SPORTS

HIGH SCHOOL FISHING: Leave it in the water

Published

11 years ago

05/17/2015

By ERIC VICCARO
bnewssports@sbcglobal.net

The first-year Bowie High School bass fishing team will wrap up the season today and tomorrow with the Texas High School Bass Association regional championship.
Seven Jackrabbits will compete.
Lane Hopson and Hadley Morgan will form one two-person team. Kollin Gillaspia and Jake Rhyne will also combine for another team. Spenser Meekins will join forces with Jared Stone and Mitch Sanders will fish solo.
Scott Wolsey will serve as the boat captain for Hopson and Morgan. Rusty Edwards will lead Sanders. Bret Meekins will guide Spenser Meekins and Stone and team coordinator Trent Gillaspia will be the boat captain for his son, Kollin, and Jake Rhyne.
“We’ve had our bumps in the road, but we’ve been able to compete each time,” Trent Gillaspia said regarding Bowie’s inaugural season. “All in all, we’ve performed well and it’s more than I could have hoped for.”
For a new program, what Hopson and Morgan did this season was astounding. The two freshmen scored 1,142.50 points for eighth overall in the West Region.
“Lane and Hadley did more than we would have thought,” Gillaspia said. “Scott (Wolsey) is an experienced boat captain, and it’s been advantageous for those two boys, and they keep improving.”
Fresh off catching nine pounds of fish at Possum Kingdom earlier this month, Morgan and Hopson will be honored during a banquet tonight at Whitehouse High School. Read more in the weekend Bowie News.

The first-year Bowie High School bass fishing team is ready for the regional tournament slated for Lake Tyler in Whitehouse Saturday through Sunday. (Courtesy photo by Trent Gillaspia)

SPORTS

Saint Jo volleyball opens with victory

Published

60 minutes ago

08/20/2026

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In its first match since last year’s state semifinal appearance, Saint Jo hosted Bryson Aug. 11 and took a 25-13, 25-12, 25-21 win over the Cowgirls.

The Lady Panthers lost some talent to graduation but have five seniors ready to have a successful season. Savannah Hil, one of the five, got Saint Jo rolling offensively with a four-point serving string, including a pair of aces. Abby Carter’s kill and Kamron Skidmore’s block helped put the Lady Panthers up 5-2 in game one.

Hadleigh Moore added a four-point string of her own to extend the lead to 10-3. Tatum Morman’s pair, helped by a Hill kill, gave Saint Jo a 14-5 lead. Bryson got within five before a Hill 3-pointer, with help by a Carter kill, put the lead back at 18-10.

After an Olivia Johnson kill broke serve, Jordyn O’Neal served up the final five points, with Johnson providing a kill to move things along.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.

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Lady Indian VB falls in semis at Brock Tourney

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1 hour ago

08/20/2026

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Despite being the smallest school in the Brock varsity classic volleyball tournament, the Lady Indians finished 4th out of the eight teams there.

After losing to the host team in its first pool play match Aug. 14 18-25, 14-25 and also to Class 3A Wall 12-25, 8-25, Nocona rebounded to close out pool play with a 20-25, 25-23, 25-20 win over Christoval. Sy Parker had 16 kills and 7 blocks in the three matches. Raylea Bowles had 12 kills, 17 digs and served up three aces. Maddyn Bowles had seven kills and 14 digs while Paige Davis had seven kills and 15 digs. Baylee Thomas added 11 digs.

From the setter spot, Kasi Castro had 20 assists, served up five aces and contributed 14 digs. Leah Meekins added 18 assists and six digs during the three matches.

To open Saturday’s bracket play, the Lady Indians posted a 25-18, 18-25, 26-24, 25-19 win over Fort Worth Christian. Castro staked Nocona to a 2-0 lead in game one. Kills by Parker set up pairs of points from Raylea Bowles and Leah Meekins helped Nocona negate an early deficit and take a 10-9 lead.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.

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Area teams hit gridiron for scrimmages

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1 hour ago

08/20/2026

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County football teams had their first scrimmage of the season Aug. 14 with mixed results.

Forestburg hosted Azle Christian and Victory Christian. Under a new system with new head coach Cori Hayes, the Longhorns looked pretty good in the coach’s eye.

“The first team looked good,” Hayes explained. “Overall we need to work on our pace and blocking assignments and blocking assignments. Overall we looked good for the new regime.”

Forestburg hits the road to scrimmage Newcastle Aug. 21.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.