SPORTS

HIGH SCHOOL FISHING: Hopson, Morgan nab top-25 finish at meet

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9 years ago

05/20/2015

Bowie High School anglers Hadley Morgan and Lane Hopson capped a strong year with a 22nd-place finish at the Texas High School Bass Association regional championship.
Morgan and Hopson caught 16.86 pounds worth of fish on Saturday and Sunday at Lake Tyler located in Whitehouse.
On the opening day, the two-person team weighed in five fish for 7.64 pounds. The pair was honored during the season-ending banquet on Saturday night, standing on the main stage for introductions.
“It was an awesome experience to get in the water,” Bowie bass fishing team coordinator Trent Gillaspia said. “There were 170 boats in the water at once. To witness that was pretty neat.”
Gillaspia said the competition was tough, but every qualifying member of the team caught fish.
“Everybody did well, everybody caught fish,” the coordinator commented. “Hadley and Lane got on their fish early.”
Mitch Sanders was 61st as a solo angler, weighing in 8.54 pounds of fish. Sanders caught a fish that weighed a whopping 5.69 pounds on Saturday.

Lane Hopson and Hadley Morgan show off their plaques from the Texas High School Bass Association banquet, which took place this past Saturday at Whitehouse High School. (Courtesy photo by Trent Gillaspia)

SPORTS

Big crowd attends Bowie Sports Association Awards night

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19 mins ago

07/17/2024

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Nearly 600 youngsters signed up for this season of youth baseball sports through the BSA. The group celebrated with awards this past week and introduction of all its teams. See all the awards and photos from the night in the mid-week Bowie News. (Photos by Barbara Green)

Youngsters from the smallest T-ballers to the little leaguers received recognition at the awards night.

The Pink Sox show off their championship jewels after winning first place in the girls’ pony league. (Photo by Barbara Green0

SPORTS

World gets ready for 2024 Summer Olympics

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1 hour ago

07/17/2024

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The 2024 Summer Olympics is just a few weeks away taking place in Paris. The opening ceremonies will be July 26 and are planned to be unique as they take place along the Seine River that flows through Paris. Thomas Bach prepared this op-ed to welcome the world to Paris.
By Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee
The Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 is only days away. The excitement gripping this nation is palpable.
As this unique festival of sport draws closer, we all are feeling that France and the French people are ready to welcome the world’s best athletes with the hospitality and passion for sport for which they are famous all around the world.

Already millions of people have greeted the Olympic flame on its journey around France with a huge wave of enthusiasm. All of us are looking forward to an unforgettable celebration of Olympic sport and French culture in the coming weeks.

Read the full story in the mid-week sports in your Bowie News.

SPORTS

Firecracker 5K welcomes 100 runners on July 4th

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4 days ago

07/13/2024

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Saint Jo’s Firecracker 5K welcomed 100 runners for its 16th year on July 4th.
According to runsignup.com, Old Jo’s Firecracker 5K saw 100 runners of all ages register to kick off in downtown Saint Jo.
Brayden Willett, 14, Nocona, was the top male finisher with a time of 19:02.6. Sarah Rainey, 35, Saint Jo, was the top female finisher with 21:47.1.
In the male nine and under division, I. Miller, nine, Muenster, repeated his first place win from 2023 with at time of 34:52.8. E. Thomas, eight, no town listed, also repeated her win with a time of 31:58.5.
Emry Raney-Cavnar, 14, Ardmore, OK, won the male 10-14 group and E. Christensen, 11, Decatur, took the female race. In the male 15-19 division Luke Gehrig, 17, Muenster, won, while Sophia Christensen, 15, Decatur, took the ladies’ title.

See all the results and more photos in the weekend Bowie News.

Special appreciation to Jennifer Gaston Panther Photography for use of her photos.