SPORTS
Crutsinger named new Nocona athletic director
On Monday the Nocona school board approved Blake Crutsinger to be the athletic program’s next head football coach and athletic director.
He finds his way back to the community after more than a decade, spending his first two years coaching in public education in 2008 and 2009 at Nocona.
“I am excited to be back in Nocona,” Crutsinger said. “To be in a place where I first started coaching more than a decade ago, you lose touch with some people, but it has been nice to reconnect and see kids I used to coach who are now parents.”
It will be Crutsinger’s first head football job. With stops at Notre Dame, Archer City, Lindsay, Burleson, Bonham, Farmersville and the last five years in Gainesville, Crutsinger believes he has the necessary experience to lead Nocona.
The last four years Crutsinger has served as the Leopards offensive coordinator while also being the athletic coordinator, two positions directly under the head position that has him ready to lead not just the football team, but influence every activity at Nocona.
“I am a total program guy,” Crutsinger said. “When I was at Lindsay, we won a Lone Star Cup and it takes everyone excelling not just in sports, but band and UIL competitions as well. Kids need to be competing in everything they can.”
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend 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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