SPORTS

HIGH SCHOOL POWERLIFTING: Bowie shows muscle

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9 years ago

01/22/2015

The Bowie High School powerlifting team produced a bountiful harvest of top marks and a bushel full of awards during the Third Annual Chico Invitational on Saturday.
The Rabbit boys and girls placed third in their respective genders.
“All of our lifters had their highest totals of the year and we took home three of four best lifter awards,” Bowie head powerlifting coach Quentin Berend said.
“The Bowie powerlifters stepped up their game and competed really well,” Berend added. “Our lifters increased their regional rankings. I’m really excited how they competed.”
Overall, Bowie’s girls scored 31 points, nine points behind winner Springtown and host Chico. The Bowie boys tallied 24 points, behind Decatur and Ponder. Nocona’s girls were sixth with 14 points.
Five Bowie girls and three Bowie boys finished among in the top-two in several weight divisions.
Competing in the 114-pound weight class, Kylie Robinson was named best girls’ lightweight lifter, hoisting a combined 605 pounds in the following disciplines: Squat, bench press and dead lift. Read more in the mid-week Bowie News.

Bowie’s Kylie Robinson attempts a record dead lift during Saturday’s Chico Invitational in Chico. Robinson was successful, and she was named outstanding girls’ lightweight lifter of the meet. Click on the image itself for the complete photo. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)

SPORTS

Big crowd attends Bowie Sports Association Awards night

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2 days ago

07/17/2024

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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)

Youngsters from the smallest T-ballers to the little leaguers received recognition at the awards night.

The Pink Sox show off their championship jewels after winning first place in the girls’ pony league. (Photo by Barbara Green0

SPORTS

World gets ready for 2024 Summer Olympics

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2 days ago

07/17/2024

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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.

SPORTS

Firecracker 5K welcomes 100 runners on July 4th

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6 days ago

07/13/2024

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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.