as the Lady Cats were one of the top ranked teams in the state in 1A.
The Lady Cats showed it by scoring nine runs in the top of the first inning in game one. Saint Jo got two of the runs back with Payzlie Cervantes and Maxey Johnson driving in a runs with singles.
It was not enough to keep up with the hot bats from Blum. The Lady Cats scored 10 runs during the next three innings before Saint Jo’s offense could score again.
Taylor Patrick led off with a single, advanced to second after a hit batter and then stole third base before a dropped third strike allowed her to score one run.
The Lady Panthers held Blum to no runs in the fifth inning, but needed to score seven runs in order to avoid getting run ruled.
Mercedes Diaz led off and got on base by getting hit by a pitch. Nevaeh Spann then hit a single and Diaz advanced to third base. She later came in to score a run by stealing home.
Several batters later with the bases loaded, Johnson hit a single that drove in one run.
Two groundouts followed to end the game, Blum winning 19-5 after five innings.
Johnson led the team with two hits and two RBIs while Cervantes and Skidmore each drove in one run.
Saint Jo had to dust off the game and play game two 30 minutes later.
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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