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)
Nocona’s volleyball team headed to Bowie for a three-team scrimmage with the host team and Ponder Aug. 7.
Each team played the other two for 30 minutes in the Lady Rabbit gym. Lady Indian Coach Sandy Langford said she thought things went well for a first scrimmage.
“Just like any young team that is trying to find itself in a first scrimmage, We looked really good at times and at others not so much,” Langford said. “We’re forming a new team after losing a lot of seniors.”
Langford said the squad would have one thing go wrong and it would explode into several things. That will need to stop for a successful year in Langford’s mind.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Bowie’s tennis team is now 3-3 for the non-district campaign with a 1-2 week.
In the Rabbits’ home opener Aug. 5 against Graham, Bowie posted a 13-6 match win with the girls completing a 9-0 sweep.
Jessi Mayfield and Angeles Alvarez won 9-8 (7-4) while Payton Goodwin and Maddie Schwarz were 8-1 winners as were Avery DeWeber and Avery Bonham.
In girl’s singles Willow Seibert won 8-2 in No.1 1 singles. Goodwin and Mayfield were each 8-5 winners. Alvarez posted an 8-1 win. Schwarz won 9-8 (8-5) with Deweber taking an 8-2 decision.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Two major portions of Nocona’s 2023 bond issue are very close to being completed.
The new high school gym should be complete in time for the volleyball team to begin practice there Aug. 1, according to Superintendent Dr. David Waters. Ground on the 22,000 square foot facility was broken on Oct. 18, 2024.
Waters said a punch list meeting with the construction manager was scheduled for earlier this week with final touchups expected shortly afterwards. Fans should be able to enjoy the facility for the volleyball team’s season opener Aug. 11.
Fans will enjoy the new gym from entering the facility which has glass walls, enabling fans to watch the game from the foyer. Once inside the gym itself, there is stadium, chair back seating on the home side allowing for a much more comfortable experience.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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