SPORTS
Bowie boy’s golf prepared for state
The Bowie boy’s golf team plays in the state tournament May 17-18.
The first golf team in a long time hopes to represent the Jackrabbits well at the state meet with a team in what has been several years in the making.
The team won every tournament it played last year before the season was ultimately canceled due to COVID-19. Despite losing some of its best players to graduation, the team returned enough this year for another chance at a good season.
The team won tournaments at Rider and its home course before obliterating the competition at district, beating second place by more than 40 shots. Parker Price and Andrew Sandhoff finished first and second among individuals.
The regional tournament at Baird saw the team get tested. The team was 11 shots back after the first day. Despite conditions being worse the second day, the team actually shot a bit better overall. This allowed them to come all the way back to finish third overall.
Even if the team had not qualified, the team’s top player Price did enough individually that would have qualified him.
His two day total 152 tied him for first and had a chance to win the gold medal in a playoff. Unfortunately, he lost the first hole and settled for regional runner-up.
It will have been almost a month since that tournament when the team takes the course at the state tournament this week.
The team has not just been sitting around and playing no frills golf during that time.
“I truly feel like the guys have made some good adjustments and improved over the course of the three weeks,” Coach Matt Miller said.
The team has not gotten a chance to play at the ShadowGlen Golf Club in Manor yet, but will get one practice round on Saturday.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
The Bellevue basketball teams both played in the playoffs for the first time in several years. The Lady Eagles finished fourth in the district to qualify after missing the previous season. In the bi-district round, Bellevue had to play the eventual state champs Newcastle.
The Eagles also finished fourth, though they played Saint Jo in a play-in game for third place. Bellevue then had to play state-ranked Graford in the bi-district round before ending its season.
The spring season saw Bellevue bring back its baseball program after many years.
While the team struggled during its initial season, it is a step in the first step for a program that hopes to compete well in the near future. In golf, the Lady Eagles ended up winning the district title to qualify for the regional tournament.
In the fall, both of Bellevue’s cross country teams finished second at district and qualified for regionals.
There, Mattie Broussard was able to qualify for the state meet individually after winning the regional title.
At state, Broussard came in ninth place to earn a medal.
To see pictures and highlights from all of the area schools, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
The Prairie Valley program had a good spring to start 2024. In tennis Case Carpenter qualified for regionals after finishing second at the district meet in boy’s singles. In golf, the Lady Bulldogs team finished second at the district tournament to qualify for regionals.
To cap off the spring season, Linzie Priddy qualified for the state track meet in the 800 meter race, where she placed ninth overall.
The fall season saw the Lady Bulldogs finish second in district to qualify for the playoffs. In the bi-district round, Prairie Valley held on to beat Vernon Northside in five sets to continue its season one more game. In the area round, the Lady Bulldogs lost to Garner.
In cross country, the program had one boy and one girl qualify for the state meet for the second straight year.
Josh Stout was running at state for the second time and he improved on his first appearance as she placed 29th. Priddy, running at the state cross country meet for her third time, finished 84th.
To see pictures and highlights from all of the area schools, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
The Gold-Burg athletic program had a good spring with two girls qualifying for regionals in tennis. Jimena Garcia and Alyson Rojas placed first and second in girls singles at the district meet to move on.
In track and field, the Bears had Isaac Renteria qualify for the state meet for the second straight year. He finished in fourth place in the 3200 meter race.
In the fall season, the football team had one of its best seasons in school history. The team rebounded from losing its first three games of the season to winning the district title and its bi-district playoff game against Woodson. The Bears then lost to Oakwood in the area round.
To see pictures and highlights from all of the area schools, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
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