SPORTS

HIGH SCHOOL FISHING: Anglers finish strong

Published

9 years ago

05/25/2017

By ERIC VICCARO
sports@bowienewsonline.com

Bowie High School bass club members Lane Hopson and Hadley Morgan produced a big second-day to help vault themselves past several other anglers.
Hopson and Morgan caught more than 16 pounds and the bag limit of five fish on the final day of the Texas High School Bass Association tournament.
“We tried using a different tactic (on the second day),” Hopson said. “We started fishing closer to the brush, and in the deeper water.
“We were super blessed to catch all the fish we did, and how big they were,” he added.
Hopson and Morgan finished in 36th place overall during the two-day tournament at Lake Ray Roberts in rural Sanger.
The pair caught seven fish weighing 19.61 pounds, wrapping up a stellar season in which both boys received scholarship money and rods from the regional tournament in April.
Hopson reported the lure of choice on Sunday was a purple brush hog, which could get down low into the water.
Derek Pietsch and Trey Dawson from Montgomery won the overall title with 35.48 pounds. Read more in the May 24 Bowie News, including details on division expansion for 2017-18.

Bowie’s Lane Hopson (left) and Hadley Morgan show off the five fish they caught on Sunday during the second day of the Texas High School Bass Association state tournament at Lake Ray Roberts Marina in rural 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

Published

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

Published

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.