SPORTS
Jackrabbits win at Iowa Park
The Bowie Jackrabbits completed their first week with some up and down results.
The Jackrabbits dropped their first game of the season against Grandview 58-42 thanks to a big third quarter from the Zebras, but got their first win on Tuesday at Iowa Park on the back of a strong pressure defense 50-19.
Bowie opened against Grandview on Nov. 16 at Lipan. Even with some of the Zebras missing due football, the Jackrabbits were still at a size disadvantage.
The game was close in the first half with Grandview holding a narrow 22-19 lead. The game was broken open in the third quarter when the Zebras offense more than doubled their points to go up 46-27. Bowie could not make up the ground in the third quarter despite outscoring Grandview. The final score was 58-42.
Bowie bounced back as it traveled to Iowa Park on Tuesday. Both teams came out and could not buy a basket in the first half. The Jackrabbits defense did a good job of not allowing many good looks for the Hawks while Bowie just could not knock down open shots or finish around the rim.
The Jackrabbits still led 15-6 at halftime and did not seem worried they were going to lose, but they still needed to play better.
The press defense from Bowie picked up its intensity in the second half. This allowed some easy transition points which in turn got the offense rolling.
The Jackrabbits doubled their points in the third quarter while allowing only three points from Iowa Park. Bowie led 30-9 heading into the fourth quarter. With the game in hand, the Jackrabbits wanted to finish the game strong.
The game picked up for both teams in the fourth quarter. The 30 combined points scored in the quarter almost equaled the 39 combined points in the first three quarters.
Bowie extended its lead in the quarter as the energy at the end of the game was dwarfed the energy both teams played with to start the game. The Jackrabbits won big 50-19 to pick up their first win of the season.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
Bellevue’s girl’s basketball team led at halftime but a quick 9-0 Jacksboro run in the opening moments of the second half would prove the difference in a 28-25 Lady Eagle loss June 15 in a Nocona Summer League game.
Leading 12-9 at the half, Bellevue continued to shut down the inside game of the Tigerettes. Jacksboro switched tactics and began firing from outside. Three 3-pointers in the span of just under two minutes gave Jacksboro an 18-12 lead.
Bellevue kept things close, however, getting on the second half scoreboard with Mattie Broussard’s basket and free throws cutting the deficit to two, 18-16. A Haven Jones 3-pointer put the Lady Eagles up 19-18 midway through the second half.
The Tigerettes had just one 3 -pointer the rest of the way but got inside for a pair of buckets to take a 25-21 lead with 4:50 to go. Both offenses shut down late.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Most school-age athletes start off playing everything. By the time they graduate, they whittle it down to just one or two.
New Bowie girl’s track and overall cross country coach Shawnda Childers is no exception. While at Iowa Park she competed in volleyball, cross country and track before cutting out volleyball and focusing on track and cross country to close out high school.
Childers did not stay with athletics while moving on to Midwestern State University, where she received her bachelor’s and master’s Degrees. After graduation, shestarted coaching in Electra. She came to Bowie for one year, then went back to her old stomping grounds in Iowa Park where she spent the next four years.
The return home also put her in contact with now-Bowie Coach Griffin Fields, who was a coach there at the time. From Iowa Park, she spent the next three years at City View.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
New Saint Jo Girl’s Basketball Coach Grant Gooch isn’t completely unfamiliar with the area.
“We went to Muenster quite a bit when I was a kid,” Gooch, who will be going into his 20th year as a coach, said. “We’d load up the cooler from the meat markets. It’s good to be back.”
Gooch worked with Saint Jo Athletic Director CJ Hantz when the pair were in Throckmorton. Gooch comes to town from Menard where he spent three years at the West Texas school.
Gooch says coaching and education kind of come naturally to him.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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