SPORTS
Bowie girls have two lift at state meet
Bowie senior powerlifters Jordan Vaught and Kinley Russell competed at the girl’s state powerlifting meet on Thursday at Frisco.
Competing in the 3A Division I field, Vaught earned a medal and finished fourth in her weight class while Russell finished eighth in the final meet of the senior’s careers.
Coming into the state meet, both had previous experience competing at the highest level, having qualified for state in 2022 and 2023. Neither had come home with a medal as Russell finished eighth and sixth and Vought placed 13th both years.
An extra challenge this year compared to the previous two seasons is both were competing in a higher weight class. Russell moved up to 148 from 132 and Vaught moved up to 242 from 220.
Everyone wants to perform their best at state and thankfully both girls can say they did that. Vaught improved her squat and bench presses by five pounds each to 370 and 230 and equaled her best deadlift of 340. Her 940 total was the best of her career.
It was 25 pounds more than fifth place and good enough to earn her a medal.
“While players may be separated from their plays, powerlifters cannot be separated from their lifts,” Vaught said. “Every lift is a direct representation of our hard work and time. Ultimately, there’s not much I would consider more impactful than my time powerlifting.”
For Russell, she improved her deadlift by five pounds to 290 and equaled her highest lifts on squat (330) and bench (185). Her 805 total placed her in eighth place, but was only 25 pounds away from medal contention.
“Powerlifting is the definition of good sportsmanship and has allowed me to spread a positive light toward my competitors while still having a competitive edge and pushing myself,” Russell said. “I have faced adversity, overcome and benefited from powerlifting in more ways than I could’ve imagined from my freshman to senior year.”
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
Bowie, playing on a short rest, held with host Jacksboro for most of the volleyball match Oct. 1, but the Tigerettes pulled away late and defeated the Lady Rabbits 3-1 (26-24, 12-25, 25-14, 22-25).
The match was scheduled for Oct. 2 but was moved. Both teams are now 2-2 in District 6-3A.
Jacksboro got out to a quick lead in game one before Olivia Stewart’s kill and a three-point Olivia Richey serving run put the visitors up 8-7. Junior Abby Reneau broke things open with a six-point string to give Bowie a 15-8 cushion and force Jacksboro into a timeout.
The Tigerettes came back and took an 18-16 lead. KP Rutherford’s kill broke the serve and allowed Molly Enlow to tie the game at 18.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Gold-Burg Football Coach Austin Norman called his Bears’ 35-32 loss to host Perrin a “barn burner”.
It most definitely was as Gold-Burg, now 1-5 for the year gave the 5-1 Pirates everything they wanted for four quarters. Gold-Burg scored on the last play of the first half on a Peyton Epperson run with the two point conversion cutting the deficit to 20-16.
The Bears were their own worst enemy to open the third quarter with face mask and offside penalties moving the Pirates downfield setting up a first-and-goal at the Bear three. Defense by Epperson, Keelyn Case and Barrett Allen and a pair of Perrin penalties helped stop the drive and force a turnover on downs.
Gold-Burg was slapped with an intentional grounding penalty on the first play, giving Perrin a safety and extending the Pirate lead to 22-16. Defense by Epperson and JoJuan Grace after a first down run closed out the third quarter.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Nocona and Prairie Valley cross country teams took part in the Prairie Valley Invitational Sept. 20 while Bowie varsity runners competed in the Lubbock Invitational.
Lubbock
Leading the Rabbits was Kellen Rater who finished 10th among 162 runners with a time of 17:24.50. Finishing behind Rater was Shawn Willett with a time of 19:33.20. Hayden Sutton ran a 20:27.10 followed by Taven Melton in 20:39.20, Coleman Holloway in 20:53.80 and Jaxon Castro with a time of 21:31.60.
Laney Segura led the Lady Rabbits with a time of 14:41.30. She was followed by Kylee Waldrep in 15:56.80, Bella Lozano in 16:04.80, Angeles Alvarez with a time of 16:15.40, AnDee Miller in 16:23.70 and Isabella Caswell in 16:51 flat.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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