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LOCAL GOLF: Junior tour fills void

Published

11 years ago

07/18/2015

By ERIC VICCARO
bnewssports@gmail.com

There was a perceived void for summer junior golf in this part of north Texas.
So, last year, Terry McCutchen created the North Texas Junior Golf Tour, and the amount of youngsters playing golf has increased.
McCutchen said there are junior tours in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex as well as the Abilene area, but there weren’t any tournaments for youth in Montague, Wise and Parker Counties.
“I’m excited,” said McCutchen, who has experience coaching golf from his time in the Paradise Independent School District. “It gets kids on the golf course, even beginners. It’s fun to watch them compete.”
McCutchen estimates there are 60 golfers competing this summer, which is a greater number than the number of participants during the 2014 tour.
This has been a busy week for the tour, which included stops at Holliday Hills in Mineral Wells on Monday and then Twisted Oaks Golf Club near Amon G. Carter Lake on Wednesday.
There are three tournaments left, at Jacksboro, Graham and the season’s tour championship set for Aug. 3 at Runaway Bay.
“It’s personally rewarding to see the kids play,” McCutchen said. “I get as much fun out of this as the kids do. Golf is a lifetime sport.
“We have medals for each tournament,” he continued. “We’ll give away T-shirts to the winners of each age group at the tour championship. And we’ll have long drive and putting contests.” Read more in the weekend Bowie News.

Tessla Brewer runs the ball up onto the green at Twisted Oaks Golf Club during Wednesday’s North Texas Junior Golf Tour stop. Brewer was a handful of Bowie High School golfers who competed in the event. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)

SPORTS

Jacksboro defeats Lady Rabbit VB, 3-1

Published

3 days ago

10/08/2026

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Bowie, playing on a short rest, held with host Jacksboro for most of the volleyball match Oct. 1, but the Tigerettes pulled away late and defeated the Lady Rabbits 3-1 (26-24, 12-25, 25-14, 22-25).

The match was scheduled for Oct. 2 but was moved. Both teams are now 2-2 in District 6-3A.

Jacksboro got out to a quick lead in game one before Olivia Stewart’s kill and a three-point Olivia Richey serving run put the visitors up 8-7. Junior Abby Reneau broke things open with a six-point string to give Bowie a 15-8 cushion and force Jacksboro into a timeout.

The Tigerettes came back and took an 18-16 lead. KP Rutherford’s kill broke the serve and allowed Molly Enlow to tie the game at 18.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.

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Gold-Burg gives it a go, falls to Perrin 35-32

Published

3 days ago

10/08/2026

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Gold-Burg Football Coach Austin Norman called his Bears’ 35-32 loss to host Perrin a “barn burner”.

It most definitely was as Gold-Burg, now 1-5 for the year gave the 5-1 Pirates everything they wanted for four quarters. Gold-Burg scored on the last play of the first half on a Peyton Epperson run with the two point conversion cutting the deficit to 20-16.

The Bears were their own worst enemy to open the third quarter with face mask and offside penalties moving the Pirates downfield setting up a first-and-goal at the Bear three. Defense by Epperson, Keelyn Case and Barrett Allen and a pair of Perrin penalties helped stop the drive and force a turnover on downs.

Gold-Burg was slapped with an intentional grounding penalty on the first play, giving Perrin a safety and extending the Pirate lead to 22-16. Defense by Epperson and JoJuan Grace after a first down run closed out the third quarter.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.

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XC teams compete in Prairie Valley, Lubbock

Published

3 days ago

10/08/2026

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Nocona and Prairie Valley cross country teams took part in the Prairie Valley Invitational Sept. 20 while Bowie varsity runners competed in the Lubbock Invitational.

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Leading the Rabbits was Kellen Rater who finished 10^th among 162 runners with a time of 17:24.50. Finishing behind Rater was Shawn Willett with a time of 19:33.20. Hayden Sutton ran a 20:27.10 followed by Taven Melton in 20:39.20, Coleman Holloway in 20:53.80 and Jaxon Castro with a time of 21:31.60.

Laney Segura led the Lady Rabbits with a time of 14:41.30. She was followed by Kylee Waldrep in 15:56.80, Bella Lozano in 16:04.80, Angeles Alvarez with a time of 16:15.40, AnDee Miller in 16:23.70 and Isabella Caswell in 16:51 flat.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.