SPORTS
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Tourneys start Tuesday
The Bowie High School girls’ basketball team will be competing in the Fidelity Communications Classic beginning Dec. 27.
Hallsville is a suburb of Longview, so it’s not exactly just down the street.
The Lady Rabbits will play Mount Pleasant in Gym No. 1 at 1:30 p.m., and then will square off against Palestine in the coliseum at 6 p.m.
Tournament play will continue on Dec. 28, and Bowie has games versus Greenville and Spring Hill. The Lady Rabbits play Daingerfield on Dec. 29.
The Windthorst Tournament begins on Dec. 27, but neither the Nocona boys or Bellevue boys and girls play until Dec. 28.
The Gold-Burg girls’ will play one game at the Bryson Tournament on Dec. 27. The Lady Bears will play Bryson at 9:30 a.m., and then versus City View at 12:30 p.m.
The Gold-Burg boys were originally slated to compete in the Bryson Tournament; however, head coach Michael Ball opted for the Bryan Mewbourn Tournament at Martin’s Mill last week instead.
The Bryson Tournament will feature a rolling schedule with a 10-minute warm-up.
All other tournaments won’t start until Dec. 28. Read more in the Dec. 24 Bowie News.
Addy Cook (22), shown here playing Nocona on Tuesday, will lead the Bowie girls’ basketball team into the Fidelity Communications Classic in Hallsville starting on Dec. 27. (News photo by Dani Blackburn)
Coming into the Jan. 30 District 9-2A battle between Nocona and Windthorst at Indian Gym, most fans expected a repeat performance of the first meeting, which the Indians won in overtime.
The Trojans had other ideas.
Playing a very aggressive style from the get-go, Windthorst took control early by using 82% shooting from the field to take a 15-point lead after one quarter. It would prove to be the difference in a 61-48 win over the Indians before a packed house.
Both teams are now 6-2 in district (Nocona 27-4 overall, Windthorst 20-6).
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
In the Jan. 31 battle between the boys basketball teams of Bowie and City View, the host Rabbits hung with the District 7-3A leaders for nearly a half but the Mustangs used their athleticism and speed to pull away in the second half of a 71-58 win.
Bowie is now 1-7 in district and 11-18 overall with City View goes to 7-1 and 15-6. Bowie Coach Ryan Dykes said his squad played hard for a while but needs to put together four quarters.
“I liked our start, our intensity from the tip,” Dykes said. “We did a good job rotating defensively and that seemed to rattle them early.”
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Sy Parker wanted to celebrate her 16th birthday in a big way.
The Nocona sophomore did just that, pacing a big first quarter for the Lady Indians with 17 points and six rebounds. The hosts fed off of that and would end up cruising over Windthorst, 61-23 Friday afternoon.
Nocona ran its record to 22-7 and 8-1 in District 9-2A while Windthorst is now 12-12 and 6-3 in district. Lady Indian Coach Kyle Spitzer’s pregame want of playing fast came to fruition.
“We like to push the pace and we did that, most notably Sy,” Spitzer said. “When (Windthorst) went into a zone (defense), it slowed us down a bit.”
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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