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HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Boxell family wins 8th title

Published

11 years ago

03/18/2015

The Brock High School boys’ basketball team won the Conference 3A crown on Saturday with a 37-32 victory over Universal City Randolph.
Brock pulled away in the fourth quarter, outscoring Randolph 13-6.
This marked Zach Boxell’s first state championship as a head coach. Zach is the son of Bowie head boys’ basketball coach Doug Boxell.
The Ro-Hawks were up 32-31 with 3:29 left on a traditional 3-point play by Bryan London.
But, Brock’s Lance Ewell responded by scoring the final six points of the game. Ewell hit a jumper, two free throws and scored on a fastbreak layup with 21 seconds left.
This marks the eighth title overall for the Boxell family. It marked Brock’s ninth state tournament appearance, and the Eagles finished the season 37-2.
Doug Boxell won three championships at Ponder and one apiece at Santo and Sudan. Zach also garnered two state titles while at Nazareth, like Sudan way out in west Texas.
“I’m really excited for Zach,” Doug said. “They did a great job all season and deserved to win. It’s pretty neat.”
Zach Boxell has also coached at Greenwood, Lake Dallas, Winters and Blue Ridge. Read more, and see all championship scores, in the mid-week Bowie News.

Zach Boxell, left, and Doug Boxell coach for Brock and Bowie High Schools, respectively. Bowie and Brock played each other in December during the regular season. Zach Boxell’s Brock team won state last Saturday for his third title and eighth for the family. Click on the image itself for the complete photo. (News photo by Blake Wood)

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Imotichey takes over as Forestburg VB coach

Published

7 days ago

07/16/2026

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A positive culture can be tough to install but will reap dividends if done correctly.

Trinadee Imotichey is trying to do just that with her Forestburg Lady Longhorns.

Imotichey, an assistant coach on the 2025 Forestburg volleyball team, was moved into the head coaching position. Last year’s coach, Cori Hayes, took over as football head coach.

Imotichey, in her 2^nd year in Forestburg, said she learned a lot from Hayes and is ready to take over.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.

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Lady Rabbit SB beats Bridgeport

Published

7 days ago

07/16/2026

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Bowie’s summer softball league team overcame a 6-1 deficit with a six-run third inning for a 7-6 win over Bridgeport in its season opener July 6.

The league consists of teams from Bowie, Nocona, Lindsay, Bridgeport, and Alvord and will last three weeks. Bowie will host games each week.

Bowie pitcher Hazel Trahern gave up two singles and a groundout to put the Sissies on the board in the first. It would be the only hits she gave up in the game. Two groundouts and a strikeout got the Lady Rabbits out of the jam.

Bowie got the run back in the bottom of the first with Andee Jo Miller opening the frame with a walk and a stolen base. She then scored on Kynlee Baker’s groundout to tie the game at one.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.

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Keck heads to National Junior Olympics

Published

7 days ago

07/16/2026

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Rest. Run. Repeat.

Sage Keck, an 8^th grader at Montague, lives by this mantra. No ifs, ands and buts about it.

She’s been running since fourth grade PE classes where she would run a mile every week. After discovering she could outrun the other students, she began to enjoy it and continued doing it.

Her success continued, as she finished 2^nd overall against more than 200 runners at the Old Saint Jo 5K July 4. In last weekend’s Texas Junior Olympics, she reached the pinnacle of her career so far by qualifying for the United States of America Track and Field (USATF) National Junior Olympics in Norwalk, Calif. in three events.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.