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Both Bowie teams win on senior night

Both Bowie basketball teams celebrated senior night on Tuesday with one-sided district wins against Jacksboro.
The Jackrabbits won 54-25 while the Lady Rabbits won 48-36 in games both teams were expected to win.
Both Bowie teams were coming into the games after similar wins at Breckenridge. With both of them trying to improve their playoff seeds, neither could afford to lose.
The Bowie girls played first and Coach Matthew Miller said afterwards it was not the team’s best performance despite getting the win.
The biggest thing for the Lady Rabbits was trying not to let the Lady Tigers big post player Erin Jonas hurt them too much. Besides her scoring four points in the second half, they did just that.
Bowie was able to make a couple of 3-pointers against Jacksboro’s zone in the first quarter to build a 12-5 lead. The Lady Tigers were able to cut into the lead a bit by making a two 3-pointers of their own in the second quarter, outscoring Bowie 10-7 to cut the Lady Rabbits lead to 19-15 at halftime.
Bowie came out in the second half ready to attack.
After drawing only four free throws in the first half, the Lady Rabbits went on to draw 22 in the second half. Unlike some recent games, Bowie was making a good percentage of them this night.
The Lady Rabbits almost doubled their first half total in the third quarter which allowed them to build a double-digit lead 35-23. The fourth quarter saw both teams score 13 points as Bowie was able to close out the game winning 48-36.
Taygon Jones led the team with 18 points, with 12 coming at the free throw line. Maddie Mandela also scored in double-figures finishing with 13 points while grabbing a team high six rebounds.
Overall, the team went 19-26 from the free throw line, which is a good sign to see from this team.
The boy’s game saw the team dominate with defense throughout as Bowie held the Tigers under 10 points every quarter until the fourth quarter.
Coach Andy Atkins was able to start his five seniors at the beginning of the game without much to worry about.
The Jackrabbits got out to a 13-7 in the first quarter, but after that the team turned up the heat on defense.
Jacksboro scored only five points the next two quarters as Bowie’s lead continued to grow as the team went on.
With the Jackrabbits up 41-12 heading into the fourth quarter, Bowie was able to play even the rest of the way to win the game 54-25.
A.J. Whatley led the team with 14 points while making four 3-pointers. Tucker Jones was right behind him as he scored 13 points off the bench.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
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Crutsinger resigns from Nocona

It was announced last week Nocona Athletic director/football coach Blake Crutsinger is resigning from his position at the school after serving four years.
Crutsinger said now is the time for his family to make the move, with his daughter Avery graduating after spending four years at Nocona and with his son Kellar about to enter high school and wanting the same for him at another school.
“With her going off to college, she had a really good four years here and just looking at Keller heading into high school and exploring some opportunities that might be better for him, it is just time,” Crutsinger said.
Crutsinger went 19-22 overall, helping the Indians to two playoff appearances in 2022 and 2023. The team’s best season was 2023, when it went 8-2 and won the district title, the first one in 11 years for the program.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
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Cervantes signs to college

Saint Jo senior Payzlie Cervantes signed her letter of intent to play college basketball last week at Highland College in Kansas. She also played volleyball, softball and ran track at Saint Jo. “After talking with Coach Tana Coleman, I really connected with her and loved the campus vibe and direction she wants for the team,” Cervantes said. “I’m looking forward to continuing my basketball career while getting my associates degree in nursing to become a registered nurse.”
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
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Sieberts earn bronze at state

Last week Montague County had five girls from Bowie and Saint Jo compete at the state tennis tournament, and one team brought back some hardware.
Sisters from Bowie, junior Heidi and freshman Willow Siebert brought back a bronze medal competing in the 3A girl’s doubles bracket.
The pair were the first people from the program to make it back to state since their half sisters, Meagan and Myah Russell, advanced nine years previously.
The Sieberts came into state as a two-seed, having finished second at the regional tournament the previous week.
The duo was ready as they blew through their first two matches. They beat a team from Hondo in the first round with the scores being 6-1, 6-1 and dominated even more in the second round against a team from Tatum, winning 6-0, 6-1.
That got them through to the second day of the tournament, but Coach Dayna Boothe was worried they had had it too easy on day one.
Playing in the semifinals, the Lady Rabbits faced a familiar foe, a team from Peaster they had beaten in the regional tournament the previous week. Unfortunately, near the end of the first set, with the Sieberts fighting to stay alive, Heidi went after a high lob and slammed into the fence. She hurt her right arm and had to play through it for the rest of the match.
They lost the match with the scores being 6-3, 6-3.
It was an all Peaster final, with the other side of the bracket producing the team that both beat the Sieberts at the regional tournament and won their second straight state title.
Still, despite the disappointment, Bowie is bringing back a bronze medal. According to Boothe, after contacting people who would know dating back to the late 1970s, it could possibly be the program’s first medals from the state tournament in tennis.
Of course, Bowie was not the only school represented. Saint Jo had Taylor Patrick competing in girl’s singles and the team of Bailie Nobile and Maxey Johnson competing in girl’s doubles in the 1A classification.
Senior Patrick was making her third appearance at the state tournament, but her first in the singles competition.
She finished third at the regional meet which meant she had a tough first round matchup against a second seed from Fort Davis.
It took everything from Patrick in a match that lasted two and a half hours. She went down in the first set 6-2, but rebounded in a tight second set to win 6-4 to force a third and final set. She had the momentum and won 6-2 to move on.
She had to summon the energy to play later that day against a fresh one-seed player from Utopia. Patrick lost 6-1, 6-1 to end her Saint Jo career. Her opponent would go on to finish second.
Juniors Johnson and Nobile were making their first appearances at the state meet after finishing second at the regional tournament. In the first round they played a tough match against a team from Marathon. It seemed evenly matched throughout, but small mistakes at inopportune times cost them throughout the match. In the end, the team lost by the scores of 6-3, 6-3.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
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