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Gold-Burg’s Helms retires
The end of the school year at Gold-Burg also means the school says goodbye to boy’s athletic director Joe Helms.
Helms is retiring after 27 years of coaching, the last two leading the Bear football program to heights they had never reached before.
Helms had began his teaching and coaching career in Dell City where he started as an assistant coach, but was quickly promoted to head coach when the coach there left. He learned many lessons traveling across Far West Texas over the next couple years.
Coach Helms then moved to New Home where he led the Leopards to the only 10-win season in school history.
Soon he took his talents to Grady where he was successful in football at a school that was most well-known for their basketball program.
At Grady, he led the Wildcats to the only 10-win season in school history along with the only playoff win past the first round.
Bryson was his next stop where he again stamped his name on a record book winning the first six-man playoff game in the school’s history, while becoming the only coach to win an area playoff game while there.
After several years at Bryson, West Texas called Coach Helms’ name again, as he and his family moved to Grandfalls-Royalty.
During the course of his time there, Helms won multiple district championships and brought the school’s first state championship in 2013 while also serving as superintendent of schools.
With his kids off to college and the start of his several years battling colon cancer, Helms was set to retire in 2020 when he got the itch to only coach he inquired about the Gold-Burg job thanks to his previous relationship with newly appointed principal Chad Tallon.
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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