SPORTS
BASKETBALL: Montague girls roll on
The Montague girls’ basketball team won its own tournament, which took place at the school this past Saturday.
The Lady Eagles knocked off Wichita Christian 55-6 and then Christ Academy 44-10 to win the championship.
Several girls played an outstanding pair of games, and here are some of the numbers.
Averee Kleinhans scored 42 points, dished off nine assists, had 18 rebounds, three blocked shots and 20 steals.
Taygon Jones added 18 points, four assists and eight steals. Jasmine Jones was next with 12 points, seven rebounds and six steals.
Sydni Messer contributed 11 points, six rebounds and six assists. Grifyn Ogle netted six points and pulled down three rebounds.
Other stats were as follows: Madyson Ingram (four points), Kate Sherwin (four points), Addi Eichler (three rebounds) and Maci Read (three rebounds and one point).
The Montague girls’ roster has Taygon Jones, Grifyn Ogle, Averee Kleinhans, Addi Eichler, Madyson Ingram, Gabby Valdez, Jasmine Jones, Kate Sherwin, Sydni Messer and Karli Hook. The managers are Maci McWilliams and Jackie Hanna.
The girls’ team is coached by principal Angela Kleinhans.
Montague’s boys showed improvement over the weekend; however, the Eagles lost to Wichita Christian 35-26 and then Christ Academy 40-21.
The Montague boys’ team features Eli Croxton, Laramie McCarty, Vance Brossart, Chandler Parr, Vernon Tully, Josh Meier, Ricky Contreras, Herschel Tully, Keller Ogle, Jerome Travis and Mike Sherwin.
The boys’ team is coached by Barry Kelly.
The Montague girls gather for a group photo after winning their own tournament on Saturday afternoon. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)
SPORTS
District awards for 1A released
With the baseball and softball seasons over for the area 1A schools, district awards have been released.
Listed below are those earned honors on the field and in the classroom for Saint Jo and Bellevue.
Softball
Saint Jo
Honorable mention
Utility player: Taylor Patrick; Catcher: Jordyn O’Neal
Baseball
Superlatives
Offensive MVP: Devin Stewart, Saint Jo
Newcomer of the Year: Bryce Ramsey, Bellevue
Pitcher: Trent Gaston, Saint Jo
Outfielder: Jayden Curry, Saint Jo
Second team
Pitcher: Charlie Barclay, Saint Jo
Infielder: Brycen Bancroft, Bellevue; Sam Martin, Saint Jo
Outfielder: Rylan Forrester, Saint Jo
Catcher: Charlie Evans, Saint Jo
Utility: Logan Hoover, Saint Jo
DH: Amzy Barclay, Saint Jo
Honorable mention
Cody Gaston, Saint Jo; Xander Joyner, Saint Jo
To see academic awards from Saint Jo players, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
SPORTS
Forestburg coach retiring
Eldon Van Hooser is leaving Forestburg better than he found it.
The head boy’s basketball coach is retiring after more than 30 years, spending the last five at Forestburg.
Van Hooser did not come to this decision because of a lack of fire or feeling tired after decades in the profession. He had to for family reasons.
“My wife has MS (multiple sclerosis) and it’s a disease where you have trouble standing and walking and she needs help,” Van Hooser said. “I am able to so I am going to step away from teaching and coaching to be there for her.”
Van Hooser was hired in 2019. Along with being the boy’s basketball coach, he also was the football team’s defensive coordinator.
There were some lean years for Forestburg on the boy’s athletic side, with numbers being low and the available athletes being mostly underclassmen.
For two years, the Longhorns’ boy’s basketball team won few games and one of those seasons saw the team field five players on the high school team.
“One of those years we had COVID-19 and the other we had five kids,” Van Hooser said. “It was very rough. After that we worked with the kids and we had a good freshman group coming up. Next year they are going to be seniors.”
That group has helped to turn the program around. Last year the young Longhorns team contested for a playoff spot and just barely missed it finishing fifth in the district.
This season, that same group took a leap and finished second in district with a record of 7-5.
Despite losing its last two regular season games in dramatic fashion heading into the playoffs, the team stepped up in the bi-district game.
Playing against an athletic Newcastle team, Forestburg led for most of the game.
Unfortunately, the previous game against Bellevue saw the Longhorn team blow the lead late in the fourth quarter against a hard pressing style team and they were suffering the same fate against the Bobcats down the stretch.
Fortunately, Forestburg held on just enough to win 53-46. It was the first boy’s basketball playoff win in nine years for Forestburg.
“It was huge for our program,” Van Hooser said. “This new year we will have new goals. The new coach will have some goals of his own, but I set some for the team and think that we have come a long way.”
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
SPORTS
Bowie Sports Banquet
The Bowie sports banquets was on Monday night. Olivia Gill and Tucker Jones were named Jackrabbit and Lady Rabbit of the year. Pick up the mid-week paper for all of the sports team awards and pictures.
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