SPORTS
Montague County runners compete
Both cross country teams from Nocona finished first at a meet in Wichita Falls on Thursday while teams from Bowie and Saint Jo did well racing at Ponder on Friday.
The Indian teams both ran in the smaller races or with some of the bigger area schools’ JV teams.
The Lady Indians were led by Allie Brown who finished first overall with a time of 12:44. The top five runners also included Graci Brown (11), Jayce Rose (13), Raylee Sparkman (14) and Melissa Segura (16).
The Nocona boy’s team had Ivan Vera lead the team, finishing third overall with a time of 19:34. The top five runners for the Indians also included Freddy Duran (6), Alex Stephens (7), Frank Espinoza (8) and Claudio Segura (10).
Coach Colby Schniederjan liked how his athletes ran.
“I was very proud of the boys today,” Schniederjan said. “We finally ran smart. Our conditioning is getting better and strategy played strongly into our race today. Great overall job by our team.”
Prairie Valley runners also competed at the meet. To see those results pick up the Sept. 18 paper.
At Ponder on Friday the Jackrabbit boy’s team finished fifth overall. Nathan Rogers finished first for Bowie in 13th place with a time of 19:22.
The top five runners for the Jackrabbits also include Sebastian Martinez (23), Ignacio Saucedo (31), James Allison (53) and Alex Castro (59).
The Lady Rabbits team finished 11th and were led by Samantha Clarke, who finished 16th with a time of 14:24. The top five runners for Bowie also included Jojo Villarreal (57), Hadley Morris (65), Laisha Johnson (67) and Kaylee Johnson (77).
Coach Andy Atkins thought his team ran well on a tough course.
“We had a couple of runners run a bit stronger than they previously had and hopefully that’s a step in the right direction for them,” Atkins said. “Sebastian Martinez and Jojo Villarreal ran well for their respective races. Through this stretch of the season we really need to buckle down and train hard while keeping our bodies as healthy as possible.”
Saint Jo also ran at Ponder. The boy’s team finished eighth overall despite running against mostly bigger schools.
Collin Thomas finished first for the Panthers in seventh place with a time of 18:37. The top five runners also included Joshua Vogel (38), Kile Thurman (46), Jayden Curry (61) and Brice Durham (84).
On the girls side, Aubrey Morman ran alone and finished 69th with a time of 16:59.
Coach Lyndon Cook liked how several runners did and hopes his team can keep it going.
“Collin Thomas keeps racking up top 10 finishes and is getting into a nice rhythm, while I was really enthusiastic about how Josh Vogel improved his time and how Kile Thurman looked in his first race back from injury,” Cook said. “If we can keep improving as a group we will be in a very promising position come district.”
Bowie, Nocona and Saint Jo are all next scheduled to run at Alvord on Sept. 22.
To see results for all high school runners from these schools, pick up a copy of the mid-week 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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