SPORTS

HIGH SCHOOL POWERLIFTING: Bowie boys claim Bridgeport title

Published

9 years ago

01/26/2017

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By ERIC VICCARO

sports@bowienewsonline.com

The Bowie High School boys’ and girls’ powerlifting teams put on another stout display of its collective talent on Saturday at the Bridgeport Invitational.
For Nocona, it was the Indians and Lady Indians first meet of the season – and the results were encouraging – especially for 259-plus lifter Deziray Graham.
Three of the meets top lifters were from Bowie, and Graham earned her first gold medal of 2017.
“I lifted 970 pounds on Saturday, which is only five pounds under what my total weight was at the state meet,” Graham said. “I broke my personal bench record with 200 pounds.”
Graham also was super excited to have qualified for the Texas High School Women’s Powerlifting Association Division 3 Region 6 meet set for Bowie on Feb. 25.
“I lifted well over the qualifying total,” Graham said. “But, even with all these accomplishments and it just being the first meet of the season, my favorite thing is when the new lifters do their first squat.”
Graham is doing her best to help the sport of powerlifting grow in Nocona, and there were plenty of new performers on Saturday. Fletcher Six had the Indians’ best performance on the boys’ side, earning sixth place in the 275-pound class.
Meanwhile, Bowie continues to show it has one of the elite programs in the area as Kylie Robinson was named top female lightweight lifter, Tatum Posey top female heavyweight lifter and Tristan Dennison top male heavyweight lifter.
The Bowie boys won the meet by 10 points over Sanger. Read more in the Jan. 18 Bowie News.

Juan Mares competes in the bench press discipline at the Bridgeport Invitational on Jan. 14. Mares helped Bowie win the event by 10 points over Sanger. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)

SPORTS

Bowie softball team falls in area round

Published

2 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

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2 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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2 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.