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AREA VOLLEYBALL: Montague opens with win
In the opener for both schools, the Montague Junior High volleyball team defeated Prairie Valley 25-13, 25-6.
Montague head coach Angela Kleinhans reported there are 13 girls out for volleyball this season.
Kleinhans said the team starts two eighth graders, three seventh graders and one sixth grader.
Serving was the key to victory for the Lady Eagles over the Lady Bulldogs.
Gabby Valdez served up an eye-popping 14 aces while Mikey Jordan had nine aces, Trystin Fenoglio, Taygon Jones four and Destinee Kittrell two.
Fenoglio also dished off five assists and Jones had two.
Hope Howard pounded down four kills to pace the Eagle offense. Jackie Hanna also contributed to the win.
What’s Ahead?
Montague plays its first road game of the season on Monday at Saint Jo.
Forestburg splits with Notre Dame, Electra on road
The Forestburg High School volleyball team split with homestanding Notre Dame and Electra in Wichita Falls on Tuesday.
The Lady Horns topped Electra 25-14, 25-16 while Notre Dame won that match 25-21, 25-5.
Forestburg’s record runs to 8-8.
Kaylee Choate distributed 10 assists and served up three aces in the pair of matches.
Hope Phipps’ serving was spot on with nice aces while Cheyenne Karr chipped in with seven aces of her own.
Alexia Britain put down seven kills and had two solo ace blocks. Haley Nolan and Phipps chipped in with six kills apiece.
What’s Ahead?
Forestburg will play again at home on Sept. 1 versus Bryson, followed by a Sept. 4 home match against Graford. Both will start at 5 p.m.
Montague Junior High volleyball opened the 2015 season with a straight-set victory over Prairie Valley by scores of 25-13, 25-6. (Courtesy photo from the Montague Independent School District)
Bowie softball had a historic season, where the squad made the postseason for the first time since 2019 and knocked a top seed from the playoffs, come to an end April 29.
No-4 ranked Tuscola Jim Ned got out to a quick start and took an 11-1, five inning win in the area round of the Class 3A Division I playoffs. Bowie had its season end at 19-15.
With a large crowd at Weatherford High rooting them on, Bowie took the field looking to knock out another top seed, as they did with Early last week.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Bowie will have two track athletes at the State track and field meet May 14 with top two finishes at the Region 1-3A track meet at Abilene Christian University May 1-2.
Tyler Richey finished 2nd in the pole vault with a 15’ leap. Richey was also 9th in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 15.39. Sophomore Braden Willett was 3rd in the 1,600-meters with a school record best of time of 4:21.93. Willett was 4th in the 3,200-meter run with a time of 9:29.71.
Several other Rabbits and Lady Rabbits competed at the regional meet. The 800-meter relay foursome of Colton Dosch, Richey, Finn Riddle and Jaxon White finished 6th with a time of 1:30.24 while the 1,600-meter relay team of Dosch, Judah Livsey, Riddle and Blaine Leonard finished 8th with a time of 3:30.76.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Saint Jo’s boys and girls track teams took top honors at the Region III-A track meet at Hewitt Midway High School May 1-2 and will send several athletes to the state track and field meet May 16 in Austin.
The boys were led by Damon Byrd who won both the long jump with a 22’9 ¾” leap and triple jump with a 45’ 10 ½”. Byrd also won the 100-meter dash with a time of 1.03 and was a member of the victorious 800-meter relay along with Trent Gaston, Barrett Johnson and Lee Yeley with a time of 1:30.80.
Yeley won the high jump with a 6’ leap. Byrd, Yeley, Dominic Luna and Gaston combined for a 2nd-place finish in the 1,600-meter relay with a time 3:32.81. Gaston was 2nd in the 110-meter hurdles with a tie of 16.09. Johnson was 2nd in the 400-meter dash in 50.75, Ayden Giambruno was 6th in the 3200-meter run in 11:05.24 with Yeley 8th in the 200-meters with a time of 25.61.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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