SPORTS
Jim Bowie Days barrel racing, youth rodeo speed event winners
The first three nights of rodeo action of Jim Bowie Days saw lots of competitors take part.
The 4D barrel racing was on Monday night and had more than 100 riders. The youth rodeo was Tuesday and Wednesday night, split up by speed events and roping events.
In the 4D barrel racing, competitors were split into one of four divisions. The 1D division had the fastest times with McKinley Goodger winning with a time of 15.991.
The 2D division was won by Sierra Melby with a time of 16.491. The 3D division was won by Sage Tomeu with a time of 16.664. The 4D division was won by Tracy Oswald with a time of 17.501.
The next night saw the youth rodeo speed events. There were four different age groups and three events each.
In the six-and-under group, Leddy Munden won both poles (24.124) and barrel racing. She also nearly won the ribbon goat event, but Aubree Reed’s time of 10.320 was a hundredth of a second faster.
In the 7-10 age group, Ruth Ann Hutchison won the poles event with a time of 21.997.
In the barrel racing event Cooper Peek won with a time of 17.160. In the goat tying event Cali Blessing won with a time of 11.460.
In the 11-14 age group, Andi Wilson won both poles (24.000) and the goat tying event (10.070). Bella Star Morrison would go on to win barrel racing with a time of 15.998.
The 15-19 age group, Rylee Hardin won poles with a time of 20.897, Lindsey Kay Reichart win barrel racing with a time of 15.964 and Kalli Reed win the goat tying event with a time of 11.160.
The results for the second night of the youth rodeo were not posted by Friday morning. They will be in next week’s mid-week paper along with results from the big rodeo.
To see pictures from both nights and see the top five finishers in each event, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News. See the full results at http://jimbowiedays.org/
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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