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HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY: Bowie ready to run

Published

11 years ago

08/19/2015

The Bowie High School cross country schedule has been announced with the Perkins Invitational the first race of the season on Sept. 3.
The Lady Rabbits will follow that with the Fossil Ridge Run at the Keller Sports Complex on Sept. 11.
The team also will compete in the Holliday Invitational at Kiwanis Park in Wichita Falls on Sept. 26, the Wichita Falls Invite on Oct. 1 – also at Kiwanis Park – and the Brock Invitational on Oct. 7.
The District 3A-9 meet will take place at Kiwanis Park on Oct. 15. The Conference 3A Region II meet is scheduled for Arlington on Oct. 26.
The University Interscholastic League state meet is set for Nov. 7 at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock.
Colby Davis-Pastusek will serve as the girls coach again, and Chuck Hall will pilot the boys’ program.

2015 Cross Country Schedule

September
3, at Perkins Invite, Burkburnett; 11, at Fossil Ridge Run, Keller; 26, at Holliday Invite, Kiwanis Park, Wichita Falls

October
1, Wichita Falls Invitational, at Kiwanis Park; 7, at Brock Invitational; 15, at District 3A-9 meet, Kiwanis Park; 26, at Region II meet, Arlington

November
7, at University Interscholastic League state meet, Old Settlers’ Park, Round Rock

Editor’s Note: All schedules are subject to change.

Cross country. (Metro graphic, used with permission)

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

Published

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.