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SPORTS IN BRIEF: Geer golf tournament Oct. 10

Published

11 years ago

09/30/2015

The first-ever Minnie Lou Geer Memorial Scholarship Tournament is set for 9 a.m. on Oct. 10 at Twisted Oaks Golf Course.
Geer was a longtime educator for several school districts in Montague County, and the surrounding area.
This will be a four-person scramble formatted tournament.
The cost is $60 per person, and includes range balls, lunch and fun on-course contests.
For information, call Twisted Oaks superintendent Chad Thummel at 1-940-872-4000.

‘Pink Out’ in Nocona Oct. 2

The Nocona High School volleyball team will have its annual “Pink Out” game on Oct. 2.
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and the Lady Indians will be honoring survivors and those who have battled during Friday’s match.
There will be a pep rally on Friday at noon leading up to the match at 5 p.m.
Students and staff are urged to wear pink to the match between Nocona and Holliday, two teams in the upper half of the standings in District 3A-9.

Rodeo finals are set for Sunday

The finals of the “Fat Stacks of Cash” Kyani rodeo series are set for 2 p.m. on Oct. 4 at the 4X Bucking Bulls Arena.
The arena is located 4½ miles west of Nocona off United States Highway 82.
This is an open-buckle series, with a $60 entry fee.
The draft will take place at 1 p.m., with riding one hour later.
Josh Cain leads the series right now with 217 points while Lin Bradley is second with 125 points.
Tuff Brumley and Sonny Dutchover are third and fourth, with 80 and 77 points respectively. The series started on Aug. 30.
For information, log onto the website 4xbuckingbulls.com, call 1-501-944-1907 or email: 4xBuckingBulls@gmail.com.

Arrowhead truly for the birds

The Texas Ornithological Society will have a bird-watching event on Oct. 10 at Lake Arrowhead State Park in rural Wichita Falls.
It will begin at 8 a.m.
The walk lasts one hour, and will cover about one-half mile.
Normal park entry fees apply. The fee for adults is $3. Children 12 years old and younger are admitted free for the walk.
For information, call the park of 1-940-528-2211.

Minnie Lou Geer was a respected local educator who passed away earlier this year. A golf tournament will take place in her honor on Oct. 10. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)

SPORTS

Bowie softball team falls in area round

Published

3 days ago

05/07/2026

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Bowie softball had a historic season, where the squad made the postseason for the first time since 2019 and knocked a top seed from the playoffs, come to an end April 29.

No-4 ranked Tuscola Jim Ned got out to a quick start and took an 11-1, five inning win in the area round of the Class 3A Division I playoffs. Bowie had its season end at 19-15.

With a large crowd at Weatherford High rooting them on, Bowie took the field looking to knock out another top seed, as they did with Early last week.

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

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Willett, Richey off to State

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3 days ago

05/07/2026

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Bowie will have two track athletes at the State track and field meet May 14 with top two finishes at the Region 1-3A track meet at Abilene Christian University May 1-2.

Tyler Richey finished 2^nd in the pole vault with a 15’ leap. Richey was also 9^th in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 15.39. Sophomore Braden Willett was 3^rd in the 1,600-meters with a school record best of time of 4:21.93. Willett was 4^th in the 3,200-meter run with a time of 9:29.71.

Several other Rabbits and Lady Rabbits competed at the regional meet. The 800-meter relay foursome of Colton Dosch, Richey, Finn Riddle and Jaxon White finished 6^th with a time of 1:30.24 while the 1,600-meter relay team of Dosch, Judah Livsey, Riddle and Blaine Leonard finished 8^th with a time of 3:30.76.

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

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Fourteen track athletes head to State

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3 days ago

05/07/2026

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Saint Jo’s boys and girls track teams took top honors at the Region III-A track meet at Hewitt Midway High School May 1-2 and will send several athletes to the state track and field meet May 16 in Austin.

The boys were led by Damon Byrd who won both the long jump with a 22’9 ¾” leap and triple jump with a 45’ 10 ½”. Byrd also won the 100-meter dash with a time of 1.03 and was a member of the victorious 800-meter relay along with Trent Gaston, Barrett Johnson and Lee Yeley with a time of 1:30.80.

Yeley won the high jump with a 6’ leap. Byrd, Yeley, Dominic Luna and Gaston combined for a 2^nd-place finish in the 1,600-meter relay with a time 3:32.81. Gaston was 2^nd in the 110-meter hurdles with a tie of 16.09. Johnson was 2^nd in the 400-meter dash in 50.75, Ayden Giambruno was 6^th in the 3200-meter run in 11:05.24 with Yeley 8^th in the 200-meters with a time of 25.61.

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