SPORTS

HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Lady Rabbits in front

Published

10 years ago

03/19/2016

By ERIC VICCARO
sports@bowienewsonline.com

The top of the lineup for the Bowie High School softball team came through – lifting the Lady Rabbits to a District 3A-9 victory over Jacksboro.
“Taylor (McCarty) and Addy (Cook) were both 3-for-4 with a triple and a home run each,” Bowie head coach Brant Farris said. “The top of the line-up set the tone. Hitting is contagious, and the rest of the lineup jumped in too.”
Bowie improved to 12-6-2 heading into next Tuesday’s game versus Paradise at home. But, more importantly, the Lady Rabbits are the only team in 3A-9 without a loss.
“The message I sent was the district was wide open,” Farris added, “and to go get it. The girls have showed up ready to play every game.”
Farris applauded the effort of the Lady Rabbits.
Jacksboro opened up the first inning with four runs, but Bowie responded in kind for four runs in the bottom of the frame to deadlock the score.
Pitcher Kellbie Throckmorton settled down after that rough patch, and didn’t allow the Tigerettes another run until the fifth inning – when victory was pretty much no longer in doubt. Read more, and see the complete box score, in the March 19 Bowie News.

Bowie’s Taylor McCarty hustles toward third base during Tuesday’s District 3A-9 game between the Lady Rabbits and Jacksboro. Bowie triumphed 15-5.

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

Published

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.