SPORTS
Senior boys compete at state powerlifting meet
The boy’s state powerlifting meet was last week on March 21-22 and Bowie and Nocona had three athletes competing.
Only one was able to complete all three lifts and place within his weight class while the other two unfortunately did not, or bombed out.
Nocona’s Mathew Johnson competed in division four in the 275 pound weight class. The senior was competing in his last meet. It was a long shot for Johnson to bump up into the top five to earn a medal, but he gave himself a good chance to.
Johnson set a season record on both squat and bench press, squatting 540 and bench pressing 405 pounds. His deadlift of 580 was 10 pounds less than his previous high. Still, his deadlift was the fifth highest in his weight class.
His 1,525 total pounds lifted was 30 pounds higher than his season high. It was good enough to place Johnson seventh in his weight class out of 13 lifters. He was 60 pounds away from fifth place which would have gotten him a medal, but the senior could go away happy with new personal records on two of the three lifts.
Unfortunately, Bowie lifters Jorge De Leon and Robert Zambrano did not have as good of a day. Both competed in the division three meet. Zambrano was making his second appearance at the state meet after qualifying last year. He competed in the 148 weight class while De Leon competed in the 308 class.
Both had set regional records in their weight classes in the squat, which is the first lift in the event. Both knew they would have to equal or do better than those lifts if they wanted a chance of finishing in the top five and getting a medal.
Unfortunately, neither were able to complete a squat in their three attempts. Their contest was over after bombing out.
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Bowie, playing on a short rest, held with host Jacksboro for most of the volleyball match Oct. 1, but the Tigerettes pulled away late and defeated the Lady Rabbits 3-1 (26-24, 12-25, 25-14, 22-25).
The match was scheduled for Oct. 2 but was moved. Both teams are now 2-2 in District 6-3A.
Jacksboro got out to a quick lead in game one before Olivia Stewart’s kill and a three-point Olivia Richey serving run put the visitors up 8-7. Junior Abby Reneau broke things open with a six-point string to give Bowie a 15-8 cushion and force Jacksboro into a timeout.
The Tigerettes came back and took an 18-16 lead. KP Rutherford’s kill broke the serve and allowed Molly Enlow to tie the game at 18.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Gold-Burg Football Coach Austin Norman called his Bears’ 35-32 loss to host Perrin a “barn burner”.
It most definitely was as Gold-Burg, now 1-5 for the year gave the 5-1 Pirates everything they wanted for four quarters. Gold-Burg scored on the last play of the first half on a Peyton Epperson run with the two point conversion cutting the deficit to 20-16.
The Bears were their own worst enemy to open the third quarter with face mask and offside penalties moving the Pirates downfield setting up a first-and-goal at the Bear three. Defense by Epperson, Keelyn Case and Barrett Allen and a pair of Perrin penalties helped stop the drive and force a turnover on downs.
Gold-Burg was slapped with an intentional grounding penalty on the first play, giving Perrin a safety and extending the Pirate lead to 22-16. Defense by Epperson and JoJuan Grace after a first down run closed out the third quarter.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Nocona and Prairie Valley cross country teams took part in the Prairie Valley Invitational Sept. 20 while Bowie varsity runners competed in the Lubbock Invitational.
Lubbock
Leading the Rabbits was Kellen Rater who finished 10th among 162 runners with a time of 17:24.50. Finishing behind Rater was Shawn Willett with a time of 19:33.20. Hayden Sutton ran a 20:27.10 followed by Taven Melton in 20:39.20, Coleman Holloway in 20:53.80 and Jaxon Castro with a time of 21:31.60.
Laney Segura led the Lady Rabbits with a time of 14:41.30. She was followed by Kylee Waldrep in 15:56.80, Bella Lozano in 16:04.80, Angeles Alvarez with a time of 16:15.40, AnDee Miller in 16:23.70 and Isabella Caswell in 16:51 flat.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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