SPORTS
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Potholes in the road, Bowie travels to Pottsboro
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By ERIC VICCARO
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The Bowie High School football team will try and find a way to bounce back from Friday’s 30-26 Homecoming loss to Henrietta.
The task is front of them is daunting, however, as the Jackrabbits face a tough Pottsboro team that has outscored opponents 141-14 so far. Last week, Pottsboro bounced Boyd 54-14 and the Cardinals whitewashed Gunter – another team Bowie will face – by 42 points.
“They’ve been clicking on all cylinders,” Bowie head coach Dylan Stark said. “They have played very well this season.”
Stark said the Cardinals have generated plenty of turnovers, and that has snowballed against the opposition.
Meanwhile, Bowie couldn’t catch a break with turnovers in its most recent game. Several defensive players forced turnovers – six of them in fact – but the Jackrabbits only pounced on one of them.
Pottsboro will run a spread offense and quarterback Zane Pritchett will be a handful for the Bowie defense.
“They also have good receivers and No. 8 for them (Carson Rein) runs the ball well,” Stark said.
Pritchett has thrown for 353 yards and eight touchdowns, with just one interception.
Bowie’s defense, which gave up nearly six yards per play last week, will have to keep an eye on Pritchett at all times.
“We have to make them work for everything” Stark said. “We have to make them drive the field if they are going to score. We have to make them earn every point they get.”
Defensively, Bowie can’t give up the big play and stop the Cardinals on third down. Henrietta converted most of its third- and fourth-down plays when it mattered most in the fourth quarter last week. Read more, and see complete game statistics, in the mid-week Bowie News.
GAME TIME
Who: Bowie at Pottsboro
When: 7:30 p.m., Friday
Where: Jim Henderson Memorial Stadium
Ticket Prices: Adults are charged $5 and students $3.
Why it’s important: Can Bowie, bounce back from a Homecoming loss, and defeat Pottsboro on the road?
Last year’s game: Pottsboro 52, Bowie 13 here in Bowie.
Bowie High School’s Daniel Mosley tried to spark the Jackrabbits in the punt return game during Friday’s game versus Henrietta. Mosley helped give Bowie better field position during Homecoming at Jackrabbit Stadium. Click on the image itself for the complete photo. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)
SPORTS
Big crowd attends Bowie Sports Association Awards night
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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)
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SPORTS
World gets ready for 2024 Summer Olympics
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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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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.
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