SPORTS
LOCAL: Bowie football players take charter to game
The Bowie High School Athletic Boosters voted to purchase a motor coach for use by the football team for Thursday’s football game at Snyder.
The vote, which took place during Monday’s meeting in the BHS cafeteria, was not unanimously accepted. The lone dissenting vote was made by booster club vice president Keith Weber.
The trip to Snyder covers more than 200 miles. There was concern this may set a precedent to give all sports charters for extended playoff trips, and there will be a vote to change existing bylaws concerning travel.
The school purchased a coach through Xpress Charters, through Agape Tours of Wichita Falls.
“I was able to negotiate a better price with them, and they are the closest company, which fits my desire to buy local,” said booster club president Craig Stallcup in an email to The Bowie News.
The price for the charter was $1,876.
There were several other purchases made during the meeting, including $520 for nameplates for the football coaches and players for the first two rounds of the playoffs.
The nameplate features a person’s name, level of postseason game, and where the contest took place.
This was one of the few times in the game Bowie wrapped up Shallowater’s Cooper Ogle. Cayden Cox, Kevin Stallcup and Tilghman Parr were all in on the stop here. Bowie lost to Shallowater 64-50. Click on the image itself for the complete photo. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)
Coming into the Jan. 30 District 9-2A battle between Nocona and Windthorst at Indian Gym, most fans expected a repeat performance of the first meeting, which the Indians won in overtime.
The Trojans had other ideas.
Playing a very aggressive style from the get-go, Windthorst took control early by using 82% shooting from the field to take a 15-point lead after one quarter. It would prove to be the difference in a 61-48 win over the Indians before a packed house.
Both teams are now 6-2 in district (Nocona 27-4 overall, Windthorst 20-6).
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
In the Jan. 31 battle between the boys basketball teams of Bowie and City View, the host Rabbits hung with the District 7-3A leaders for nearly a half but the Mustangs used their athleticism and speed to pull away in the second half of a 71-58 win.
Bowie is now 1-7 in district and 11-18 overall with City View goes to 7-1 and 15-6. Bowie Coach Ryan Dykes said his squad played hard for a while but needs to put together four quarters.
“I liked our start, our intensity from the tip,” Dykes said. “We did a good job rotating defensively and that seemed to rattle them early.”
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Sy Parker wanted to celebrate her 16th birthday in a big way.
The Nocona sophomore did just that, pacing a big first quarter for the Lady Indians with 17 points and six rebounds. The hosts fed off of that and would end up cruising over Windthorst, 61-23 Friday afternoon.
Nocona ran its record to 22-7 and 8-1 in District 9-2A while Windthorst is now 12-12 and 6-3 in district. Lady Indian Coach Kyle Spitzer’s pregame want of playing fast came to fruition.
“We like to push the pace and we did that, most notably Sy,” Spitzer said. “When (Windthorst) went into a zone (defense), it slowed us down a bit.”
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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