SPORTS
Youth rodeo top results posted
The Jim Bowie Days Youth Rodeo took place on Tuesday and Wednesday night at the Bowie Rodeo grounds.
Tuesday night was filled with speed events like poles, barrels and ribbon goats. Poles kicked off the night.
In the six-and-under division, Hayva Hawkins won with a time of 23.257 seconds. In the 7-10 division, Charli Massey won with a time of 21.606 seconds.
The 11-14 age division was won by Charli Snow with a time of 21.796 seconds. The 15-19 division was won by Emily Williams with a time of 20.976 seconds.
Next up was barrel racing as Knoxlee Elliot won the six-and-under division with a time of 18.034 seconds. In the 7-10 division Charley Sellers won first with a time of 16.298 seconds.
The 11-14 age division was won by Jada Trosper with a time of 16.503 seconds.
The 15-19 division saw Kylee Scribner win with a time of 16.611 seconds.
The other speed event was goat ribbon pulling. Hayva Hawkins won the six-and-under age division with a time of 8.95 seconds. Charlie Sellers again won the 7-10 division with a time of 13.40 seconds.
In the 11-14 age division Jeanie Marie Hall won with a time of 13.72 seconds. Mackenzie Whitaker won the 15-19s with a time of 13.62 seconds.
Wednesday night was all about the roping events at the youth rodeo. The first event was breakaway roping.
In the 13-and-under age division Hayden Smith and Dalton Huston ended up tying for first with times of 3.76 seconds. The 14-19 division was won by Riley Webb with a time of 2.92 seconds.
Next was the ribbon roping event. Hayden Smith finished first in the 13-and-under division with a time of 7.74 seconds. Clayton Huston won the 14-19 age division with a time of 6.33 seconds.
Tie down roping was won by Caleb Webb in the 13-and-under division with a time of 17.99 seconds. Clayton Huston won the 14-19 age division with a time of 9.61 seconds.
The final event was team roping. The team of Brogan Sims and Kelton Denham finished first in the 13-and-under age division with a time of 15.70 second. As of press time, the 14-19 results had not been posted.
For more pictures, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News. For full results, click here.
In its first match since last year’s state semifinal appearance, Saint Jo hosted Bryson Aug. 11 and took a 25-13, 25-12, 25-21 win over the Cowgirls.
The Lady Panthers lost some talent to graduation but have five seniors ready to have a successful season. Savannah Hil, one of the five, got Saint Jo rolling offensively with a four-point serving string, including a pair of aces. Abby Carter’s kill and Kamron Skidmore’s block helped put the Lady Panthers up 5-2 in game one.
Hadleigh Moore added a four-point string of her own to extend the lead to 10-3. Tatum Morman’s pair, helped by a Hill kill, gave Saint Jo a 14-5 lead. Bryson got within five before a Hill 3-pointer, with help by a Carter kill, put the lead back at 18-10.
After an Olivia Johnson kill broke serve, Jordyn O’Neal served up the final five points, with Johnson providing a kill to move things along.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Despite being the smallest school in the Brock varsity classic volleyball tournament, the Lady Indians finished 4th out of the eight teams there.
After losing to the host team in its first pool play match Aug. 14 18-25, 14-25 and also to Class 3A Wall 12-25, 8-25, Nocona rebounded to close out pool play with a 20-25, 25-23, 25-20 win over Christoval. Sy Parker had 16 kills and 7 blocks in the three matches. Raylea Bowles had 12 kills, 17 digs and served up three aces. Maddyn Bowles had seven kills and 14 digs while Paige Davis had seven kills and 15 digs. Baylee Thomas added 11 digs.
From the setter spot, Kasi Castro had 20 assists, served up five aces and contributed 14 digs. Leah Meekins added 18 assists and six digs during the three matches.
To open Saturday’s bracket play, the Lady Indians posted a 25-18, 18-25, 26-24, 25-19 win over Fort Worth Christian. Castro staked Nocona to a 2-0 lead in game one. Kills by Parker set up pairs of points from Raylea Bowles and Leah Meekins helped Nocona negate an early deficit and take a 10-9 lead.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
County football teams had their first scrimmage of the season Aug. 14 with mixed results.
Forestburg hosted Azle Christian and Victory Christian. Under a new system with new head coach Cori Hayes, the Longhorns looked pretty good in the coach’s eye.
“The first team looked good,” Hayes explained. “Overall we need to work on our pace and blocking assignments and blocking assignments. Overall we looked good for the new regime.”
Forestburg hits the road to scrimmage Newcastle Aug. 21.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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