SPORTS
Bowie sending two girls to the state powerlifting meet
Girls from Bowie and Nocona competed at the regional powerlifting tournament on Friday and Saturday at Bells High School hoping to punch their tickets to the state meet.
In the end two lifters from Bowie, Kinley Russell and Jordan Vaught, are both making return trips to the state meet after winning their weight classes.
Russell competed in the 148 class and put up a season high total of 800 total pounds, improving by 35 pounds from her previous high this year. It was how much she won by compared to second place as she qualified for state for the second straight season.
Vaught competed in the 242 class. Her 930 pound total was also a season high, improving by 60 pounds. She out lifted second place by five pounds.
Coach Quinn Wilson was happy for his two top lifters who have put in the work this season.
“I am beyond proud of them,” Wilson said. “This was the expectation going in for them. Our goal this year was to automatically qualify for state, and then do their best after that, and that led to them both to getting first place. They worked their tails off in the weight room and it showed on their totals. They were the first girls in and the last ones to leave every day and now they are looking to increase their lifts at state. We are right back to work with our eyes on state medals.”
Their teammates were not as lucky. Alleson Aguirre and Trently Brewer both finished in eighth place in their weight classes though both also set season highs. Aguirre also competed in the 148 class and finished with a 645 pound total. Brewer competed in the 123 class and lifted 535 total pounds.
Mira Anderson competed in th1 165 class, completed her squat at 270 pounds before missing on bench and busting out, or not completing the rest of her lifts.
Still, with two first place medalists, Bowie finished in fifth place out of 14 teams at regionals.
For Nocona, the team had no state qualifiers though three of the team’s five lifters finished in the top five in their weight classes.
Savannah Wade finished third in the 123 class with a total of 600 pounds. She was 45 pounds behind second place.
Caris Johnson finished in fourth place in the 132 class, lifting 595 total pounds which was 15 pounds better than her previous best this season.
Jacie Pirkey finished in fifth place in the 148 class as she lifted 625 total pounds. Yazmin Ibarra missed out on scoring points as she finished in sixth place in the 132 class with a total of 525 pounds.
Kaitlyn Tiffner, who was a state qualifier last year in the 97 class, unfortunately did not complete a lift and busted out.
To see results for all of the lifters from Bowie and Nocona, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
Saint Jo’s Firecracker 5K welcomed 100 runners for its 16th year on July 4th.
According to runsignup.com, Old Jo’s Firecracker 5K saw 100 runners of all ages register to kick off in downtown Saint Jo.
Brayden Willett, 14, Nocona, was the top male finisher with a time of 19:02.6. Sarah Rainey, 35, Saint Jo, was the top female finisher with 21:47.1.
In the male nine and under division, I. Miller, nine, Muenster, repeated his first place win from 2023 with at time of 34:52.8. E. Thomas, eight, no town listed, also repeated her win with a time of 31:58.5.
Emry Raney-Cavnar, 14, Ardmore, OK, won the male 10-14 group and E. Christensen, 11, Decatur, took the female race. In the male 15-19 division Luke Gehrig, 17, Muenster, won, while Sophia Christensen, 15, Decatur, took the ladies’ title.
See all the results and more photos in the weekend Bowie News.
Special appreciation to Jennifer Gaston Panther Photography for use of her photos.
Major League Baseball and the Texas Rangers have planned a full week of activities for 2024 All-Star Week taking place in Arlington, Fort Worth and the North Texas region from July 12-16.
The 94th Midsummer Classic will be played at Globe Life Field on July 16, marking the second All-Star Game to be hosted by the Rangers following the 1995 All-Star Game at The Ballpark in Arlington.
HBCU Swingman Classic: July 12
All-Star Commissioner’s Cup: July 12- July 15
Jennie Finch Classic: July 12-15.
All-Star Village: July 13-16
All-Star Futures Game: July 13
All-Star Celebrity Softball: July 13
MLB Draft Opening Night: July 14
Home Run Derby: July 15
All-Star Red Carpet Show:July 16
MLB All-Star Game presented: July 16
Read the full story in the weekend Bowie News.
By JORDAN NEAL
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When most young kids get into rodeo, the craziest ones might be lucky enough to ride small bucking horses and maybe bulls in their late teens.
Then there is 12-year-old Riggin Garrett, who is already pursuing what he hopes is his future career as a bullfighter. It is a dream he began trying out several years ago at rodeos in and around this county.
This is not the Spanish variation of bullfighting where they end up killing the bull, this is “freestyle bullfighting” which is more popular in America. Here bullfighters attempt to make the bull look a fool, using their athleticism to barely dodge them, put their hats on their heads, leap over them and sometimes use a barrel as a prop. They also work as protection for the cowboys during the bull riding to help save bucked off riders.
In competition, both the bullfighter and the bull are judged after a 60-70 second encounter with points scored due to the various maneuvers pulled off.
Garrett is the son of Keysha Avens and Shane Garrett, and will be going into seventh grade at Saint Jo. As long as he can remember, Garrett has always been interested in bullfighting.
Read the full feature in the mid-week Bowie News.
Top Photo by J. Kelley Photography.
CORRECTION – In the mid-week Bowie News, the photographer for the picture on the top of page 1B was misidentified. The photo came from J. Kelley Photography, not Andre Silva as stated. We apologize for this error.
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