SPORTS

Gold-Burg’s Metz scores TD in East win

Published

10 years ago

07/22/2014

In the second quarter of Friday’s Texas 6-Man Coaches Association Division II all-star football game, Gold-Burg’s Timothy Metz got open.
And Metz grabbed a touchdown pass from Tyler Mays in helping the East to a comfortable 68-38 victory over the West at Memorial Stadium in Wichita Falls.
“We were running a Jaybird offense,” Metz said. “I caught the ball downfield in the end zone.”
The weakside out pattern worked like a charm, he said.
“It was exciting to score and to be able to put points on the board,” said Metz, a Bowie resident who recently graduated from Gold-Burg.
Metz said the East team was motivated to win because the players heard all week the West was supposed to win.
“We expected more of a challenge,” Metz said. “But, we were all confident in our offense.”
Metz was the first-ever selection in Gold-Burg’s 10-year football history to be chosen to play in this acclaimed all-star contest.
“It was a learning experience for me,” Metz said. “We had a bunch of players from all over the state. We learned different offenses and defenses, and I made new friends with the other athletes and coaches.”
Last season, Gold-Burg finished second in district play and qualified for the playoffs despite finishing with a 3-8 record. The Bears lost to Strawn in the opening round of the Conference 1A Division II playoffs.
At Gold-Burg, Metz was an all-district linebacker and running back this season. The 6-foot-3, 225-pounder was also post on the Bears’ basketball squad and he competed in sprints during track and field season. Read more in the mid-week edition of The Bowie News.

Gold-Burg’s Timothy Metz. (File photo by Ryan Evans)

SPORTS

Firecracker 5K welcomes 100 runners on July 4th

Published

3 days ago

07/13/2024

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Saint Jo’s Firecracker 5K welcomed 100 runners for its 16th year on July 4th.
According to runsignup.com, Old Jo’s Firecracker 5K saw 100 runners of all ages register to kick off in downtown Saint Jo.
Brayden Willett, 14, Nocona, was the top male finisher with a time of 19:02.6. Sarah Rainey, 35, Saint Jo, was the top female finisher with 21:47.1.
In the male nine and under division, I. Miller, nine, Muenster, repeated his first place win from 2023 with at time of 34:52.8. E. Thomas, eight, no town listed, also repeated her win with a time of 31:58.5.
Emry Raney-Cavnar, 14, Ardmore, OK, won the male 10-14 group and E. Christensen, 11, Decatur, took the female race. In the male 15-19 division Luke Gehrig, 17, Muenster, won, while Sophia Christensen, 15, Decatur, took the ladies’ title.

See all the results and more photos in the weekend Bowie News.

Special appreciation to Jennifer Gaston Panther Photography for use of her photos.

Brayden Willett, 14, Nocona, was the top male finisher in the Firecracker 5K.

Sarah Rainey, 35, Saint Jo, came in as the top female finisher in the Firecracker 5K.

SPORTS

MLB All Star Week underway Metroplex

Published

3 days ago

07/13/2024

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Major League Baseball and the Texas Rangers have planned a full week of activities for 2024 All-Star Week taking place in Arlington, Fort Worth and the North Texas region from July 12-16.
The 94th Midsummer Classic will be played at Globe Life Field on July 16, marking the second All-Star Game to be hosted by the Rangers following the 1995 All-Star Game at The Ballpark in Arlington.
HBCU Swingman Classic: July 12
All-Star Commissioner’s Cup: July 12- July 15
Jennie Finch Classic: July 12-15.
All-Star Village: July 13-16
All-Star Futures Game: July 13
All-Star Celebrity Softball: July 13
MLB Draft Opening Night: July 14
Home Run Derby: July 15
All-Star Red Carpet Show:July 16
MLB All-Star Game presented: July 16

Read the full story in the weekend Bowie News.

SPORTS

Bullfighter starts early training for his future dream job

Published

6 days ago

07/10/2024

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By JORDAN NEAL
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When most young kids get into rodeo, the craziest ones might be lucky enough to ride small bucking horses and maybe bulls in their late teens.
Then there is 12-year-old Riggin Garrett, who is already pursuing what he hopes is his future career as a bullfighter. It is a dream he began trying out several years ago at rodeos in and around this county.
This is not the Spanish variation of bullfighting where they end up killing the bull, this is “freestyle bullfighting” which is more popular in America. Here bullfighters attempt to make the bull look a fool, using their athleticism to barely dodge them, put their hats on their heads, leap over them and sometimes use a barrel as a prop. They also work as protection for the cowboys during the bull riding to help save bucked off riders.
In competition, both the bullfighter and the bull are judged after a 60-70 second encounter with points scored due to the various maneuvers pulled off.
Garrett is the son of Keysha Avens and Shane Garrett, and will be going into seventh grade at Saint Jo. As long as he can remember, Garrett has always been interested in bullfighting.

Read the full feature in the mid-week Bowie News.

Top Photo by J. Kelley Photography.

CORRECTION – In the mid-week Bowie News, the photographer for the picture on the top of page 1B was misidentified. The photo came from J. Kelley Photography, not Andre Silva as stated. We apologize for this error.