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Bowie boys lose close one against Vernon

The Bowie Jackrabbits lost a tough game at home on senior night against Vernon on Tuesday.
The Lions won 53-51 as a last second mid-range shot clanged out off the back rim for Bowie that would have forced overtime.
The Jackrabbits needed the win against a Vernon team it beat the first time around in district play, but was now sitting several games in front of Bowie and in a three-team race to compete for the district title.
The Jackrabbits started the game strong up 14-10 after the first quarter, but the Lions unorthodox 1-3-1 zone defense was giving Bowie some pause.
On the other side, Vernon had some great athletes who were either quick to the basket on drives with its speedy point guard or a tall, long, athletic post player inside who could score if help was not sent fast enough.
The Lions took the lead 31-27 heading into halftime.
The Jackrabbit defense were more locked in the third quarter and allowed Bowie to stay close but still trailing 41-39 heading into the fourth quarter.
The Jackrabbits were able to take their first lead of the second half with two minutes to play 50-49. Vernon responded with a layup 30 seconds later, a forced turnover on defense and two made free throws to go up 53-50 with 47 seconds left.
Bowie missed a 3-pointer that would have tied the game and it was rebounded by Vernon with 19 seconds left. The Jackrabbits were pressing and stole the ball back and missed another potential game tying 3-pointer that went out of bounds off a Lions player with 10 seconds left.
Brody Armstrong, who led the team with 13 points, then drew two free throw attempts. He made one to make it 53-51, but missed the other, which was rebounded by Vernon. After a previous inbound attempt went awry it forced the Lions last time out on their own end with five seconds left.
Bowie again was able to come away with as steal, but unfortunately a pull up mid-range shot was missed as time expired.
The Lions won 53-51.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
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Richey headed to National Finals

Bowie’s Cason Richey (right) and his horse Hello Lashes, qualified for the College National Finals Rodeo this month. Richey competes in team roping as a part of the Texas Tech University rodeo team as a freshman. The CNFR is scheduled for June 15-21 at Casper, WY.
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88th Oil Bowl roster released

With June fast approaching, the 88th Maskat Shrine Oil Bowl is coming up on June 6-7.
While not fully locked in yet, names on most of the rosters have been released and Montague County has several athletes selected for the teams.
Basketball is played first on June 6 at Wichita Falls Memorial.
The girl’s basketball game is scheduled for 6 p.m. while the boy’s game follows at 7:30 p.m.
In the girl’s basketball game, Nocona will be well represented on the east team.
Coaches Kyle Spitzer and Clayton Brown were picked to coach Meg Meekins, Avery Crutsinger and Reagan Phipps one last time. On the west team, Payzlie Cervantes and Krista Reeves from Saint Jo were picked to play.
Later in the boy’s game, Bowie’s Boston Farris and Nocona’s Jose Gomez Jr. were selected for the east team.
The next day on June 7 will feature two volleyball games, also played at Wichita Falls Memorial High School, starting at 4 p.m.
The first game will be the small school game. On the west team, Taylor Patrick from Saint Jo and Kaygan Stone from Nocona are selected to play. On the east team, Aubrey Morman from Saint Jo was selected to play.
The big school game has no local athletes on the current rosters.
The football game is scheduled to follow at 7:30 p.m. at Memorial Stadium at Wichita Falls.
The full football roster has not been released yet, but the initial roster for the east squad includes Bowie players Justin Clark, Jorge De Leon, Hunter Fluitt and Braden Rhyne.
Look in next week’s paper for athlete confirmations and updates to local players competing with and against the Wichita Falls area’s best graduating athletes.
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All-district softball lists released

After long playoff runs were finally ended from other teams within the districts, all-district lists have been released for all three Montague County softball teams.
Awards are voted on by the other coaches within the same district, with coaches only able to put their athlete up for certain awards, but not vote for them. The higher a team finishes within district play, the better chances more players from that team will garner more awards.
The Bowie Lady Rabbits just missed out on making the playoffs, heading into the final game with a chance to break the program’s playoff drought, dating back to 2019. Alas, it did not happen this season, but the better results meant several players earned some prestigious awards.
Chloe Kinney earned the district’s catcher of the year superlative award.
KP Rutherford also got named the district’s newcomer of the year.
First team selections went to Serenity Klump and Sadie Britt.
Second team selections were Hanna Bell, Rhyan Carle and Victoria Watson.
The Nocona Lady Indians broke their playoff drought that stretched back to 2008, finishing third overall in the district. Their two graduating players were honored with superlative awards.
Skye Kirby was named the district’s utility player of the year. Reagan Phipps was named the district’s defense player of the year.
First team selections were Tinley Cable and Heidi Atteberry. Kaitlyn Tiffner and Evelyn Marquez were named to the second team.
For the Saint Jo Lady Panthers, they won the district title, beating out a modest three-team district that featured Perrin-Whitt and Bryson instead of only playing against 2A teams all regular season.
That led to several players earning superlative awards.
Maxey Johnson was named the district’s most valuable player. Symbri Evans was the district’s defensive MVP.
Tatum Morman was named the district’s co-utility player of the year.
Lily Cook was the co-newcomer of the year.
Reagan Wilson, Kamron Skidmore and Jordyn O’Neal were first team members. Mercedes Diaz and Nevaeh Spann were named to the second team.
To see the full list, including honorable mention and all academic honors, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
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