SPORTS
1A tennis teams return to state
The five county 1A tennis players competed at the state meet in San Antonio on Tuesday.
Gold-Burg sent the girl’s doubles team of Kelly Contreras and Shadie Whitaker along with Sadie Whitaker competing in girl’s singles. Prairie Valley sent the mixed doubles team of Veronica Gutierrez and Issac Yeargin.
Unfortunately, none of them were able to make it out of the first round as they had tough seeding. Still, just getting there was an accomplishment as four of the five were making a return trip to state.
Gold-Burg’s Contreras and Whitaker made it the previous year, but lost in the first round to the defending state champs. This year the duo lost to a team from Nueces Canyon Barksdale that also was the defending state champs and would end up finishing second overall. Not only that, it came after a four-hour rain delay.
Twin sister Sadie did not have a much easier time. She played a girl from Water Valley in the first round who would end up finishing third overall. Still, after going with her sister and friend the previous year as just support, to be able to make it back this year as a competitor was a great thing to see.
Coach Cheryl Cromleigh was proud of her girls as it was a culmination of all the years that built up to it.
Contreras finished out her career on Tuesday, but the Whitaker twins have one more year to go if they and Cromleigh want to try and make it back to state in some way.
The Prarie Valley duo also made it back for the second time in a row. With the first round loss to a team from Mertzon Irion County, it was the last high school meet for seniors Gutierrez and Yeargin.
To read the full story, 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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