SPORTS

HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD: Both Bowie boys, girls fourth

Published

11 years ago

04/25/2015

By ERIC VICCARO
bnewssports@sbcglobal.net

The Bowie High School boys’ and girls’ track and field teams had an outstanding performances during the Conference 3A Area meet Thursday at Jacksboro.
Both the Jackrabbits and Lady Rabbits produced fourth-place finishes as a team, and two Nocona High School athletes moved on as well with Miriam Diaz in the 3,200-meter run and Flor Gomez in the pole vault.
“I was really excited to see Miriam compete the way she did,” Nocona head coach Michael Keith said. “She was driven by a desire to succeed in the meet. Flor took advantage of an opportunity, and performed the best she had all year.”
On the girls’ side, seniors Petie Wolsey and Selina Alvarado will be joined by upstarts Addy Cook and Kamryn Cantwell.
Qualifiers will now compete at the Conference 3A Region 2 meet slated for Whitehouse on May 1-2. Whitehouse is a suburb of Tyler.
“I am very proud of our four Lady Rabbits that qualified for the regional,” Bowie head coach Colby Davis-Pastusek. “Our sprint relay and 800-meter relay both ran the fastest times we have all season.”
Davis-Pastusek was pleased to see Cantwell set a personal-best record in the 400-meter dash, smashing the 1-minute mark with a scorching time of 59.93 second to win the event. Cook also excelled.
“Addy gained us eight points with a second-place finish in the triple jump,” the coach commented.
Bowie’s boys’ contingent will feature Zeke Vaughan, Jeffrey Howard, Pierce Lancaster, Lane Shields and Jesse Vaughn. Read more, and see complete team standings, in the weekend Bowie News.

Bowie’s Jesse Vaughn (left) had some stiff competition during the running of the 200-meter dash on Thursday at the Conference 3A Area meet in the form of DaCoven Bailey from Pilot Point. Bailey won the gold and Vaughn grabbed the silver in this race. See more photos on Pages 5B and 6B of the weekend Bowie News. (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.