SPORTS
Bowie girls show staying power at TBC
By ERIC VICCARO
bnewssports@sbcglobal.net
Well, if this weekend’s performance in the first-ever Texas Basketball Championships Tournament is any indication, the Bowie High School girls’ basketball team will contend for a Conference 3A state title this year.
The Lady Rabbits gave Brock all they could handle Sunday in the championship game before falling 40-36.
Brock just happened to be a state championship finalist this year, and the school had been attempting to win its sixth consecutive title.
“I think we did great,” Bowie Head Girls’ Basketball Coach Colby Davis-Pastusek said. “We were up four at halftime and it was a one-possession game with 15 seconds left. We played good basketball.”
Bowie went 4-1 at the tournament, which included a comfortable 48-32 victory over nearby Muenster in the semifinals.
“The girls were mad,” Davis-Pastusek said. “The girls wanted to win, but I think we ran out of gas.”
Davis-Pastusek said the Lady Rabbits had a potential go-ahead 3-pointer rim out, and were forced to foul Brock, who canned free throws to seal the victory.
This weekend, Bowie girls’ basketball will wrap up its summer activities with the Abilene Christian University Tournament. The Lady Rabbits will take on Abilene Wylie, Haskell and Wittharral.
“We had a great summer, and I think we got better,” Davis-Pastusek said. Read more of the mid-week edition of The Bowie News for the rest of this story.
Courtney Brady (10) grabs a rebound during Saturday’s Texas Basketball Championships at Grapevine High School quarterfinal game versus Knox City. The Lady Rabbits won convincingly 60-16. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)
Bowie’s Nathan Rodgers signed his letter of intent to run cross country and track at Ranger College.
The senior, who is the son of Ryan and Jessica Rodgers, has spent the past three years running on the varsity cross country team as one of its top runners. He helped the team win the district title in 2020 and has helped the Jackrabbits to team district runner-up finishes in 2021 and 2022.
While running in the regional meet the past three years, Rodgers had his best finish this past fall at 32nd.
Rodgers also played varsity basketball his senior year and helped the Jackrabbits make it to the regional quarterfinals.
“Ranger offered me quite a good deal,” Rodgers said. “The coach is a good one who will develop me and make me better. I already met some of my teammates so we already have that bond. All around it was just a good college.”
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
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