SPORTS
LOCAL: Bowie baseball, girls’ basketball prepare for camp
There will be two sports camps to close out the end of May with Bowie baseball and girls’ basketball taking center stage.
The baseball camp will be May 30-June 2 at the outdoor sports complex.
The camp is for children ages 6-14 years old.
Here’s the schedule:
8:30 to 10 a.m.: Pitching I (Ages 10-14); Skills I (Ages 6-9)
10:30 a.m. to noon: Pitching II (Ages 6-9); Skills II (Ages 10-14)
12:30 to 2 p.m.: Advanced hitting (Ages 8-14).
The cost will depend on the number of sessions the camper attends. For one session, the cost is $50, for two sessions $90 and three $140. Save an additional $10 by pre-registering before May 26.
The camp will emphasize hitting, fielding, base running and throwing through drills and game situations.
There will be a hot dog feed on the final day of the camp. Camp prices include a T-shirt and insurance. A concession stand also will be in operation.
Girls’ basketball to have two camps
Bowie girls’ basketball will have a mini-camp and academy the same week. The mini-camp will be May 30-June 1 and the academy will run one extra day to June 2.
The mini-camp will be from 9-11 a.m. at Bowie Junior High.
Campers will learn the proper fundamentals of shooting, passing, dribbling and defense. All instruction will be from Lady Rabbit players.
All players will receive a T-shirt for attending camp. The cost for the mini-camp will be $45; or $35 for Bowie Independent School District employees or additional campers.
The academy will be for girls incoming to fifth through ninth grade, and take place from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 30-June 2.
The cost is $75; or $65 for Bowie ISD employees or additional campers. Registration also may take place on the day of the camp. All campers will receive a T-shirt.
The academy will be run like a typical high school practice, learning coaching staff terminology and how Bowie’s program operates.
The Bowie girls’ basketball team had a 33-2 record, and advanced to the Conference 3A-Region I semifinals last season.
For information on the baseball camp, call Ryan Rogers at 1-940-782-3732. For information on the girls’ basketball camps, call Bowie assistant coach Jody Steele at 1-361-482-9896.
Bowie Rabbits. (Logo provided by the Bowie Independent School District)
In its first match since last year’s state semifinal appearance, Saint Jo hosted Bryson Aug. 11 and took a 25-13, 25-12, 25-21 win over the Cowgirls.
The Lady Panthers lost some talent to graduation but have five seniors ready to have a successful season. Savannah Hil, one of the five, got Saint Jo rolling offensively with a four-point serving string, including a pair of aces. Abby Carter’s kill and Kamron Skidmore’s block helped put the Lady Panthers up 5-2 in game one.
Hadleigh Moore added a four-point string of her own to extend the lead to 10-3. Tatum Morman’s pair, helped by a Hill kill, gave Saint Jo a 14-5 lead. Bryson got within five before a Hill 3-pointer, with help by a Carter kill, put the lead back at 18-10.
After an Olivia Johnson kill broke serve, Jordyn O’Neal served up the final five points, with Johnson providing a kill to move things along.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Despite being the smallest school in the Brock varsity classic volleyball tournament, the Lady Indians finished 4th out of the eight teams there.
After losing to the host team in its first pool play match Aug. 14 18-25, 14-25 and also to Class 3A Wall 12-25, 8-25, Nocona rebounded to close out pool play with a 20-25, 25-23, 25-20 win over Christoval. Sy Parker had 16 kills and 7 blocks in the three matches. Raylea Bowles had 12 kills, 17 digs and served up three aces. Maddyn Bowles had seven kills and 14 digs while Paige Davis had seven kills and 15 digs. Baylee Thomas added 11 digs.
From the setter spot, Kasi Castro had 20 assists, served up five aces and contributed 14 digs. Leah Meekins added 18 assists and six digs during the three matches.
To open Saturday’s bracket play, the Lady Indians posted a 25-18, 18-25, 26-24, 25-19 win over Fort Worth Christian. Castro staked Nocona to a 2-0 lead in game one. Kills by Parker set up pairs of points from Raylea Bowles and Leah Meekins helped Nocona negate an early deficit and take a 10-9 lead.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
County football teams had their first scrimmage of the season Aug. 14 with mixed results.
Forestburg hosted Azle Christian and Victory Christian. Under a new system with new head coach Cori Hayes, the Longhorns looked pretty good in the coach’s eye.
“The first team looked good,” Hayes explained. “Overall we need to work on our pace and blocking assignments and blocking assignments. Overall we looked good for the new regime.”
Forestburg hits the road to scrimmage Newcastle Aug. 21.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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