SPORTS
Cross country runners compete at district meet this week
This week all of the area schools competed at its district cross country meets.
Bowie ran at its 3A meet in Burkburnett on Monday, Nocona ran at its 2A meet in Seymour on Wednesday and the 1A schools ran at Henrietta Midway on Monday.
The Jackrabbit boy’s team finished second overall to champs Holliday. Isaac Renteria was Bowie’s top runner, finishing third overall with a time of 17:33. Brayden Willett finished one spot behind him in fourth place and was 11 second back. The two broke up the six runner Holliday sweep in the top eight.
The Jackrabbits top five runners also included Russell Anderson (12th), Monte Mayfield (13th) and Hayden Sutton (17th). The team qualified for the regional meet.
Unfortunately for Bowie, the Lady Rabbits finished just one spot outside of qualifying for regionals in fifth place. The team’s top runner was Ollie Gaston who finished 13th with a time of 13:19. Bowie’s top five runners were Laney Segura (17th), Bella Lozano (19th), Harlei Hudson (32nd) and Isabella Caswell (34th). While it was disappointing, it was the first team the Lady Rabbits had fielded in three years.
For Nocona, the girl’s team had only one runner compete, but she made it count. Bayler Smith finished first overall with a time of 13:20.
The Nocona boy’s team finished second overall after first place Windthorst. The Indians were led by Andrew Perez who finished sixth overall with a time of 19:19. Freddy Duran finished right behind him in seventh place and Corbyn Patton finished 10th overall. The final two runners for Nocona, Brady Cunningham and Anthony Burrows, finished 24th and 27th to round out the team.
All of Nocona’s varsity runners qualified for the regional meet.
Running at the 1A meet at Henrietta Midway, it was both Saint Jo teams that dominated with first place titles while Bellevue finished second.
The Saint Jo girls were led by Savannah Hill who got second overall with a time of 13:42. All of the Lady Panthers finished in the top eight as Taylor Patrick (third), Abigail Carter (fourth), Kaycee Clark (sixth) and Jordyn O’Neal (seventh) finished not far behind. Sixth runner Mercedes Diaz did not count since only a team’s top five runners are totaled, but she finished in eighth place.
The Saint Jo boy’s team was nearly as dominant as its top five runners finished in the top nine. Barrett Johnson earned first place overall with a time of 18:43, beating teammate Jayden Curry who got second place. Elijah Young and Julian Luna finished fifth and sixth while Ayden Giambruna earned ninth place.
The Bellevue Lady Eagles were led by Maddie Broussard who earned first place overall with a time of 13:07. Bellevue’s top five runners included Kaycee Conner (ninth), Brittany Gill (11th), Tristan Shook (12th) and Brooklyn Shook (13th).
The Bellevue boy’s team was led by River Trail who finished third overall with a time of 19:10. The Eagles top five runners also included Evan Chavez (14th), Ryan Jones (15th), Brycen Bancroft (21st) and Cowyn Langford (24th).
Several area schools were not able to field full teams, but had individuals finish in the top 10 which qualified them for the regional meet.
In the girl’s race Linzie Priddy from Prairie Valley finished fifth overall with a time of 14:30 to qualify for regionals.
In the boy’s race, Josh Stout from Prairie Valley finished fourth overall with a time of 19:20. Jesse Wadsworth from Forestburg earned seventh place with a time of 20:54.
Not every runner and school qualified for district.
Gold-Burg fielded a boy’s team and finished fourth overall. Efren Villegas was the team’s top runners as he finished 13th overall with a time of 23:21. The Bears top five runners were Jorge Montes (19th), Brady Allen (22nd), Mason Marshall (23rd) and Ryan Newman (25th).
To see results for all area varsity runners, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
For pictures from Bowie’s meet, click here https://www.dotphoto.com/go.asp?l=bnews1&AID=6869523&T=1. For pictures from the 1A meet, click here https://www.dotphoto.com/go.asp?l=bnews1&AID=6869524&T=1
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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