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.
In its first match since last year’s state semifinal appearance, Saint Jo hosted Bryson Aug. 11 and took a 25-13, 25-12, 25-21 win over the Cowgirls.
The Lady Panthers lost some talent to graduation but have five seniors ready to have a successful season. Savannah Hil, one of the five, got Saint Jo rolling offensively with a four-point serving string, including a pair of aces. Abby Carter’s kill and Kamron Skidmore’s block helped put the Lady Panthers up 5-2 in game one.
Hadleigh Moore added a four-point string of her own to extend the lead to 10-3. Tatum Morman’s pair, helped by a Hill kill, gave Saint Jo a 14-5 lead. Bryson got within five before a Hill 3-pointer, with help by a Carter kill, put the lead back at 18-10.
After an Olivia Johnson kill broke serve, Jordyn O’Neal served up the final five points, with Johnson providing a kill to move things along.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Despite being the smallest school in the Brock varsity classic volleyball tournament, the Lady Indians finished 4th out of the eight teams there.
After losing to the host team in its first pool play match Aug. 14 18-25, 14-25 and also to Class 3A Wall 12-25, 8-25, Nocona rebounded to close out pool play with a 20-25, 25-23, 25-20 win over Christoval. Sy Parker had 16 kills and 7 blocks in the three matches. Raylea Bowles had 12 kills, 17 digs and served up three aces. Maddyn Bowles had seven kills and 14 digs while Paige Davis had seven kills and 15 digs. Baylee Thomas added 11 digs.
From the setter spot, Kasi Castro had 20 assists, served up five aces and contributed 14 digs. Leah Meekins added 18 assists and six digs during the three matches.
To open Saturday’s bracket play, the Lady Indians posted a 25-18, 18-25, 26-24, 25-19 win over Fort Worth Christian. Castro staked Nocona to a 2-0 lead in game one. Kills by Parker set up pairs of points from Raylea Bowles and Leah Meekins helped Nocona negate an early deficit and take a 10-9 lead.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
County football teams had their first scrimmage of the season Aug. 14 with mixed results.
Forestburg hosted Azle Christian and Victory Christian. Under a new system with new head coach Cori Hayes, the Longhorns looked pretty good in the coach’s eye.
“The first team looked good,” Hayes explained. “Overall we need to work on our pace and blocking assignments and blocking assignments. Overall we looked good for the new regime.”
Forestburg hits the road to scrimmage Newcastle Aug. 21.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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