SPORTS
Lady Rabbits win on road
The Bowie Lady Rabbits won a tough game at Jacksboro on Friday despite being in firm control from the end of the first quarter.
The Lady Rabbits won 44-30 in a game they dominated on defense, but never truly got going on offense despite many chances thanks to forcing 25 turnovers and gathering 17 steals.
The first quarter was slow going for Bowie. The Lady Tigers press defense and physical play inside made it tough for the Lady Rabbits.
Bowie had a late run in the quarter to give the team the lead 9-5.
The second quarter saw the Lady Rabbits offense pick things up offensively and start to pull away.
Bowie had five different players score at least one point during this time as the team totaled 15 points.
The defensive press the Lady Rabbits ran against Jacksboro was slightly tweaked and continued to cause havoc, stifling the Lady Tigers and only allowing five points in the quarter again.
Bowie led 24-10 at halftime and was in control.
The third quarter saw the Lady Rabbits struggle to score on offense. Only two baskets were scored during the quarter as Bowie’s offense hit a bit of a snag.
Still, the team was in control as Jacksboro only scored six points in the quarter. The Lady Rabbits led 33-16 heading into the final quarter.
The Lady Tigers finally found some life with their backs against the wall. The team almost doubled its three quarter total in the fourth quarter.
It wasn’t enough to get back in the game or threaten Bowie. The Lady Rabbits offense played a bit better in the fourth quarter.
Despite giving up 14 points, Bowie was not far behind scoring 11 points, enough to earn the double-digit win 44-30.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
Bowie had six players play in the Maskat Shrine Oil Bowl football all-star game. For pictures from not just the football game, but the basketball and volleyball games as well that feature athletes from Bowie, Nocona and Saint Jo, click here https://www.dotphoto.com/go.asp?l=bnews1&AID=6875584&T=1
Nocona is welcoming back Coach Sandy Langford, former coach and alumnus for the Lady Indians, as its new volleyball head coach.
Langford comes back to Nocona after spending the past 11 years leading the Glen Rose volleyball program.
Her circumstances with her family allowed her to jump at the opportunity once she became aware the position at Nocona was available.
“My youngest graduated and is playing football at Midwestern (State University),” Langford said. “All of our family is here and I knew that Coach Kara (Lucherk) was leaving. We were eventually going to retire here. Our oldest son plays college football at West Texas A&M and we’ll be two hours closer to him as well.”
She again will lead the Lady Indians volleyball program, one that she led all the way to the state title game in 2011, which is the farthest the volleyball program has ever gone in its prestigious history.
Langford kept up that level of success during her 11 years at the bigger 4A Glen Rose. She won less than 20 games only twice during her time, winning her 500th career game back in 2023. Her teams were ranked among the top 10 in the state five times and Langford led Glen Rose to the state tournament in 2017, the best finish in program history.
With the Lady Indians also having its own string of success, appearing in back-to-back regional finals while finishing atop the district standings both years, Langford is excited to not just keep the success going, but shoot for the stars.
“We are not expecting anything less than a state championship,” Langford said.
She has stacked the non-district schedule with strong, state-ranked 3A and 4A teams as well as big tournaments that will test Nocona’s mettle early next season in the hopes it will prepare them for a long playoff run.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
The Red River High School Bass Club competed this past weekend, May 31 – June 1, at the State Tournament on Lake Conroe for the two-day tournament.
Two of the teams from Montague County traveled south to try their best at the culmination of the year for the state title. Teams were able to pre-fish on Friday before the Saturday and Sunday competition. On Friday, there was a flipping contest for the youth and Cooper Johnson won third overall and won a $500 scholarship and an Academy gift card.
The club’s two teams who competed were Lane Smith/Colt Henry with boat captain Jimmy Smith. The team placed 63rd with a total of 16.22 pounds. The second team of Cooper Johnson/Corbyn Patton and boat captain Jayson Toerck placed 169th with a total weight of 2.29 pounds.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
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