SPORTS

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Watkins explodes for 37 in win

Published

10 years ago

02/13/2016

By ERIC VICCARO
sports@bowienewsonline.com

When the game mattered most, Bellevue High School guard Jakob Watkins flourished the most.
Watkins tallied 13 of his game-high 37 points in the fourth quarter as the Eagles outscored Forestburg 20-9 en route to a 75-64 victory.
It was Watkins who outscored the Longhorns all by himself as Bellevue took another step in another hopeful perfect District 1A-21 record. The Eagles went 14-0 in district games a year ago, too.
Bellevue improved to 18-11, 12-0 while Forestburg dropped to 14-7, 8-4. The Eagles played at Slidell on Friday evening.
“Jakob is the key to our success,” Bellevue head coach Colby Broussard said. “He plays with so much intensity, and the other guys feed off him. That was the difference in the game.”
Broussard also was pleased with how Bellevue played with composure, especially late with Forestburg played such a physical style. Read more, and see the complete box score, in the Feb. 13 Bowie News.

Forestburg’s Taten Vann (left) and Bellevue’s Gabriel Garza vie for possession during Tuesday’s District 1A-21 game at Forestburg. Bellevue won by 11 points, 75-64. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)

SPORTS

Bowie softball team falls in area round

Published

1 day ago

05/07/2026

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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.

SPORTS

Willett, Richey off to State

Published

1 day ago

05/07/2026

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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 2^nd in the pole vault with a 15’ leap. Richey was also 9^th in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 15.39. Sophomore Braden Willett was 3^rd in the 1,600-meters with a school record best of time of 4:21.93. Willett was 4^th 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 6^th with a time of 1:30.24 while the 1,600-meter relay team of Dosch, Judah Livsey, Riddle and Blaine Leonard finished 8^th with a time of 3:30.76.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.

SPORTS

Fourteen track athletes head to State

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1 day ago

05/07/2026

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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 2^nd-place finish in the 1,600-meter relay with a time 3:32.81. Gaston was 2^nd in the 110-meter hurdles with a tie of 16.09. Johnson was 2^nd in the 400-meter dash in 50.75, Ayden Giambruno was 6^th in the 3200-meter run in 11:05.24 with Yeley 8^th in the 200-meters with a time of 25.61.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.