SPORTS

Saint Jo hires new boy’s basketball coach

Published

4 years ago

07/30/2022

The Saint Jo Panthers will have a new boy’s basketball coach this school year.
Ryan Bruce takes over for Lyndon Cook to lead the Panthers.
Bruce comes to Saint Jo after spending last year serving as an assistant coach at Nazareth High School. Before that Bruce had no high school coaching experience, having spent the last several years hanging fiber optic cables from telephone poles.
“I played college basketball for several years and always wanted to coach, but kind of got sidetracked trying to chase money more than dreams,” Bruce said. “I enjoyed what I did, but it wasn’t the same as coaching. It was just a matter of time before I got into it.”
Bruce graduated from Glen Rose High School in 2009 before spending time playing basketball at the University of Texas in Arlington and the Northwestern Oklahoma State University before finally graduating from Tarleton State University.
Bruce said what attracted him to Saint Jo was the returning talent the basketball team has along with its recent success.
“They seemed to be pretty successful last year and I saw they are returning seven seniors,” Bruce said. “I watched some film on them and was really impressed with all the guard play. The size of the post. The athleticism for a 1A school. They have a point guard (Kile Thurman) that is a true basketball leader and his IQ is through the roof.”
Bruce expects to change some stuff on defense, but with the team’s continuity and success he doesn’t want to mess too much with what the team has been doing on offense.

To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.

SPORTS

Nocona, G-Burg get Friday night wins

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2 days ago

10/15/2026

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Nocona and Gold-Burg opened district play with convincing wins Oct. 9 while Saint Jo and Forestburg suffered tough losses.

Brief summaries of area county games follow:

Nocona 49, Chico 7

The Indians nearly had a shutout but managed to get the road win. Nocona Coach Jeff Hill said Chico turnovers and Nocona capitalizing on them was a big key to the win.

“We took advantage of those opportunities, and I’m proud of how our guys executed offensively when it happened,” Hill said. “We would have had a shutout if not for a pick-six which the defense made a really good play.”

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.

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Bowie FB falls in 4-3A opener

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2 days ago

10/15/2026

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Peaster jumped out to a 20-0 lead midway through the first quarter and Bowie was never fully able to recover in a 50-14 District 4-3A Division I game Oct. 9.

Bowie, which lost its second straight game, is 4-3 overall while Peaster is 3-4. Rabbit Coach Tyler Price said Peaster capitalized on Rabbit mistakes.

“When you don’t do your job, you get exposed,” Price said. “The same mistakes are continually showing up and we’re not able to fix them right now.” Price said a good look in the mirror by both players and coaches has to happen if things are going to improve.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.

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Bowie XC boys head to regionals

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2 days ago

10/15/2026

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Bowie’s teams competed in the District 6-3A Meet at Burkburnett High Oct. 12.

Brayden Willett and Kellen Rater finished 1-2 individually with ties of 16:44.29 and 17:17.80 to lead the Rabbits in a 2^nd-place finish. Hayden Cos was 11^th in 19:26.39, Hayden Sutton was 16^th in 20:03.33 with Shawn Willett 19^th in 20:29.34. Also running for Bowie was Coleman Holloway in 20:39.44 and Taven Melton running a 20:54.19.

The Lady Rabbits finished 4^th led by Laney Segura with a time of 14:09.89. Bella Lozano finished with a time of 15:20.49 followed by Isabella Casell in 15:30.43, An’Dee Miller in 15:39.61, Angeles Alvarez in 15:44.87 and Kylee Waldrep in 16:27.33.

The boys sualified for Regionals in Lubbock Oct. 27.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.