SPORTS
SPORTS IN BRIEF: Bowie plays in team tennis tournament
The limited fall team tennis schedule begins on Thursday for Bowie High School at the Millsap Team Tournament.
The Jackrabbits and Lady Rabbits are under the direction of first-year coach Avery Tate, a former player at Burleson High.
The event starts at 8 a.m., and runs all day.
For information, email dquy@millsapisd.net.
The team also is scheduled for a match on Oct. 22.
Twisted Oaks set for championship
The Twisted Oaks Golf Club championship is set for Oct. 24 and 25 at the course.
Note, this is a members-only event.
The fee is $75 and includes golf and a cart for two days, free range balls and dinner for two on the night of Oct. 24.
Five club championships will be awarded.
Championship Flight players will golf from the blue tees. The Presidents Flight will play from both the blue and white tees.
There will be a senior flight for players age 65 or older. Ladies golfers will have their own flight and play from the red tees.
One overall net score using the most recent handicap score as posted or as determined by the tournament committee.
There will be extra day money for those who wish to participate. Golfers are required to putt out everything, and there will be out-of-bounds areas clearly marked on the course.
For information, call Twisted Oaks at 1-940-872-4000.
Coaches, send schedules please
The first allowable date for University Interscholastic League girls’ basketball practices is coming up on Oct. 21.
Boys’ teams may begin practice one week later on Oct. 28.
The 2015-16 season will be here before you know it.
So, keeping that in mind, coaches are asked to send 2015-16 season boys’ and girls’ basketball schedules to The Bowie News sports department.
Sending schedules helps keep the readers informed when your games will take place since they run on the front page of the News.
We are seeking schedules from the following schools, both boys and girls basketball: Bowie, Nocona, Saint Jo, Forestburg, Gold-Burg, Bellevue, Prairie Valley and Midway.
Email schedules to sports editor Eric Viccaro at: bnewssports@gmail.com.
The News appreciates your cooperation in advance.
Sports in brief. (Graphic assembled by The Bowie News design department)
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.
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 2nd in the pole vault with a 15’ leap. Richey was also 9th in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 15.39. Sophomore Braden Willett was 3rd in the 1,600-meters with a school record best of time of 4:21.93. Willett was 4th 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 6th with a time of 1:30.24 while the 1,600-meter relay team of Dosch, Judah Livsey, Riddle and Blaine Leonard finished 8th with a time of 3:30.76.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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 2nd-place finish in the 1,600-meter relay with a time 3:32.81. Gaston was 2nd in the 110-meter hurdles with a tie of 16.09. Johnson was 2nd in the 400-meter dash in 50.75, Ayden Giambruno was 6th in the 3200-meter run in 11:05.24 with Yeley 8th in the 200-meters with a time of 25.61.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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