SPORTS

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: For Bowie, here come the ‘Cats

Published

11 years ago

09/09/2015

By ERIC VICCARO
bnewssports@gmail.com

Here’s the great news for the Bowie High School football team.
The Jackrabbits are allowing less than four yards per play on defense. However, that could change this week as Bowie takes on talented Henrietta in the Homecoming game at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
“They run a spread offense,” Bowie head coach Dylan Stark. “We’ll have to make plays on defense in space.”
Should Bowie stop Henrietta it will be with L.B. Clement playing an increased role without Cayden Cox expected to play at middle linebacker.
So Bowie will need to make plenty of tackles in the open field to contain the likes of Riley Watson and Cody Fletcher.
Henrietta throttled Bowie 37-9 in 2014, but that was last year, and the Jackrabbits were struggling despite a 1-1 record.
“They got after us and they have a lot of those same kids back,” Stark added.
Expect Henrietta’s 3-4 defense to put plenty of pressure of Bowie, but quarterback Trace Hardee has matured well this season.
In last Friday’s conquest over Lake Worth, Hardee was the team’s leading rusher with 105 yards – in part with an injury to Carter Shackelford – and Hardee was also accurate on 56 percent of his throws.

GAME TIME
Who: Henrietta at Bowie
When: 7:30 p.m., Friday
Where: Jackrabbit Stadium.
Ticket Prices: Adults are charged $5 and students $3.
Why it’s important: Both Bowie and Henrietta are looking for 3-0 starts to the 2015 season.
Last year’s game: Henrietta 37, Bowie 9 in Henrietta.

Bowie High School defensive lineman Jared Roberts (78) jumps in an attempt to block a pass late during the fourth quarter of Friday’s game at Kittrell Stadium in Lake Worth.

SPORTS

Bowie softball team falls in area round

Published

5 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.

SPORTS

Willett, Richey off to State

Published

5 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

5 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.