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Forestburg girls heading to playoffs

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6 years ago

02/10/2018

It took a half, but the Forestburg Lady Horns closed out their regular season the right way on senior night Tuesday against Midway.
The Lady Horns pulled away in the second half to win easily 43-27 as their defense woke up.
The game was competitive for most of the first half as Midway was able to find open shots in Forestburg’s zone and knock them down. Midway had no answer for senior Lexi Britain inside as she scored 10 of her teams 12 points in the first quarter to give her team a 12-9 lead.
It looked like for a few minutes the Lady Horns were going to pull away when they went up 20-10 midway through the second quarter.
Midway charged back with smart passes and great shot making. Forestburg changed up their defenses to man and press at different times, but just was not bringing the type of intensity to consistently bother Midway. The Lady Horns led 23-20 in a half that did not feel as close as the score indicated.
It was a low scoring quarter from both teams in the third as neither team was able to make many shots. The physical play picked up on both sides as the game became a little ugly, but Forestburg played that style better. They outscored Midway 7-2 to give them a 30-22 lead heading into the fourth quarter.
The Lady Horns started to pull away with more transition opportunities to senior Cayla Smelser and multiple looks inside to Britain.
Their vice grip on Midway’s offense continued with their physical play as the lead grew and grew. The bench cleared near the end as Forestburg won 43-27.

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Buffest entertains crowd

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1 day ago

05/11/2024

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(Photo by Benjimen Barker from J Bar S Photography)

The 19th annual Bullfest came to the county on May 4, hosted at the Saint Jo Rodeo Arena. With bulls provided Big L Rodeo Company, Locke Bucking Bulls and more, it attracted many great riders, both local and farther away. In the end, it was Colby Deel from Jacksboro who won the the senior division round. The junior division winner was Ringo Stummer from Mountain Springs.

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Forestburg track set school records this year

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1 day ago

05/11/2024

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With the track season firmly over this year, one school went out of its way to encourage its athletes to not only improve on their totals, but set some school records this season.
Brenna Briles set the school record in the girl’s high jump (5-4), triple jump (33 feet), 100 meters (13.11) and the 200 meters (27.87).
Kayden Dill set the school record boy’s 100 meters (11.08) and 200 meters (23.47). Tye Reid set the boy’s 110 meter hurdles record at 18.7 seconds. Jesse Wadsworth set the boy’s 800 meters record with a time of 2:06.
Some relay teams also set some records. The boy’s 4×100 meter team of Jeremiah Perez, Kyler Willett, Will Johnson and Dill set the record with the time of 45.29 seconds.
The 4×400 meter relay team with Christian Binanti, Johnson, Willett and Wadsworth ran a time of 3:40.

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Prairie Valley names Caruthers as new athletic director

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1 day ago

05/11/2024

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Kent Caruthers poses with his grandson Kasey and wife Rosie. (Courtesy photo)

The Prairie Valley Bulldogs will be seeing a new face around the gym and fields next fall with the hiring of a new Athletic Director and Head Coach, Kent Caruthers.
Caruthers will be replacing Coach Seth Stephens, who has accepted a coaching job in LaPoynor, moving closer to his family and hometown. Although Coach Stephens will be missed after six years of being a part of the Prairie Valley family, Coach Caruthers will step into his new role with a wealth of knowledge and experience.
Coach Caruthers has coached basketball, football, volleyball, cross country, track and golf.
He has a well-rounded background, which makes him the perfect candidate for a 1A coaching position.
He comes, most recently, from Matagorda where he was the athletic director, boys basketball, volleyball, and track coach.
He spent the majority of his coaching career at Tolar, where he was the head boys basketball coach, defensive coordinator for the varsity football team and head golf coach.
His record and experience speak for themselves, but when asked why he felt led to apply for this position, he said that the move north is all about coaching good kids.
His coaching philosophy revolves around hard work, stating “A winner is someone who recognizes their God-given talents, works their tail off developing the talents into skills and uses these skills to accomplish their goals.”

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