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HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL POLLING: Bowie girls finish ninth

Published

11 years ago

03/11/2015

The Bowie High School girls’ basketball team placed in a tie for ninth spot in the final Texas Girls Coaches Association Conference 3A poll.
The Lady Rabbits finished the season as the District 3A-9 champion with a record of 30-6.
This marked Bowie’s best showing in girls’ basketball since 2008-09.
Alba-Golden, the team that eliminated Bowie from the playoffs in the 3A regional semifinals, was in a tie for fifth place in the poll.
Of course, state champions all finished atop the poll in their respective conferences.
Sunnyvale was No. 1 in the 3A poll, with Shallowater second.
State champion Cypress Woods finishes as No. 1 in the 6A poll, with Dallas Skyline second. Canyon takes the top spot in 5A, and Dallas Adams is second.
State champion Argyle is No. 1 in the 4A poll, with Abilene Wylie second. Bridgeport also ranks in the poll, tied for 17th.
Martin’s Mill is first in 2A with Gruver second. Windthorst, coached by Bowie athletic director Dylan Stark’s wife, Heather, and Alvord were also ranked.
In 1A, Nazareth finishes as No. 1 and Lipan is second. Saltillo and Dodd City were ranked, having eliminated Forestburg and Bellevue, respectively, from the postseason. Slidell was ranked, tied for 17th overall.

GIRLS STATE
CHAMPIONSHIP SCORES
At San Antonio, Alamodome
Conference 6A
Houston Cypress Woods 57, Dallas Skyline 49
Conference 5A
Canyon 48, Dallas Adams 41
Conference 4A
Argyle 46, Abilene Wylie 25
Conference 3A
Sunnyvale 52, Shallowater 37
Conference 2A
Martin’s Mill 49, Gruver 36
Conference 1A
Nazareth 56, Lipan 40

The Bowie High School girls’ basketball team shows off its regional quarterfinalist trophy after beating Pottsboro in Denton in February. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)

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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

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.