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BOWIE FOOTBALL: Defense keeps it close

Published

12 years ago

10/28/2014

The Bowie High School football team keeps playing competitive games, but the losing streak is now at six straight games.
However, the Jackrabbits fell to 1-7 and 0-3 in district 4-3A-I after a 23-6 loss at Buckaroos Stadium.
“I didn’t feel like they played as good as they had the past couple weeks,” said head coach Dylan Stark. “There were some missed opportunities against a physical team.”
However the defense recorded a few huge stops to keep the score close as Breckenridge entered halftime with a 14-0 lead.
“They definitely had some huge stops,” Stark said. “The defense has been getting better every week.”
But the offense was only able to muster one scoring drive which ended with Trace Hardee finding Chase Hall from 14 yards out in the fourth quarter.
“We took a lot of shots with Chase,” the coach said. “We were able to cash in that time.”
Stark said he was impressed with the Buckaroos defense, noting it was “probably one of the better defenses we’ve seen all year.”

Friday Night Lights
What: Bowie at Ponder
When: Friday, 7:30 p.m.
Where: Lion Stadium.
Why it’s important: Bowie is still seeking its first district win and hopes to snap a six-game losing skid.

Bowie quarterback Trace Hardee runs upfield while pursued by a Breckenridge defender during Friday’s 4-3A-I game at Buckaroos Stadium in Breckenridge. Hardee threw the Jackrabbits lone TD in the game, to Chase Hall. (Courtesy photos by Rob Durham/Breckenridge American)

SPORTS

Bowie softball team falls in area round

Published

2 days ago

05/07/2026

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Bowie softball had a historic season, where the squad made the postseason for the first time since 2019 and knocked a top seed from the playoffs, come to an end April 29.

No-4 ranked Tuscola Jim Ned got out to a quick start and took an 11-1, five inning win in the area round of the Class 3A Division I playoffs. Bowie had its season end at 19-15.

With a large crowd at Weatherford High rooting them on, Bowie took the field looking to knock out another top seed, as they did with Early last week.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.

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Willett, Richey off to State

Published

2 days ago

05/07/2026

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Bowie will have two track athletes at the State track and field meet May 14 with top two finishes at the Region 1-3A track meet at Abilene Christian University May 1-2.

Tyler Richey finished 2^nd in the pole vault with a 15’ leap. Richey was also 9^th in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 15.39. Sophomore Braden Willett was 3^rd in the 1,600-meters with a school record best of time of 4:21.93. Willett was 4^th in the 3,200-meter run with a time of 9:29.71.

Several other Rabbits and Lady Rabbits competed at the regional meet. The 800-meter relay foursome of Colton Dosch, Richey, Finn Riddle and Jaxon White finished 6^th with a time of 1:30.24 while the 1,600-meter relay team of Dosch, Judah Livsey, Riddle and Blaine Leonard finished 8^th with a time of 3:30.76.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.

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Fourteen track athletes head to State

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2 days ago

05/07/2026

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Saint Jo’s boys and girls track teams took top honors at the Region III-A track meet at Hewitt Midway High School May 1-2 and will send several athletes to the state track and field meet May 16 in Austin.

The boys were led by Damon Byrd who won both the long jump with a 22’9 ¾” leap and triple jump with a 45’ 10 ½”. Byrd also won the 100-meter dash with a time of 1.03 and was a member of the victorious 800-meter relay along with Trent Gaston, Barrett Johnson and Lee Yeley with a time of 1:30.80.

Yeley won the high jump with a 6’ leap. Byrd, Yeley, Dominic Luna and Gaston combined for a 2^nd-place finish in the 1,600-meter relay with a time 3:32.81. Gaston was 2^nd in the 110-meter hurdles with a tie of 16.09. Johnson was 2^nd in the 400-meter dash in 50.75, Ayden Giambruno was 6^th in the 3200-meter run in 11:05.24 with Yeley 8^th in the 200-meters with a time of 25.61.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.