SPORTS
Boy’s basketball all-district awards released
With the boy’s basketball season over and done with after this past weekend, all of the area’s all-district awards have now been released.
Depending on how well a team finished in its district, it gives more sway to how many players will earn awards.
The Bowie Jackrabbits finished fifth in their district standings. Andrew Sandhoff was named to the district’s first team. Tucker Jones was named to the second team.
Brady Lawhorn and Rayder Mann earned honorable mention status.
No academic all-district awards were listed in the results that was sent to the news, though a several players have earned a separate academic award that will be covered at a later date.
The Nocona Indians won their district with an undefeated record. Javier Gaytan and Brady McCasland were named the district’s co-most valuable players.
Karson Kleinhans was named the district’s sixth man of the year and the coaching staff earned staff of the year.
Conley Kleinhans and Charlie Fuller were named to the first team list. Johnny Stone and Jose Gomez earned second team honors. Oscar Salomon Gomez earned honorable mention honors.
All of the 1A teams in the area outside of first place Slidell, which garnered many of the superlative awards, and Midway are in the Bowie News coverage area.
Forestburg finished second in the district standings and had Kyler Willett, Jesse Wadsworth and Jesus Sanchez named to the first team. Nathan Payne and Angel Cruz earned honorable mention.
Saint Jo finished third in the district standings. Barrett Johnson earned first team honors while Devin Stewart was named to the second team.
Jayden Curry, Trent Gaston and Lee Yeley were given honorable mention status.
Bellevue finished in fourth place, but had the only players who earned superlative awards who were not from Slidell. Kason Roper was named co-defensive MVP. Ryan Jones earned newcomer of the year.
Jayson Gill was named to the first team while Brycen Bancroft earned second team honors. River Trail, Aaron Allison and Brycen Ramsey was named honorable mention.
Gold-Burg finished in fifth place and saw Jayon Grace named to the first team while Isaac Renteria earned second team honors. Jayton Epperson and Eli Freeland were given honorable mention honors.
Prairie Valley finished in sixth place and had Tyson Easterling finish with first team honors. Trae Campbell earned second team status while Dale Neugebauer, James Wells and Jarrett Horton were named honorable mention.
All the awards emailed to the Bowie News for area schools, including the academic all-district awards if they were sent, are in the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
SPORTS
Imotichey takes over as Forestburg VB coach
A positive culture can be tough to install but will reap dividends if done correctly.
Trinadee Imotichey is trying to do just that with her Forestburg Lady Longhorns.
Imotichey, an assistant coach on the 2025 Forestburg volleyball team, was moved into the head coaching position. Last year’s coach, Cori Hayes, took over as football head coach.
Imotichey, in her 2nd year in Forestburg, said she learned a lot from Hayes and is ready to take over.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
SPORTS
Lady Rabbit SB beats Bridgeport
Bowie’s summer softball league team overcame a 6-1 deficit with a six-run third inning for a 7-6 win over Bridgeport in its season opener July 6.
The league consists of teams from Bowie, Nocona, Lindsay, Bridgeport, and Alvord and will last three weeks. Bowie will host games each week.
Bowie pitcher Hazel Trahern gave up two singles and a groundout to put the Sissies on the board in the first. It would be the only hits she gave up in the game. Two groundouts and a strikeout got the Lady Rabbits out of the jam.
Bowie got the run back in the bottom of the first with Andee Jo Miller opening the frame with a walk and a stolen base. She then scored on Kynlee Baker’s groundout to tie the game at one.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
SPORTS
Keck heads to National Junior Olympics
Rest. Run. Repeat.
Sage Keck, an 8th grader at Montague, lives by this mantra. No ifs, ands and buts about it.
She’s been running since fourth grade PE classes where she would run a mile every week. After discovering she could outrun the other students, she began to enjoy it and continued doing it.
Her success continued, as she finished 2nd overall against more than 200 runners at the Old Saint Jo 5K July 4. In last weekend’s Texas Junior Olympics, she reached the pinnacle of her career so far by qualifying for the United States of America Track and Field (USATF) National Junior Olympics in Norwalk, Calif. in three events.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
-
NEWS3 years agoSuspect indicted, jailed in Tia Hutson murder
-
NEWS4 years ago2 hurt, 1 jailed after shooting incident north of Nocona
-
NEWS3 years agoSO investigating possible murder/suicide
-
NEWS4 years agoWreck takes the life of BHS teen, 16
-
NEWS3 years agoMurder unsolved – 1 year later Tia Hutson’s family angry, frustrated with no arrest
-
Show us something good9 years agoCountry music star children perform in Bowie
-
NEWS3 years agoSheriff’s office called out to infant’s death
-
100th Birthday4 years agoLooking back at the 1958 Centennial edition of The Bowie News







