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Bowie names new boys basketball coach
The Bowie Jackrabbits have found their next boys basketball coach.
Ryan Dykes was officially named at Thursday night’s school board meeting. Along with basketball, Dykes also will coach cross country and be the junior high PE teacher as well.
He takes over for the departing Andy Atkins, who after three years had a 54-35 record with three playoff appearances along with a run to the regional quarterfinals this season.
Atkins is still with the district as he transitions to the administration side and takes the assistant principal position at the high school.
Athletic director Tyler Price said the main thing that impressed him about Dykes was how he conducted himself.
“His positive energy and ability to build relationships really set him apart,” Price said. “His organizational skills are great. He always has a plan. I think he will do a great job here and he’ll have the ability to lead this team and this program to good things. He can carry on with what Andy has started.”
Dykes comes to Bowie most recently from Boyd, but has spent time at Decatur, Frenship, Lubbock Trinity Christian, Smyer, Silverton and Pampa during his 25 years of experience.
About half of that time was serving as an assistant, but he does have 13 years of head coaching experience and has picked up 267 wins during that time. Dykes has been a part of nine teams that have reached the regional tournament and one team that has made it to the state tournament.
A graduate from Plainview High School in 1992, he said playing under Coach Carl Irlbeck, who had more than 1,000 wins in his career and is in the Texas High School Basketball Hall of Fame, inspired him to want to pursue coaching.
“Just the mentorship and the role model he provided for me inspired me to want to do that for future generation,” Dykes said. “Just to see how much athletics can teach people that will determine their character for their adulthood, I just feel so fortunate and so blessed. His impact on me is what directed me this way and allowed me to make a great profession of it.”
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
Nearly 600 youngsters signed up for this season of youth baseball sports through the BSA. The group celebrated with awards this past week and introduction of all its teams. See all the awards and photos from the night in the mid-week Bowie News. (Photos by Barbara Green)
The 2024 Summer Olympics is just a few weeks away taking place in Paris. The opening ceremonies will be July 26 and are planned to be unique as they take place along the Seine River that flows through Paris. Thomas Bach prepared this op-ed to welcome the world to Paris.
By Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee
The Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 is only days away. The excitement gripping this nation is palpable.
As this unique festival of sport draws closer, we all are feeling that France and the French people are ready to welcome the world’s best athletes with the hospitality and passion for sport for which they are famous all around the world.
Already millions of people have greeted the Olympic flame on its journey around France with a huge wave of enthusiasm. All of us are looking forward to an unforgettable celebration of Olympic sport and French culture in the coming weeks.
Read the full story in the mid-week sports in your Bowie News.
Saint Jo’s Firecracker 5K welcomed 100 runners for its 16th year on July 4th.
According to runsignup.com, Old Jo’s Firecracker 5K saw 100 runners of all ages register to kick off in downtown Saint Jo.
Brayden Willett, 14, Nocona, was the top male finisher with a time of 19:02.6. Sarah Rainey, 35, Saint Jo, was the top female finisher with 21:47.1.
In the male nine and under division, I. Miller, nine, Muenster, repeated his first place win from 2023 with at time of 34:52.8. E. Thomas, eight, no town listed, also repeated her win with a time of 31:58.5.
Emry Raney-Cavnar, 14, Ardmore, OK, won the male 10-14 group and E. Christensen, 11, Decatur, took the female race. In the male 15-19 division Luke Gehrig, 17, Muenster, won, while Sophia Christensen, 15, Decatur, took the ladies’ title.
See all the results and more photos in the weekend Bowie News.
Special appreciation to Jennifer Gaston Panther Photography for use of her photos.
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