SPORTS
Rabbits not fazed after loss
By ERIC VICCARO
bnewssports@sbcglobal.net
For Bowie High School head football coach Dylan Stark, the focus goes from a top-flight running back to a speedy quarterback.
Bowie’s defense will take on Lake Worth signal caller Tray White, who started as a wide receiver last season but moves under center this season.
“Their quarterback is athletic,” Stark said. “They like to have the ball in his hands, and he’s elusive.”
West has a 40-yard dash time of about 4.5 seconds, which isn’t nearly as fast as Wichita Falls Hirschi’s Cedric Battle, who controlled last Friday’s game at Memorial Stadium as the Huskies won 40-28.
“We want to be able to get that first win,” Stark said.
Lake Worth will try to confuse Bowie’s offense with a pair of different defensive alignments, with both a 4-3 and a split 4-4.
The Bullfrogs, like Hirschi a member of Conference 4A, has Kameron Milton at middle linebacker.
“He runs downhill well, and he’s aggressive,” Stark said. “He knows how to get after it.”
Last week, like Bowie, Lake Worth was on the losing end of things falling to Fort Worth Country Day, 27-22. Both teams are 0-1 heading into Friday’s contest at Jackrabbit Stadium.
Lake Worth was 6-5 last season, a bi-district finalist, however only two returners come back on both offense and defense. The Bullfrogs have lost a whopping 19 seniors to graduation from last year’s postseason team. Read more in the mid-week edition of The Bowie News, including game statistics.
Are you ready for some football?
Who: Lake Worth at Bowie
When: 7:30 p.m., Friday
Where: Jackrabbit Stadium
Why it’s important: Both teams are seeking their first wins.
Tickets: $5 for adults and students.
Carter Shackelford finds room to run during Friday’s game against Hirschi at Memorial Stadium in Wichita Falls. Shackelford had a successful day running and receiving, despite Bowie falling to Hirschi 40-28. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)
Landry Norwood has agreed to become the new Head Boys Basketball Coach for Bowie High.
Norwood grew up in Paradise, playing a number of sports for the Panthers during his high school career. With a number of family members still in the area and the position coming open, Norwood applied and was hired.
“I know the tradition up here,” Norwood said. “I was glad (Athletic Director and Head Football) Coach Tyler Price felt he could put his trust in me.”
Bowie’s varsity went 2-10 last year, both wins coming against Vernon. Norwood spent five years as an assistant in Lipan before spending the next four years at Llano, three years as head coach. He said his last two years in Llano were rough after graduation of nine seniors his first year and a 26-7 squad.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News
Nocona came into game two of its Class 2A Division I bi-district series with Archer City looking to rebound from a 17-0 loss in game one.
The Lady Indians took a quick lead but the Lady ‘Cats had too much in the tank and knocked Nocona out of the playoffs courtesy of a 13-3, five-inning victory winning the best of three series, 2-0.
Kylea Wallace reached base on a second baseman’s error. With one out, M’leigha Franklin took a pitch over the wall in left field for a home run, igniting the Lady Indian crowd with a 2-0 lead.
Archer City prevented further damage by retiring the next two hitters. The Lady ‘Cats struck in the bottom of the inning for seven runs.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Culture. It’s a beautiful word.
Bowie Softball Coach Griffin Fields has been trying to install a positive, winning culture since taking over the job. For the first time since 2019, the Lady Rabbits qualified for the postseason, facing District 8 top seed Early in the bi-district round.
After beating the Lady ‘Horns 9-8 in game one of the best-of-three series April 23, Early came back and evened the series less than 24 hours later, 15-0. The Lady Rabbits used the aforementioned culture and got out to a quick lead in game three.
Bowie was then forced to come from behind for the second straight night. Kinley Baker, who had the game winning RBI in game one, came through again in game three and broke a 6-all tie with a single to lift the Lady Rabbits to a 9-6 victory in the finale.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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