SPORTS

HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL: ‘Buckle Up’ for excitement

Published

11 years ago

09/02/2015

By ERIC VICCARO
bnewssports@gmail.com

Lane Fenoglio was a soon-to-be sophomore at Nocona High School when she was killed in a traffic accident on July 11, 1998.
Fenoglio wasn’t wearing her seat belt.
Lane’s mother, Janna, has been on a crusade to advocate for the use of seat belts by drivers and passengers alike in motor vehicles ever since.
“Unfortunately, there are people who still don’t take the time to buckle up,” said Janna, who also works in the insurance business for Sewell-Uselton in Nocona and Ken Blanton Insurance in Gainesville.
This weekend, there was a rollover accident in rural Nocona, and Jalyn Blevins was able to walk away healthy because she was wearing her seat belt, said Janna Fenoglio.
This Thursday and Saturday, the 16th Annual Buckle Up For Lane’s Sake Tournament is set to honor the memory of Lane Fenoglio, who was a member of the Lady Indian junior varsity volleyball team at the time of her passing. She played setter.
“I am elated we have had this tournament keep going,” Janna Fenoglio said. “The dream has continued. I know we wouldn’t have been able to pull it off without the help of our community.”
Scores of volunteers help make the tournament tick.
There are several new teams in the field this year, including Gold-Burg, Saginaw and Whitewright, Munday and Christ Academy of Wichita Falls. Read more, and see the pool play bracket, in the mid-week Bowie News.

Lane Fenoglio, who was a Nocona setter on the junior varsity team back in 1997, has had a volleyball tournament in her honor for the past 16 years. (Courtesy photo)

SPORTS

Bowie softball team falls in area round

Published

5 days ago

05/07/2026

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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.

SPORTS

Willett, Richey off to State

Published

5 days ago

05/07/2026

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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 2^nd in the pole vault with a 15’ leap. Richey was also 9^th in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 15.39. Sophomore Braden Willett was 3^rd in the 1,600-meters with a school record best of time of 4:21.93. Willett was 4^th 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 6^th with a time of 1:30.24 while the 1,600-meter relay team of Dosch, Judah Livsey, Riddle and Blaine Leonard finished 8^th with a time of 3:30.76.

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

SPORTS

Fourteen track athletes head to State

Published

5 days ago

05/07/2026

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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 2^nd-place finish in the 1,600-meter relay with a time 3:32.81. Gaston was 2^nd in the 110-meter hurdles with a tie of 16.09. Johnson was 2^nd in the 400-meter dash in 50.75, Ayden Giambruno was 6^th in the 3200-meter run in 11:05.24 with Yeley 8^th in the 200-meters with a time of 25.61.

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