SPORTS
Firecracker 5K starts holiday celebration
The July 4th celebrations started early in the morning in Saint Jo as the Firecracker 5K ran through town.
Organized by Howard Davies 17 years ago, the fun run had 136 runners finish all five kilometers to start their independence day off right so they could eat guilt-free for the rest of the day.
The top male runner was 17-year-old Pablo Melguizo who finished with a time of 18:34. The top female runner was 34-year-old Sarah Raney who finished with a time of 21:39.
The top runners in the 9-and-under was E. Thomas for girls and I. Miller for boys. The top runners in the 10-14 class were Sydney and Dalton Miller.
In the 15-19 class, Collin Thomas and Linzie Priddy won the male and female divisions. The 20-29 class top runners included Kaitlin and John Paul Hesse.
The 30-39 class top runners included Genevieve Hampton and Levi Gibbs. The 40-49 top runners were Lauren Miller and Scott Holloway.
The 50-59 classes were won by Diane Sicking and Johnny Parker. The 60-69 division top runners were Laurie Underwood and Davis Duggins. The 70 and over classes saw Donna Sickles win the female class and Donald Wiese win the male class.
To see the times for all of the runners by age divisions and the overall place they finished, pick up a copy of the weekend 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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