SPORTS
Area sending 16 to play in Oil Bowl
The 87th Maskat Shrine Oil Bowl Classic is happening this week and area schools have 16 players and one coach from five schools competing in it.
Players from Bowie, Nocona, Prairie Valley, Gold-Burg and Bellevue will play with and against the best graduating athletes in the Wichita Falls area.
It will be their last chance to put on their high school jersey and represent their school. For many, it also will be the last organized sports competition they will play on a big level.
The weekend kicks off on June 14 with the basketball all-star games at the old Rider High School gym. The girl’s game will play first at 6 p.m.
In that game, Prairie Valley’s Makaylee Gomez and Bowie’s Ziba Robbins will play on the west team. The east team will have Nocona’s Skyler Smith and Bellevue’s Cirstin Allen.
The boy’s basketball game will follow at 7:30 p.m. In that game, Prairie Valley’s Tyson Easterling and Nocona’s Javier Gaytan will both play for the east team.
On June 15, the volleyball games are scheduled to start at 4 p.m., again played at the old Rider High School’s gym.
The first game is the small school game, made up of athletes from 1A-2A.
In that game, Kasi Phillips from Prairie Valley and Jimena Garcia from Gold-Burg will play on the west team. Bren Fenoglio from Nocona will play on the east team along with her Coach Kara Lucherk.
Lucherk also will coach the east team in the big school game that will follow.
In that game, Bowie’s Olivia Gill will play for the west team.
The football game is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at Midwestern State University’s Memorial Stadium.
On the east team, Bowie’s Seth Mann and Troy Kesey will suit up.
Also on the east team, Nocona has Brady McCasland, Charlie Fuller, Johnny Stone and Cooper Waldrip playing as well.
To read the full story and see pictures of all 16 athletes, pick up a copy of the mid-week 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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