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OUTDOORS: Sign up for River Bend Center programs

Published

11 years ago

06/16/2015

Registration is underway for summer programs at River Bend Nature Center in Wichita Falls.
Camps run 8:30 a.m. until noon Monday through Friday. These camps are for children ages four through 12 years of age.
June 29-July 3 – Roar for Dinosaurs
July 13-17 – CSI: Critter Science Investigation
July 27-31 – Super Duper Science Laboratory
Aug. 10-14 – Go-Go Robots
Sessions cost $70 for members and $80 for non-members.
For information and for registration forms, call 1-940-767-0843 or log onto the website: riverbendnaturecenter.org.

Youth Arts Contest

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is having its annual Youth Arts Contest.
The contest encourages young people to get outside and share their outdoor experiences through many media: art, writing, photography, video and music.
Prizes include digital cameras, camcorders, art supplies and more.
The contest will through Nov. 1, and youth 19 years old and under can enter works of art inspired by the natural beauty of any state park.
This contest is made possible by the TPWD’s Arts in the Parks program. There also will be art workshops for kids and adults scheduled through the rest of the year.
To enter the contest, log onto: www.get-to-know.org/contest/us. See this year’s entries in the Texas State Parks Gallery.

River Bend Nature Center. (Logo provided by River Bend Nature Center, no copyright infringement inferred)

SPORTS

Bowie softball team falls in area round

Published

4 days ago

05/07/2026

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Bowie softball had a historic season, where the squad made the postseason for the first time since 2019 and knocked a top seed from the playoffs, come to an end April 29.

No-4 ranked Tuscola Jim Ned got out to a quick start and took an 11-1, five inning win in the area round of the Class 3A Division I playoffs. Bowie had its season end at 19-15.

With a large crowd at Weatherford High rooting them on, Bowie took the field looking to knock out another top seed, as they did with Early last week.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.

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Willett, Richey off to State

Published

4 days ago

05/07/2026

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Bowie will have two track athletes at the State track and field meet May 14 with top two finishes at the Region 1-3A track meet at Abilene Christian University May 1-2.

Tyler Richey finished 2^nd in the pole vault with a 15’ leap. Richey was also 9^th in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 15.39. Sophomore Braden Willett was 3^rd in the 1,600-meters with a school record best of time of 4:21.93. Willett was 4^th in the 3,200-meter run with a time of 9:29.71.

Several other Rabbits and Lady Rabbits competed at the regional meet. The 800-meter relay foursome of Colton Dosch, Richey, Finn Riddle and Jaxon White finished 6^th with a time of 1:30.24 while the 1,600-meter relay team of Dosch, Judah Livsey, Riddle and Blaine Leonard finished 8^th with a time of 3:30.76.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.

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Fourteen track athletes head to State

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4 days ago

05/07/2026

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Saint Jo’s boys and girls track teams took top honors at the Region III-A track meet at Hewitt Midway High School May 1-2 and will send several athletes to the state track and field meet May 16 in Austin.

The boys were led by Damon Byrd who won both the long jump with a 22’9 ¾” leap and triple jump with a 45’ 10 ½”. Byrd also won the 100-meter dash with a time of 1.03 and was a member of the victorious 800-meter relay along with Trent Gaston, Barrett Johnson and Lee Yeley with a time of 1:30.80.

Yeley won the high jump with a 6’ leap. Byrd, Yeley, Dominic Luna and Gaston combined for a 2^nd-place finish in the 1,600-meter relay with a time 3:32.81. Gaston was 2^nd in the 110-meter hurdles with a tie of 16.09. Johnson was 2^nd in the 400-meter dash in 50.75, Ayden Giambruno was 6^th in the 3200-meter run in 11:05.24 with Yeley 8^th in the 200-meters with a time of 25.61.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.