SPORTS
Prairie Valley cross country does well at first meet
The Prairie Valley cross country teams ran in the first races of the season on Thursday in Wichita Falls.
Both the boy’s and girl’s team had individuals who finished in the top 10.
The boy’s team top runner Eli Croxton finished in first place in the team’s race, racing to a time of 19:10. Teammate Dale Neugebauer finished behind Croxton in second place.
The Bulldogs top five runners also included Michael Cole (11), Tyson Easterling (24) and Isaac Yeargin (30).
Coach Seth Stephens thought his team ran well despite missing some runners due to injury.
“The kids liked the course because it was nice and flat, but we also know we need to improve our times if we want to reach our goals,” Stephens said. “I’m proud of Eli and Dale for earning the gold and silver medals, and they were excited to see some of the training paying dividends.”
The Lady Bulldogs top runner Linzie Priddy finished third overall with a time of 13:35. The team’s top five runners included Karagan Ritchie (15), Veronica Gutierrez (31), Natalie Young (41) and Randi Gilleland (42).
Coach Jeannie Carpenter thought her team ran well in their first meet, but especially praised her top runner.
“Linzie Priddy ran an outstanding race,” Carpenter said. “She has not been truly pushed in practice and she really came out and ran with intent and never slowed down. Karagan Ritchie also placed in the top 25 and ran her personal best, as did several others.”
Both Prairie Valley teams are next scheduled to run at Alvord on Sept. 22 in the afternoon.
To see individual times and places for all Prairie Valley High School runners, 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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