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HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD: Another bronze moment

Published

9 years ago

05/17/2017

By ERIC VICCARO
sports@bowienewsonline.com

Forestburg’s Skyler Sandusky earned third place in the high jump during Thursday evening’s session at the University Interscholastic League state meet.
Sandusky marked at 6-feet even for the bronze medal.
“To get top-3 is amazing,” said Skyler Sandusky in a phone interview with The Bowie News after completing his performance. “I feel pretty good about it.”
Sandusky said it was a competitive field.
“We were all talking together to push ourselves harder,” Sandusky said.
Making matters worse for Sandusky this week is he’s been battling a cold, but he persevered to pick up his second-ever state bronze medal.
Lefors’ Dalton Fortner earned the gold with a leap of 6-4, winning by one inch. Midway’s Caleb Moore tied for fifth with a mark of 5-10.
Forestburg head coach Steve Sandusky, Skyler’s father, reported the long jump runway was damp after an early evening ramp – and that caused some jumpers to slip or slide. Read more in the May 13 Bowie News.

Forestburg’s Skyler Sandusky competes in the University Interscholastic League Conference 1A state boys’ high jump competition on Thursday at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin. Sandusky leaped to a mark of 6-0 for third place. (Courtesy photo by Travis Harsch)

SPORTS

Bowie softball team falls in area round

Published

6 hours 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 hours 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

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6 hours 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.