SPORTS

Montague County football all-district list revealed

Published

2 years ago

12/02/2023

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Bowie's Justin Clark was named first team all-district running back.

Bowie
First team
Justin Clark, RB; Troy Kesey, TE; Braden Rhyne, CB

Second team
Seth Mann, FB; Hayden Rodriguez, OL; Cody West, OL; Hunter Rodriguez, S; Theron Waldrop, TE

Honorable mention
Jax Johnston, RB; Will Cross, LB; Preacher Chambers, DL; Hunter Fluitt, DL; Zac Harris, LB

Academic all-district
Justin Clark, Rayder Mann, Will Cross, Hunter Rodriguez, Zac Harris, Tucker Jones, Cooper Hammer, Jakson Hofbauer, Tripp Brewer, Simon Tran, Johnny Arenas, Hunter Fluitt, Jacobi McGregor, Ridge Garner, Sterling Harrington, Jorge DeLeon, Theron Waldrop, Troy Kesey, Hayden Rodriguez

Nocona
Superlatives
District MVP: Brady McCasland, QB/LB
Offensive MVP: Charlie Fuller, WR/CB
Defensive newcomer of the year: Brody Landford, LB/RB
Coaching staff of the year: Nocona

First team
Johnny Stone, RB/LB; Caden Gaston, WR/DB; Cooper Waldrip, WR; Matthew Page, OL; Kasch Johnson, OL/DL; Matthew Johnson, OL; Carson Peters, DB; Oscar Salmon, LB; Jake Pribble, DL

Second team
Jose Gomez, FB/DB; Carson Peters, WR; Jake Pribble, OL; Wesley Murphey, OL; Javier Gaytan, K; Cooper Waldrip, LB; Matthew Page, DL; Matthew Johnson, DL; Gavin Miller, DL

Honorable mention
Javier Gaytan, DL; Cristhian Cortes, DL

Academic all-district
Charlie Fuller, Javier Gaytan, Konor Harrington, Kasch Johnson, Matthew Johnson, Brody Langford, Brady McCasland, Zyrus Moreno, Walker Murphey, Wesley Murphey, Jackson Nunneley, Matthew Page, Jake Pribble, Oscar Salomon, Johnny Stone, Walker Strahan, Cooper Waldrip, RJ Walker

Saint Jo
First team
Cooper Harris, TE; Wade Lucas, WR/LB; Lee Yeley, RB; Devin Stewart, SB; Kyler Dunn, K; Mathew Sampson, DL; Wyatt Lucas, CB

Second team
Jonathan Samson, TE; Cason Ruiz, C; Caleb Hennessey, SC; Charlie Evans, FB; Damon Byrd, SB; Logan Hoover, ST; Trevor Scott, DL; Lee Yeley, CB; Devin Stewart, S

Honorable mention
Blaine Penaluna, DL; Cody Gaston, DL

Academic all-district
Kyler Dunn, Charlie Barclay, Jayden Curry, Cooper Harris, Mathew Sampson, Devin Stewart

Gold-Burg
First team
Aidan Foster, SC/ST/DL; Jayon Grace, SB/LB; Isaac Renteria, CB

Second team
Levi Hellinger, QB; Jayton Epperson, RB/DL; Isaac Renteria, SB; Eli Freeland, NG

Honorable mention
Paul Jones, WR/S

Forestburg
First team
Kyler Willett, WR/P; Will Johnson, WR; Jeremiah Perez, S

Second team
Kayden Dill, WR; Nathan Payne, SC; Jesus Sanchez, QB/DL; Jeremiah Perez, RB; Angel Cruz, UB; Kyler Willett, K/DL; Tye Reid, S

Honorable mention
Nathan Payne, DL; Hayden Lawson, DUP

SPORTS

Bowie softball team falls in area round

Published

2 days ago

05/07/2026

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Bowie softball had a historic season, where the squad made the postseason for the first time since 2019 and knocked a top seed from the playoffs, come to an end April 29.

No-4 ranked Tuscola Jim Ned got out to a quick start and took an 11-1, five inning win in the area round of the Class 3A Division I playoffs. Bowie had its season end at 19-15.

With a large crowd at Weatherford High rooting them on, Bowie took the field looking to knock out another top seed, as they did with Early last week.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.

SPORTS

Willett, Richey off to State

Published

2 days ago

05/07/2026

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Bowie will have two track athletes at the State track and field meet May 14 with top two finishes at the Region 1-3A track meet at Abilene Christian University May 1-2.

Tyler Richey finished 2^nd in the pole vault with a 15’ leap. Richey was also 9^th in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 15.39. Sophomore Braden Willett was 3^rd in the 1,600-meters with a school record best of time of 4:21.93. Willett was 4^th in the 3,200-meter run with a time of 9:29.71.

Several other Rabbits and Lady Rabbits competed at the regional meet. The 800-meter relay foursome of Colton Dosch, Richey, Finn Riddle and Jaxon White finished 6^th with a time of 1:30.24 while the 1,600-meter relay team of Dosch, Judah Livsey, Riddle and Blaine Leonard finished 8^th with a time of 3:30.76.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.

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Fourteen track athletes head to State

Published

2 days ago

05/07/2026

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Saint Jo’s boys and girls track teams took top honors at the Region III-A track meet at Hewitt Midway High School May 1-2 and will send several athletes to the state track and field meet May 16 in Austin.

The boys were led by Damon Byrd who won both the long jump with a 22’9 ¾” leap and triple jump with a 45’ 10 ½”. Byrd also won the 100-meter dash with a time of 1.03 and was a member of the victorious 800-meter relay along with Trent Gaston, Barrett Johnson and Lee Yeley with a time of 1:30.80.

Yeley won the high jump with a 6’ leap. Byrd, Yeley, Dominic Luna and Gaston combined for a 2^nd-place finish in the 1,600-meter relay with a time 3:32.81. Gaston was 2^nd in the 110-meter hurdles with a tie of 16.09. Johnson was 2^nd in the 400-meter dash in 50.75, Ayden Giambruno was 6^th in the 3200-meter run in 11:05.24 with Yeley 8^th in the 200-meters with a time of 25.61.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.