SPORTS
Bowie, Nocona track teams compete at area meet
The Bowie and Nocona track teams competed at the area meet in Dublin on Thursday.
The Lady Rabbits had six athletes qualify for the regional meet while the Lady Indians put through two and the Indians one.
Athletes had to finish in the top four in their individual events to qualify for the regional meet. Bowie’s Jayci Logan finished third in the 200 meter race, Anahi Perez finished third in the 100 meter hurdles and Neely Price finished fourth in the high jump.
Logan was also part of the 4×200 relay that finished fourth along with Taygon Jones, Hannah Love and Ziba Robbins.
For Nocona, Trent Sappington finished first in the 400 meters, third in the 200 meters and just missed qualifying in the 100 meters with a fifth place finish.
Allie Brown also qualified in two events, finishing third in the 3200 meters and fourth in the 1600 meters. Raylee Sparkman qualified in the 400 meters with a fourth place finish.
The Jackrabbits did not have anyone qualify, but Cade Thompson and Case Curry did score points for the team with sixth place finishes in the high jump and pole vault at the meet.
Other athletes who scored points included Nocona’s Noe Estrada with a fifth place finish in the 300 meter hurdles, the Lady Indian’s Kylie Rose finishing sixth in the 800 meters and the Lady Rabbits Price and Perez finishing fifth and sixth in the 300 meter hurdles.
The regional meet is scheduled for April 23-24 at Abilene Christian University. Only the top two finishers in each event are guaranteed a spot at the state meet. The top third place finisher in the state is then allowed a spot at state.
Results for all Bowie and Nocona athletes are in the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
Jackrabbits
A day after football season ended and the Bowie boy’s basketball team played its first game of the season and is working towards a new goal this season.
The Jackrabbits lost that first game against Sanger on Nov. 9, 70-36 before bouncing back a few days later after some practice to beat Bridgeport on Nov. 12, 56-51.
Bowie comes into this season after falling just short of making the playoffs last season.
The team graduated two of its three double-digit scorers along with an experienced post player from its starting rotation last season.
Rayder Mann is the team’s most proven scorer from last season, but other players will be counted on to step up according to Coach Ryan Dykes, who enters his second season at Bowie.
“Rayder Mann and Bradly Horton will need to be the floor generals for us to be successful,” Dykes said. “Boston Farris will be counted on to be a productive player and Gaige Goodman will need to be a factor in the paint on both the offensive and defensive end.”
In the first game against Sanger, Mann led the team with 13 points while Goodman was second with eight points.
The offense was much better overall against Bridgeport. Horton had 15 points, Mann had 14 points and Farris had nine points as Bowie scored in double-digits in every quarter of the game.
Lady Rabbits
In the second week of the season the Bowie Lady Rabbits had up and down performances.
The Lady Rabbits lost at Bridgeport on Nov. 9, 68-30 but bounced back to win at home on Nov. 12 against Boyd 55-42.
Against Bridgeport, Bowie gave up too many three-pointers on defense as the Sissies made 12 in the game.
It was too much for the Lady Rabbits to keep up with.
Parker Riddle led the team with 14 points while Payton Holt was second with five points.
The offense was more successful overall and balanced against Boyd, pulling away in the second half. Hanna Bell led the team with 13 points while Holt was second with eight points and Lanie Moore had seven points.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
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