SPORTS
Runners compete well at state cross country
Area athletes competed at the state cross country meet on Friday and Saturday at Old Settler’s Park in Round Rock.
Six individuals and one team from the area ran against the best in the state to finish out their season on top, but one came back with a medal.
Medals are given to the top 10 individual runners in each classification and the top three teams.
Bellevue freshman Mattie Broussard finished fifth overall with a time of 12:17.
She is the first runner from Bellevue to medal since 2009, but her fifth place is the highest ever for the program, boys or girls.
The next best result was from Bowie senior Isaac Renteria. He finished 25th with a time of 16:46. It was his fourth straight year running at the state meet, but his first time competing in the 3A race.
The previous three years, Renteria ran at Gold-Burg in 1A, where he finished 48th, 41st and then came back with a medal last year in ninth place.
Upping the challenge for himself may not have resulted in a medal this year, but it was his fastest time at the state meet out of all four trips.
Nocona junior Bayler Smith represented her program at state for the third year in a row in the 2A girl’s race, but it was her first time running alone and not with a team. She finished 46th with a time of 13:04.
Prairie Valley had two individual runners competing in the 1A races.
For sophomore Josh Stout, he improved upon his performance as a freshman at state last year, shaving off almost a minute and half as he got 29th with a time of 18:19.
Senior Linzie Priddy ran her final race for the Lady Bulldogs and made her third appearance at the state meet. She got 84th place with a time of 14:07.
Saint Jo had one individual runner and one team compete at the state meet.
Sophomore Savannah Hill ran at state for the first time and finished 55th with a time of 13:48.
The Saint Jo boy’s team finished ninth overall out of 16 teams in the 1A race. Elijah Young was the team’s top runner, getting 45th with a time 18:39.
The Panthers top five runners that scored points also included Barrett Johnson (54th), Jayden Curry (82nd), Julian Luna (91st) and Trent Gaston (117th).
To read the full story and see pictures of all of the runners, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
Saint Jo hosted its own volleyball tournament Sept. 10-12.
In its first match, the Lady Panthers bested Sam Rayburn in a b est-of-three match 2-1 (25-11, 23-25, 25-14.) In the opener, senior Tatum Morman staked the Lady Panthers to a 4-0 lead with help from Kamron Skidmore and Olivia Johnson kills. The Lady Rebels would come back and tie the game at seven.
Savannah Hill’s kill broke serve and allowed Abby Carter to string together seven points. An ace and a Hill kill helped keep the drive alive. Hill later rolled off six points in a row, helped by two aces, to go up 23-10. Sam Rayburn broke serve but Saint Jo finished the game with a single Morman point.
Sam Rayburn came right out of the gate firing in the second game leading 4-0. A single Carter point, thrown down by a Hill block, and Hill’s four-point skein put the Lady Panthers up 8-6. Sam Rayburn tied the game at eight.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Forestburg’s volleyball team gave visiting Chico a solid test Sept. 8, but the Lady Dragons rebounded from a third-set loss to pull out the 3-1 win (25-23, 25-19, 25-27, 25-19).
The Lady Longhorns got out to a quick start with aces from freshmen Madi Wadsworth and Lacie Shotwell staking the squad to a 4-1 lead in game one. Wadsworth later broke a 4-all tie with a kill.
Addy Conway rolled off four straight points, helped by a Wadsworth kill to give Forestburg an 11-9 lead. Chico took a 16-14 lead but a Brenna Briles ace and Jocelyn Rich’s two points forced Chico into a timeout down 17-19.
The respite worked as it would be Forestburg’s last lead of game one, the Lady ‘Horns not having another serving point.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
After splitting the first two games with Vernon Northside, Bowie’s volleyball team turned things out and wound with a 3-1 match win (25-17, 15-25, 25-17, 25-17).
Molly Enlow used two aces amidst a four-point string to give the Lady Rabbits a 5-1 lead in game one. Senior KP Rutherford’s pair of points extended the lead to 8-3.
Northside cut the deficit to 10-11 before Rutherford’s kill broke serve.
Bella Culwell’s point, aided by an Ellie Mowery kill, put Bowie up 13-10. Northside tied the game at 13 before Rutherford came through with another pair for a 17-14 lead. Lillie Maddox also had a deuce for a 20-15 lead and force a Lady INdian timeout.
Northside broke serve but a Sophie Maddox block and Lillie Maddox three-point string gave the squad game point at 24-16. The squads exchanged side outs to end the game.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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