SPORTS

Lady Horns lose to Lady Patriots

Published

2 years ago

08/28/2024

Forestburg's Logan Ladewig receives a serve and is looking to direct it towards her setter.

The Forestburg Lady Horns lost their home match against Victory Christian Academy on Friday night.
The Lady Patriots won in straight sets 3-0 against the Lady Horns in a match that was competitive for the first two sets.
Forestburg started the match out well, having a bit of a lead and going back and forth with Victory. Up 8-7, the Lady Horns hit a bit of a slump as the Lady Patriots went 7-3 to get a lead 14-11.
Forestburg struggled with some communication issues in the back row and missing serves, which was how it got the lead early on.
The Lady Horns played better and more competitively against Victory the rest of the way, but could not go on a run to make up the deficit.
The Lady Patriots wrapped up the first set, winning 25-19 to take the early lead 1-0.
Forestburg bounced back strong, getting a strong run of serves from hard hitting Logan Ladewig. The Lady Horns led by as much as 9-1.
Unfortunately, once that run was over, Victory started to come back fiercely. The Lady Patriots tied the score at 15-15, but had all of the momentum after going on a 14-6 run.
Thankfully, Forestburg was able to bounce back and play point-for-point with Victory the rest of the way.
It went into extra points, but unfortunately, it was the Lady Patriots that came out on top 27-25 to extent their lead to 2-0.
The Lady Horns would need to win three straight sets in a row if they wanted to come all the way back to win the match. Unfortunately, set three was the only set the team did not have a good start in.
It never got better as everyone could see the end of the match coming fast.
Victory won the set 25-9 to close out the match 3-0.

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SPORTS

Heat coming as practices begin

Published

2 days ago

07/30/2026

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Athletic workouts will begin Aug. 1 depending on the sport with some changes being made by the UIL to take place beginning this Fall.

The UIL mandates schools the use of Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) monitoring, regional classification thresholds, and rapid cooling zones for all outdoor athletic and marching band activities.

Temperatures must be taken using an approved WBGT device within 15 minutes prior to outdoor activity and re-monitored regularly. Modifications must be taken and monitored when temperatures are higher than 82 degrees.

Once temperatures reach that, modifications must be adjusted depending on how hot the temperatures get. From anywhere from three three-minute breaks per hour to no outdoor workouts or contests permitted and outdoor activities moved indoors.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.

SPORTS

Storey speaks of her World Cup volunteer experience

Published

2 days ago

07/30/2026

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Bowie News columnist Suzanne Storey had the thrill of a lifetime this summer, taking part in the FIFA World Cup as a volunteer at Dallas Stadium.

She has been a soccer fan since being an exchange student in Dortmund, Germany. She stayed with a family that were huge soccer fans. In 2006, when Germany hosted the World Cup, she vacationed back in Dortmund and saw German flags everywhere.

“They hung from businesses. They hung from houses,” Storey recalled. “It was just amazing.”

She finally got to attend a German soccer game in 2021. When North America was chosen as the site for the World Cup. Being the soccer fan Storey is, she went into a local Nocona coffee house and asked the owner if she could come in and watch Dortmund soccer games. The owner was a huge soccer fan and agreed.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.