SPORTS
HIGH SCHOOLS: Summer lifting is necessity
By ERIC VICCARO
bnewssports@gmail.com
Former Bowie High School standout athletes Tim and Brad Bendure are helping strength-and-conditioning coordinator Monte Sewell with the summer program.
Bendure put junior high school students through their paces on a recent Thursday morning through free weights, quick runs and more.
“We are working the entire body,” Sewell said. “We have a certain routine each day.”
Bowie athletes are working on speed drills, functional and resistance training and running.
“Students ran in the ditch, which is good for their legs and respiratory system,” Sewell said.
Plyometric training is another facet of the program. Muscles exert the maximum force possible in short intervals of time, with the goal of increasing both speed and power, through explosive jumps.
Bowie football players have been lifting weights Monday through Thursday from 8 to 8:45 a.m. Then junior high school students work out from 8:45 to 9:30 a.m., and additional high school students from 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Sewell said it’s an obstacle keeping athletes in shape during the summer months, and this program helps overcome that.
Bowie has plenty of multi-sport athletes, which makes it vital they stay fit. Many Jackrabbit football players compete on both offense and defense.
“This program, it’s a foundation for every sport,” Sewell said. Read more in the mid-week Bowie News.
Female junior high school athletes used the weight apparatuses in an unconventional way during a June 25 training session at Bowie High School. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)
Landry Norwood has agreed to become the new Head Boys Basketball Coach for Bowie High.
Norwood grew up in Paradise, playing a number of sports for the Panthers during his high school career. With a number of family members still in the area and the position coming open, Norwood applied and was hired.
“I know the tradition up here,” Norwood said. “I was glad (Athletic Director and Head Football) Coach Tyler Price felt he could put his trust in me.”
Bowie’s varsity went 2-10 last year, both wins coming against Vernon. Norwood spent five years as an assistant in Lipan before spending the next four years at Llano, three years as head coach. He said his last two years in Llano were rough after graduation of nine seniors his first year and a 26-7 squad.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News
Nocona came into game two of its Class 2A Division I bi-district series with Archer City looking to rebound from a 17-0 loss in game one.
The Lady Indians took a quick lead but the Lady ‘Cats had too much in the tank and knocked Nocona out of the playoffs courtesy of a 13-3, five-inning victory winning the best of three series, 2-0.
Kylea Wallace reached base on a second baseman’s error. With one out, M’leigha Franklin took a pitch over the wall in left field for a home run, igniting the Lady Indian crowd with a 2-0 lead.
Archer City prevented further damage by retiring the next two hitters. The Lady ‘Cats struck in the bottom of the inning for seven runs.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Culture. It’s a beautiful word.
Bowie Softball Coach Griffin Fields has been trying to install a positive, winning culture since taking over the job. For the first time since 2019, the Lady Rabbits qualified for the postseason, facing District 8 top seed Early in the bi-district round.
After beating the Lady ‘Horns 9-8 in game one of the best-of-three series April 23, Early came back and evened the series less than 24 hours later, 15-0. The Lady Rabbits used the aforementioned culture and got out to a quick lead in game three.
Bowie was then forced to come from behind for the second straight night. Kinley Baker, who had the game winning RBI in game one, came through again in game three and broke a 6-all tie with a single to lift the Lady Rabbits to a 9-6 victory in the finale.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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