SPORTS
HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL: F’burg, Saint Jo prevail
The Prairie Valley High School volleyball team experienced a three-set loss at the hands of Forestburg on Tuesday night.
The Lady Longhorns defeated Prairie Valley by scores of 25-22, 25-18 and 25-8.
Hope Phipps paced the Forestburg offense with 11 kills, seven assists and six aces. She also added six digs. Haley Nolan followed with nine kills, five assists, three aces and five digs.
Alexia Britain set up the offense with seven assists.
During the match against Forestburg, Kendra Woods led the defense with nine digs.
Her teammates Brooklynn Messer, Lexi Roof and Kincaid Johnson all provided six each. Messer also contributed five assists and the two ace serves of the night.
Saint Jo 3, Gold-Burg 0
The Saint Jo High School volleyball team topped Gold-Burg on Tuesday night with a three-set win by scores of 25-19, 25-11, 25-16.
Alyssa Hennesey paced the Lady Panther offense with eight kills, while Charity Brawner provided the team with six kills, two aces and six assists.
The Lady Bears put up a strong defense against Saint Jo, including Christina Arevalo with a season high of 28 digs. Shelby Horton contributed 12, Hannah Franklin had 11 and Megan Metz had 10.
District 3A-10
Nocona 3, Jacksboro 0
The Nocona Lady Indians broke their steak of losses as they garnered a win against Jacksboro 21-25, 25-18, 25-14, 25-15.
Forestburg’s Hope Phipps sends the ball over the net during Tuesday’s District 2A-10 match versus Prairie Valley. The Lady Horns won in three sets. (News photo by Kayla Jean Woods)
Nearly 600 youngsters signed up for this season of youth baseball sports through the BSA. The group celebrated with awards this past week and introduction of all its teams. See all the awards and photos from the night in the mid-week Bowie News. (Photos by Barbara Green)
The 2024 Summer Olympics is just a few weeks away taking place in Paris. The opening ceremonies will be July 26 and are planned to be unique as they take place along the Seine River that flows through Paris. Thomas Bach prepared this op-ed to welcome the world to Paris.
By Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee
The Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 is only days away. The excitement gripping this nation is palpable.
As this unique festival of sport draws closer, we all are feeling that France and the French people are ready to welcome the world’s best athletes with the hospitality and passion for sport for which they are famous all around the world.
Already millions of people have greeted the Olympic flame on its journey around France with a huge wave of enthusiasm. All of us are looking forward to an unforgettable celebration of Olympic sport and French culture in the coming weeks.
Read the full story in the mid-week sports in your Bowie News.
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.
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