SPORTS
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL: Area teams open practice
By ERIC VICCARO
bnewssports@gmail.com
The Bowie High School girls’ basketball team began practicing on Wednesday, which was the first allowable date for activities set by the University Interscholastic League.
“We had a great first day,” Bowie head coach Colby Davis-Pastusek said. “We had a lot of enthusiasm. We have high expectations and goals But, I told the girls to focus on the process and win the day.”
The Lady Rabbits spent 90 minutes in the gymnasium and then went through a special workout designed to prevent anterior cruciate ligament injuries. Ten girls participated in the workouts – including all-state senior Courtney Brady, bound for Southeastern Oklahoma State.
Bowie is coming off a 30-win season, District 3A-9 championship and regional semifinal appearance – before falling to Alba-Golden.
Other schools in The Bowie News coverage area began practice, including Bellevue, Midway and Nocona.
Nocona failed to qualify for the playoffs last season under Brad McGann, who has been replaced with Heather Nobile.
“I am pleasantly surprised with the turn out for our girls’ basketball program this year,” said Nobile. “We are going to have more than 30 girls, and nine seniors.”
Nobile said the Lady Indians were anxious to get the season started.
Courtney Brady, shown here at a summer tournament from 2014, and the Bowie girls’ basketball team opened practice on Oct. 21. (News file photo by Eric Viccaro)
A positive culture can be tough to install but will reap dividends if done correctly.
Trinadee Imotichey is trying to do just that with her Forestburg Lady Longhorns.
Imotichey, an assistant coach on the 2025 Forestburg volleyball team, was moved into the head coaching position. Last year’s coach, Cori Hayes, took over as football head coach.
Imotichey, in her 2nd year in Forestburg, said she learned a lot from Hayes and is ready to take over.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Bowie’s summer softball league team overcame a 6-1 deficit with a six-run third inning for a 7-6 win over Bridgeport in its season opener July 6.
The league consists of teams from Bowie, Nocona, Lindsay, Bridgeport, and Alvord and will last three weeks. Bowie will host games each week.
Bowie pitcher Hazel Trahern gave up two singles and a groundout to put the Sissies on the board in the first. It would be the only hits she gave up in the game. Two groundouts and a strikeout got the Lady Rabbits out of the jam.
Bowie got the run back in the bottom of the first with Andee Jo Miller opening the frame with a walk and a stolen base. She then scored on Kynlee Baker’s groundout to tie the game at one.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Rest. Run. Repeat.
Sage Keck, an 8th grader at Montague, lives by this mantra. No ifs, ands and buts about it.
She’s been running since fourth grade PE classes where she would run a mile every week. After discovering she could outrun the other students, she began to enjoy it and continued doing it.
Her success continued, as she finished 2nd overall against more than 200 runners at the Old Saint Jo 5K July 4. In last weekend’s Texas Junior Olympics, she reached the pinnacle of her career so far by qualifying for the United States of America Track and Field (USATF) National Junior Olympics in Norwalk, Calif. in three events.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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