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HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS: Russells head to state in girls’ doubles
The Bowie High School girls’ doubles team comprised of Myah Russell and Meagan Russell has advanced through to the semifinals of the Conference 3A regional tennis tournament at Tyler Junior College.
The Russells faced Sydney Humble and McKenzie Madill from New Boston in the semifinals, for the right to play in the championship, and beat them 6-4, 6-3. The Russells then beat the tandem of Jamie Kelley and Victoria Wheeler of Whitewright in a hard-fought three-set match 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 to punch a ticket to the state tournament in College Station on May 12-13.
The girls surrendered just eight games to their opponents during the opening round and the quarterfinals.
Katelin Price won her opening round match over Jennifer Allen of Edgewood 6-0, 6-2, but then lost to Kirbie Stratton from of Leonard 6-0, 6-0.
The Bowie girls’ doubles team of Stephanie Crawford and Veronica Hernandez suffered a tough three-set loss by scores of 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 against Ana Karen Gaspar and Sydney Gillentine of Grand Saline.
In mixed doubles, Cameron Gunter and Maria Gonzales found themselves on the business end of a first-round exit, falling to Reid Adams and Kennedy Warren of Peaster 6-2, 6-2. Adams and Warren advanced through to the semifinals Tuesday. Read more in the mid-week Bowie News, including Conference 1A regional tournament results.
Meagan Russell and Myah Russell show off their girls’ doubles championship medals at the Conference 3A Region 2 Tournament in Tyler. Click on the image itself for the complete photo. (Courtesy photo by David Hall/Bowie Tennis)
Bowie softball had a historic season, where the squad made the postseason for the first time since 2019 and knocked a top seed from the playoffs, come to an end April 29.
No-4 ranked Tuscola Jim Ned got out to a quick start and took an 11-1, five inning win in the area round of the Class 3A Division I playoffs. Bowie had its season end at 19-15.
With a large crowd at Weatherford High rooting them on, Bowie took the field looking to knock out another top seed, as they did with Early last week.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Bowie will have two track athletes at the State track and field meet May 14 with top two finishes at the Region 1-3A track meet at Abilene Christian University May 1-2.
Tyler Richey finished 2nd in the pole vault with a 15’ leap. Richey was also 9th in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 15.39. Sophomore Braden Willett was 3rd in the 1,600-meters with a school record best of time of 4:21.93. Willett was 4th in the 3,200-meter run with a time of 9:29.71.
Several other Rabbits and Lady Rabbits competed at the regional meet. The 800-meter relay foursome of Colton Dosch, Richey, Finn Riddle and Jaxon White finished 6th with a time of 1:30.24 while the 1,600-meter relay team of Dosch, Judah Livsey, Riddle and Blaine Leonard finished 8th with a time of 3:30.76.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Saint Jo’s boys and girls track teams took top honors at the Region III-A track meet at Hewitt Midway High School May 1-2 and will send several athletes to the state track and field meet May 16 in Austin.
The boys were led by Damon Byrd who won both the long jump with a 22’9 ¾” leap and triple jump with a 45’ 10 ½”. Byrd also won the 100-meter dash with a time of 1.03 and was a member of the victorious 800-meter relay along with Trent Gaston, Barrett Johnson and Lee Yeley with a time of 1:30.80.
Yeley won the high jump with a 6’ leap. Byrd, Yeley, Dominic Luna and Gaston combined for a 2nd-place finish in the 1,600-meter relay with a time 3:32.81. Gaston was 2nd in the 110-meter hurdles with a tie of 16.09. Johnson was 2nd in the 400-meter dash in 50.75, Ayden Giambruno was 6th in the 3200-meter run in 11:05.24 with Yeley 8th in the 200-meters with a time of 25.61.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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