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HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL: Teams gauge progress

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9 years ago

08/12/2015

All of Montague County’s volleyball teams – save for Saint Jo – began the season last weekend with scrimmages.
Scrimmages are used as a gauge to find out what your team excels in, and what areas need attention.
For Prairie Valley, it’s a new beginning running a 5-1 offense with Brooklyn Messer at setter.
“We are working on our passing,” Lady Bulldogs’ head coach Jeannie Carpenter said.
On Friday, Prairie Valley played a home scrimmage versus Graford and then the Lady Bulldogs went to Electra on Saturday.
Carpenter said the girls were nervous, at first, but settled into their matches. Prairie Valley has several freshmen who will see varsity playing time during the 2015 campaign.
Forestburg participated in a scrimmage at Chico on Friday.
“The starters played well,” Lady Horns’ first-year coach Cori Hayes said. “We needed to work on our serve receive, and we did.”
Scrimmages across the area were informal – with scores not kept. Teams played to a certain time.
There was one key element at all the scrimmages, including the one here in Bowie last Saturday.
The Texas Association of Sports Officials, Wichita Falls chapter and others, used the scrimmages as a means to train their referees.
“I thought we played well and we started off strong (on Saturday),” longtime Bowie head coach Jeanie Stark said. Read more in the mid-week Bowie News.

Gold-Burg also competed in the Bowie Saturday Showdown scrimmage on Aug, 8, taking on District 2A-10 foe Valley View and Newcastle. The Lady Bears opened the regular season on Tuesday with a triangular at Electra. Click on the image itself for the complete photo. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)

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Bowie BMX hosts state qualifying races

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2 days ago

06/22/2024

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The Bowie BMX Bike Racing Park hosted its three-day racing weekend last week, culminating with a state qualifier race on June 16 that attracted top riders from across the state. To see more pictures from the event, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.

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Bowie hosts tennis camp next week

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2 days ago

06/22/2024

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Bowie High School is hosting its second Jackrabbit Tennis Camp of the summer on June 24-26. The camp will be split into two sessions of kids aged 5-8 and those aged 9-14. The younger group will go from 8:30-10 a.m. The older group will follow with the session going from 10 a.m. to noon. The camp will be run by Bowie Coach Dayna Boothe with some help from recent high school tennis players. You can register online if you go to the Bowie ISD Athletics Facebook page and scan a QR code or do it in person on the first day. It will cost $60 per camper. For more information email [email protected].

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Rodeo action coming to Bowie next week

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2 days ago

06/22/2024

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The Jim Bowie Days festival will have six nights of rodeo next week, culminating with three nights of rodeo presented by T-N-T Rodeo Company.

The Jim Bowie Days festival will feature rodeo action for six straight nights next week at Bowie’s Rodeo Arena.
Action will start on June 24 with 4D barrel racing. Racing will start at 7:30 p.m. and will go until there are no more racers.
They will drag the dirt after every five racers to keep the course fresh. Buckles will be awarded in the 1D, 2D, 3D and 4D divisions.
The event is cash only. To register for the event, text 940-366-2812 on June 24 from 10 a.m. to noon.
You also can show up in person at the announcers booth upon arrival to sign-up.
The youth rodeo events will start at 7 p.m. on June 25-26. The first night will be the speed events which will cover pole racing, barrel racing and goat tying. There will be age categories six-and-under, 7-10, 11-14 and 15-19. No lead lines will be allowed. The entry fee will cost $25.
The second night will be roping events covering, breakaway roping, tie down roping, ribbon roping and team roping. The age categories will be broken up into 13-and-under and 14-19. The entry fee for this night will cost $35.
All around buckles for boys and girls will be awarded to the best performers from events combined from both nights.
To sign-up for the youth rodeo, call Tennile Green at 940-577-9740 on June 24 from 6-9 p.m.
Mutton bustin’ will be both nights as well for kids aged 4-6. Only 15 contestants will be allowed per night.
The main rodeo will start at 7:30 p.m. on the nights of June 27-29. It will be sanctioned by the United Professional Rodeo Association for the seventh year and produced by T-N-T Rodeo Company.
Amateurs can also sign-up as well to compete with the professionals. The books will remain open until 5 p.m. on June 23. To sign-up, use the NextGen phone app.

To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.