SPORTS

HIGH SCHOOL POWERLIFTING: Local girls come up empty

Published

10 years ago

03/24/2016

By ERIC VICCARO
sports@bowienewsonline.com

Neither Bowie High School’s foursome of female powerlifters nor Nocona’s Deziray Graham lifted well enough to receive a medal.
But, it gave all of them a chance to experience the Texas High School Women’s Powerlifting Association state meet again.
Lifting on the grand stage at The American Bank Center in Corpus Christi isn’t easy.
“The competition was strong and the atmosphere is big,” Bowie head powerlifting coach Quentin Berend said. “I thought the girls competed well, and it’s different than any other meet they go to.”
These are the best powerlifters in the state, and many of them pulled astronomical figures.
Mylena Escudero, the foreign exchange student from Brazil, was the closest of all five Montague County lifters to earning a medal.
Escudero pulled 880 pounds, which included a 380-pound squat, for sixth place overall. It was 20 pounds behind Sarah Oltivero of Dimmitt. Mikayla Morris from Whitesboro won the weight class with a three-lift total of 955 pounds.
Graham placed seventh in the 220-plus class, finished with a grand total of 975 pounds. It was 30 pounds less than Emilia Betancourt from Bruceville-Eddy. Read more, and see complete Conference 3A state results in box form, in the March 23 Bowie News.

Bowie’s Montana Holbach shows off a certificate for a $1,000 scholarship she won at the Texas High School Women’s Powerlifting Association meet at American Bank Center in Corpus Christi. (Courtesy photo)

SPORTS

Bowie softball team falls in area round

Published

6 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

6 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

6 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.