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REGIONAL: Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame weekend is here
Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame ceremonies will take place this weekend at various locations in Wichita Falls.
The event kicks off with a wrestling comedy show at 7 p.m. on May 19 at the Iron Horse Pub.
Len Denton will take the stage to present stories from the road. There also will be a question-and-answer session with Davey O’Hannon and Johnny Mantell, who is known by the moniker the “Pride of Montague County.”
Wrestling Under the Stars
There will be “Wrestling Under The Stars,” a live pro wrestling event presented by Old School Wrestling at 7:30 p.m. on May 20.
The following performers are expected to compete: Moonshine Mantell, Tim Storm, Americos, Houston Carson and Andrew Anderson. The wrestlers are subject to change.
The event will take place in the Downtown Wichita Falls Farmers Market, located at 713 Ohio Ave.
Tickets cost $18 for VIPs, $9 for premium seating and $5 for the bleachers. The gate will open at 6:30 p.m.
Advance tickets are on sale at the ITT office at Sheppard Air Force Base and at the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame.
Trade show
There will be a memorabilia trade fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Multi-Purpose Event Center in Wichita Falls.
Trolleys will run from the MPEC to the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame museum on May 21.
Meet and Greet session
The meet and greet autographs line will run from 1-3 p.m. This is a limited ticket event.
The cost is $50.
Currently 20 wrestling personalities will be in attendance. Each ticket receives one autograph and one photo of each personality.
The following personalities are among those scheduled: Greg “The Hammer” Valentine, “Mean” Gene Okerlund, Leilani Kai, Terry Funk, Stan “The Lariat” Hansen, J.J. Dillon, Jody Hamilton, “Wild” Bill Irwin, Terry Garvin, Eric Embry and B. Brian Blair.
Induction dinner
The PWHF induction banquet will take place at 7 p.m. on May 21, and take place at the MPEC in Wichita Falls.
Tickets cost in a range from $60-$125.
The following people will be inducted into the Hall: Sergeant Slaughter, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, Hans Schmidt, Greg “The Hammer” Valentine, “Mean” Gene Okerlund, Leilani Kai, The Blackjacks, Peter Maivia, Earl McCready and Joe Panzandak.
The Blackjacks are Robert Windham and John Lanza.
The PWHF is a 501(c)3 non-profit first chartered in New York through the board of regents in December 1999.
For information, call 1-844-307-7943 or 1-940-264-8123.
Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame in Wichita Falls. (Logo provided by the PWHF, used with permission)
Landry Norwood has agreed to become the new Head Boys Basketball Coach for Bowie High.
Norwood grew up in Paradise, playing a number of sports for the Panthers during his high school career. With a number of family members still in the area and the position coming open, Norwood applied and was hired.
“I know the tradition up here,” Norwood said. “I was glad (Athletic Director and Head Football) Coach Tyler Price felt he could put his trust in me.”
Bowie’s varsity went 2-10 last year, both wins coming against Vernon. Norwood spent five years as an assistant in Lipan before spending the next four years at Llano, three years as head coach. He said his last two years in Llano were rough after graduation of nine seniors his first year and a 26-7 squad.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News
Nocona came into game two of its Class 2A Division I bi-district series with Archer City looking to rebound from a 17-0 loss in game one.
The Lady Indians took a quick lead but the Lady ‘Cats had too much in the tank and knocked Nocona out of the playoffs courtesy of a 13-3, five-inning victory winning the best of three series, 2-0.
Kylea Wallace reached base on a second baseman’s error. With one out, M’leigha Franklin took a pitch over the wall in left field for a home run, igniting the Lady Indian crowd with a 2-0 lead.
Archer City prevented further damage by retiring the next two hitters. The Lady ‘Cats struck in the bottom of the inning for seven runs.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Culture. It’s a beautiful word.
Bowie Softball Coach Griffin Fields has been trying to install a positive, winning culture since taking over the job. For the first time since 2019, the Lady Rabbits qualified for the postseason, facing District 8 top seed Early in the bi-district round.
After beating the Lady ‘Horns 9-8 in game one of the best-of-three series April 23, Early came back and evened the series less than 24 hours later, 15-0. The Lady Rabbits used the aforementioned culture and got out to a quick lead in game three.
Bowie was then forced to come from behind for the second straight night. Kinley Baker, who had the game winning RBI in game one, came through again in game three and broke a 6-all tie with a single to lift the Lady Rabbits to a 9-6 victory in the finale.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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