SPORTS
Area athletes run well at Alvord cross country meet
Runners from Bowie, Nocona, Prairie Valley, Forestburg and Bellevue ran at the Wyatt Dickerson Invitational meet in Alvord on Wednesday.
Bowie put on both boy’s and girl’s teams who finished third and fifth while the Nocona boy’s team earned fourth place and the Bellevue girl’s team placed sixth overall.
The Bowie boys were just two points off from second place Sanger and 12 points from first place Slidell.
The Jackrabbits were led by Isaac Renteria and Brayden Willett who finished in first and second place, Renteria with a time of 16:51 and Willett 17:19. Bowie’s top five runners included Monte Mayfield (21st), Judah Livsey (24th) and Jackson Frie (27th).
The Lady Rabbits were led by Ollie Gaston who finished 14th overall with a time of 13:40. Bowie’s top five runners included Laney Seguria (18th), Bella Lozano (25th), Harlei Hudson (40th) and Brilee Lemons (54th).
For the Nocona boys team, Freddy Duran was the team’s top runner who placed 13th overall with a time of 19:07. The Indians top five runners were Andrew Perez (18th), Omar Salinas (20th), Emilio Rocha (38th) and Corbyn Patton (45th).
The Lady Indians had only runner compete for them, but Bayler Smith made an impact as she finished third overall with a time of 12:34.
It was just one place and one second behind Bellevue girl’s top runner Mattie Broussard who got second place with a time of 12:33.
The Lady Eagles top five runners included Brittany Gill (31st), Mary Grace Broussard (38th), Kaycee Conner (44th and Tristan Shook (51st).
Prairie Valley had two high school runners compete, one in the boys and one in the girl’s race. Josh Stout finished eighth overall with at time of 18:48. Linzie Priddy got 22nd overall with a time of 14:01.
The Bellevue boy’s team had three runners compete. River Trail was the team’s fastest runner who got 30th with a time of 20:41. The Eagles other two runners were Brycen Bancroft (47th) and Hunter Blackburn (64th).
Forestburg had two runners compete who were brothers. Josiah Wadsworth was the faster one that day, earning 41st place with a time of 21:36. That was two places better and 15 seconds faster than Jesse Wadsworth.
To see results for all area varsity runners, pick up a copy of the weekend 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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