SPORTS
MSU cycling team dominates
The Midwestern State Cycling Team put on a dominant display September 27-28 at the Tim Kelton Memorial Mountain Bike Race.
The race holds a special place in the hearts of the riders and the community as it honors the memory of Tim Kelton, who was the first mountain bike racer in MSU Cycling history.
Other teams in attendance were conference rivals Texas A&M and Hardin-Simmons. The weekend consisted of an opening individual time-trial and short track race held Saturday. The student-athletes closed out the weekend by competing in the cross country event on Sunday.
On the women’s side, MSU’s Emma Kasza-James and Gabby Wrightsman made a formidable duo that saw them each climb onto the podium on multiple occasions. For the men, Blake Keeling, Mauri Maldonado, and Cole Barrera led the stampede for the Mustangs
Riders Romain Gireme and Anthony Antunez also turned in impressive performances as they continue to improve and add depth to the already strong MSU mountain bike team. Some of the riders will be heading to compete at Collegiate Nationals from October 9-12.
The Mustangs will be back to local action at Texas A&M on October 25-26, they and will finish out the mountain bike season competing at Hardin-Simmons University on November 15-16.
Keeling, Maldonado, Kasza-James ride strong at Texas State event
Keeling and Maldonado tied for first in the event total recently at Texas State University’s mountain bike event, while Kasza-James won all three women’s events and the overall total. Wrightsman took second in the Women’s A behind her teammate.
Keeling was first in the criterium, second in the time trial, and second in the road race, while Maldonado won the road race and was second in the other two events. Barrera was third, and Sebastian De Leon was fourth to give MSU a sweep of the top four spots. Gireme and Antunez showed the depth of the team by going 1-2 in the Men’s B division.
Bellevue’s girl’s basketball team led at halftime but a quick 9-0 Jacksboro run in the opening moments of the second half would prove the difference in a 28-25 Lady Eagle loss June 15 in a Nocona Summer League game.
Leading 12-9 at the half, Bellevue continued to shut down the inside game of the Tigerettes. Jacksboro switched tactics and began firing from outside. Three 3-pointers in the span of just under two minutes gave Jacksboro an 18-12 lead.
Bellevue kept things close, however, getting on the second half scoreboard with Mattie Broussard’s basket and free throws cutting the deficit to two, 18-16. A Haven Jones 3-pointer put the Lady Eagles up 19-18 midway through the second half.
The Tigerettes had just one 3 -pointer the rest of the way but got inside for a pair of buckets to take a 25-21 lead with 4:50 to go. Both offenses shut down late.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Most school-age athletes start off playing everything. By the time they graduate, they whittle it down to just one or two.
New Bowie girl’s track and overall cross country coach Shawnda Childers is no exception. While at Iowa Park she competed in volleyball, cross country and track before cutting out volleyball and focusing on track and cross country to close out high school.
Childers did not stay with athletics while moving on to Midwestern State University, where she received her bachelor’s and master’s Degrees. After graduation, shestarted coaching in Electra. She came to Bowie for one year, then went back to her old stomping grounds in Iowa Park where she spent the next four years.
The return home also put her in contact with now-Bowie Coach Griffin Fields, who was a coach there at the time. From Iowa Park, she spent the next three years at City View.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
New Saint Jo Girl’s Basketball Coach Grant Gooch isn’t completely unfamiliar with the area.
“We went to Muenster quite a bit when I was a kid,” Gooch, who will be going into his 20th year as a coach, said. “We’d load up the cooler from the meat markets. It’s good to be back.”
Gooch worked with Saint Jo Athletic Director CJ Hantz when the pair were in Throckmorton. Gooch comes to town from Menard where he spent three years at the West Texas school.
Gooch says coaching and education kind of come naturally to him.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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