SPORTS
Forestburg hires new VB coach
The Forestburg Independent School District is hiring a head volleyball coach for the upcoming school year.
Kayla Firth is coming from Gainesville where she has served as an assistant for several years.
She is not unfamiliar with Forestburg. Her husband Ryan Firth has taught first grade in the school district and it was his positive experience that made her want to look into coming.
“He speaks so highly of the Forestburg community so when there was an opening there I just wanted to be a part of it too,” Firth said.
Athletic Director Cori Hayes has been the volleyball/girl’s basketball coach for the past seven years, more than half with no assistant help. Last year he was looking to step down from the volleyball head role, but it did not happen then.
When he heard Firth was looking for a way into the district and had experience coaching volleyball, it just seemed like a good fit.
“It is nice to have someone who is committed to being at a small school and is committed to being at Forestburg, have a hand in the program all the way from junior high to high school,” Hayes said. “The fact that her husband works at the school and they are excited to bring their son over too are all bonuses that they have bought into the school.”
Hayes also said getting some diversity into the athletics department will do wonders for his girl athletes.
“It is nice to have fresh eyes and a new school of thought, but also with that is to also have that female influence on a coaching staff,” Hayes said. “My first two years I had a female assistant and since then we haven’t had one on the coaching staff. Just having that around will be a blessing to our school and those girls to have someone they can talk to or have that influence on them.”
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.
-
NEWS2 years agoSuspect indicted, jailed in Tia Hutson murder
-
NEWS3 years ago2 hurt, 1 jailed after shooting incident north of Nocona
-
NEWS3 years agoSO investigating possible murder/suicide
-
NEWS3 years agoWreck takes the life of BHS teen, 16
-
NEWS3 years agoMurder unsolved – 1 year later Tia Hutson’s family angry, frustrated with no arrest
-
Show us something good9 years agoCountry music star children perform in Bowie
-
NEWS3 years ago
Sheriff’s office called out to infant’s death
-
100th Birthday4 years agoLooking back at the 1958 Centennial edition of The Bowie News