SPORTS
Cross country season starts
The cross country season started for four county schools on Wednesday at Nocona’s hosted meet at Indian Oaks Golf Course.
Along with the host school, teams and runners from Bowie, Saint Jo and Forestburg competed along with eight other schools.
The Jackrabbit boys had the highest team finish of the day sitting in third place. Sebastian Martinez finished first for Bowie in 14th place with a time of 19:26.
The Jackrabbits top five finishers also included Ignacio Saucedo (20), James Allison (27) Nathan Rodgers (28) and Tyler Malone (33).
Coach Andy Atkins was pleased with the team overall, but knows it is just the beginning.
“We are not near where we want to be, but I think we are actually further along than last year,” Atkins said.0 “It was good to get that first race under our belts.”
The Nocona boy’s team finished right behind the Jackrabbits in fourth place. Freddy Duran finished first for the Indians in 15th place with a time of 19:30.
Among the other top five finishers that scored for Nocona includes Alex Stephens (24), Frank Espinoza (30), Adam Meekins (36) and Claudio Segura (37).
Coach Colby Schniederjan was proud of his mostly young team, some competing in their first high school meet.
“We are getting back in the groove of race strategy and our conditioning is still a work in progress but all things considered, I am pleased.
“Our first meet times were competitive and a great starting point to build on,” Schniederjan said. “If the kids continue to work as hard as they have, I could see this team being very competitive late in the year.”
Saint Jo’s boy’s team finished seventh, though top runner Collin Thomas was the fastest runner of the day in the race. The two-time state qualifier finished fifth overall with a time of 18:28.
The Panthers top five runners also included Devin Stewart (23), Joshua Vogel (26), Jayden Curry (44) and Brice Durham (61).
In the girl’s race, Nocona finished sixth as a team. Top runner Allie Brown finished second overall with a time of 13:09.
The Lady Indians top five runners also included Graci Brown (15), Melissa Segura (38), Natalie Pirkey (61) and Honey Walker (64). Coach Kyle Spitzer thought it was a good starting point for his team as many of the runners this year are new to varsity.
The Bowie girl’s team finished seventh overall with Samantha Clarke finishing first for the team in seventh place with a time of 13:35.
The Lady Rabbits top five finishers included Laisha Johnson (43), Jojo Villarreal (48), Nye Perez (49) and Hadley Morris (51).
Atkins praised Clarke for her top 10 finish and has hopes she can advance past district this year.
Saint Jo and Forestburg both had one girl compete individually. The Lady Panthers Aubrey Morman finished 47th and had a time of 16:16 in her first high school race. The Lady Horns Justynne Roller finished 66th with a time of 17:30.
Bowie, Nocona and Forestburg will be competing in the same meet next week at the Endurance House Invitational at Lucy Park in Wichita Falls on Sept. 8.
Saint Jo is next scheduled to compete at a meet at Decatur High School on Sept. 11.
To see results for all runners from Montague County, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
In its’ second consecutive playoff trip, Bowie’s volleyball team gave it a valiant effort against San Angelo Texas Leadership Charter Academy. The Eagles proved to be too much with an athletic frontcourt proving too much in a 3-0 win (25-20,25-21,25-18) Oct. 29 at Breckenridge High.
Bowie led midway though all three sets but the Eagles were able to come from behind and pull out the win.
The Eagles got out quickly with a 5-0 lead in the opener. The Lady Rabbits showed some gumption and stormed right back with a Taelyn Webb dink breaking serve. Junior Molly Enlow rolled off four points to knot the game at five. KP Rutherford’s kil kept the drive alive.
Olivia Stewart’s kill set the stage for Serenity Klump’s three-point string. Frontcourt work by Ellie Mowery and Stewart allowed Bowie to take a 10-9 lead. Bowie maintained the lead thanks to dinks by Abby Reneau and Stewart, which forced the Eagles into a timeout.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
In its first playoff game of 2026, Saint Jo took control after a slow start and wound up cruising past Garner 3-0 (25-20, 25-17, 25-16) in a Class A area round game Nov. 2.
The Lady Panthers will face Strawn, which swept Crowell in the area round, next. No further details were available as of press time.
The Lady Longhorns showed they were ready to play in the early going, getting out to a 9-4 lead in game one. Saint Jo broke serve and used a pair of Kamron Skidmore points, aided by Savannah Hill kills on both points to get within one.
Garner led by six midway through the set before Hill’s five-point serving run, helped along by a Skidmore kill to draw within 13-14. A Skidmore kill was followed by two Skidmore points, including an ace, to tie the game at 19.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Several county schools will have runners at the state cross country meet Nov. 7 at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock.
Bowie, which qualified for regionals with a 3rd place finish at the District 6-3A Meet, will have both Brayden Willett and Kellen Rater, who finished in the top 10 individually. Willett finished 3rd in the Class 3A Region I Meet in Lubbock with a time of 16:17.20. Kellen Rater finished 10th with a time of 16:51.60.
Other Rabbits competing were Hayden Cox with a time of 18:56.30, Hayden Sutton in 19:41.60, Taven Melton in 19:59.20. Coleman Holloway in 20:26.80and Jaxon Castro in 20:56.10.
The top 10 individuals and top four teams from each region qualify for State.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News
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