SPORTS
Prairie Valley, Saint Jo run in heat
Prairie Valley and Saint Jo cross country teams ran at Midway and Muenster on Wednesday morning.
Both Bulldog teams were the only full teams at Midway while the Panther boy’s team finished third overall.
The Prairie Valley boy’s team was led by Tyler Winkler who finished second overall with a time of 20:11. The top five runners for the Bulldogs included Elijah Croxton finishing third, Michael Cole finishing fifth, Tyson Eaterling finishing 10th and Konner Ritchie finishing 11th.
Coach Seth Stephens felt like his team ran well overall despite tough conditions.
“We ran a little slower than I wanted us to, but the heat was probably a factor there,” Stephens said. “Even though we’re running a little later this year for district there’s a good chance we’ll have one of those hot days at district so it was good for us to race on a hotter day.”
The Lady Bulldogs were led by Hailey Winkler who finished fourth overall with a time of 17:46. The top five runners were not far behind. Karagan Ritchie finished fifth, Molly Gilleland finished sixth, Emily Carpenter finished eighth and Veronica Gutierrez finished 10th.
Coach Jeannie Carpenter thought her girls ran great and was glad her top five runners earned medals finishing in the top 10.
“That was exciting for those girls to medal,” Carpenter said. “Cross country is usually a thankless sport, so I was proud of how well all our runners represented us.”
The Saint Jo boy’s were led by Collin Thomas, who finished third overall with a time of 20:02. Teammate Kile Thurman was not far behind as he finished fourth overall. The rest of the team saw Joshua Vogel finishing 20th, Noble Koelzer finishing 26th and Brice Durham finishing 41st.
The Panthers next run at Lindsay on Oct. 14 while Prairie Valley’s next scheduled meet is a district preview meet on Oct. 21.
To see results for all of the high school runners, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
Bellevue’s girl’s basketball team led at halftime but a quick 9-0 Jacksboro run in the opening moments of the second half would prove the difference in a 28-25 Lady Eagle loss June 15 in a Nocona Summer League game.
Leading 12-9 at the half, Bellevue continued to shut down the inside game of the Tigerettes. Jacksboro switched tactics and began firing from outside. Three 3-pointers in the span of just under two minutes gave Jacksboro an 18-12 lead.
Bellevue kept things close, however, getting on the second half scoreboard with Mattie Broussard’s basket and free throws cutting the deficit to two, 18-16. A Haven Jones 3-pointer put the Lady Eagles up 19-18 midway through the second half.
The Tigerettes had just one 3 -pointer the rest of the way but got inside for a pair of buckets to take a 25-21 lead with 4:50 to go. Both offenses shut down late.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Most school-age athletes start off playing everything. By the time they graduate, they whittle it down to just one or two.
New Bowie girl’s track and overall cross country coach Shawnda Childers is no exception. While at Iowa Park she competed in volleyball, cross country and track before cutting out volleyball and focusing on track and cross country to close out high school.
Childers did not stay with athletics while moving on to Midwestern State University, where she received her bachelor’s and master’s Degrees. After graduation, shestarted coaching in Electra. She came to Bowie for one year, then went back to her old stomping grounds in Iowa Park where she spent the next four years.
The return home also put her in contact with now-Bowie Coach Griffin Fields, who was a coach there at the time. From Iowa Park, she spent the next three years at City View.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
New Saint Jo Girl’s Basketball Coach Grant Gooch isn’t completely unfamiliar with the area.
“We went to Muenster quite a bit when I was a kid,” Gooch, who will be going into his 20th year as a coach, said. “We’d load up the cooler from the meat markets. It’s good to be back.”
Gooch worked with Saint Jo Athletic Director CJ Hantz when the pair were in Throckmorton. Gooch comes to town from Menard where he spent three years at the West Texas school.
Gooch says coaching and education kind of come naturally to him.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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