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STORM CENTER: PWHF induction has star power
As many of you know, I’m a devoted fan of professional wrestling.
A couple of years ago, the decision was made to move the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame from Amsterdam, N.Y., to Wichita Falls.
In that circle, it has been widely viewed as a shrewd move, and next week will be busy with activities at the hall of fame and throughout downtown Wichita Falls.
Here’s the complete rundown of events.
There will be a comedy show at 7 p.m. on May 18 at Big Blue, the affectionate name for the building which houses the PWHF.
The day also will feature school tours and additional sightseeing opportunities. Len Denton will provide “Road Stories” and other luminaries such as Tatsumi Fujinami, Larry Hennig, Susan Green and George Napolitano will be present.
Friday night, there will be an action-packed wrestling card in downtown, presented by the Wichita Falls Wrestling Association.
It’s being billed as “Wrestling Under the Stars 2” with The Dirty Blondes facing the team of Andrew Anderson and Chad Thomas in the main event.
There are plenty of other exciting bouts on the card, including Tokyo Monster Kahagas versus Tyson Dean, Dusty Gold will face “Outlaw” Randy Wayne and several other bouts. Read more in the May 13 Bowie News.
Editor’s Note: The Storm Center column is the expressed written views of sports editor Eric Viccaro and not The Bowie News.
The Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame will have its induction ceremony at the Warehouse in downtown Wichita Falls this weekend. (Logo provided by the PWHF)
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Buffest entertains crowd
The 19th annual Bullfest came to the county on May 4, hosted at the Saint Jo Rodeo Arena. With bulls provided Big L Rodeo Company, Locke Bucking Bulls and more, it attracted many great riders, both local and farther away. In the end, it was Colby Deel from Jacksboro who won the the senior division round. The junior division winner was Ringo Stummer from Mountain Springs.
To see more photos, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
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Forestburg track set school records this year
With the track season firmly over this year, one school went out of its way to encourage its athletes to not only improve on their totals, but set some school records this season.
Brenna Briles set the school record in the girl’s high jump (5-4), triple jump (33 feet), 100 meters (13.11) and the 200 meters (27.87).
Kayden Dill set the school record boy’s 100 meters (11.08) and 200 meters (23.47). Tye Reid set the boy’s 110 meter hurdles record at 18.7 seconds. Jesse Wadsworth set the boy’s 800 meters record with a time of 2:06.
Some relay teams also set some records. The boy’s 4×100 meter team of Jeremiah Perez, Kyler Willett, Will Johnson and Dill set the record with the time of 45.29 seconds.
The 4×400 meter relay team with Christian Binanti, Johnson, Willett and Wadsworth ran a time of 3:40.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
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Prairie Valley names Caruthers as new athletic director
The Prairie Valley Bulldogs will be seeing a new face around the gym and fields next fall with the hiring of a new Athletic Director and Head Coach, Kent Caruthers.
Caruthers will be replacing Coach Seth Stephens, who has accepted a coaching job in LaPoynor, moving closer to his family and hometown. Although Coach Stephens will be missed after six years of being a part of the Prairie Valley family, Coach Caruthers will step into his new role with a wealth of knowledge and experience.
Coach Caruthers has coached basketball, football, volleyball, cross country, track and golf.
He has a well-rounded background, which makes him the perfect candidate for a 1A coaching position.
He comes, most recently, from Matagorda where he was the athletic director, boys basketball, volleyball, and track coach.
He spent the majority of his coaching career at Tolar, where he was the head boys basketball coach, defensive coordinator for the varsity football team and head golf coach.
His record and experience speak for themselves, but when asked why he felt led to apply for this position, he said that the move north is all about coaching good kids.
His coaching philosophy revolves around hard work, stating “A winner is someone who recognizes their God-given talents, works their tail off developing the talents into skills and uses these skills to accomplish their goals.”
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
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