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Soccer athlete uses her kicker’s leg on gridiron

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2 years ago

11/11/2020

By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewonline.com
Kyler Dunn has been kicking a soccer ball since she was barely able to walk, but today the 15-year-old also is kicking the pigskin through the goalposts for the Saint Jo Panthers.
While girls have been playing male-dominated sports for years, in small town Texas it’s still not that common in Friday night football. This perky freshman athlete first tried kicking last year when she was in junior high, but as she moved into high school she earned her spot on the varsity maroon and white. The Panthers play their first playoff game at 7 p.m. on Nov. 12 against Leverett’s Chapel at Savoy.
The daughter of Charlie and Brandi Dunn, and the big sister to Reese, age 12, Kyler is a well-rounded athlete. She has been playing soccer virtually all her life and plays forward for the North Texas Celtic select soccer team.
“I don’t remember not playing soccer. I like you can get rough with people because you have to fight to win. I like that aspect. We practice at Corinth and play games at the University of Dallas,” explains Dunn.
It was a Saint Jo coach who heard about a junior high girl with soccer skills. The idea sparked a tryout for the football team that was in need of a kicker.

Read the full feature in the mid-week Bowie News and follow the Panthers’ playoff action in our sports section.

CORRECTION – The kicking photo in the Wednesday paper that was with the story on Kyler was incorrectly identified as her. We apologize for this error.

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Dancing to the Stars video

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10 hours ago

03/27/2023

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Eric Steinkopff and Christie Craddock perform “Made you look” at Dancing to the Stars 2023. See photos and coverage in the mid-week Bowie News. This couple won the People’s Choice Award. Please click on the red box arrow to watch this brief video.

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CASA Red River plans ‘Flirty ’40s’ fundraiser for April 15

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3 days ago

03/25/2023

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By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
Court Appointed Special Advocates celebrates their 40th anniversary serving the Red River area and will host a “Flirty ‘40s” party on April 15 at the Forum in Wichita Falls to mark the event and raise funds for the program.
The night will be filled with music from the Special Edition Band, food, desserts, a bar, prizes and casino games including poker, craps, blackjack and more. This fundraiser has been presented since 2017.
There are various sponsorship levels from platinum at $1,500 to gold at $600. General admission is $125. The party will be at the Forum. To learn more call CASA’s office at 940-766-0552 or stop by 808 Austin Street.
Proceeds go to the expenses of volunteers, office operations and essentially keeping the doors open and the volunteers on the road to help children.
CASA was established in Wichita Falls in 1983 and other communities have been added to its service area, including Montague County in 2017. CASA partnered with the Montague County Child Welfare Board several years ago to purchase a property that services as Patsy’s House in Bowie. Youngsters and their families can meet with CASA staff and law enforcement in a safe, non-threatened environment as possible abuse cases are investigated. Training also takes place in this office.

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Bowie City Council to consider infrastructure work, new Selma Park host

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3 days ago

03/25/2023

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Members of the Bowie City Council will meet at 6 p.m. on March 27 to consider a variety of topics from a Selma Park host and an infrastructure project for a new business.
A request from Public Works Director Stony Lowrance will see $25,000 from the infrastructure fund for a water line to serve the new Family Dollar/Dollar Tree store at 1601 State Highway 59.
City Manager Bert Cunningham said they will tap into an eight-inch line at Roach using a six to provide service for a new fire hydrant.
The present hydrant is on a four-inch line which is not allowed today according to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Cunningham said in the future the service could tap into the larger line, but he anticipates for now it will service the fire hydrant.

Read the full story in the weekend Bowie News.