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Bowie inducts coach into hall of honor
Bowie Lady Rabbit Basketball Coach Wanda Edwards brought home the 1955 state championship in her very first year of coaching the Lady Rabbits.
It was one of many accomplishments for the former head coach, who was named all state in both American Athletic Union and TAF during her career as a high school athlete.
At the time, Wayland Baptist University was the only college offering women’s sports, but after a tryout for the basketball team, Edwards decided she did not like the dust that was a common sight in Plainview.
She instead enrolled in Texas Wesleyan University, where she earned a spot on the men’s golf team.
Her first teaching position was with Bowie High School, where her and a group of high school basketball players brought home the state title by a score of 54-52 in the AA title game. The team consisted of Linda Bradfield, Sue Jackson, Joan Baxter, Glenda Brooks, Ruth Ann Wright, Linda Campbell, Lynda McLeland, Margin Stovall, Betty Andreasen, Mildred McCraw, Carol Ann Smith, Lornda Sue McLeland, Lawana Robinson and Johnny Shytles.
The team ended the season as regional finalists the following year and the girl’s tennis team won state in 1955-56. After her time with Bowie, she taught, and eventually became vice principal, at Meadowbrook Middle School.
Her career as an educator, administrator and a crisis intervention coach and co-director spanned 35 years.
Her time with the Lady Rabbits was honored as the only inductee for the Bowie Hall of Honor on Friday night as part of homecoming festivities.
The rain did not stop a large crowd from attending the event in honor of the coach. Due to her health, Edwards was unable to attend, but her sister-in-law Carol Edward and nephew Stacey were there on her behalf. Several members of the state championship team also were present to honor their former coach.
Carol gave a speech from the coaches own words, stressing how much her time at Bowie meant to her both as a coach and as a person, and how special the group of athletes she coached were.
The inductee received a plaque identical to the one that will grace the halls of Bowie High School. It contained photos of the longtime educator as well as her biography and the important role she played in Lady Rabbit athletics.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
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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