SPORTS
Bowie, Nocona do well at hosted powerlifting meets
Bowie and Nocona hosted powerlifting meets on Thursday night, with the Lady Rabbits opening their season while both Nocona teams competed.
The Bowie girls team finished third as it had four medalists. The Nocona girls finished second and had five lifters medal while the boys finished fifth and had two lifters medal.
The Lady Rabbits had three lifters finish first overall in their weight classes.
Haley Henry finished first in the 114 class by lifting a total of 615 pounds. Kinley Russell finished first in the 148 class as she lifted 765 pounds. Jordan Vaught won the 242 class as she lifted a meet-best total of 870 pounds.
The other Bowie medalist was Trently Brewer, who finished second in the 123 class.
The Lady Indians had three first place medalists as well.
Kaitlyn Tiffner won the 97 class with a total of 430 pounds. Kaylea Wallace won the 123 class with a total of 470 pounds. Jacie Pirkey won the 132 class with a total of 570 pounds.
Other medalists included Yazmin Ibarra, who got second to her teammate in the 123 class, and Caris Johnson who finished third in the 138 class.
The Nocona boys had two lifters medal and both were in the 114 class. Mitchel Gaston won the class with a total of 535 pounds. Kaden Wallace was second as he finished with a total of 425 pounds.
To see totals for all Bowie and Nocona lifters who completed all three lifts, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
The 19th annual Bullfest came to the county on May 4, hosted at the Saint Jo Rodeo Arena. With bulls provided Big L Rodeo Company, Locke Bucking Bulls and more, it attracted many great riders, both local and farther away. In the end, it was Colby Deel from Jacksboro who won the the senior division round. The junior division winner was Ringo Stummer from Mountain Springs.
To see more photos, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
With the track season firmly over this year, one school went out of its way to encourage its athletes to not only improve on their totals, but set some school records this season.
Brenna Briles set the school record in the girl’s high jump (5-4), triple jump (33 feet), 100 meters (13.11) and the 200 meters (27.87).
Kayden Dill set the school record boy’s 100 meters (11.08) and 200 meters (23.47). Tye Reid set the boy’s 110 meter hurdles record at 18.7 seconds. Jesse Wadsworth set the boy’s 800 meters record with a time of 2:06.
Some relay teams also set some records. The boy’s 4×100 meter team of Jeremiah Perez, Kyler Willett, Will Johnson and Dill set the record with the time of 45.29 seconds.
The 4×400 meter relay team with Christian Binanti, Johnson, Willett and Wadsworth ran a time of 3:40.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
The Prairie Valley Bulldogs will be seeing a new face around the gym and fields next fall with the hiring of a new Athletic Director and Head Coach, Kent Caruthers.
Caruthers will be replacing Coach Seth Stephens, who has accepted a coaching job in LaPoynor, moving closer to his family and hometown. Although Coach Stephens will be missed after six years of being a part of the Prairie Valley family, Coach Caruthers will step into his new role with a wealth of knowledge and experience.
Coach Caruthers has coached basketball, football, volleyball, cross country, track and golf.
He has a well-rounded background, which makes him the perfect candidate for a 1A coaching position.
He comes, most recently, from Matagorda where he was the athletic director, boys basketball, volleyball, and track coach.
He spent the majority of his coaching career at Tolar, where he was the head boys basketball coach, defensive coordinator for the varsity football team and head golf coach.
His record and experience speak for themselves, but when asked why he felt led to apply for this position, he said that the move north is all about coaching good kids.
His coaching philosophy revolves around hard work, stating “A winner is someone who recognizes their God-given talents, works their tail off developing the talents into skills and uses these skills to accomplish their goals.”
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
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