SPORTS
HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL: Forestburg powers past Newcastle in four
The Forestburg High School volleyball team defeated Newcastle in the bi-district round of the Conference 1A playoffs on Tuesday at Bryson High School.
The Lady Horns won by scores of 25-21, 26-28, 25-20, 25-15, improving to 18-15 on the season.
“It was a great team win versus a great competitor,” Forestburg head coach Cori Hayes said. “They were scrappy everywhere the ball was hit. The girls had to work for every kill they got.”
Forestburg plays Roxton at 5 p.m. today at Gainesville High School as the 1A playoffs roll on with the area round.
Kaylee Choate ran the Forestburg offense to the tune of 20 assists, and she also had five digs and five ace serves.
Saint Jo falls to Graford
Saint Jo, who advanced to the playoffs for the first time in 11 seasons, suffered a five-set loss to Graford by scores of 28-30,17-25, 25-18, 25-21, 15-8 on Tuesday at Bridgeport High School.
First-year head coach Dakota Crockett, a former Bowie player, was proud of the team.
“These girls worked so hard and had to learn so much in a short amount of time,” Crockett said. “I’m excited for all the improvements we’ve made. We have improved our volleyball intelligence and fundamentals.”
Saint Jo finished the season 10-23. Read more in the weekend Bowie News.
The Forestburg High School volleyball team celebrates its bi-district title at mid-court at Bryson High School on Tuesday evening. The Lady Horns beat Newcastle in four. (Courtesy photo by MaKayla Mason)
Bellevue’s girl’s basketball team led at halftime but a quick 9-0 Jacksboro run in the opening moments of the second half would prove the difference in a 28-25 Lady Eagle loss June 15 in a Nocona Summer League game.
Leading 12-9 at the half, Bellevue continued to shut down the inside game of the Tigerettes. Jacksboro switched tactics and began firing from outside. Three 3-pointers in the span of just under two minutes gave Jacksboro an 18-12 lead.
Bellevue kept things close, however, getting on the second half scoreboard with Mattie Broussard’s basket and free throws cutting the deficit to two, 18-16. A Haven Jones 3-pointer put the Lady Eagles up 19-18 midway through the second half.
The Tigerettes had just one 3 -pointer the rest of the way but got inside for a pair of buckets to take a 25-21 lead with 4:50 to go. Both offenses shut down late.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Most school-age athletes start off playing everything. By the time they graduate, they whittle it down to just one or two.
New Bowie girl’s track and overall cross country coach Shawnda Childers is no exception. While at Iowa Park she competed in volleyball, cross country and track before cutting out volleyball and focusing on track and cross country to close out high school.
Childers did not stay with athletics while moving on to Midwestern State University, where she received her bachelor’s and master’s Degrees. After graduation, shestarted coaching in Electra. She came to Bowie for one year, then went back to her old stomping grounds in Iowa Park where she spent the next four years.
The return home also put her in contact with now-Bowie Coach Griffin Fields, who was a coach there at the time. From Iowa Park, she spent the next three years at City View.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
New Saint Jo Girl’s Basketball Coach Grant Gooch isn’t completely unfamiliar with the area.
“We went to Muenster quite a bit when I was a kid,” Gooch, who will be going into his 20th year as a coach, said. “We’d load up the cooler from the meat markets. It’s good to be back.”
Gooch worked with Saint Jo Athletic Director CJ Hantz when the pair were in Throckmorton. Gooch comes to town from Menard where he spent three years at the West Texas school.
Gooch says coaching and education kind of come naturally to him.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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