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IN BRIEF: Bowie softball camp June 8-10
The Bowie High School Lady Rabbit Softball Camp is set from June 8-11 at the outdoor sports complex.
The main camp is June 8-10 and the June 11 session will be a hitting/pitching/catching session.
Camp will run from 8:30 a.m. to noon everyday.
The price is the camp from June 8-10 is $50; and $25 for June 11. If campers attend all four days, the cost is $65.
The camp is for girls’ age 7 years old through incoming freshmen at Bowie High School.
The June 8-10 camp will focus on some hitting, bunting, throwing, infield and outfield fielding drills and baserunning.
The camp on June 11 will emphasize pitching, catching and hitting techniques. Catchers will need to bring their gear.
Campers will be guaranteed a T-shirt if they register before May 28.
Registration can be completed through the Bowie softball website at: ladyrabbitsoftball.weebly.com. Turn in forms to head coach Brant Farris or assistants Jeanie Stark and Miranda Wolsey.
For information, call Farris at 1-817-726-6821.
Softball: Game Two in Bowie Saturday
Archer City and Hawley are set to play the Conference 2A Region I final in softball.
Game One is set for 6 p.m. on May 28 in Hermleigh, which is located roughly 15 miles southwest of Snyder.
Game Two will be at 5 p.m. on May 30 in Bowie at our outdoor sports complex. Game Three, if needed, will follow 30 minutes later.
The winner will advance to the state tournament set for Red and Charline McCombs Field on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin.
Conference 2A semifinals are set for 9 a.m. and noon on June 3. The championship will take place on June 4 at 3 p.m.
Games are weather permitting.
Volleyball camp comes to Nocona
The Nocona High School volleyball team will have a camp from June 8-10 in the high school and middle school gymnasiums.
Camp will run from 9 to 11:30 a.m.
The fee is $45 per athlete, or $40 per athlete if multiple children in one family are attending.
Registration will be accepted through to the opening day of the camp.
Forms may be turned in to middle school coach Karie Lewis or elementary school secretary Sherri Price or camp director Tiffany Clay.
Campers must bring knee pads, if available, and a water bottle.
Mail entry forms to Clay.
For information, call Clay at 1-940-224-2503.
Bowie High School softball coach Brant Farris will direct a camp at the school during the second week of June. Click on the image itself for the complete photo. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)
In its first match since last year’s state semifinal appearance, Saint Jo hosted Bryson Aug. 11 and took a 25-13, 25-12, 25-21 win over the Cowgirls.
The Lady Panthers lost some talent to graduation but have five seniors ready to have a successful season. Savannah Hil, one of the five, got Saint Jo rolling offensively with a four-point serving string, including a pair of aces. Abby Carter’s kill and Kamron Skidmore’s block helped put the Lady Panthers up 5-2 in game one.
Hadleigh Moore added a four-point string of her own to extend the lead to 10-3. Tatum Morman’s pair, helped by a Hill kill, gave Saint Jo a 14-5 lead. Bryson got within five before a Hill 3-pointer, with help by a Carter kill, put the lead back at 18-10.
After an Olivia Johnson kill broke serve, Jordyn O’Neal served up the final five points, with Johnson providing a kill to move things along.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Despite being the smallest school in the Brock varsity classic volleyball tournament, the Lady Indians finished 4th out of the eight teams there.
After losing to the host team in its first pool play match Aug. 14 18-25, 14-25 and also to Class 3A Wall 12-25, 8-25, Nocona rebounded to close out pool play with a 20-25, 25-23, 25-20 win over Christoval. Sy Parker had 16 kills and 7 blocks in the three matches. Raylea Bowles had 12 kills, 17 digs and served up three aces. Maddyn Bowles had seven kills and 14 digs while Paige Davis had seven kills and 15 digs. Baylee Thomas added 11 digs.
From the setter spot, Kasi Castro had 20 assists, served up five aces and contributed 14 digs. Leah Meekins added 18 assists and six digs during the three matches.
To open Saturday’s bracket play, the Lady Indians posted a 25-18, 18-25, 26-24, 25-19 win over Fort Worth Christian. Castro staked Nocona to a 2-0 lead in game one. Kills by Parker set up pairs of points from Raylea Bowles and Leah Meekins helped Nocona negate an early deficit and take a 10-9 lead.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
County football teams had their first scrimmage of the season Aug. 14 with mixed results.
Forestburg hosted Azle Christian and Victory Christian. Under a new system with new head coach Cori Hayes, the Longhorns looked pretty good in the coach’s eye.
“The first team looked good,” Hayes explained. “Overall we need to work on our pace and blocking assignments and blocking assignments. Overall we looked good for the new regime.”
Forestburg hits the road to scrimmage Newcastle Aug. 21.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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