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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Shallowater dashes Bowie’s playoff run

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9 years ago

11/27/2015

The Bowie High School senior class talked about being “different” than Jackrabbit football teams of the past.
Well, this team has set a precedent for future seasons as Bowie garnered its first playoff game in 34 seasons last week and gave Shallowater all it could handle on a crisp, autumn night at Tiger Stadium in Snyder.
Shallowater had just enough on offense – with standout running back Cooper Ogle – and special teams play courtesy a 71-yard kickoff return from J.D. Townsend to beat Bowie 64-50 in the Conference 3A Division I area round.
Tears were shed after the game, and Bowie finished the 2015 season with a 6-6 mark overall, third place in District 4-3A-I and a bi-district championship.
Bowie gained 671 yards in total offense, and averaged more than eight yards per play. However, Shallowater gained more than nine yards per snap, and the teams combined for 114 points.
“We’ve shown we can move the ball against everybody,” Bowie head coach Dylan Stark said. “Our offense has been rolling. We left everything we had on the field. We never gave up.”
Stark said Bowie had trouble with Ogle because of his “speed and vision.” Ogle rushed 37 times for 283 yards.
Shallowater would play either Muleshoe or Breckenridge in the regional quarterfinals next week.
Bowie’s 11 seniors stuck it out – even through a dismal 2014 season in which the Jackrabbits finished 2-8. The Jackrabbits returned for summer workouts with resolve, and that showed in every game they played. Read more, and see the complete box score, in the Nov. 21 Bowie News.

Josh Monkres (center) delivers a pancake block during Thursday’s Conference 3A Division I football game between Bowie and Shallowater at Snyder’s Tiger Stadium. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)

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Nocona new press box put into place

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2 days ago

07/20/2024

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Nocona got its new press box into place this week at Jack Crane Stadium. The old press box, which was in place for more than 60 years, was taken out in early June and moved to Indian Valley Raceway. The new press box was by the Southern Bleacher Company out of Graham. Athletic Director Black Crutsinger said they looked at a lot of press boxes and decided they liked the one at Lindsay High School and went with that model. Sean Hutson operated the crane from the Hurd Crane Service that put the press box up for Nocona.

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Richey repeats at IFYR

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2 days ago

07/20/2024

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Sunset native Cason Richey (right) and his team roping partner Beldon Cox from Weatherford repeated as the International Finals Youth Rodeo champions last weekend at Shawnee, OK. Richey and Cox won the previous year and were able to complete the repeat by catching three steers in a combined time of 16.6 seconds. Richey is expected to compete attend Texas Tech University this fall and compete on the rodeo team.

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Youth rodeo awards presented

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2 days ago

07/20/2024

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The Chisholm Trail Youth Rodeo presented awards for its summer season this week. Tess Egenbacher won the top cowgirl buckle for the 13-18 age division, which was presented to her by Kyle Bishop. (Courtesy photo)

The Chisholm Trail Youth Rodeo had its awards ceremony this week, giving out plaques and buckles to the top competitors throughout the summer season.
There were four age categories with five events to compete in for the young athletes.
Along with the best results in each event, at the end the overall best cowboy and cowgirl in each age division was awarded as well.
The lead line division, in which an adult helps the young competitors, saw Rylee Stewart win the first in poles, barrel racing and mystery event on her way to win top cowgirl.
Hattie Snow got the fastest time in the flags event and Lany Shupak got the fastest goat time. Riggin Bishop got named the top cowboy in the division.
In the eight-and-under division, Whitley Goins won the top cowgirl and Trell Carpenter won top cowboy. Goins got the fastest times in barrel racing, flags and mystery event. Carpenter got the fastest time in poles and goats.
In the 9-12 age division, Sage Keck won the top cowgirl while Chisum Carpenter won the top cowboy. Keck got the fastest times in four of the five divisions. Only Layna Taylor getting the fastest goat time prevented her from winning in a clean sweep.
In the 13-18 age division, Tess Egenbacher won the top overall cowgirl award.
Kiley McCracken won both the barrel racing and flags event. Emma Strahan won the poles and mystery event. Hadlee Bryan won the goats event.
There was no top overall cowboy in the age division.

To see the times for the winners of each event in all four age categories along with pictures of all of the top cowboys and cowgirls, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.