SPORTS
Area girls lift at the state meet
Four area girls competed at the state powerlifting meet last week on March 12-13 in Edinburg.
Three of the four lifters were able to complete all three of their lifts to earn spots, though none finished in the top five in their weight class to earn a medal.
From Nocona, Kaitlyn Tiffner and Savannah Wade both lifted. For Tiffner, it was her second trip to the state meet, after making it there two years ago her freshman year competing in the 97 pound weight class.
Two years later, she was competing in the 105 pound weight class where she lifted 515 total pounds. She squatted 200 pounds, bench pressed 105 and dead lifted 210 pounds. It was five pounds off her personal best and as she finished 11th overall.
It was Wade’s first time competing at the state meet. She lifted in the 123 pound weight class. She lifted a total of 680 total pounds which placed her in 10th place.
It was not her best day as she lifted more on each lift during the season. She squatted 270 pounds, bench pressed 140 and dead lifted 270 pounds.
From Bellevue, Brylie Hager was her school’s first lifter to make it to state since this year was the first in program history. Hager also competed in the 105 pound weight class. She finished one spot behind Tiffner in 12th place.
For Hager, her 485 total pounds equaled her highest total of the season, though she still set some new personal records. Her 210 pounds on squat and 190 pounds on dead lift were both her highest of the season, though her 85 pound bench press was under her season high.
Unfortunately for Bowie’s lifter, Jeileigh Schaffer, she was not able to complete all three of her lifts, or bombed out. Competing in the 242 pounds weight class, Schaffer completed her first lift, squatting 280 pounds which was only 10 pounds less than her personal record this season.
Unfortunately for Schaffer, she missed her three attempts on bench press and her competition was done.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekly 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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