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Saint Jo pair compete at state tennis
While the Saint Jo girl’s double team is not bringing a medal home this year from the state tournament, they still put up a good showing.
Senior Kyler Dunn and junior Taylor Patrick fell in the first round of the state tennis tournament on Thursday at North East High School against a team from Knippa that would go on to finish second overall.
The pair were making their second straight appearance at state. Last year the team did not know what to expect. Coming in after finishing second at both district and regionals, the odds were against them advancing past the first round.
Instead, they beat a team from Vernon Northside with the scores 6-0, 7-6 to move on. In the second round, the pair eventually lost to the eventual state champs from Utopia, but finished tied for third place and brought back a bronze medal.
This season, Dunn and Patrick had higher expectations and came in with a lot of confidence. They blitzed through both the district and regional tournaments, facing few teams that could win even a game against them let alone challenge them.
Still, that does not guarantee success at state.
Facing a team that share the same last name from Knippa, the first set was a battle that ultimately didn’t go Saint Jo’s way, losing 7-6.
The second set was competitive, but unfortunately the Lady Panther duo could not get many of the deuce points to go there way. Knippa won the second set 6-1 to win the match 2-0.
The team that beat Saint Jo had a much easier time in the second round against a Mertzon Irion County team before losing in the finals against the same Utopia team that won the state title the previous season and also that had beaten Dunn and Patrick last year.
While it was not the ending the pair was hoping for, it was a still a good season for them to get back to state, with them having the pressure coming into the season unlike last year.
“I am extremely proud of them for making it to state for the second year in a row. That is not something that is done easily,” Coach Brady Hilton. “They worked hard throughout the entire year, coming up to practices despite having softball and track practice as well, and I cannot be more proud of them for the work they put in the entire 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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