SPORTS
Powerlifting season gets started
With the start of the new year comes the beginning of the powerlifting season for both Bowie and Nocona.
The Bowie boy’s team competed on Thursday at a big meet in Princeton and finished sixth out of 25 schools. The Nocona teams competed on Jan. 11 at Muenster and the girl’s team finished third while the boys finished fifth.
The Jackrabbits had four lifters finish in the top five of their weight class and score points. The highest placer was Robert Zambrano, who finished second in the 132 weight class. He ended with a total of 1,010 pounds.
Third place finishes went to Noah Brown and Jacobi McGregor, who both lifted a total of 1,245 pounds. Brown competed in the 275 class and McGregor in the 308 class.
The final scorer for Bowie was Cooper McShan, who finished fifth in the 148 class by lifting a total of 1,045 pounds.
For Nocona, the Lady Indians’ team had a great first meet as all five of their lifters who completed the three lifts placed well enough to score points.
Kaitlyn Tiffner won the 97 class by lifting a total of 425 pounds. Savannah Wade also won her 114 class, finishing with a total of 500 pounds.
Yazmin Ibarra finished second in the 132 class by lifting 405 pounds. Jacie Pirkey and Caris Johnson finished third and fourth in the 148 class.
Pirkey lifted 510 pounds and Johnson lifted 470 pounds.
The Nocona boys team had two lifters score points. Mitchel Gaston won the 123 class by lifting a total of 515 pounds. Hayden Matthews was third in the 242 class as he lifted 955 pounds.
To see results for all lifters who completed all three lifts, pick up a copy the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
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.
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 2nd in the pole vault with a 15’ leap. Richey was also 9th in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 15.39. Sophomore Braden Willett was 3rd in the 1,600-meters with a school record best of time of 4:21.93. Willett was 4th 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 6th with a time of 1:30.24 while the 1,600-meter relay team of Dosch, Judah Livsey, Riddle and Blaine Leonard finished 8th with a time of 3:30.76.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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 2nd-place finish in the 1,600-meter relay with a time 3:32.81. Gaston was 2nd in the 110-meter hurdles with a tie of 16.09. Johnson was 2nd in the 400-meter dash in 50.75, Ayden Giambruno was 6th in the 3200-meter run in 11:05.24 with Yeley 8th in the 200-meters with a time of 25.61.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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