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GOLF NOTEBOOK: Twisted Oaks hires Thummel

Published

10 years ago

08/01/2015

By ERIC VICCARO
bnewssports@gmail.com

Twisted Oaks Golf Club recently hired Chad Thummel as the course superintendent.
Thummel comes to Bowie from Monahans, where he served in the same capacity at Ward County Golf Course. The course was a three-way partnership between Monahans, the county and a golf association.
His official start date was July 6.
“There was a time I was playing golf with my brother, and one of his friends was in the turf management program at Kansas State University,” Thummel said. “And it hit me, ‘I could do this,’ and 21 years later I’m still doing it.”
Thummel said it’s a challenge being golf course superintendent, and there’s more to the position than simply mowing the fairways.
“I do it all,” he said. “I fix things like water leaks in sprinklers, I do fertilization and aeration. Every day is not the same.”
He’s also responsible for helping Lee Gore maintain the course’s Facebook page, and other duties as assigned.
Thummel, a native of Beloit, Kansas, was a four-year letterman on his high school golf team. He then graduated from Kansas State’s course management program in 1998.
“I missed going to state by two strokes my senior year,” he said. Older brother, Rob, also regularly plays golf. Read more in the weekend Bowie News.

New Twisted Oaks Golf Club superintendent Chad Thummel gradated from the famed Kansas State University golf course management program. He started at Twisted Oaks on July 6. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)

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Saint Jo boys roll past Dodd City

Published

21 hours ago

01/15/2026

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Saint Jo’s boys basketball team got off to a quick start and used a big third quarter to take a 65-44 homecourt win over Dodd City Jan. 6.

The Panthers got out to a 19-7 first quarter lead on the Hornets. Barrett Johnson had 13 points for Saint Jo with Trent Gaston adding four and Zeke Bonn having a basket.

Lee Yeley led the hosts in the second quarter with a pair of 3-pointers. Johnson had five points and Gaston a basket.

Dodd City tossed in 18 points but still found themselves down 33-25 at the half.

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Bulldogs hang tough in loss to Perrin

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21 hours ago

01/15/2026

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Many Prairie Valley fans had misgivings about taking state-ranked and defending Class A state champs Perrin Jan. 6, one fan saying “nothing good can come of this.”

The Bulldogs gave a solid showing against the visiting Pirates, staying close for more than three quarters before outside shooting by Perrin enabled the visitors to pull away in a 72-57 win.

Perrin looked to blow things out early, with a 5-0 lead in the opening minute before Sawyer Bray snapped the string. The Pirates went on an 8-0 run for a 13-2 lead mid-quarter.

Prairie Valley’s Trae Campbell showed what kind of night it would be by getting inside for baskets. Jarrett Horton’s 3-pointer capped a 4-of-11 shooting frame for the ‘Dogs, who were down 19-11 after eight minutes.

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

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Rabbit BB falls to Holliday

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21 hours ago

01/15/2026

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Several Bowie turnovers in the opening moments Friday night enabled visiting Holliday to get out to a 10-2 lead. The Eagles then used a third quarter offensive explosion for a 72-27 win over the host Rabbits.

Four turnovers in the first 90 seconds hurt the Rabbits, Holliday took advantage and broke things wide open. Holliday led 10-2 with Tyler Richey coming through with the only Bowie points. Cason Airington’s 3-pointers ended a 3-of-8 shooting frame for the Rabbits, which were down 17-8 after one quarter.

Bowie’s shooting continued going downhill into the second quarter, the Rabbits missing all five shots. A free throw by Richey midway through the frame would be the only point. Holliday outscored Bowie 13-1 in the second frame to take a 30-9 lead at the half.

The Visitors opened the third quarter on a 12-1 run, over the first nearly three minutes of the third. Both teams had their best scoring quarters in the third.

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