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STORM CENTER: Weather plays a role in sports

Published

11 years ago

04/17/2015

“Love seems sure around the new year.
Now it’s April. Love is just a ghost.
Spring arrived on time.
Only, what became of you, dear?
Spring can really hang you up the most.”

The above lyrics are from a song titled, “Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most,” which was written by Tommy Wolf with lyrics by Fran Landesman.
This is a jazz rendition from the opening line of T.S. Eliot’s The Waste Land, “April is the cruelest month.” The song, written in 1955, is one of the most popular period pieces in jazz.
So many singers have performed this tune, ranging from Ella Fitzgerald to Bette Midler to Rickie Lee Jones.
April can be the cruelest month, especially since I’m peering out the window and the sky is a soulless, sullen gray.
One never knows what to expect from Mother Nature at this time of year.
You’ll also notice on the front page of the newspaper, I’ve written a piece on the Montague Emergency Communications Team, Inc., a group that springs into action during severe weather.
This is the time of year when baseball and softball coaches turn into amateur meteorologists.
Coaches have been very good telling The Bowie News when games will or have been cancelled, or times have changed.

Editor’s Note: The Storm Center column is the expressed written views of sports editor Eric Viccaro and not The Bowie News.

Because this was technically a City View home game, Bowie was visitor in its own ballpark on Tuesday. Bowie batted first, and eventually won 17-0 over the Mustangs. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)

SPORTS

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.