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HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD: Sandusky sixth in 400

Published

9 years ago

05/18/2017

By ERIC VICCARO
sports@bowienewsonline.com

Forestburg senior Skyler Sandusky’s marvelous athletic career ended with two events during Friday evening’s session at Mike A. Myers Stadium.
Sandusky earned one final point for the Longhorns with a sixth-place finish in the 400-meter dash, clocking in at 51.08 seconds.
It was a personal-best mark for Sandusky.
“He ran from the fourth lane,” said Steve Sandusky, Skyler’s father and coach. “In the final 200 meters, he was able to catch up back to the pack. He ran a best time ever, and that’s all you can ask for.”
Rule’s Chase Thompson, one of the contenders to win this race, claimed gold with a sizzling time of 49.33, which was 0.16 better than Blum’s Logan Bellinger.
Coach Sandusky remarked it was a “fast group” of athletes.
Skyler finished 0.26 in front of Tioga’s Travis Price, who faced Sandusky during the Conference 1A Area 21-22 meet in Whitesboro.
It was reported Sandusky had roughly a two-hour break between his first and second event. Field events were running about 30 minutes, coach Sandusky reported.
Earlier on Friday, Skyler competed in the long jump, and he recorded an eighth-place mark of 20-7½. Read more, and see additional notable performances, in the May 17 Bowie News.

Forestburg’s Skyler Sandusky leaps on the runway during the Conference 1A boys’ long jump at the University Interscholastic League state track and field meet on Friday at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin.

SPORTS

Bowie softball team falls in area round

Published

17 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

17 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

Published

17 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.