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Jim Bowie Day rodeo events all next week
The Jim Bowie Days celebration is a week full of activities, with a large focus on rodeo.
There will be rodeo events almost every night of the week at Bowie’s rodeo arena at Pelham Park starting Monday.
The books will be open for the big rodeo performances at the end of the week until 5 p.m. on June 19. People can register via the NextGen App.
The week starts with 4D open barrel racing at 7:30 p.m. on June 20. The books will be open from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. that same day and racers will need to text the number 940-366-2812 to sign-up.
Registration for the youth rodeo also will be that night including speed, roping and mutton bustin’. The books will open 6-9 p.m. and people can call 940-577-9740 to sign up. Kids must be between the ages of 0-19 as of Jan.1, 2022.
The next day is the first night of the youth rodeo at 7 p.m. on June 21. It will just cover speed events that night. On June 22 at 7 p.m. the youth rodeo will do roping events. Both nights will have mutton bustin’.
The regular rodeo will be June 23-25. Mutton bustin’ check-in starts at 6:30 p.m. while the rodeo performance starts at 7:30 p.m. all three nights.
On June 23, there will be an FFA calf scramble as well as a children’s calf scramble. Slack will run afterwards. On June 24-25 there will be a royalty presentations for the reigning and contestant Pioneer Queen and Duchesses, with the crowning on June 25. The rodeo stock will be provided by the T-N-T Rodeo Company.
After June 24 rodeo performance, there will be a concert by the Melissa Brooke Band that will cost $5. After the June 25 rodeo performance, there will be a concert by Tin Rivers that will cost $10. Both will be under the pavilion at Pelham Park.
Nocona’s volleyball team headed to Bowie for a three-team scrimmage with the host team and Ponder Aug. 7.
Each team played the other two for 30 minutes in the Lady Rabbit gym. Lady Indian Coach Sandy Langford said she thought things went well for a first scrimmage.
“Just like any young team that is trying to find itself in a first scrimmage, We looked really good at times and at others not so much,” Langford said. “We’re forming a new team after losing a lot of seniors.”
Langford said the squad would have one thing go wrong and it would explode into several things. That will need to stop for a successful year in Langford’s mind.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Bowie’s tennis team is now 3-3 for the non-district campaign with a 1-2 week.
In the Rabbits’ home opener Aug. 5 against Graham, Bowie posted a 13-6 match win with the girls completing a 9-0 sweep.
Jessi Mayfield and Angeles Alvarez won 9-8 (7-4) while Payton Goodwin and Maddie Schwarz were 8-1 winners as were Avery DeWeber and Avery Bonham.
In girl’s singles Willow Seibert won 8-2 in No.1 1 singles. Goodwin and Mayfield were each 8-5 winners. Alvarez posted an 8-1 win. Schwarz won 9-8 (8-5) with Deweber taking an 8-2 decision.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Two major portions of Nocona’s 2023 bond issue are very close to being completed.
The new high school gym should be complete in time for the volleyball team to begin practice there Aug. 1, according to Superintendent Dr. David Waters. Ground on the 22,000 square foot facility was broken on Oct. 18, 2024.
Waters said a punch list meeting with the construction manager was scheduled for earlier this week with final touchups expected shortly afterwards. Fans should be able to enjoy the facility for the volleyball team’s season opener Aug. 11.
Fans will enjoy the new gym from entering the facility which has glass walls, enabling fans to watch the game from the foyer. Once inside the gym itself, there is stadium, chair back seating on the home side allowing for a much more comfortable experience.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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