SPORTS
Area schools ran well this week
Several area schools ran at cross country meets on Wednesday.
They were spread out at three different meets.
Bowie and Forestburg ran at Brock, Nocona and Saint Jo ran at Lindsay and Prairie Valley hosted its own meet attended by Bellevue. Gold-Burg boy’s ran at Lindsay while its girl’s team ran at Prairie Valley.
The Jackrabbit boy’s team finished fourth overall at Brock. Their top runner Nathan Rodgers finished 10th overall with a time of 18:23. Bowie’s only girl runner, Jojo Villarreal, finished 47th overall with a time of 16:09.
Forestburg only had one runner in the meet, Brenna Briles, who placed 52nd with a time of 16:44.
At the Lindsay meet, the Nocona Lady Indians finished fifth overall as a team. Bayler Smith was the team’s top runner finishing fourth with a time of 12:25.
The Nocona boy’s team finished third overall. Its top runner was Alex Stephens who finished 10th overall with a time of 17:21.
In the same race, the Saint Jo boy’s team finished seventh overall. The Panthers top runner was Elijah Young who finished 15th with a time of 17:42.
Saint Jo’s only girl in the race was Kaycee Clark who finished 59th with a time of 15:10.
Also at the race was the Gold-Burg boy’s team. The Bears finished 10th as a team, but top runner Isaac Renteria finished second overall with a time of 16:14.
Also going on the same day was Prairie Valley’s hosted meet. The Bellevue girls finished second as a team while top runner Grace Martin finished first with a time of 14:08.
The Lady Bulldog team finished behind the Lady Eagles in third place while their top runner Linzie Priddy finished second with a time of 14:23.
The Gold-Burg Lady Bears finished fifth overall and their top runner Ollie Gaston finished seventh overall with a time of 15:59.
In the boy’s race, Prairie Valley finished second overall with its top runner being Eli Croxton who finished third with a time of 18:36.
The Bellevue boy’s team finished fourth overall with Jayson Gill finishing first for the Eagles in eighth place with a time of 21:39.
To see the results for all of the varsity runners from all of the teams mentioned, 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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