SPORTS

STATE HIGH SCHOOLS: UIL district realignment set for Feb. 1

Published

10 years ago

02/01/2016

By ERIC VICCARO
sports@bowienewsonline.com

The University Interscholastic League, the state’s sanctioning body on high school sports, will announce realignment for the 2016-2018 academic years on Feb. 1.
The unveiling is set for 9 a.m. on Monday, with new alignments for football and basketball.
Realignment will take place based off cutoff numbers local independent school districts released to the UIL last fall.
Schools are required to give the UIL a “snapshot” number, which essentially is the district’s high school enrollment – based on three different possible formulas.
Bowie’s snapshot number is 454, one of the higher totals in Conference 3A Division I, but not enough to bump the Rabbits into Conference 4A.
Nocona’s number was reportedly 246, which means expect the Indians to remain in Conference 3A Division II for the next two-year cycle.
The biggest changes will occur for smaller schools in the Bowie News’ coverage area as Forestburg turned in snapshot number of 68, and Gold-Burg 61.
The cutoff number for Conference 1A Division II is 58 and below.
Since Forestburg and Gold-Burg both turned in numbers higher than 58, that means the Longhorns and Bears will both play in Conference 1A Division I for the next years. Read more, and compare recent snapshot numbers, in the Jan. 30 Bowie News.

University Interscholastic League. (Logo provided by the UIL, used with permission)

SPORTS

Bowie softball team falls in area round

Published

6 days 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

6 days 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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6 days 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.