Saint Jo’s boy’s and girl’s track teams took area titles April 20 at Forestburg.

The top four finishers in each event qualified for the Region 3-A meet May 1-2 at Hewitt Midway High School outside Waco.

Boys

Saint Jo’s Ayden Giambruno finished 2^nd in the 3,200-meter run with a time of 11:32.62. Bellevue’s Cade Broussard was 4^th in 12:02.50.

In the 400-meter relay, Forestburg’s foursome of Jesse Wadsworth, Josiah Wadsworth, Rafael Sanchez and Hayden Halliburton finished 4^th with a time of 47.27. Forestburg’s Juan Gonzaez was 2^nd in the 800-meter run in 2:13.17.

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A five-run outburst over the final three innings lifted Holliday’s baseball team past host Bowie 8-3 April 17.

The Eagles got out to a 2-0 first inning lead, using two hits and an error off Rabbit pitcher Rayder Mann. Mann opened the Bowie first by reaching on a caftcher’s error. A pair of groundouts and Mann getting caught in a rundown ended the threat. Bowie threatened again in the second, Allen Miller was hit by a one out pitch. A pair of strikeouts ended the threat.

Hollday added a run in the third for a 3-0 lead. The Rabbits got on the scoreboard in the bottom of the third.

Mann drew a two-out walk with Caden Belcher picking up a single. He moved to second on the throw in. Eddie DeLeon followed with a two-RBI single. He was caught in a rundown to end the threat.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.

Seven Nocona track team members qualified for the Region II-2A track meet May 1-2 after top four finishes at the Area meet April 17 in Graham.

The 400-meter relay foursome of Gage Grubbs, Kyle Walters, Landon Fatheree and David Pizano finished 3^rd with a time of 43.93. Pisano won the 400-meter dash in 51.38 with Fatheree 2^nd in the 100-meters in 11.24.

The 1,600-meter relay team of Jax Fuller, Waters, Fatheree and Pisano were 3^rd in 3:33.60.

On the girl’s side sophomore Sy Parker won both the shot put with a 34’3” throw, beating 2^nd place by just one inch, and the discus with a 107’10” try. Ava Johnson was 4^th in the 200—meters with a 27.69 time.

Not qualifying for regionals but still coming through with points for the Lady Indians with Raylea Bowles in the high jump, who finished 5^th  with a 4’8” leap, and Kaylee Thomas who was 5^th in the pole vault with a 7’6” effort.