SPORTS
County lifters qualify for state meet
By BRIAN SMITH
sports@bowienewsonline.com
Five girls qualified for the State Powerlifting Meet in Edinburg next week by virtue of being in the top two finishers in their weight classes at Regionals March 7.
Bowie’s Haley Henry and Cincinnati Lopez both finished second in their respective weight classes at Breckenridge High School.
Henry lifted a combined 660 pounds at 114-lbs while Lopez lifted 815 pounds at 220 lbs.
Nocona’s Kaitlyn Tiffner and Bellevue’s Brylie Hager both won their weight classes.
Tiffner lifted 555 pounds at 105 lbs. with Hager lifting 615 pounds at 114 lbs.
Hager’s teammate Mary Grace Broussard was second in the 148-pound class.
She lifted a combined 755 pounds.
Two regional qualifiers just missed qualifying for State.
Nocona’s Jaelyn Rodriguez was third at 242 lbs., lifting a combined 610 pounds.
Bellevue’s Landry Fluitt also finished third at 132 lbs., also lifting 610 pounds.
Finishing fifth was Ella Broussard of Bellevue, who lifted 350 pounds in the 123-pound class.
Nocona’s Dixie Jones was seventh at 114 lbs.
She lifted a combined 405-pounds.
Bellevue’s Emma Blaylock finished 10th in the 165-pound division with a combined lift of 540-pounds.
Also finishing 10th in her class was Kayla Ragalado of Bowie. She lifted a combined 475-pounds at 132 lbs.
Bowie’s Lily Hamilton finished 11th at 114 lbs. She lifted 455 pounds.
Myra Anderson was 12th at 148 lbs and lifted 555-pounds.
Top photo – Bowie Cincinnati Lopez finished second at regionals and advances to state.
Nocona and Saint Jo opened their respective district play with convincing road wins.
The Lady Indians needed four games but outlasted Archer City, 3-1 (25-22, 25-19, 23-25, 25-16). Paige Davis and Sy Parker each had 12 kills to pace Nocona with Davis adding 12 digs defensively. Maddyn Bowles led the way with 17 digs, 11 assists and served up three aces.
Setter Kasi Castro had 24 assists and 13 digs with Sophia Gaytan adding 12 assists and eight digs. Saint Jo went into Bellevue and posted a 25-15, 25-14, 25-22 sweep over the Lady Eagles.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
After a tough loss to open District 10-A volleyball play, Bellevue’s squad used the two-day break to refocus its efforts. The break worked as the Lady Eagles evened its record at 1-1 with a 3-0 win over visiting Midway Sept. 24 (25-17, 25-22, 25-20).
Bellevue Coach Jamie Hickey said working on game scenarios in practice has begun to pay off. Keeping focus was key to the victory as well.
“I think our key tonight was our mindset and just staying together,” Hickey said. “Letting mistakes go and focusing on the next play. We’ve been working on scenarios in practice and being intentional with each possession and attacking the ball more. I think we did tonight.” The Falcons played gutsy all night long, staying in each game after Bellevue had taken a good lead but the Lady Eagles, playing before a large crowd, held their own.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Forestburg opened District 10-A action with a road win at Gold-Burg Sept. 22, beating the Lady Bears in a three-game sweep (25-8, 25-9, 25-6.)
Forestburg’s Madi Wadsworth started game one with a five-point run, including two aces. Brenna Briles kept the drive alive with a kill. Gold-Burg broke serve and Zara Andrade’s serving point cut the deficit to three.
Yareli Aguirre cut the lead to 5-7 with another single point. Jocelyn Rich later countered for Forestburg with another five-point string to extend the lead to 13-5Back-to-back aces by Rich forced Gold-Burg Coach Cheryl Cromleigh into a timeout.
Sophomore Addy Conway rolled off four aces amidst a six-point run for the Lady ‘Horns to give the squad a 20-6 lead. Jocelyn Rich’s kill kept things moving along for Forestburg.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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