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HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Brady tallies 21 in Bowie win
The Bowie High School girls’ basketball team opened the 58th Annual Whataburger Tournament with an impressive win on Monday – beating up Jim Ned 62-42.
This game featured two of the top-20 teams in the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches Conference 3A girls’ poll, with Bowie 6th and Jim Ned 17th.
Bowie held Jim Ned in check, especially in the opening half, as the Lady Rabbits staked themselves to a 41-19 intermission advantage.
The Lady Rabbits improved to 13-4 on the season, and played a champions’ side game on Tuesday afternoon versus Kennedale. Jim Ned dropped to 11-7.
Addy Cook and Courtney Brady were Bowie’s leading scorers with 21 and 20 points, respectively. River Romine tossed in 11 points, nine from three 3-pointers. Brady was also the Lady Rabbits’ top rebounder with seven caroms.
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The Bowie High School boys’ basketball team lost its opening-round game at the 58th Annual Whataburger Tournament on Monday, falling to Kennedale 72-45.
Bowie was placed in the consolation bracket, and played Central Heights on Tuesday morning. The Jackrabbits suffered a 56-54 overtime loss.
The Jackrabbits, ranked 14th in the latest Texas Association of Basketball Coaches poll, dropped to 8-8 on the season.
Coach Doug Boxell said Bowie didn’t play well on offense in the loss to Kennedale, and settled for too many outside shots.
Overall, the Jackrabbits shot 14-of-49 from the floor (29 percent), and the team registered just four assists. Read more in The Bowie News.
Whataburger Tournament. (Logo provided by Whataburger, used with permission)
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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