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HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Forestburg sweeps SJ

Published

9 years ago

01/25/2017

By DANI BLACKBURN

dani@postoakmedia.net

The Forestburg High School boys’ basketball team clenched the District 1A-21 lead with a win over Saint Jo during an intense match up between the in-county rivals.
The game, rescheduled for Monday night after bad weather hit the county on Friday, could have gone either way after Saint Jo took the consolation championship from Forestburg at the Chico Tournament earlier in the season.
“It could have easily been a game we lost,” said Forestburg head coach Steve Sandusky. “We stepped up and Skyler and Stevie each had four fouls but managed to stay calm and keep from fouling out.”
The game started off with a Forestburg lead. Saint Jo soon caught the Longhorns and it was a back and forth battle between the two until the end of the fourth quarter as it ended 60-51 in favor of Forestburg.
J.D. Moore was the leading scorer for the Longhorns with 24 points, including one-three pointer.
Skyler Sandusky was able to sink 17 points and was 100 percent from the free-throw line, putting in 7-of-7 free throws. Forestburg won the girls’ game, 69-13. Read the Jan. 11 Bowie News for more.

Forestburg’s Stevie Carroll (44) feels the pressure as Saint Jo’s Ethan Wagner provides the defense during a District 1A-21 game from Jan. 6. (News photo by Dani Blackburn)

SPORTS

Bowie softball team falls in area round

Published

3 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

3 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.

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Fourteen track athletes head to State

Published

3 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.