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HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL: ‘The Bowie Six’ make memories

Published

6 years ago

01/26/2017

The sport of volleyball was raised to another plateau during the 2016 season, and nowhere was that more the case than here in Bowie.
The Lady Rabbits’ march toward history began in the Bowie High School locker room after the team lost to Gunter in the bi-district round in 2015.
“That’s where it all started,” Bowie head coach Jeanie Stark said. “What happened this season started with that Gunter loss. We knew we could beat them.”
Stark, who build the Bowie volleyball program from scratch during the course of the past two decades, guided the Lady Rabbits to a school-record 29 wins and first-ever trip to the regional semifinals.
Although Bowie lost to Shallowater in a hard-fought, grueling five-set thriller, the Lady Rabbits have set the tone for the future.
Bowie finished second overall in District 3A-8, behind Boyd. And the Lady Rabbits needed to beat Holliday three times, twice during the district rotation and then in the wild-swinging regional quarterfinal at D.L. Ligon Coliseum in Wichita Falls.
“It was a special season due to the work the seniors put in, and the dedication to each other,” Stark said.
The Bowie News decided this year to have a large-school and a small-school team.
The large-school team is made up of the six Lady Rabbit seniors and four deserving players from Nocona. Read more in the Jan. 14 Bowie News, either in print or with your electronic edition.

The Midwestern State University pledge Addy Cook was a Texas Girls Coaches Association all-state selection, and also a first-team all-state choice on the Texas Association of Volleyball Coaches 3A squad. Cook pounded down 544 kills and recorded a .234 attack percentage for the Lady Rabbits, and she also had 280 digs and 45 solo ace blocks. Cook is shown here with her trophy for making the regional tournament team at Lubbock. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)

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Bowie golf teams advancing to regionals

Published

9 hours ago

04/01/2023

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By Jordan Neal
sports@bowienewsonline.com
The Bowie golf program is sending both teams to the regional tournament for the third straight year after competing in the district tournament on Wednesday and Thursday at River Creek Golf Course in Burkburnett.
The boy’s team won its fourth straight district title while the Lady Rabbits finished second to advance.
The weather was not perfect, with chilly overcast weather marking morning sessions along with winds that were at their worst on the second day of competition.
The Jackrabbits continued their streak of not just winning district, but dominating as second place Iowa Park was 32 shots behind them.
The Lady Rabbits were led by Neely Price who shot 103-111 for a total of 214 as she finished in fifth place individually.

Read the full story in the weekend Bowie News.

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Bowie Jackrabbits defeat City View

Published

10 hours ago

04/01/2023

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By Jordan Neal
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The Bowie Jackrabbits won against City View at home on Tuesday night.
The Jackrabbits won by run rule 10-0 in the sixth inning as they took it to the Mustangs.
Bowie was coming off a tough loss against Holliday and would be going into a small break after Tuesday’s game. Needing a bit of a pick-me-up, the Jackrabbits relished feasting on a City View team that has struggled the last several seasons.
Edmond DeLeon got his third district start on the mound and started out dominant striking out the side.
Bowie got on the board fast as leadoff batter Brody Armstrong was hit by a pitch, stole second base and then was driven in by a single from Tucker Jones.

Read the full story in your weekend Bowie News.

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1974 Champion Jackrabbits remember their late coach Gayno Shelton

Published

10 hours ago

04/01/2023

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The 1974 Bowie boy’s basketball team that won the program’s fifth state title attended Coach Gayno Shelton’s memorial service on March 25. The team enjoyed remembering their late coach. From left to right: (Back) Keith Airington, Lee Ray Massey, Darwin McKinley, Tommy Cannon, Rick Belz, David Prater, (Front) Bobby Brashear, Bill Scaling and Kent Roland. Tom Scaling was there but left to attend a niece’s wedding. (Courtesy photo)