SPORTS
Bowie News holding Sports Madness Poll
The Bowie News is asking our readers to pick their favorite professional sports moments of all time during this time of no sports called “Sports Madness.”
There will be four brackets in total with voting done online. The brackets were split up between football, basketball, baseball and miscellaneous sports, with 16 moments chosen for a vote. Each bracket will have several rounds of voting until one moment represents that sport.
The Bowie News chose to focus on professional sports since college sports, especially football and basketball, have enough moments to have brackets of their own rather than splitting the list with the professional leagues.
This was still no small ask having to delve back into each professional league’s history and parse out which games, moments or records stood out as the most impactful not just at the time, but years later.
No list is perfect and I am sure every reader will be able to think of a moment that is missing or will be able to think of a moment on the list that is not worthy. If you do, you can send those thoughts to our sports editor’s email address at sports@bowienewsonline.com. Keep emails civil please.
This list is just for fun and is not to be taken too seriously if your favorite team, athlete or sports moment is either not on the list, or does not advance. Check in to our website every few days to vote in a new bracket.
If you see a moment you do not know about, you can click the link provided on our website to see a clip of the event that will hopefully inform you why that moment is considered such a big deal. The link can be just the beginning though.
With the internet available to you, many of these events have inspired movies, books or documentaries to be made from said events that are easy to find with a quick search online.
To vote click the logo at the top of our webpage.
The first round voting poll will be football. Voting closes on April 17.
Round two of voting will begin on April 18 and end on April 19. The final round of week one voting will start on April 20 and end April 21.
Two major portions of Nocona’s 2023 bond issue are very close to being completed.
The new high school gym should be complete in time for the volleyball team to begin practice there Aug. 1, according to Superintendent Dr. David Waters. Ground on the 22,000 square foot facility was broken on Oct. 18, 2024.
Waters said a punch list meeting with the construction manager was scheduled for earlier this week with final touchups expected shortly afterwards. Fans should be able to enjoy the facility for the volleyball team’s season opener Aug. 11.
Fans will enjoy the new gym from entering the facility which has glass walls, enabling fans to watch the game from the foyer. Once inside the gym itself, there is stadium, chair back seating on the home side allowing for a much more comfortable experience.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Montague school 8th grader Sage Keck had a tremendous week in California at the USATF National Junior Olympics.
Keck qualified in three events there: the 800-meters, the 1,500-meters and the 3,000-meters over a five-day period. Keck opened by running in the 800-meter prelims, which she admits is her least favorite race. She admitted being “fresh and excited” for her first race and showed it by qualifying for the finals with a top 8 overall finish with a time of 2:21.76.
On July 30, she ran in the 1,500 prelims. Keck said she was seeded 12th out of the 16 competitors but wound up qualifying for the finals with a fourth- place finish in 4:48.38.
“I was just happy over that,” Keck said.”
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Bowie’s tennis team has opened the 2026 Fall season with a 2-1 record.
On July 31, the Rabbits beat host Decatur, 13-6. In girl’s singles, Bowie’s Willow Seibert won 8-2 with Peyton Goodwin falling 3-8. Jessi Mayfield won 9-8 (7-5) with Maddie Schwarz falling 8-9, (6-7)/. Angeles Alvarez won 8-5 with Avedi Deweber losing 8-5.
In girl’s doubles, Alvarez and Mayfield lost 8-6. Schwarz and Goodwin won 8-2 with Deweber and Avery Bonham losing 8-5.
In boy’s singles, Jordan Mayes won 8-4 with Nolan Bailey winning 8-2 for the Rabbits as did Xander Jones over his opponent. Casyn Fraser suffered a 5-8 loss with Jake Atteberry winning 8-3.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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