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REGIONAL BRIEFS: ’Hawks name new coach

Published

11 years ago

10/29/2015

Billy Back has been named the new head coach for the Wichita Falls Nighthawks’ Indoor Football League team.
Back replaces James Kerwin.
The Nighthawks were 4-10 during their inaugural season.
Back most recently spent two seasons as head coach of the Nashville Venom of the Professional Indoor Football League. He has a 60-18 coaching record, and the Venom garnered the league title in 2014.
Back began with the Cincinnati Commandos in 2010, and he won the league title all three years, two with the Continental Indoor Football League and one in the Ultimate Indoor Football League.
The Nighthawks will begin their second season in the IFL next February.

Montague volleyball remains perfect

The Montague Junior High volleyball team continued its undefeated season on Monday, beating Forestburg 25-12, 25-9.
Trystin Fenoglio, Halea Holding and Jackie Hanna were all perfect with their serving.
Fenoglio served up five aces and dished off eight assists. Taygon Jones recorded a team-best five kills and Hope Howard powered down three kills.
Gabby Valdez served four aces and Jackie Hanna two.

Select baseball tournament scrapped

A select baseball tournament originally scheduled for today and Sunday at Bowie High School has been postponed.
Tournament director Ryan Rogers said the event has been moved to Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 7-8.
The event was scrapped due to impending rainy weather both days.
The tournament will run from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on both Nov. 7-8.
Rogers said it’s unclear what teams will be part of the rescheduled tournament. There will be a number of Bowie players and coaches in the tournament.

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Imotichey takes over as Forestburg VB coach

Published

8 hours ago

07/16/2026

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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 2^nd 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.

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Lady Rabbit SB beats Bridgeport

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8 hours ago

07/16/2026

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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.

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Keck heads to National Junior Olympics

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8 hours ago

07/16/2026

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Rest. Run. Repeat.

Sage Keck, an 8^th 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 2^nd 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.