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Jackrabbits beat Hirschi
The Bowie Jackrabbits won a big early season game against 4A state-runner-up Hirschi on Tuesday night on the road.
The Jackrabbits won 52-33 against a Huskies’ team that is still missing some of their players to football at this time.
Bowie came into the game following a blowout win to open its season against Ector and was looking for a challenge.
Even with Hirschi not having all of its players, its still a program coming off of a near state title in a classification (4A) bigger than the Jackrabbits.
The first quarter was competitive back and forth. The Huskies were getting inside using their athleticism and Bowie was able to hurt them by making three 3-pointers. Tucker Jones led the team by scoring eight of the Jackrabbits 11 points, but they trailed 12-11 heading into the second quarter.
Bowie made some adjustments to its defense and was able to keep Hirschi to scoring in single-digits each of the next three quarters.
“We were able to stall out their offense by getting into some tight zone defensively and they struggled with making some shots,” Coach Andy Atkins said.
The early shots made from the Jackrabbits opened up driving lanes and unlocked the rest of their offense for the rest of the game.
Bowie got the lead in the second quarter and led 24-18 at halftime and 34-26 heading into the fourth quarter.
Hirschi was bringing pressure to try and change things up for the Jackrabbits in the second half, but they handled it and was able to pull away in the fourth quarter.
Bowie outscored the Huskies 18-7 in the final period to make the final score 52-33.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend 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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