SPORTS
Lady Rabbits host holiday tournament
The Bowie girl’s basketball program hosted its second Hoopin’ into the Holidays tournament this week on Monday and Tuesday.
Featuring eight other varsity programs, the Lady Rabbits went 3-1 during the two days.
Bowie kicked off the tournament against a familiar foe, Burkburnett. Having beaten the Lady Bulldogs the previous week, it still was surprising how one-sided the Lady Rabbits won. Bowie beat Burkburnett 66-20 as Camberley Gunter and Jasmine Jones each scored 13 points.
The Lady Rabbits second game on the first day went the same way as Bowie played Pilot Point. Bowie won 78-41 to wrap up a great first day. Abbi Gamblin led the team with 20 points and Hope Jones had 16.
While the Lady Rabbits were undefeated after the first day, Coach Joe Crabb wanted to see his team challenged in its first tournament. He got his wish on Tuesday against Muenster.
In a low scoring game that was competitive, the Lady Hornets handed Bowie its first loss of the tournament, winning 45-30. Jayci Logan and Jones each scored 10 points to lead the team.
The Lady Rabbits finished up the tournament with another challenging game against Alvord. The two teams battled back and forth, but Bowie came out on top 60-54. Jones led the team with 14 points and Gamblin joined her in double figures with 11.
Both Jones and Gamblin were named to the varsity all-tournament team at the end of it all.
The Lady Rabbits next travel to Godley to play at 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 3.
To read the full story and see scores from all of the Lady Rabbits teams, 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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