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HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Bowie boys muzzle Jacksboro
The Bowie High School boys’ basketball team bounced back in a big way with a 74-32 victory over homestanding Jacksboro in District 3A-9 action on Tuesday evening.
Nine different Bowie players scored, with Jeffery Howard leading the way. Howard tossed in 17 points, including 3-of-4 from beyond the 3-point arc and 7-of-10 free-throw makes.
Trace Hardee also scored in double digits with 10, and Gary Mosley had his best game to date with seven points. Zeke Vaughan added eight points, and Taylor Pigg and Chase Hall also scored seven each.
Bowie, coming off a tough home loss to Nocona on Jan. 8, improved to 12-10 overall and 3-1 in District 3A-9. The Jackrabbits are in second spot all by their lonesome, looking up at front-runner Henrietta.
GIRLS: Brady’s 15 lifts Bowie girls
The fifth-ranked Bowie High School girls’ basketball team held off Jacksboro 48-38 in District 3A-9 play on Tuesday evening.
Courtney Brady finished the game as the leading scorer with 15 points, and she had five rebounds. River Romine chipped in with 12 points and four steals.
Jacksboro is coached by former Bowie Independent School District coach Todd Matlock.
The Lady Rabbits, ranked in the top-10 of two state polls, improved to 18-6 overall and an unbeaten 6-0 in the district.
Bowie outscored Jacksboro 18-3 in the opening quarter, but Jacksboro closed that margin to single digits by the end of three 36-27. Read more in The Bowie News.
Bowie’s Jeffery Howard runs toward the basket with the ball on the fastbreak during Tuesday’s District 3A-9 game at Jacksboro. The Jackrabbits won 74-32. (Courtesy photo by Brian Smith/Jacksboro Newspapers)
Two major portions of Nocona’s 2023 bond issue are very close to being completed.
The new high school gym should be complete in time for the volleyball team to begin practice there Aug. 1, according to Superintendent Dr. David Waters. Ground on the 22,000 square foot facility was broken on Oct. 18, 2024.
Waters said a punch list meeting with the construction manager was scheduled for earlier this week with final touchups expected shortly afterwards. Fans should be able to enjoy the facility for the volleyball team’s season opener Aug. 11.
Fans will enjoy the new gym from entering the facility which has glass walls, enabling fans to watch the game from the foyer. Once inside the gym itself, there is stadium, chair back seating on the home side allowing for a much more comfortable experience.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Montague school 8th grader Sage Keck had a tremendous week in California at the USATF National Junior Olympics.
Keck qualified in three events there: the 800-meters, the 1,500-meters and the 3,000-meters over a five-day period. Keck opened by running in the 800-meter prelims, which she admits is her least favorite race. She admitted being “fresh and excited” for her first race and showed it by qualifying for the finals with a top 8 overall finish with a time of 2:21.76.
On July 30, she ran in the 1,500 prelims. Keck said she was seeded 12th out of the 16 competitors but wound up qualifying for the finals with a fourth- place finish in 4:48.38.
“I was just happy over that,” Keck said.”
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Bowie’s tennis team has opened the 2026 Fall season with a 2-1 record.
On July 31, the Rabbits beat host Decatur, 13-6. In girl’s singles, Bowie’s Willow Seibert won 8-2 with Peyton Goodwin falling 3-8. Jessi Mayfield won 9-8 (7-5) with Maddie Schwarz falling 8-9, (6-7)/. Angeles Alvarez won 8-5 with Avedi Deweber losing 8-5.
In girl’s doubles, Alvarez and Mayfield lost 8-6. Schwarz and Goodwin won 8-2 with Deweber and Avery Bonham losing 8-5.
In boy’s singles, Jordan Mayes won 8-4 with Nolan Bailey winning 8-2 for the Rabbits as did Xander Jones over his opponent. Casyn Fraser suffered a 5-8 loss with Jake Atteberry winning 8-3.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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