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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Tough opener for Forestburg

Published

10 years ago

10/20/2016

By DANI BLACKBURN
dani@postoakmedia.net

The Forestburg High School football team had a tough start to their district season as they were defeated by Newcastle 62-15 on Friday night.
The Bobcats jumped out of the gate with 20 points in the first quarter, while the Longhorns struggled to put points on the board. The offense stepped up in the second quarter with two touchdowns and four extra points.
“As far as offense goes, we were able to move the ball,” said Forestburg Head Coach Wayne Tuckwell. “We were missing one of our best players (JD Moore) which hurt us quite a bit, but we did okay.”
However, the defense struggled to slow down the Bobcats in the second as they put up 28 points compared to Forestburg’s 15. The fate of the game seemed sealed with a Newcastle touchdown just seconds left before the half.
This week, the Longhorns will face rival Saint Jo, only 12 miles down the road. The game, originally scheduled for Friday, has been moved to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday night. Read more in the Oct. 12 Bowie News.

Forestburg’s Zach Bradley looks for room to run during Friday’s District 12-1A-I football game at Longhorn Stadium versus Newcastle. The Bobcats won 62-15. (News photo by Dani Blackburn)

SPORTS

Nocona, Saint Jo VB open district with wins

Published

6 days ago

10/01/2026

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Nocona and Saint Jo opened their respective district play with convincing road wins.

The Lady Indians needed four games but outlasted Archer City, 3-1 (25-22, 25-19, 23-25, 25-16). Paige Davis and Sy Parker each had 12 kills to pace Nocona with Davis adding 12 digs defensively. Maddyn Bowles led the way with 17 digs, 11 assists and served up three aces.

Setter Kasi Castro had 24 assists and 13 digs with Sophia Gaytan adding 12 assists and eight digs. Saint Jo went into Bellevue and posted a 25-15, 25-14, 25-22 sweep over the Lady Eagles.

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

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Bellevue VB wins at home over Midway

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6 days ago

10/01/2026

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After a tough loss to open District 10-A volleyball play, Bellevue’s squad used the two-day break to refocus its efforts. The break worked as the Lady Eagles evened its record at 1-1 with a 3-0 win over visiting Midway Sept. 24 (25-17, 25-22, 25-20).

Bellevue Coach Jamie Hickey said working on game scenarios in practice has begun to pay off. Keeping focus was key to the victory as well.

“I think our key tonight was our mindset and just staying together,” Hickey said. “Letting mistakes go and focusing on the next play. We’ve been working on scenarios in practice and being intentional with each possession and attacking the ball more. I think we did tonight.” The Falcons played gutsy all night long, staying in each game after Bellevue had taken a good lead but the Lady Eagles, playing before a large crowd, held their own.

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

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Lady ‘Horns sweep past Gold-Burg

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6 days ago

10/01/2026

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Forestburg opened District 10-A action with a road win at Gold-Burg Sept. 22, beating the Lady Bears in a three-game sweep (25-8, 25-9, 25-6.)

Forestburg’s Madi Wadsworth started game one with a five-point run, including two aces. Brenna Briles kept the drive alive with a kill. Gold-Burg broke serve and Zara Andrade’s serving point cut the deficit to three.

Yareli Aguirre cut the lead to 5-7 with another single point. Jocelyn Rich later countered for Forestburg with another five-point string to extend the lead to 13-5Back-to-back aces by Rich forced Gold-Burg Coach Cheryl Cromleigh into a timeout.

Sophomore Addy Conway rolled off four aces amidst a six-point run for the Lady ‘Horns to give the squad a 20-6 lead. Jocelyn Rich’s kill kept things moving along for Forestburg.

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