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BREAKING: Rogers makes ‘Cavalier’ decision, leaves Bowie
By ERIC VICCARO
sports@bowienewsonline.com
On Thursday evening, Ryan Rogers informed players he was no longer the Bowie High School baseball coach.
Bowie athletic director Dylan Stark reported he accepted Rogers’ resignation, and the job opening as already been posted on the Region 9 Education Service Center website.
Stark reported he will explore all avenues in determining who will become the next head baseball coach.
Rogers accepted the position of assistant baseball coach at Conference 6A Lake Travis, located in an unincorporated part of Travis County near Austin.
“Anytime you have an opportunity to go work in a district like Lake Travis, it’s intriguing,” Rogers said. “We have family down there.”
Rogers’ brother, Nick, lives in Cedar Park, and his wife Stacie’s parents live in the New Braunfels area.
It was four years ago when Rogers was named Jackrabbits’ skipper, and brought an energetic coaching style. He replaced Glen Dunnam, who later returned as Bowie pitching coach.
“Ryan has been great for us,” Stark said. “He’s brought an energy to the program, and worked the kids hard. He’s been a valuable member of the athletic program.” Read more in the June 3 Bowie News.
Bowie head baseball coach Ryan Rogers talks to his team during the 2016 playoffs in which the Jackrabbits advanced to the Conference 3A regional semifinals versus Van Alstyne. Rogers on Thursday accepted the role of assistant baseball coach at Conference 6A Lake Travis, near Austin. (News file photo by Eric Viccaro)
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Bowie, Nocona lifters compete at Sherman
The Bowie and Nocona powerlifting team competed in the first meet of the season on Jan. 16 at Sherman in a meet that featured lifters from more than 20 schools.
The Nocona boy’s team finished 12th, the Bowie boy’s team placed 16th and the Lady Indians were tied for 17th place.
The Jackrabbits had two lifters finish in the top five of their weight classes and earn points. Tripp Brewer finished third in the 220 pound class and had a total of 1,275 pounds. Luis Covarubias had the same total while competing in the 275 class and finished fifth to earn points for Bowie.
The Indians finished with three lifters placing in the top of their weight classes which went towards the team’s point total. Omar Salinas earned third place in the 123 pound class, lifting 620 total pounds. Kaeden Wallace was not far behind, lifting 595 pounds in the 114 class which earned him fourth place. Matthew Johnson got the final point, finishing in fifth place in the 242 class as he lifted 1,250 pounds.
The Lady Indians had only one of their lifters earn points. Kaitlyn Tiffner, who has competed had the state meet before, finished in fifth place in the 105 class as she lifted 470 total pounds.
Both Bowie and Nocona teams, along with newcomer Bellevue, are expected to lift at this week’s meet at 5 p.m. on Jan. 23 at Valley View.
To see results for all Bowie and Nocona lifters who completed all three of their lifts, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
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Bowie soccer club loses tough game at Springtown last week
The Bowie High School soccer club boy’s team was able to play on Friday at Springtown in the first game of the new year after the snowfall canceled the previous weeks game.
Unfortunately, the Porcupines were able to jump on the Jackrabbits early in the game on their way to a 7-0 win.
Bowie’s last game played was nearly a month earlier against Benbrook. The Jackrabbits were supposed to play a rematch against Wichita Falls Memorial the previous week, but the snowfall led to that game being cancelled.
Unfortunately, that match rustiness showed up early in the game against Springtown. The Porcupines rode a hot first 25 minutes where they led 5-0 with 55 minutes still to play. Bowie then settled down and only allowed two more goals for the rest of the game.
Coach Chad Word chalked up the bad start to not getting his team mentally focused to start the match. Besides that, the team’s inability to pull the trigger limited the team’s goal scoring chances.
“One glaring issue is we create excellent opportunities to score all game long, but we are unwilling to shoot,” Word said. “With upwards of 15-16 dangerous chances, we shot the ball only three times. This is not good enough to beat solid teams in our area.”
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
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