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2 Montague County volleyball players chosen for the Oil Bowl
Two athletes from Montague County are confirmed to play in the Maskat Shrine Oil Bowl’s first all star volleyball game on June 15.
Graduating players Abby Zamzow from Bowie and DeAnna Molinaro from Gold-Burg will be joining some of the best players in the area for one last high school volleyball game.
The organizations football game is one of the longest tenured all star games in the state dating back to 1937, but with basketball being added last year after a 17 year absence, volleyball is being put on the docket for the first time.
Zamzow was a first team all-district selection for the Lady Rabbits. She did a little bit of everything for Bowie as she split time between setting and attacking, on offense.
She also was versatile enough to play in the back row and her jump serve was a powerful weapon when she had it going .
A newcomer to the Lady Rabbits after spending her first three years at Henrietta, Zamzow seemed to blend in well. The team finished third in the district, but gave many of the top teams it faced a run for their money.
Coach Breanna Jones enjoyed having Zamzow on her team and is proud she will represent Bowie in the inaugural game.
“Abby was an all around player as a setter, hitter and defense player,” Jones said. “For her to be selected for the Oil Bowl just shows how much of an impact player she is and that we were fortunate to have her.”
Molinaro was one of the few seniors for the Lady Bears this season. A first team all-district selection, Molinaro’s versatility and consistency helped a young team get better as the season went along. The crowning achievement was when Gold-Burg beat Bluff Dale in five sets to win the bi-district playoff game.
Coach Cheryl Cromleigh is proud one of the first players she shepherded through high school is getting recognized for such an honor.
“When I came to Gold-Burg, DeAnna was just a freshman and I could see “a diamond in the rough,” Cromleigh said. “She could play all positions and had the most consistent serve. She grew to be our leader her senior year and blossomed. The team rallied around DeAnna all season long to their bi-district championship. It means more than words can express for DeAnna to get to play one more game for Gold-Burg. She makes me so proud every time she steps on the court. She is a fierce competitor and my champion.”
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
Nocona got its new press box into place this week at Jack Crane Stadium. The old press box, which was in place for more than 60 years, was taken out in early June and moved to Indian Valley Raceway. The new press box was by the Southern Bleacher Company out of Graham. Athletic Director Black Crutsinger said they looked at a lot of press boxes and decided they liked the one at Lindsay High School and went with that model. Sean Hutson operated the crane from the Hurd Crane Service that put the press box up for Nocona.
Sunset native Cason Richey (right) and his team roping partner Beldon Cox from Weatherford repeated as the International Finals Youth Rodeo champions last weekend at Shawnee, OK. Richey and Cox won the previous year and were able to complete the repeat by catching three steers in a combined time of 16.6 seconds. Richey is expected to compete attend Texas Tech University this fall and compete on the rodeo team.
The Chisholm Trail Youth Rodeo had its awards ceremony this week, giving out plaques and buckles to the top competitors throughout the summer season.
There were four age categories with five events to compete in for the young athletes.
Along with the best results in each event, at the end the overall best cowboy and cowgirl in each age division was awarded as well.
The lead line division, in which an adult helps the young competitors, saw Rylee Stewart win the first in poles, barrel racing and mystery event on her way to win top cowgirl.
Hattie Snow got the fastest time in the flags event and Lany Shupak got the fastest goat time. Riggin Bishop got named the top cowboy in the division.
In the eight-and-under division, Whitley Goins won the top cowgirl and Trell Carpenter won top cowboy. Goins got the fastest times in barrel racing, flags and mystery event. Carpenter got the fastest time in poles and goats.
In the 9-12 age division, Sage Keck won the top cowgirl while Chisum Carpenter won the top cowboy. Keck got the fastest times in four of the five divisions. Only Layna Taylor getting the fastest goat time prevented her from winning in a clean sweep.
In the 13-18 age division, Tess Egenbacher won the top overall cowgirl award.
Kiley McCracken won both the barrel racing and flags event. Emma Strahan won the poles and mystery event. Hadlee Bryan won the goats event.
There was no top overall cowboy in the age division.
To see the times for the winners of each event in all four age categories along with pictures of all of the top cowboys and cowgirls, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
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