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Price named Bowie’s head baseball coach
After not getting to finish its season, the Bowie baseball program will be led by a new coach this coming year.
Previous Coach Glen Dunnam is off to Paradise while 2010 Bowie alum Tyler Price was promoted from assistant to the head job.
Price, who has spent three of his first four years coaching at Bowie after starting at Nocona, is taking his first varsity level head coaching job.
Athletic Director Cory Mandrell said the decision to promote Price to head coach was a “no-brainer.”
Price knows the team is in a unique position. With the season cut short due to COVID-19, this year’s young team missed some valuable time to get varsity experience.
Still, Price is confident his large incoming junior class’s chemistry of playing together throughout the years will be key as the group gains some experience playing in the summer league as well as working on skills during that time.
Not wanting to reinvent the wheel, Price said he has tried to take the best qualities of the head coaches he has worked under while staying true to himself.
Price takes over for Dunnam who spent nine of the last 11 years working at Bowie coaching not just baseball but football as well.
As one of the more experienced coaches in the program, Mandrell was sad to see him go. Dunnam told Mandrell he was leaving at the end of May due to family issue.
“My wife was commuting to Poolville every day and it was just too much,” Dunnam said. “It was a tough decision for me because of the relationships I have made with the athletes here over the years and within the community.”
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
Landry Norwood has agreed to become the new Head Boys Basketball Coach for Bowie High.
Norwood grew up in Paradise, playing a number of sports for the Panthers during his high school career. With a number of family members still in the area and the position coming open, Norwood applied and was hired.
“I know the tradition up here,” Norwood said. “I was glad (Athletic Director and Head Football) Coach Tyler Price felt he could put his trust in me.”
Bowie’s varsity went 2-10 last year, both wins coming against Vernon. Norwood spent five years as an assistant in Lipan before spending the next four years at Llano, three years as head coach. He said his last two years in Llano were rough after graduation of nine seniors his first year and a 26-7 squad.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News
Nocona came into game two of its Class 2A Division I bi-district series with Archer City looking to rebound from a 17-0 loss in game one.
The Lady Indians took a quick lead but the Lady ‘Cats had too much in the tank and knocked Nocona out of the playoffs courtesy of a 13-3, five-inning victory winning the best of three series, 2-0.
Kylea Wallace reached base on a second baseman’s error. With one out, M’leigha Franklin took a pitch over the wall in left field for a home run, igniting the Lady Indian crowd with a 2-0 lead.
Archer City prevented further damage by retiring the next two hitters. The Lady ‘Cats struck in the bottom of the inning for seven runs.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Culture. It’s a beautiful word.
Bowie Softball Coach Griffin Fields has been trying to install a positive, winning culture since taking over the job. For the first time since 2019, the Lady Rabbits qualified for the postseason, facing District 8 top seed Early in the bi-district round.
After beating the Lady ‘Horns 9-8 in game one of the best-of-three series April 23, Early came back and evened the series less than 24 hours later, 15-0. The Lady Rabbits used the aforementioned culture and got out to a quick lead in game three.
Bowie was then forced to come from behind for the second straight night. Kinley Baker, who had the game winning RBI in game one, came through again in game three and broke a 6-all tie with a single to lift the Lady Rabbits to a 9-6 victory in the finale.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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