There was a golf tournament this past Saturday at Twisted Oaks Golf Club with proceeds going to the Bowie Project Graduation Class of 2015.
Forty-eight golfers competed in the event, said course professional Ron Moxom.
The first-place team was comprised of Terry Gunter, Todd McMurray, Kevin Polk and Mike Shaw with a 54.
Greg Shaw, Cory Hickey, Cody Brady and Sawyer Heugatter teamed to finish second, with a score of 57.
The Jackrabbit Prize went to the team of Greg Vicars, Lois Vicars, Malinda Peters and Gary Bogan posted a score of 68.
This marked the final tournament at the course as an 18-hole entity. Twisted Oaks is the name for the former Top O’ The Lake Country Club.

Bowie ranked in girls basketball

The Bowie High School girls’ basketball team is ranked No. 11 in Conference 3A in the preseason Texas Association of Basketball Coaches poll.
The Lady Rabbits finished 23-7 last season, a regional qualifier who advanced through the Conference 2A tournament before losing to Jim Ned.
The University Interscholastic League moved Bowie up to Conference 3A this season.
Coincidentally, Jim Ned is No. 10 in the poll.
Wall is tops in Conference 3A, with Brock second, Franklin third, Shallowater fourth and Sunnyvale fifth.
Bowie also was given consideration in the Texas Girls Coaches Association poll.
The Lady Rabbits are the only team in Montague County to be ranked.
Girls’ basketball practices began on Oct. 22, and the boys will begin practice today, Oct. 29.

Nighthawks’ tryouts Nov. 15

Want to try your hand playing professional indoor football?
The Wichita Falls Nighthawks, a member of the Indoor Football League, will be having tryouts on Nov. 15 from 10:15 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Tryouts will take place at Kay Yeager Coliseum in downtown Wichita Falls.
Registration is set for 9 a.m. The cost of registration is $50, except $60 the day of the event.
This will be a pro-style combine tryout with the following measured: Individual specific position drills, 1-on-1’s, L-drill, short shuttle and 40-yard dash.
No cleats are allowed on the indoor turf.
All athletes must sign a waiver to attend the tryout.
For information, call 940-761-5575.

Sports In Brief. (Graphic by Barbara Green)