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AREA FOOTBALL: Longhorns take on Greyhounds

Published

12 years ago

11/05/2014

By ERIC VICCARO
bnewssports@sbcglobal.net

Forestburg is an up-and-coming program in 6-man Division II football, starting that journey during the 2007 campaign.
Throckmorton has been powerhouse at both the 6-man and traditional 11-man level for years here in North Texas.
This Friday at Longhorn Field, Forestburg plays host to Throckmorton with the District 12-1A-II title on the line. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m.
Forestburg is coming off a hard-fought 58-57 victory over Woodson this past Friday.
“We didn’t play our best game, but we got a win,” Forestburg head coach Wayne Tuckwell said. “It’s come down to playing for a district championship for us. I thought we could do this. We have worked hard to get to this point.”
Tuckwell said there is high excitement at the school and in this small hamlet in southeastern Montague County. The Greyhounds will run a dazzling Jaybird offense and multiple defenses.
“They will line up in a four-man front, three-man front or two-man front,” Tuckwell said. “The challenge is going to figure out what plays we can run with what defense.”
Tuckwell said everyone on Throckmorton’s squad is a playmaker. Read more in the mid-week Bowie News.

Forestburg Longhorns. (Logo provided by the Forestburg Independent School District)

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.