SPORTS
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Forestburg girls win in a romp
By BLAKE WOOD
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Both the Forestburg High School boys’ and girls’ basketball teams bounced back from losses to Slidell earlier last week with convincing victories over Gold-Burg on Friday.
The girls opened the evening’s events. The Lady Horns had an impressive showing, trouncing Gold-Burg 80-8.
“We had a good game,” said Forestburg coach Rosana Barbosa. “It was nice to have every player on the team play and produce positive results.”
Forestburg’s defense allowed the Lady Bears to score no more than four points in any quarter, while the offense was firing on all cylinders.
“They played strong defense,” Barbosa said. “We were able to stop their plays.”
Meanwhile, it was not a good showing for the Lady Bears. The offense was shut out in the first and only scored one point in the third. The most they mustered was a four-point showing in the second quarter. Only three players scored for Gold-Burg Tuesday.
Chelsie Gerlach led the Lady Bears with three points, adding eight rebounds and a block. Stormey Edwards recorded two points with two rebounds and a steal; Megan Edwards added one point with two rebounds. Read more in the mid-week Bowie News.
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Gold-Burg’s Lexy Hand dribbles up the court while defended by Forestburg’s Kaylee Choate during last Friday’s District 1A-21 game. Forestburg won 80-8. (News photo by Blake Wood)
Nearly 600 youngsters signed up for this season of youth baseball sports through the BSA. The group celebrated with awards this past week and introduction of all its teams. See all the awards and photos from the night in the mid-week Bowie News. (Photos by Barbara Green)
The 2024 Summer Olympics is just a few weeks away taking place in Paris. The opening ceremonies will be July 26 and are planned to be unique as they take place along the Seine River that flows through Paris. Thomas Bach prepared this op-ed to welcome the world to Paris.
By Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee
The Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 is only days away. The excitement gripping this nation is palpable.
As this unique festival of sport draws closer, we all are feeling that France and the French people are ready to welcome the world’s best athletes with the hospitality and passion for sport for which they are famous all around the world.
Already millions of people have greeted the Olympic flame on its journey around France with a huge wave of enthusiasm. All of us are looking forward to an unforgettable celebration of Olympic sport and French culture in the coming weeks.
Read the full story in the mid-week sports in your Bowie News.
Saint Jo’s Firecracker 5K welcomed 100 runners for its 16th year on July 4th.
According to runsignup.com, Old Jo’s Firecracker 5K saw 100 runners of all ages register to kick off in downtown Saint Jo.
Brayden Willett, 14, Nocona, was the top male finisher with a time of 19:02.6. Sarah Rainey, 35, Saint Jo, was the top female finisher with 21:47.1.
In the male nine and under division, I. Miller, nine, Muenster, repeated his first place win from 2023 with at time of 34:52.8. E. Thomas, eight, no town listed, also repeated her win with a time of 31:58.5.
Emry Raney-Cavnar, 14, Ardmore, OK, won the male 10-14 group and E. Christensen, 11, Decatur, took the female race. In the male 15-19 division Luke Gehrig, 17, Muenster, won, while Sophia Christensen, 15, Decatur, took the ladies’ title.
See all the results and more photos in the weekend Bowie News.
Special appreciation to Jennifer Gaston Panther Photography for use of her photos.
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