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.
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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