SPORTS

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Paradise no match for Bowie

Published

11 years ago

04/22/2015

By ERIC VICCARO
bnewssports@sbcglobal.net

Bowie High School head baseball coach Ryan Rogers used an example from this past weekend concerning playing a suspended game.
Texas A&M and Arkansas played a suspended game in Southeastern Conference play, with the Aggies leading the Razorbacks 8-3 when play was halted in the sixth inning on Saturday. The game resumed on Sunday, with Arkansas prevailing 9-8.
Rogers wanted to make sure the same thing didn’t happen to the Jackrabbits, and it didn’t.
“You never know what can happen when you resume a suspended game,” Rogers said. “I knew we needed to score more runs, and put the pressure back on them. I was pleased with the kids’ effort. We did what we needed to do to win.”
Bowie scored three times in the third inning, and eventually the Conference 3A top-10 Jackrabbits prevailed 12-1 over Paradise in 3A-9 play on Monday.
Bowie improved to 20-1-2 overall, an unblemished 10-0 in the district.
Coby Bentley, Carter Shackelford and Lawson Mickler sparked the win at the plate. Shackelford was a perfect 1-for-1 with two walks, two runs and three RBIs. Read more, and see the complete box score, in the mid-week Bowie News.

Bowie’s R.J. Oliver slides into third base after smacking a triple during Monday’s District 3A-9 game against Paradise. Bowie clobbered Paradise, 12-1. (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.

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.