SPORTS
Mottos in place; practices start
Practices kicked off this week across the state for fall high school sports.
With it comes the molding of a team from coaches as the grind for the next three to four months starts.
The best case scenario is that has been taking place since the end of last season or at least during the summer when athletes came in for summer workouts.
Now that practices are mandatory and games are on the horizon, the messaging sinks in even more for coaches and athletes if they want to have a successful year.
Several coaches like to adopt a team saying, motto or message that can communicate several things.
Whether it be a mentality on the field, off the field or just a good value the coach wants to get across, it can come in many different forms.
A lot of them do not take much explaining to figure it out. Usually it is short enough to fit on team merchandise or on a schedule.
Some social media heavy coaches even try to make it a hashtag.
This year several Montague County coaches are looking to instill a message into their team from day one.
Bowie football coach Tyler Price has the motto “raise the bar” which is a consistent message he has been saying since he first took the job in the spring of 2023.
New Saint Jo football coach CJ Hantz described himself as an intense coach who praises tough athletes on and off the field when he got the job. The team motto “grit and relentlessness” is on brand.
At Gold-Burg, football coach Christian Healer is entering year two and wants to establish a program that will feature his type of athletes. The motto is “we over me”.
At Forestburg, football coach Greg Roller has a program-wide motto that is on the longer side. It is “selfless, not selfish-more people doing every sports-pushing toward a triple crown.”
Not all coaches responded to the email.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
In its’ second consecutive playoff trip, Bowie’s volleyball team gave it a valiant effort against San Angelo Texas Leadership Charter Academy. The Eagles proved to be too much with an athletic frontcourt proving too much in a 3-0 win (25-20,25-21,25-18) Oct. 29 at Breckenridge High.
Bowie led midway though all three sets but the Eagles were able to come from behind and pull out the win.
The Eagles got out quickly with a 5-0 lead in the opener. The Lady Rabbits showed some gumption and stormed right back with a Taelyn Webb dink breaking serve. Junior Molly Enlow rolled off four points to knot the game at five. KP Rutherford’s kil kept the drive alive.
Olivia Stewart’s kill set the stage for Serenity Klump’s three-point string. Frontcourt work by Ellie Mowery and Stewart allowed Bowie to take a 10-9 lead. Bowie maintained the lead thanks to dinks by Abby Reneau and Stewart, which forced the Eagles into a timeout.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
In its first playoff game of 2026, Saint Jo took control after a slow start and wound up cruising past Garner 3-0 (25-20, 25-17, 25-16) in a Class A area round game Nov. 2.
The Lady Panthers will face Strawn, which swept Crowell in the area round, next. No further details were available as of press time.
The Lady Longhorns showed they were ready to play in the early going, getting out to a 9-4 lead in game one. Saint Jo broke serve and used a pair of Kamron Skidmore points, aided by Savannah Hill kills on both points to get within one.
Garner led by six midway through the set before Hill’s five-point serving run, helped along by a Skidmore kill to draw within 13-14. A Skidmore kill was followed by two Skidmore points, including an ace, to tie the game at 19.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Several county schools will have runners at the state cross country meet Nov. 7 at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock.
Bowie, which qualified for regionals with a 3rd place finish at the District 6-3A Meet, will have both Brayden Willett and Kellen Rater, who finished in the top 10 individually. Willett finished 3rd in the Class 3A Region I Meet in Lubbock with a time of 16:17.20. Kellen Rater finished 10th with a time of 16:51.60.
Other Rabbits competing were Hayden Cox with a time of 18:56.30, Hayden Sutton in 19:41.60, Taven Melton in 19:59.20. Coleman Holloway in 20:26.80and Jaxon Castro in 20:56.10.
The top 10 individuals and top four teams from each region qualify for State.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News
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