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REGIONAL BRIEFS: ’Hawks name new coach
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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Landry Norwood has agreed to become the new Head Boys Basketball Coach for Bowie High.
Norwood grew up in Paradise, playing a number of sports for the Panthers during his high school career. With a number of family members still in the area and the position coming open, Norwood applied and was hired.
“I know the tradition up here,” Norwood said. “I was glad (Athletic Director and Head Football) Coach Tyler Price felt he could put his trust in me.”
Bowie’s varsity went 2-10 last year, both wins coming against Vernon. Norwood spent five years as an assistant in Lipan before spending the next four years at Llano, three years as head coach. He said his last two years in Llano were rough after graduation of nine seniors his first year and a 26-7 squad.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News
Nocona came into game two of its Class 2A Division I bi-district series with Archer City looking to rebound from a 17-0 loss in game one.
The Lady Indians took a quick lead but the Lady ‘Cats had too much in the tank and knocked Nocona out of the playoffs courtesy of a 13-3, five-inning victory winning the best of three series, 2-0.
Kylea Wallace reached base on a second baseman’s error. With one out, M’leigha Franklin took a pitch over the wall in left field for a home run, igniting the Lady Indian crowd with a 2-0 lead.
Archer City prevented further damage by retiring the next two hitters. The Lady ‘Cats struck in the bottom of the inning for seven runs.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Culture. It’s a beautiful word.
Bowie Softball Coach Griffin Fields has been trying to install a positive, winning culture since taking over the job. For the first time since 2019, the Lady Rabbits qualified for the postseason, facing District 8 top seed Early in the bi-district round.
After beating the Lady ‘Horns 9-8 in game one of the best-of-three series April 23, Early came back and evened the series less than 24 hours later, 15-0. The Lady Rabbits used the aforementioned culture and got out to a quick lead in game three.
Bowie was then forced to come from behind for the second straight night. Kinley Baker, who had the game winning RBI in game one, came through again in game three and broke a 6-all tie with a single to lift the Lady Rabbits to a 9-6 victory in the finale.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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