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Bowie athletic director retires
The Bowie Jackrabbits will be looking for a new athletic director/head football coach for the second straight year as Hugh Farmer announced his retirement on Monday.
The move was unexpected for Superintendent Blake Enlow, though some circumstances led to conversations toward the end of the Christmas break.
According to Enlow, Farmer told him, “His perspective on his future has changed over the past four months with a series of life changing personal family events. Because of this change in perspective, I have a new found importance on being more present for his family and becoming a better family man.”
Farmer echoed that sentiment when reached for comment from The Bowie News.
“I have retired and I am moving into a new chapter in my life where I can focus more on my family outside of public education,” Farmer said.
Farmer came to Bowie from Seymour where he spent eight years leading that program to a 55-38 record.
While the record in the one season heading the Jackrabbits was not great (1-9) there were some positive things for the program in possibly moving in the right direction.
With his more wide open offense he was able to convince several of the school’s best athlete’s to give football another try after not playing for a year or more. Several were big contributors this year despite their relative inexperience.
Also despite the record, the team lost three games by three points or less during the season and the feeling was the program was heading in the right direction as players got more experience in the new offensive and defensive systems.
“Coach Farmer built strong relationships with students, staff and community,” Enlow said. “He gave the entire athletic department a sense of direction. He increased numbers in the football program and improved the culture. I also feel the overall record was not indicative of all the direction he had the program going.”
To read the full story, 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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