SPORTS
Prairie Valley hosts cross country meet
Prairie Valley hosted its cross country meet on Wednesday with runners from Saint Jo, Bellevue and three other schools competing as well.
The Prairie Valley boy’s finished second overall as the Bulldogs top three runners Eli Croxton, Tyler Winkler and Michael Cole finished third, fourth and fifth. The Bulldogs’ top five runners were rounded out by Konner Ritchie (15) and Isaac Yeargin (18).
Coach Seth Stephens has hopes his team can do well at the upcoming district meet if his team’s health continues to improve.
“We have had some tough breaks with injuries a couple of races in a row, but our guys aren’t giving up,” Stephens said. “Hopefully, if we can get healthy, we’ll be in position to have a good team race at district.”
The Lady Bulldogs top runner Linzie Priddy finished first by more than 30 seconds with a time of 13:50.
Prairie Valley’s top five runners also included Karagan Ritchie (7), Natalee Young (12), Makaylee Gomez (13) and Veronica Gutierrez (16).
Coach Jeannie Carpenter thought her runners ran well though there was some surprises with the finish order.
“My runners did not finish in the order I expected, but that was a good surprise,” Carpenter said. “My younger runners are really stepping up and competing for one of the top spots on the team.”
The Saint Jo boy’s team finished third overall with top runner Collin Thomas finishing second with a time of 18:26. The team’s top five runners also included Devin Stewart (6), Kile Thurman (8), Jayden Curty (11) and Brice Durham (21).
On the girl’s side Aubrey Morman finished 14th with a time of 17:20 and Kate Sherwin finished 23 with a time of 19:25.
Coach Lyndon Cook thought his team ran well, but the results could have been better if some runners were not missing with injuries.
“It another good run for all the athletes as we were able to cut down on our times in some key spots,” Cook said. “If we were running with our full roster I would have liked to think we could have come home with the team championship.”
There is one more meet scheduled before the district meet. Prairie Valley is set to race at the district preview in Bowie on Oct. 6. Saint Jo is planning to go to a meet in Muenster on Oct. 6.
To see results from high school runners from Prairie Valley, Saint Jo and Bellevue, 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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