SPORTS
BASKETBALL: Fantasy of Lights takes place this Friday
The Bowie High School girls’ basketball team as well as Bellevue girls and Nocona and Bellevue boys’ programs will compete from Friday through Saturday, Nov. 28-29 at the 34th annual Fantasy of Lights Tournament.
The event takes place at assorted venues throughout Wichita Falls and surrounding communities.
Competing in the large school girls’ division, Bowie will play Amarillo Palo Duro in the opening round on Friday, Nov. 28, at 11 a.m. at Iowa Park High School.
Bowie will either play Wichita Falls Hirschi or Cleburne in a championship or consolation bracket game on Saturday, Nov. 29.
The championship game is slated for D.L. Ligon Coliseum at Midwestern State University on Saturday at 7 p.m.
In the small school girls’ division, Bellevue will take on Texoma Christian of Sherman at 9:30 a.m. and then Quanah at 2 p.m. on Friday. The Lady Eagles have been placed in Pool B.
The game against Texoma Christian will be at Iowa Park and the Quanah contest at Wichita Falls Rider High School.
The championship game is set for 4 p.m. on Saturday. The consolation game is at 1 p.m., both at Ligon Coliseum.
In the small school boys’ bracket, Nocona takes on Archer City at Burkburnett on Friday at 1:30 p.m. followed by the Wichita Falls Heat at Iowa Park at 6 p.m. on Friday. These are games in Pool A.
In Pool B, Bellevue takes on City View at Iowa Park at 9:30 a.m. and then New Way Christian in Odessa at Wichita Falls Rider at 1 p.m.
The championship game is set for 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. The consolation game is at 2:30 p.m., both at Ligon Coliseum.
The large school boys championship rounds things out at 8:30 p.m.
Fantasy of Lights Tournament. (Tournament graphic provided by Fantasy of Lights’ website)
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.
Major League Baseball and the Texas Rangers have planned a full week of activities for 2024 All-Star Week taking place in Arlington, Fort Worth and the North Texas region from July 12-16.
The 94th Midsummer Classic will be played at Globe Life Field on July 16, marking the second All-Star Game to be hosted by the Rangers following the 1995 All-Star Game at The Ballpark in Arlington.
HBCU Swingman Classic: July 12
All-Star Commissioner’s Cup: July 12- July 15
Jennie Finch Classic: July 12-15.
All-Star Village: July 13-16
All-Star Futures Game: July 13
All-Star Celebrity Softball: July 13
MLB Draft Opening Night: July 14
Home Run Derby: July 15
All-Star Red Carpet Show:July 16
MLB All-Star Game presented: July 16
Read the full story in the weekend Bowie News.
By JORDAN NEAL
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When most young kids get into rodeo, the craziest ones might be lucky enough to ride small bucking horses and maybe bulls in their late teens.
Then there is 12-year-old Riggin Garrett, who is already pursuing what he hopes is his future career as a bullfighter. It is a dream he began trying out several years ago at rodeos in and around this county.
This is not the Spanish variation of bullfighting where they end up killing the bull, this is “freestyle bullfighting” which is more popular in America. Here bullfighters attempt to make the bull look a fool, using their athleticism to barely dodge them, put their hats on their heads, leap over them and sometimes use a barrel as a prop. They also work as protection for the cowboys during the bull riding to help save bucked off riders.
In competition, both the bullfighter and the bull are judged after a 60-70 second encounter with points scored due to the various maneuvers pulled off.
Garrett is the son of Keysha Avens and Shane Garrett, and will be going into seventh grade at Saint Jo. As long as he can remember, Garrett has always been interested in bullfighting.
Read the full feature in the mid-week Bowie News.
Top Photo by J. Kelley Photography.
CORRECTION – In the mid-week Bowie News, the photographer for the picture on the top of page 1B was misidentified. The photo came from J. Kelley Photography, not Andre Silva as stated. We apologize for this error.
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