SPORTS
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Bowie whites out Whitesboro
By ERIC VICCARO
bnewssports@sbcglobal.net
The Bowie High School baseball team has advanced one step further than last year by virtue of a best-of-3 sweep over Whitesboro in the Conference 3A Bi-District round last weekend.
The Jackrabbits will take on Palmer on May 15-16 in a best-of-3 Area series scheduled for Chisholm Trail High School in Saginaw, a suburb of Fort Worth.
With weather permitting, Game One is set for 7 p.m. on May 15. Game Two will be at noon on May 16. If needed, Game Three will begin around 2:30 p.m. the same day.
Bowie head baseball coach Ryan Rogers said Palmer has a standout right-handed pitcher in Brian Archibald.
“They are a good team; I think they’ll throw No. 3 (Archibald) on Friday,” Rogers said. “He’s a big, strong kid. It’s going to be a big challenge coming up.”
Bowie stands at 26-1-2 on the season. The Jackrabbits haven’t lost since March 6, falling to Decatur 4-3. The team tied Castleberry at the NTX Tournament of Champions on March 19.
Then Bowie went through the District 3A-9 slate unblemished, before picking up the bi-district crown on Saturday, complete with gold glove.
The Jackrabbits have cranked up the offense recently, scoring double-digit runs in seven of their past eight games. Bowie has plated 104 runs during such time. Read more, and see complete game recaps and box scores, in the mid-week Bowie News.
Bowie’s Chandler Dean (5) and Coby Bentley (10) react after turning a double play during the first game of a Conference 3A bi-district series against Whitesboro. The Jackrabbits swept the Bearcats by scores of 12-1 and 14-7. Click on the image itself for the complete photo. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)
Nocona’s volleyball team headed to Bowie for a three-team scrimmage with the host team and Ponder Aug. 7.
Each team played the other two for 30 minutes in the Lady Rabbit gym. Lady Indian Coach Sandy Langford said she thought things went well for a first scrimmage.
“Just like any young team that is trying to find itself in a first scrimmage, We looked really good at times and at others not so much,” Langford said. “We’re forming a new team after losing a lot of seniors.”
Langford said the squad would have one thing go wrong and it would explode into several things. That will need to stop for a successful year in Langford’s mind.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Bowie’s tennis team is now 3-3 for the non-district campaign with a 1-2 week.
In the Rabbits’ home opener Aug. 5 against Graham, Bowie posted a 13-6 match win with the girls completing a 9-0 sweep.
Jessi Mayfield and Angeles Alvarez won 9-8 (7-4) while Payton Goodwin and Maddie Schwarz were 8-1 winners as were Avery DeWeber and Avery Bonham.
In girl’s singles Willow Seibert won 8-2 in No.1 1 singles. Goodwin and Mayfield were each 8-5 winners. Alvarez posted an 8-1 win. Schwarz won 9-8 (8-5) with Deweber taking an 8-2 decision.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Two major portions of Nocona’s 2023 bond issue are very close to being completed.
The new high school gym should be complete in time for the volleyball team to begin practice there Aug. 1, according to Superintendent Dr. David Waters. Ground on the 22,000 square foot facility was broken on Oct. 18, 2024.
Waters said a punch list meeting with the construction manager was scheduled for earlier this week with final touchups expected shortly afterwards. Fans should be able to enjoy the facility for the volleyball team’s season opener Aug. 11.
Fans will enjoy the new gym from entering the facility which has glass walls, enabling fans to watch the game from the foyer. Once inside the gym itself, there is stadium, chair back seating on the home side allowing for a much more comfortable experience.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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