SPORTS
Want to be part of a record?
By ERIC VICCARO
bnewssports@sbcglobal.net
Want to be part of a record performance?
Then pitch washers at the fifth annual Wise County Reunion Washer Tournament, taking place during Old Settlers Days at 7:30 p.m. on July 22 at Joe Wheeler Park.
The physical address is 3101 S Farm Market Road 51.
The entry fee is $25 per individual and $50 per team. Cash prizes will be $100 for the first-place team, $50 for second and $25 for third. The winners will receive a washer-shaped medallion fit for an Olympian.
Carey Williams, the tournament director, got the idea while walking on the James Wood Motors showroom floor one day – spotting a Guinness Book of World Records on a coffee table.
“I thought, we may already have the largest washer tournament,” said Williams, the executive manager at James Wood Motors and serves as one of the many event sponsors. “So, I applied to the Guinness Book of World Records.”
Williams reported the process of establishing the Guinness record started before last year’s Old Settlers Reunion.
Proceeds will benefit the Decatur Chamber of Commerce scholarship fund. The fund provides scholarships to a pair of Decatur High students per year, Williams reported.
Registration and check-in will take place between 4-6:30 p.m. Individual and group photos will be taken to satisfy the Guinness Book of World Records personnel. The group photo is slated for 7 p.m., and the tournament begins 30 minutes after that.
Because of time constraints, this year’s tournament features a single-elimination format. Read more in the mid-week edition of The Bowie News.
Here are the washer boards that will be used during the 2014 Wise County Reunion Washer Tournament in Decatur. The event will attempt to set a new Guinness Book of World Records benchmark for largest-ever washer pitching tournament. (Submitted photo)
Nocona’s volleyball team headed to Bowie for a three-team scrimmage with the host team and Ponder Aug. 7.
Each team played the other two for 30 minutes in the Lady Rabbit gym. Lady Indian Coach Sandy Langford said she thought things went well for a first scrimmage.
“Just like any young team that is trying to find itself in a first scrimmage, We looked really good at times and at others not so much,” Langford said. “We’re forming a new team after losing a lot of seniors.”
Langford said the squad would have one thing go wrong and it would explode into several things. That will need to stop for a successful year in Langford’s mind.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Bowie’s tennis team is now 3-3 for the non-district campaign with a 1-2 week.
In the Rabbits’ home opener Aug. 5 against Graham, Bowie posted a 13-6 match win with the girls completing a 9-0 sweep.
Jessi Mayfield and Angeles Alvarez won 9-8 (7-4) while Payton Goodwin and Maddie Schwarz were 8-1 winners as were Avery DeWeber and Avery Bonham.
In girl’s singles Willow Seibert won 8-2 in No.1 1 singles. Goodwin and Mayfield were each 8-5 winners. Alvarez posted an 8-1 win. Schwarz won 9-8 (8-5) with Deweber taking an 8-2 decision.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Two major portions of Nocona’s 2023 bond issue are very close to being completed.
The new high school gym should be complete in time for the volleyball team to begin practice there Aug. 1, according to Superintendent Dr. David Waters. Ground on the 22,000 square foot facility was broken on Oct. 18, 2024.
Waters said a punch list meeting with the construction manager was scheduled for earlier this week with final touchups expected shortly afterwards. Fans should be able to enjoy the facility for the volleyball team’s season opener Aug. 11.
Fans will enjoy the new gym from entering the facility which has glass walls, enabling fans to watch the game from the foyer. Once inside the gym itself, there is stadium, chair back seating on the home side allowing for a much more comfortable experience.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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