SPORTS
For washer pitchers, it’s ‘almost’ official
By ERIC VICCARO
bnewssports@sbcglobal.net
Overwhelming.
That was the best word Wise County Reunion Washer Tournament coordinator Carey Williams used to describe the feeling of possibly setting a new Guinness Book of World Records benchmark in Decatur on Tuesday night.
Williams reported 243 two-man teams checked in for the tournament, which was reduced to a single-elimination format.
Guinness said a tournament with at least 125 two-man teams would have sufficed, Williams said.
“We certainly had enough to set the record,” Williams said. “Now we have to send our information to Guinness for approval. We have to make sure we submit everything correctly.
“I had thought we had the possibility of 200 teams,” Williams continued. “The turnout from the community was unbelievable. It was amazing. I want to thank everybody for turning out.”
Because of a glitch with electronic equipment, data ranging from pitchers’ names to tournament scores had to be entered manually, Williams said.
Williams reported he expects to submit documentation to Guinness next week. Guinness headquarters is located in London, England. Read the weekend edition of The Bowie News for more on this story.
Here’s a shot of the entire field of entrants from the Wise County Reunion Washer Tournament at Joe Wheeler Park in Decatur. It was reported 243 two-man washer pitching teams competed on Tuesday to hopefully establish a new Guinness Book of World Records benchmark. (Courtesy photo)
A positive culture can be tough to install but will reap dividends if done correctly.
Trinadee Imotichey is trying to do just that with her Forestburg Lady Longhorns.
Imotichey, an assistant coach on the 2025 Forestburg volleyball team, was moved into the head coaching position. Last year’s coach, Cori Hayes, took over as football head coach.
Imotichey, in her 2nd year in Forestburg, said she learned a lot from Hayes and is ready to take over.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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The league consists of teams from Bowie, Nocona, Lindsay, Bridgeport, and Alvord and will last three weeks. Bowie will host games each week.
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Bowie got the run back in the bottom of the first with Andee Jo Miller opening the frame with a walk and a stolen base. She then scored on Kynlee Baker’s groundout to tie the game at one.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Rest. Run. Repeat.
Sage Keck, an 8th grader at Montague, lives by this mantra. No ifs, ands and buts about it.
She’s been running since fourth grade PE classes where she would run a mile every week. After discovering she could outrun the other students, she began to enjoy it and continued doing it.
Her success continued, as she finished 2nd overall against more than 200 runners at the Old Saint Jo 5K July 4. In last weekend’s Texas Junior Olympics, she reached the pinnacle of her career so far by qualifying for the United States of America Track and Field (USATF) National Junior Olympics in Norwalk, Calif. in three events.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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