SPORTS
Senior boys compete at state powerlifting meet
The boy’s state powerlifting meet was last week on March 21-22 and Bowie and Nocona had three athletes competing.
Only one was able to complete all three lifts and place within his weight class while the other two unfortunately did not, or bombed out.
Nocona’s Mathew Johnson competed in division four in the 275 pound weight class. The senior was competing in his last meet. It was a long shot for Johnson to bump up into the top five to earn a medal, but he gave himself a good chance to.
Johnson set a season record on both squat and bench press, squatting 540 and bench pressing 405 pounds. His deadlift of 580 was 10 pounds less than his previous high. Still, his deadlift was the fifth highest in his weight class.
His 1,525 total pounds lifted was 30 pounds higher than his season high. It was good enough to place Johnson seventh in his weight class out of 13 lifters. He was 60 pounds away from fifth place which would have gotten him a medal, but the senior could go away happy with new personal records on two of the three lifts.
Unfortunately, Bowie lifters Jorge De Leon and Robert Zambrano did not have as good of a day. Both competed in the division three meet. Zambrano was making his second appearance at the state meet after qualifying last year. He competed in the 148 weight class while De Leon competed in the 308 class.
Both had set regional records in their weight classes in the squat, which is the first lift in the event. Both knew they would have to equal or do better than those lifts if they wanted a chance of finishing in the top five and getting a medal.
Unfortunately, neither were able to complete a squat in their three attempts. Their contest was over after bombing out.
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Imotichey, an assistant coach on the 2025 Forestburg volleyball team, was moved into the head coaching position. Last year’s coach, Cori Hayes, took over as football head coach.
Imotichey, in her 2nd year in Forestburg, said she learned a lot from Hayes and is ready to take over.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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The league consists of teams from Bowie, Nocona, Lindsay, Bridgeport, and Alvord and will last three weeks. Bowie will host games each week.
Bowie pitcher Hazel Trahern gave up two singles and a groundout to put the Sissies on the board in the first. It would be the only hits she gave up in the game. Two groundouts and a strikeout got the Lady Rabbits out of the jam.
Bowie got the run back in the bottom of the first with Andee Jo Miller opening the frame with a walk and a stolen base. She then scored on Kynlee Baker’s groundout to tie the game at one.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Rest. Run. Repeat.
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She’s been running since fourth grade PE classes where she would run a mile every week. After discovering she could outrun the other students, she began to enjoy it and continued doing it.
Her success continued, as she finished 2nd overall against more than 200 runners at the Old Saint Jo 5K July 4. In last weekend’s Texas Junior Olympics, she reached the pinnacle of her career so far by qualifying for the United States of America Track and Field (USATF) National Junior Olympics in Norwalk, Calif. in three events.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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