SPORTS
Prairie Valley, Saint Jo run in heat
Prairie Valley and Saint Jo cross country teams ran at Midway and Muenster on Wednesday morning.
Both Bulldog teams were the only full teams at Midway while the Panther boy’s team finished third overall.
The Prairie Valley boy’s team was led by Tyler Winkler who finished second overall with a time of 20:11. The top five runners for the Bulldogs included Elijah Croxton finishing third, Michael Cole finishing fifth, Tyson Eaterling finishing 10th and Konner Ritchie finishing 11th.
Coach Seth Stephens felt like his team ran well overall despite tough conditions.
“We ran a little slower than I wanted us to, but the heat was probably a factor there,” Stephens said. “Even though we’re running a little later this year for district there’s a good chance we’ll have one of those hot days at district so it was good for us to race on a hotter day.”
The Lady Bulldogs were led by Hailey Winkler who finished fourth overall with a time of 17:46. The top five runners were not far behind. Karagan Ritchie finished fifth, Molly Gilleland finished sixth, Emily Carpenter finished eighth and Veronica Gutierrez finished 10th.
Coach Jeannie Carpenter thought her girls ran great and was glad her top five runners earned medals finishing in the top 10.
“That was exciting for those girls to medal,” Carpenter said. “Cross country is usually a thankless sport, so I was proud of how well all our runners represented us.”
The Saint Jo boy’s were led by Collin Thomas, who finished third overall with a time of 20:02. Teammate Kile Thurman was not far behind as he finished fourth overall. The rest of the team saw Joshua Vogel finishing 20th, Noble Koelzer finishing 26th and Brice Durham finishing 41st.
The Panthers next run at Lindsay on Oct. 14 while Prairie Valley’s next scheduled meet is a district preview meet on Oct. 21.
To see results for all of the high school runners, 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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