SPORTS
Very few changes in UIL realignments
County schools saw very few changes in their districts after the University Interscholastic League released its realignments Feb. 2 for the 26-27 and 27-28 school years.
Bowie’s football district, which will be District 4 Division I, will remain the same with Boyd, Paradise, Peaster, and Vernon. Iowa Park moved up to Class 4A.
Basketball district, will be District 6-3A, will consist of Henrietta, Holliday, Jacksboro, Vernon and City View. Breckenridge will replace Iowa Park.
In volleyball, also District 6-3A, Henrietta, Holliday, Jacksboro, Vernon, and City View will join the Rabbits.
Nocona’s football district, which will be District 6-2A Division I, will have Alvord, Muenster, Chico, Olney and Tioga join the Indians. The basketball district will be 11-2A and remain the same with Archer City, Electra, Nocona, Olney, Petrolia, Seymour, and Windthorst.
In volleyball, the district will consist of Archer City, Olney, Petrolia, and Windthorst along with defending district champ Nocona.
Saint Jo’s football team will be in District 12-A Division I along with Campbell, Fruitvale, and Savoy. Gold-Burg and Forestburg will be in District 10-A Division II along with Harrold, Throckmorton, and Woodson.
In basketball, which will be District 18-A, Gold-Burg and Forestburg will be joined by Bellevue, Midway, Prairie Valley and Saint Jo. Those same schools will make up District 10-A in volleyball.
Further details, such as reaction from area coaches, will be found in Thursday’s Bowie News.
Bowie’s girl’s golfers (left) won the Buzzy Open at Diamond Oaks Golf Course shooting 375. Miley Thompson was 4th place individual shooting an 87 and Tess Egenbacher was 5th place individual shooting an 88. Kendall Fallis shot a 99 with both Reegen Ferguson and Lillie Maddox shooting 101. The boys finished second in their division. Caden Belcher led the boys with a 73, good enough for fourth place. Cason Airington fired a 76, Rayder Mann a 78, Preston Loyd an 83 and Chase White a 91. Team 2 was led by Trae Siegler with an 84, Easton Richey shot an 87. Bear Combs shot an 89, Caden Rutherford a 89 and Cody Chandler a 114.
Both squads had their steallar rounds against a number of 5A and 6A schools.
Courtesy photos
By BRIAN SMITH
sports@bowienewsonline.com
Several county 1A teams took part in the Forestburg track meet March 5.
The host Longhorns, Saint Jo, Gold-Burg, Bellevue, and Prairie Valley all took part in the day long event.It was the first meet hosted at the new track which was finished earlier this school year. Both girls and boys competed at the meet.
See the full results in the Thursday Bowie News.
Pictured – Saint Jo’s girls competed in a relay race at the meet. (Photo by Jennifer Gaston)
By BRIAN SMITH
sports@bowienewsonline.com
Saint Jo opened its boy’s baseball tournament March 5 with a 3-all, five-inning tie with Ector.
Ector stranded a runner in the top of the first. Saint Jo struck for a pair of runs in the bottom of the inning.
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
Pictured Damon Byrd of Saint Jo looks to bunt against Ector at a tournament opener. (Photo by Brian Smith)
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