SPORTS
Lady Horns end season to Graford
The Forestburg Lady Horns return to the playoffs for the first time since 2018 was short-lived as they fell to a giant Graford team on Tuesday.
The Lady Horns lost 70-30 in a game where despite the score getting away from them early on they never stopped battling or enraging their opponents with their effort.
Forestburg came into the bi-district playoff game with the higher seed after finishing second in the district. The Lady Rabbits were a third seed, but not your normal third seed.
In a district with second ranked Newcastle on top and 14th ranked Throckmorton to battle for second place, state-ranked Graford were the favorites.
Featuring a huge and experienced backline, it overwhelmed the mostly younger Lady Horn team.
Midway through the first quarter Forestburg was competing well with the score tied at 5-5.
Only two minutes later, Graford started to flex its strengths and went on a 9-0 run to lead 14-5. The Lady Rabbits kept the run going until the end of the quarter, up 20-5 heading into the second quarter.
The Lady Horns were trying to press to keep up their energy, but Graford was quick to pass over the top and try to attack the back end before help could recover.
Even off of just defensive rebounds, the Lady Rabbits were looking to push the ball and run to get baskets in transition, taking advantage of Forestburg players trying to chase offensive rebounds.
The lead continued to grow as the game went along, though the Lady Horns never stopped coming. Despite getting blocked at the rim on some drives, Forestburg players started to try and use their bodies to draw fouls against the bigger foes and get free throw attempts.
It was not a constant parade to the free throw line, but it was enough to enrage Graford fans and annoy the players as the Lady Horns continued to rough it up like it was a two-point game.
The Lady Rabbits won 70-30.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
A positive culture can be tough to install but will reap dividends if done correctly.
Trinadee Imotichey is trying to do just that with her Forestburg Lady Longhorns.
Imotichey, an assistant coach on the 2025 Forestburg volleyball team, was moved into the head coaching position. Last year’s coach, Cori Hayes, took over as football head coach.
Imotichey, in her 2nd year in Forestburg, said she learned a lot from Hayes and is ready to take over.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Bowie’s summer softball league team overcame a 6-1 deficit with a six-run third inning for a 7-6 win over Bridgeport in its season opener July 6.
The league consists of teams from Bowie, Nocona, Lindsay, Bridgeport, and Alvord and will last three weeks. Bowie will host games each week.
Bowie pitcher Hazel Trahern gave up two singles and a groundout to put the Sissies on the board in the first. It would be the only hits she gave up in the game. Two groundouts and a strikeout got the Lady Rabbits out of the jam.
Bowie got the run back in the bottom of the first with Andee Jo Miller opening the frame with a walk and a stolen base. She then scored on Kynlee Baker’s groundout to tie the game at one.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Rest. Run. Repeat.
Sage Keck, an 8th grader at Montague, lives by this mantra. No ifs, ands and buts about it.
She’s been running since fourth grade PE classes where she would run a mile every week. After discovering she could outrun the other students, she began to enjoy it and continued doing it.
Her success continued, as she finished 2nd overall against more than 200 runners at the Old Saint Jo 5K July 4. In last weekend’s Texas Junior Olympics, she reached the pinnacle of her career so far by qualifying for the United States of America Track and Field (USATF) National Junior Olympics in Norwalk, Calif. in three events.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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