SPORTS
Cantwell on to next phase
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Kamryn Cantwell still gets people coming up to her and asking what she’s up to despite her living back in Bowie since last September.
That was when the 23-year-old was going back for her fifth year at Southeastern Oklahoma State University to play basketball. However, her plans soon changed.
“I was two weeks into practice and we had a 6 a.m. workout. We were probably two plays into pick-up and I tore my ACL,” Cantwell said. “I knew immediately that’s what I did because I already had suffered the injury. So immediately I was like, I already know what I just did.”
It was not the first time Cantwell had suffered an injury while in college. She dealt with a stress fracture in her hip that led to her missing the second half of her freshman season in college. Two years later a nagging hamstring injury kept her out of about half her junior season though she made it back for the big games in the conference tournament.
But this was a familiar injury she had back as a sophomore in high school, where she tore the same ACL that caused her to miss a year. Having previously suffered from the same injury, she knew what was ahead of her.
Theoretically, Cantwell could have used a medical redshirt to get another year of eligibility and would be getting ready to suit up for the Savage Storm one last time if she had been working towards that after getting surgery.
She was already working on borrowed time anyway.
COVID-19 had given her and all college athletes an extra year of eligibility and she was planning to use that time to work on a minor in psychology after already earning her four-year degree in health and human performance.
But she decided against it after thinking about it in the months that followed as she tried to figure out how she wanted to enter the next phase of her life.
“I had just turned 23 right when that happened, so I was like, you know what, I really don’t want to go back for a sixth year and be 24,” Cantwell said. “I’m good. I had a good four years. That’s what helped me decide because I had the best four years.”
Cantwell leaves Southeastern as one of only 14 players who scored more than 1,000 career points.
She started all 87 games she played for the Savage Storm at the demanding point guard position and averaged 15.6 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game while shooting 46.8% from the field and 39.6% from 3-point range.
She was named first team all-conference her sophomore and junior year and was honorable mention her senior year.
In her sophomore year, she helped lead Southeastern to the Great American Conference tournament championship where she was named the tournament’s most valuable player.
The Savage Storm was invited to play in the NCAA DII tournament that year, but unfortunately COVID-19 shut it down before it could get started.
“That’s one of my proudest years because no one outside sees all the work we put in,” Cantwell said. “When you go to college, that’s what you want. You want to experience that. The awesome group I got to experience that with made it 10 times better. There’s nothing more fun than winning with people you truly enjoy.”
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
SPORTS
Big crowd attends Bowie Sports Association Awards night
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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)
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SPORTS
World gets ready for 2024 Summer Olympics
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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.
SPORTS
Firecracker 5K welcomes 100 runners on July 4th
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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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