SPORTS
HIGH SCHOOL SCHEDULE: Through Sept. 6
High School Sports
August 30
Volleyball
10 a.m., Bryson at Saint Jo
10 a.m., Prairie Valley at Newcastle
September 2
Volleyball
4:30 p.m., Bowie at Ponder (JV white, JV maroon and varsity)
4:30 p.m., Melissa at Nocona
5 p.m., Saint Jo at Petrolia with Wichita Falls Christian
5 p.m., Gold-Burg at Perrin-Whitt
5 p.m., Forestburg at Bryson
5 p.m., Prairie Valley at Savoy
September 4
Football
5 p.m., Bowie at Lake Worth, ninth-grade
6:30 p.m., Bowie at Lake Worth, junior varsity
Volleyball
Bowie and Nocona at “Buckle Up For Lane” Tournament, Nocona
September 5
Volleyball
4:30 p.m., Red River Rattlers at Saint Jo
5 p.m., Forestburg at Graford
5 p.m., Prairie Valley at Alvord
Football
7:30 p.m., Lake Worth at Bowie, Jackrabbit Stadium
7:30 p.m., Nocona at Muenster
7:30 p.m., Gold-Burg at Wichita Falls Christian
7:30 p.m., Forestburg at Weatherford Christian
7:30 p.m., Milford at Saint Jo
September 6
Volleyball
Bowie and Nocona at “Buckle Up For Lane” Tournament, Nocona
Karsen Morgan bumps the ball forward during Friday’s match between Bowie and Millsap at Bowie High School gymnasium. The Lady Rabbits won in three games, but scores weren’t reported. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)
SPORTS
Forestburg coach retiring
Eldon Van Hooser is leaving Forestburg better than he found it.
The head boy’s basketball coach is retiring after more than 30 years, spending the last five at Forestburg.
Van Hooser did not come to this decision because of a lack of fire or feeling tired after decades in the profession. He had to for family reasons.
“My wife has MS (multiple sclerosis) and it’s a disease where you have trouble standing and walking and she needs help,” Van Hooser said. “I am able to so I am going to step away from teaching and coaching to be there for her.”
Van Hooser was hired in 2019. Along with being the boy’s basketball coach, he also was the football team’s defensive coordinator.
There were some lean years for Forestburg on the boy’s athletic side, with numbers being low and the available athletes being mostly underclassmen.
For two years, the Longhorns’ boy’s basketball team won few games and one of those seasons saw the team field five players on the high school team.
“One of those years we had COVID-19 and the other we had five kids,” Van Hooser said. “It was very rough. After that we worked with the kids and we had a good freshman group coming up. Next year they are going to be seniors.”
That group has helped to turn the program around. Last year the young Longhorns team contested for a playoff spot and just barely missed it finishing fifth in the district.
This season, that same group took a leap and finished second in district with a record of 7-5.
Despite losing its last two regular season games in dramatic fashion heading into the playoffs, the team stepped up in the bi-district game.
Playing against an athletic Newcastle team, Forestburg led for most of the game.
Unfortunately, the previous game against Bellevue saw the Longhorn team blow the lead late in the fourth quarter against a hard pressing style team and they were suffering the same fate against the Bobcats down the stretch.
Fortunately, Forestburg held on just enough to win 53-46. It was the first boy’s basketball playoff win in nine years for Forestburg.
“It was huge for our program,” Van Hooser said. “This new year we will have new goals. The new coach will have some goals of his own, but I set some for the team and think that we have come a long way.”
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
SPORTS
Bowie Sports Banquet
The Bowie sports banquets was on Monday night. Olivia Gill and Tucker Jones were named Jackrabbit and Lady Rabbit of the year. Pick up the mid-week paper for all of the sports team awards and pictures.
SPORTS
Chisholm Trail Rodeo entertains crowd
The 72nd Chisholm Trail Rodeo was a big success on Friday and Saturday nights at Nocona.
The rodeo had big crowds and saw some good competition from both local and far reaching talent.
Winners in the events included Zach Hibler in bareback riding, Lindsey Muggli in barrel racing, Ashley Goforth in breakaway roping, Leanardo Lima in bull riding, Cody McCartney in calf roping, Thomas Moellering in ranch bronc riding, Wacey Hathcock in saddle bronc riding, Renato Finazzi in steer wrestling, Rowdy Jones and Rance Doyal in team roping.
To see full results and more pictures, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
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