SPORTS
SPORTSBLITZ: Schedule through Nov. 4
School Sports
October 22
Cross Country
2:30 p.m., District 1A-21 Meet with Saint Jo, Bellevue, Gold-Burg, Forestburg and Prairie Valley, at Saint Jo
October 23
Football
5 p.m., Bowie at Breckenridge (seventh-grade game)
6 p.m., Bowie at Breckenridge (eighth-grade game)
6:30 p.m., Breckenridge at Bowie (junior varsity/ninth-grade game)
October 24
Football
7:30 p.m., Bowie at Breckenridge
7:30 p.m., Gold-Burg at Forestburg
7:30 p.m., Nocona at Millsap
7:30 p.m., Saint Jo at Tioga
Volleyball
4:30 p.m., Prairie Valley at Forestburg (Senior Night)
4:30 p.m., Lindsay at Saint Jo
4:30 p.m., Gold-Burg at Collinsville
October 25
Fishing
6 a.m., Bowie at Texas High School Bass Association Tournament, Lake Texoma
Volleyball
9 a.m., Bowie Junior High at “A” Team District Tournament, Paradise
11 a.m. Nocona at Henrietta (junior varsity followed by varsity)
3 p.m., City View at Bowie (junior varsity followed by varsity)
October 28
Volleyball
4:30 p.m., Bowie at Holliday (junior varsity followed by varsity)
4:30 p.m., Nocona at Paradise (junior varsity followed by varsity)
5 p.m., Tioga at Gold-Burg
5 p.m., Lindsay at Prairie Valley
5 p.m., Forestburg at Saint Jo
October 30
Football
5:30 p.m., Bowie at Ponder, seventh-grade game
5:30 p.m., Ponder at Bowie, junior varsity/ninth-grade game
7 p.m., Bowie at Ponder, eighth-grade game
October 31
Football
7:30 p.m., Bowie at Ponder
7:30 p.m., Eastland at Nocona
7:30 p.m., Newcastle at Saint Jo
7:30 p.m., Forestburg at Woodson
7:30 p.m., Gold-Burg at Throckmorton
November 1
Cross Country
9 a.m., Bowie and Nocona at Region II-3A Meet, Lynn Creek Park, Grand Prairie and Saint Jo, Forestburg, Prairie Valley, Gold-Burg and Bellevue at Region III-1A Meet, Lynn Creek Park, Grand Prairie
November 3-4
Volleyball Bi-District Round, stay tuned to find out Conference 2A and 1A playoff qualifiers. Keep reading The Bowie News to see who ends up making the playoffs.
Bowie’s Pierce Lancaster and Dylan Parker jockey for position during the middle of the District 3A-9 boys race at Kiwanis Park in Wichita Falls. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)
Nearly 600 youngsters signed up for this season of youth baseball sports through the BSA. The group celebrated with awards this past week and introduction of all its teams. See all the awards and photos from the night in the mid-week Bowie News. (Photos by Barbara Green)
The 2024 Summer Olympics is just a few weeks away taking place in Paris. The opening ceremonies will be July 26 and are planned to be unique as they take place along the Seine River that flows through Paris. Thomas Bach prepared this op-ed to welcome the world to Paris.
By Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee
The Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 is only days away. The excitement gripping this nation is palpable.
As this unique festival of sport draws closer, we all are feeling that France and the French people are ready to welcome the world’s best athletes with the hospitality and passion for sport for which they are famous all around the world.
Already millions of people have greeted the Olympic flame on its journey around France with a huge wave of enthusiasm. All of us are looking forward to an unforgettable celebration of Olympic sport and French culture in the coming weeks.
Read the full story in the mid-week sports in your Bowie News.
Saint Jo’s Firecracker 5K welcomed 100 runners for its 16th year on July 4th.
According to runsignup.com, Old Jo’s Firecracker 5K saw 100 runners of all ages register to kick off in downtown Saint Jo.
Brayden Willett, 14, Nocona, was the top male finisher with a time of 19:02.6. Sarah Rainey, 35, Saint Jo, was the top female finisher with 21:47.1.
In the male nine and under division, I. Miller, nine, Muenster, repeated his first place win from 2023 with at time of 34:52.8. E. Thomas, eight, no town listed, also repeated her win with a time of 31:58.5.
Emry Raney-Cavnar, 14, Ardmore, OK, won the male 10-14 group and E. Christensen, 11, Decatur, took the female race. In the male 15-19 division Luke Gehrig, 17, Muenster, won, while Sophia Christensen, 15, Decatur, took the ladies’ title.
See all the results and more photos in the weekend Bowie News.
Special appreciation to Jennifer Gaston Panther Photography for use of her photos.
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