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FOOTBALL: Saint Jo gridders receive honors
The Saint Jo High School football team received honors earlier this week as the District 9-IA-Division I all-district teams were made public.
The Panthers are coming off a 5-5 season, under longtime head coach Chad Tallon.
Newcastle and Tioga staffs tied for Coach of the Year accolades.
Newcastle senior Ryan Hardin was named the offensive most valuable player and Trinity Bohanon, also of Newcastle, the defensive MVP. Newcastle sophomore Mikey Walker was named Newcomer of the Year.
Newcastle won the district and Tioga also qualified for the playoffs. Saint Jo placed third, and Bryson was last in this four-team district.
The first-team offense featured Saint Jo’s Wyatt West at wide receiver. Blake Pledger was named top spread center.
Garrett Parker of Saint Jo was selected as first-team spreadback and Laramie Brawner was a first-team specialist.
Daimeon Lawler was chosen as a second-team tight end. Ethan Wagner was second-team tight center. Anthony Gutierrez was a second-team running back, Baltazar Lozano second-team fullback and Lawler second-team kicker.
On defense, Lawler was first-team defensive lineman. Brawner was a first-team linebacker selection. Lozano was chosen as a defensive utility player.
As for the second-team defense, Saint Jo’s Colton Thomas was picked as a defensive lineman, Garrett Parker a second-team linebacker and West a second-team safety.
Saint Jo’s Daimeon Lawler (center) blocks during this season’s game against Forestburg. Lawler was honored twice on the District 9-1A-I team as a first-team defensive lineman and a second-team tight end as shown above. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)
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.
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 2nd in the pole vault with a 15’ leap. Richey was also 9th in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 15.39. Sophomore Braden Willett was 3rd in the 1,600-meters with a school record best of time of 4:21.93. Willett was 4th 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 6th with a time of 1:30.24 while the 1,600-meter relay team of Dosch, Judah Livsey, Riddle and Blaine Leonard finished 8th with a time of 3:30.76.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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 2nd-place finish in the 1,600-meter relay with a time 3:32.81. Gaston was 2nd in the 110-meter hurdles with a tie of 16.09. Johnson was 2nd in the 400-meter dash in 50.75, Ayden Giambruno was 6th in the 3200-meter run in 11:05.24 with Yeley 8th in the 200-meters with a time of 25.61.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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