SPORTS
Hibbitts is the Bears’ new athletic director
When practices start next week, the Gold-Burg Bears’ football team will be led by a new face.
Brady Hibbitts comes to Gold-Burg after two years at Perrin-Whitt serving as an assistant. Before that he spent two years heading his alma-mater Woodson and one year serving as an assistant.
He got an up close look at the turnaround the Bears have had the past two seasons with the Pirates opening their season against Gold-Burg. Coming off the two best seasons in school history with a young core and good numbers expected to return, it was easy to see the appeal for Hibbitts.
“What Coach (Joe) Helms built with this group the past two years has been great and I think I can do a good job of keeping that going in my own way,” Hibbitts said.
After playing many sports at Woodson High School before graduating in 2013, Hibbitts played two years of football at Howard Payne University before transferring to Tarleton State University to get his bachelor degree.
His wife Haley teaches at Northwest and their daughter Haddy is six months old.
Hibbitts believes in an approach that will value the athletes as people first before they step onto the field or court.
“The relationship aspect and love aspect of it,” Hibbitts said. “A lot of these kids need that role model figure in their life. You can tell that a lot of these kids seek that out and I feel like that is really my strong suit. Being able to relate to these kids coming from a small school myself and just being able to commit my time and showing these guys outside of sports, showing them that relationship side of things.”
As the athletic director, Hibbitts wants to bring that type of level to all of the sports programs with the motto acronym F.A.M.I.L.Y.
“It stands for forget about me, I love you,” Hibbitts said. “Everybody is going to experience it first hand, it is about being selfless, putting other people before myself. That is really what I am going to try to do this year is put these kids, this community, before myself. That is what I am going to try and teach these players.”
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
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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