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.
Nocona’s volleyball team headed to Bowie for a three-team scrimmage with the host team and Ponder Aug. 7.
Each team played the other two for 30 minutes in the Lady Rabbit gym. Lady Indian Coach Sandy Langford said she thought things went well for a first scrimmage.
“Just like any young team that is trying to find itself in a first scrimmage, We looked really good at times and at others not so much,” Langford said. “We’re forming a new team after losing a lot of seniors.”
Langford said the squad would have one thing go wrong and it would explode into several things. That will need to stop for a successful year in Langford’s mind.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Bowie’s tennis team is now 3-3 for the non-district campaign with a 1-2 week.
In the Rabbits’ home opener Aug. 5 against Graham, Bowie posted a 13-6 match win with the girls completing a 9-0 sweep.
Jessi Mayfield and Angeles Alvarez won 9-8 (7-4) while Payton Goodwin and Maddie Schwarz were 8-1 winners as were Avery DeWeber and Avery Bonham.
In girl’s singles Willow Seibert won 8-2 in No.1 1 singles. Goodwin and Mayfield were each 8-5 winners. Alvarez posted an 8-1 win. Schwarz won 9-8 (8-5) with Deweber taking an 8-2 decision.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Two major portions of Nocona’s 2023 bond issue are very close to being completed.
The new high school gym should be complete in time for the volleyball team to begin practice there Aug. 1, according to Superintendent Dr. David Waters. Ground on the 22,000 square foot facility was broken on Oct. 18, 2024.
Waters said a punch list meeting with the construction manager was scheduled for earlier this week with final touchups expected shortly afterwards. Fans should be able to enjoy the facility for the volleyball team’s season opener Aug. 11.
Fans will enjoy the new gym from entering the facility which has glass walls, enabling fans to watch the game from the foyer. Once inside the gym itself, there is stadium, chair back seating on the home side allowing for a much more comfortable experience.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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