SPORTS
Rodeo action coming to Bowie next week
The Jim Bowie Days festival will feature rodeo action for six straight nights next week at Bowie’s Rodeo Arena.
Action will start on June 24 with 4D barrel racing. Racing will start at 7:30 p.m. and will go until there are no more racers.
They will drag the dirt after every five racers to keep the course fresh. Buckles will be awarded in the 1D, 2D, 3D and 4D divisions.
The event is cash only. To register for the event, text 940-366-2812 on June 24 from 10 a.m. to noon.
You also can show up in person at the announcers booth upon arrival to sign-up.
The youth rodeo events will start at 7 p.m. on June 25-26. The first night will be the speed events which will cover pole racing, barrel racing and goat tying. There will be age categories six-and-under, 7-10, 11-14 and 15-19. No lead lines will be allowed. The entry fee will cost $25.
The second night will be roping events covering, breakaway roping, tie down roping, ribbon roping and team roping. The age categories will be broken up into 13-and-under and 14-19. The entry fee for this night will cost $35.
All around buckles for boys and girls will be awarded to the best performers from events combined from both nights.
To sign-up for the youth rodeo, call Tennile Green at 940-577-9740 on June 24 from 6-9 p.m.
Mutton bustin’ will be both nights as well for kids aged 4-6. Only 15 contestants will be allowed per night.
The main rodeo will start at 7:30 p.m. on the nights of June 27-29. It will be sanctioned by the United Professional Rodeo Association for the seventh year and produced by T-N-T Rodeo Company.
Amateurs can also sign-up as well to compete with the professionals. The books will remain open until 5 p.m. on June 23. To sign-up, use the NextGen phone app.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
Saint Jo hosted its own volleyball tournament Sept. 10-12.
In its first match, the Lady Panthers bested Sam Rayburn in a b est-of-three match 2-1 (25-11, 23-25, 25-14.) In the opener, senior Tatum Morman staked the Lady Panthers to a 4-0 lead with help from Kamron Skidmore and Olivia Johnson kills. The Lady Rebels would come back and tie the game at seven.
Savannah Hill’s kill broke serve and allowed Abby Carter to string together seven points. An ace and a Hill kill helped keep the drive alive. Hill later rolled off six points in a row, helped by two aces, to go up 23-10. Sam Rayburn broke serve but Saint Jo finished the game with a single Morman point.
Sam Rayburn came right out of the gate firing in the second game leading 4-0. A single Carter point, thrown down by a Hill block, and Hill’s four-point skein put the Lady Panthers up 8-6. Sam Rayburn tied the game at eight.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Forestburg’s volleyball team gave visiting Chico a solid test Sept. 8, but the Lady Dragons rebounded from a third-set loss to pull out the 3-1 win (25-23, 25-19, 25-27, 25-19).
The Lady Longhorns got out to a quick start with aces from freshmen Madi Wadsworth and Lacie Shotwell staking the squad to a 4-1 lead in game one. Wadsworth later broke a 4-all tie with a kill.
Addy Conway rolled off four straight points, helped by a Wadsworth kill to give Forestburg an 11-9 lead. Chico took a 16-14 lead but a Brenna Briles ace and Jocelyn Rich’s two points forced Chico into a timeout down 17-19.
The respite worked as it would be Forestburg’s last lead of game one, the Lady ‘Horns not having another serving point.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
After splitting the first two games with Vernon Northside, Bowie’s volleyball team turned things out and wound with a 3-1 match win (25-17, 15-25, 25-17, 25-17).
Molly Enlow used two aces amidst a four-point string to give the Lady Rabbits a 5-1 lead in game one. Senior KP Rutherford’s pair of points extended the lead to 8-3.
Northside cut the deficit to 10-11 before Rutherford’s kill broke serve.
Bella Culwell’s point, aided by an Ellie Mowery kill, put Bowie up 13-10. Northside tied the game at 13 before Rutherford came through with another pair for a 17-14 lead. Lillie Maddox also had a deuce for a 20-15 lead and force a Lady INdian timeout.
Northside broke serve but a Sophie Maddox block and Lillie Maddox three-point string gave the squad game point at 24-16. The squads exchanged side outs to end the game.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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