SPORTS
Area cross country teams run at WF Endurance House
Athletes from six schools in the coverage area all ran at Wichita Falls High School’s Endurance House meet on Wednesday.
The only team results listed were from the girl’s race as Nocona finished second to lead all teams. Individual results were given for all high school runners though.
The Lady Indians were led by Bayler Smith who finished fifth overall with a time of 13:46.
Her next four teammates who finished were Melissa Segura (16th), Jayce Rose (34th), Jolie Rose (37th) and Ayden Patton (41st).
The Saint Jo girls were not far behind finishing in fifth place overall. The Lady Panthers were led by Abigail Carter who finished 17th overall with a time of 14:20. Her top four teammates were Savannah Hill (20th), Talor Patrick (22nd), Aubrey Morman (44th) and Kaycee Clark (75th).
Next was Bellevue who finished 11th overall. The Lady Eagles were led by Brylie Hager who finished 24th with a time of 14:49. The top five girls also included Brittany Gill (48th), Kaycee Conner (56th), Tristan Shook (88th) and Mary Grace Broussard (112th).
Prairie Valley finished 14th overall as a team with Linzie Priddy finishing first in 12th place with a time of 14:09. Her top four teammates were Clara Smith (59th), Kennedy Stone (98th), Emma Stout (121st) and Christy Anderson (126th).
Some schools only had one girl enter. From Bowie, Samara McChesney finished 99th with a time of 17:35. From Forestburg, Justynne Roller finished 108 with a time of 18:19.
On the boy’s side, Bowie was led by Alex Castro who finished 11th with a time of 20:08. The top five Jackrabbit finishers included Liam Pearson (15th), Monte Mayfield (41st), Jackson Frye (88th) and Kaz Williams (90th).
From Nocona, Claudio Segura was the top runner who finished seventh overall with a time of 19:57. His top four teammates were Freddy Duran (16th), Jhett Miller (18th), Karson Kleinhans (31st) and Landon Fatheree (35th).
Saint Jo was led by Jayden Curry who finished 25th overall with a time of 20:53.
The Panthers top five runners also included Elijah Young (28th), Julian Luna (44th), Zeke Bonn (48th) and Max Koessler (63rd).
Prairie Valley’s team was led by Josh Stout who finished eighth overall with a time of 19:59. His top four teammates included Tyson Easterling (26th), Dale Neughbauer (33rd), Jayton Jones (83rd) and Matt Deen (103rd).
The Bellevue boy’s team ran in the junior varsity race. Those team results were available and the Eagles won easily.
River Trail finished first overall in the race for Bellevue with a time of 20:20.
The top five runners for the Eagles also included Kason Roper (5th), Ryan Jones (11th), Jayson Gill (19th) and Brycen Bancroft (24th).
To see full results of the high school runners from the six schools listed, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
Nearly 600 youngsters signed up for this season of youth baseball sports through the BSA. The group celebrated with awards this past week and introduction of all its teams. See all the awards and photos from the night in the mid-week Bowie News. (Photos by Barbara Green)
The 2024 Summer Olympics is just a few weeks away taking place in Paris. The opening ceremonies will be July 26 and are planned to be unique as they take place along the Seine River that flows through Paris. Thomas Bach prepared this op-ed to welcome the world to Paris.
By Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee
The Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 is only days away. The excitement gripping this nation is palpable.
As this unique festival of sport draws closer, we all are feeling that France and the French people are ready to welcome the world’s best athletes with the hospitality and passion for sport for which they are famous all around the world.
Already millions of people have greeted the Olympic flame on its journey around France with a huge wave of enthusiasm. All of us are looking forward to an unforgettable celebration of Olympic sport and French culture in the coming weeks.
Read the full story in the mid-week sports in your Bowie News.
Saint Jo’s Firecracker 5K welcomed 100 runners for its 16th year on July 4th.
According to runsignup.com, Old Jo’s Firecracker 5K saw 100 runners of all ages register to kick off in downtown Saint Jo.
Brayden Willett, 14, Nocona, was the top male finisher with a time of 19:02.6. Sarah Rainey, 35, Saint Jo, was the top female finisher with 21:47.1.
In the male nine and under division, I. Miller, nine, Muenster, repeated his first place win from 2023 with at time of 34:52.8. E. Thomas, eight, no town listed, also repeated her win with a time of 31:58.5.
Emry Raney-Cavnar, 14, Ardmore, OK, won the male 10-14 group and E. Christensen, 11, Decatur, took the female race. In the male 15-19 division Luke Gehrig, 17, Muenster, won, while Sophia Christensen, 15, Decatur, took the ladies’ title.
See all the results and more photos in the weekend Bowie News.
Special appreciation to Jennifer Gaston Panther Photography for use of her photos.
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