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LOCAL NOTEBOOK: Boosters cover plans for winter, spring seasons
There were no major purchases during Monday’s Bowie Athletic Booster Club meeting at the high school.
During the meet, Bowie head boys’ basketball coach Doug Boxell reported the Jackrabbits have scheduled two tournaments for the 2015-16 season.
There will be a junior high tournament in mid-November and a high school tournament from Dec. 3-5.
Boxell covered estimated expenses and projected gate receipts, and how it will impact the booster club.
There are still more than 30 tickets available for Dallas Mavericks games on the days Bowie is slated to play at American Airlines Center in Dallas.
One ticket costs $32.
Bowie will play on Nov. 20 and Nov. 28 at the AAC, with the girls and boys playing on different dates. The Mavericks will play the Utah Jazz on Nov. 20 and Denver Nuggets on Nov. 28.
Booster Club president Craig Stallcup reported the volleyball team will have its “Pink Out” game on Oct. 20 versus Nocona. The football “Pink Out” game is set for Oct. 23 versus Breckenridge.
Spectators are urged to wear their “Team Hall,” shirts in honor of Lynn Brantley Hall, who is currently battling breast cancer. Hall is the mother of current Bowie senior wide receiver Chase Hall.
The meeting was spent planning future events.
The baseball team will have two events in the spring at the outdoor sports complex, the American Cancer Society tournament is March 3-5, 2016, and the Walker Stallcup Tournament will be March 10-12, 2016.
Craig Stallcup reported the Walker Stallcup Tournament from this past March raised $8,500 for scholarships.
The softball team also will have a home tournament from March 3-5, 2016.
Bowie seventh-graders fall
The Bowie Junior High School seventh-grade “A” team lost 36-14 on the road to Windthorst’s eighth-grade “A” squad on Thursday.
Thursday’s Result
at Windthorst
Windthorst 8A 36,
Bowie 7A 14
Score by Quarters
Bowie 0 0 6 8 – 14
W’thorst 8 14 8 8 – 36
Scoring Summary
(Bowie only)
Third Quarter
B – Ty Harris 1 run (conversion failed)
Fourth Quarter
B – Jon David Cunningham 3 pass from Harris (Harris run)
Defensive standouts: Brae Ogle and Camden Starnes
Record: Bowie, 1-3
Bowie Jackrabbits/Cottontails. (Logo provided by the Bowie Independent School District, used with permission)
In its first match since last year’s state semifinal appearance, Saint Jo hosted Bryson Aug. 11 and took a 25-13, 25-12, 25-21 win over the Cowgirls.
The Lady Panthers lost some talent to graduation but have five seniors ready to have a successful season. Savannah Hil, one of the five, got Saint Jo rolling offensively with a four-point serving string, including a pair of aces. Abby Carter’s kill and Kamron Skidmore’s block helped put the Lady Panthers up 5-2 in game one.
Hadleigh Moore added a four-point string of her own to extend the lead to 10-3. Tatum Morman’s pair, helped by a Hill kill, gave Saint Jo a 14-5 lead. Bryson got within five before a Hill 3-pointer, with help by a Carter kill, put the lead back at 18-10.
After an Olivia Johnson kill broke serve, Jordyn O’Neal served up the final five points, with Johnson providing a kill to move things along.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Despite being the smallest school in the Brock varsity classic volleyball tournament, the Lady Indians finished 4th out of the eight teams there.
After losing to the host team in its first pool play match Aug. 14 18-25, 14-25 and also to Class 3A Wall 12-25, 8-25, Nocona rebounded to close out pool play with a 20-25, 25-23, 25-20 win over Christoval. Sy Parker had 16 kills and 7 blocks in the three matches. Raylea Bowles had 12 kills, 17 digs and served up three aces. Maddyn Bowles had seven kills and 14 digs while Paige Davis had seven kills and 15 digs. Baylee Thomas added 11 digs.
From the setter spot, Kasi Castro had 20 assists, served up five aces and contributed 14 digs. Leah Meekins added 18 assists and six digs during the three matches.
To open Saturday’s bracket play, the Lady Indians posted a 25-18, 18-25, 26-24, 25-19 win over Fort Worth Christian. Castro staked Nocona to a 2-0 lead in game one. Kills by Parker set up pairs of points from Raylea Bowles and Leah Meekins helped Nocona negate an early deficit and take a 10-9 lead.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
County football teams had their first scrimmage of the season Aug. 14 with mixed results.
Forestburg hosted Azle Christian and Victory Christian. Under a new system with new head coach Cori Hayes, the Longhorns looked pretty good in the coach’s eye.
“The first team looked good,” Hayes explained. “Overall we need to work on our pace and blocking assignments and blocking assignments. Overall we looked good for the new regime.”
Forestburg hits the road to scrimmage Newcastle Aug. 21.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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