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LITTLE DRIBBLERS: Local tournaments coming up

Published

11 years ago

02/11/2015

The Bowie Little Dribblers will be playing host to the Bowie Basketball Bash from Feb. 19-21.
There will be eight divisions: 8-under, 10-under, 12-under and 14-under boys and girls.
There will be first- and second-place individual trophies.
All five of Bowie’s gymnasiums will be in use, including both at the high school and both at the junior high. All gyms are within two miles of each other.
There will be full concessions, including burgers, fries and baked potatoes.
The age of the player is as of the first day of the tournament.
For more information, call Keith Weber at 940-366-3672 or email: keith_weber@entegris.com. Additional information can be found on the Bowie Little Dribblers’ website as well: www.bowielittledribblers.com.

Nocona Tournament

The Nocona Little Dribblers will be having the Basketball Blowout Invitational Tournament from Feb. 26-28.
Little Dribblers rules will be in effect.
There will be eight divisions: 8-under, 10-under, 12-under and 14-under boys and girls.
The 8-under and 10-under divisions will play on 8 ½-foot goals and teams can only play man-to-man defense and can’t press until the fourth quarter.
Twelve- and 14-under divisions will play regular basketball.
For information, call Lance Meekins at 1-940-841-0134 or e-mail lmeekins@noconageneral.com.

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SPORTS

Bowie softball team falls in area round

Published

3 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.

SPORTS

Willett, Richey off to State

Published

3 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

Published

3 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.