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HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Pitching fuels Bowie

Published

11 years ago

03/14/2015

By ERIC VICCARO
bnewssports@sbcglobal.net

Bowie High School head baseball coach Ryan Rogers has a great pitching arsenal.
Part of that arsenal was on display Thursday during the opening day of the Walker Stallcup Tournament.
The Jackrabbits shut out Childress, 11-0, and followed that with a tight 5-3 victory over Springtown.
“It’s big to get these wins,” Rogers said. “This will give us momentum and confidence for the rest of the weekend. We’re playing six games.”
The wins improved Bowie’s record to 5-1-1. The Jackrabbits continued Stallcup Tourney play on Friday with Pampa and Lake Worth. Today, the team plays Holdenville, Okla., at 1:30 p.m. and then Graham at 3:45 p.m. to wrap up the tournament.
Proceeds from the tournament benefit the Walker Stallcup Foundation, which provides scholarships.
Lawson Mickler pitched a complete game shut out versus Childress. Chandler Dean and Carter Shackelford combined to beat Springtown with Dean earning the win and Shackelford recording the save.
“Chandler did a good job of pounding the zone,” Rogers said. “And Lawson in that first game pitched a complete game. It will help us save our bullpen. It gives us some length for the rest of the tournament.”
Rogers said he has confidence in any Bowie pitcher that takes the bump. Read the weekend Bowie News for more, including the complete box score.

While his teammates root him on, Bowie’s Trace Hardee goes into his slide during the sixth inning of Thursday’s Walker Stallcup Tournament game here in Bowie. Hardee was safe, and the Jackrabbits defeated Springtown 5-3. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)

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.

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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

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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.