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CROSS COUNTRY: Byler takes fifth at Benbrook

Published

10 years ago

09/28/2016

Bowie High School runner Cody Byler raced in with a fifth-place finish, recording a time of 19 minutes, 1.18 seconds, at the Benbrook Invitational on Friday at Dutch Branch.
Byler helped Bowie finish fifth as team with 115 points.
Spenser Meekins was next for Bowie in 24th (20:07.96) over the 5,000-meter course. Kason Spikes placed 28th (20:21.10). Hadley Morgan wasn’t too far behind in 30th (20:25.81).
Mitchell Hanafin was 49th, Bryson Moore 65th, Riley Harris 66th, Seth Robinson 67th, Logan Lawhorn 69th, Evan Kennedy 73rd, Tyler Nelson 75th, Keck Jones 76th, Braden Armstrong 78th, Justin Franklin 79th, Dayton Shook 81st and Taylor Pigg 86th. The field had 97 runners.

Gomez earns top finish

Nocona’s Joan Gomez earned a ninth-place finish at the Lovejoy Cross Country Fall Festival in McKinney on Saturday.
Gomez clocked in with a time of 18:17 as the Indians finished 10th with 272 points.
“This was a very large meet, and I was very impressed with how we did,” said head coach Jenni Luke.
John Womack was next for Nocona in 55th, Luis Rico 58th, Manuel Rico 75th, Landon Langford 97th and Cooper Harris 103rd in an extremely large field.

Sandusky grabs medal in Alvord

Forestburg’s Skyler Sandusky recorded a time of 19:56.13, which was good enough for eighth at the Alvord Invitational on Saturday.
Matthew Gilbert ran for Gold-Burg, grabbing 18th in 21:45.65. Alvord’s Matthew Johnson was the winner in 18:45.56.
Stephen Bell, Jacob Eckeberger and Jacob Reno ran for Gold-Burg boys as junior varsity entrants.
Gold-Burg finished just outside the medals in the girls race with Madi Eckeberger 16th (20:17.13), Haley Davis 17th, Megan Metz 19th, Danielle Parr 20th and Shelby Horton 21st. Read more in the Sept. 28 Bowie News.

Skyler Sandusky earned eighth, which was good enough for a medal at the Alvord Invitational on Saturday. Sandusky is shown with his coach and father, Steve Sandusky. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)

SPORTS

Norwood new Bowie boys hoop coach

Published

11 hours ago

04/30/2026

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Landry Norwood has agreed to become the new Head Boys Basketball Coach for Bowie High.

Norwood grew up in Paradise, playing a number of sports for the Panthers during his high school career. With a number of family members still in the area and the position coming open, Norwood applied and was hired.

“I know the tradition up here,” Norwood said. “I was glad (Athletic Director and Head Football) Coach Tyler Price felt he could put his trust in me.”

Bowie’s varsity went 2-10 last year, both wins coming against Vernon. Norwood spent five years as an assistant in Lipan before spending the next four years at Llano, three years as head coach. He said his last two years in Llano were rough after graduation of nine seniors his first year and a 26-7 squad.

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

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Nocona softball falls to Archer City

Published

11 hours ago

04/30/2026

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Nocona came into game two of its Class 2A Division I bi-district series with Archer City looking to rebound from a 17-0 loss in game one.

The Lady Indians took a quick lead but the Lady ‘Cats had too much in the tank and knocked Nocona out of the playoffs courtesy of a 13-3, five-inning victory winning the best of three series, 2-0.

Kylea Wallace reached base on a second baseman’s error. With one out, M’leigha Franklin took a pitch over the wall in left field for a home run, igniting the Lady Indian crowd with a 2-0 lead.

Archer City prevented further damage by retiring the next two hitters. The Lady ‘Cats struck in the bottom of the inning for seven runs.

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

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Lady Rabbits win bi-district

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11 hours ago

04/30/2026

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Culture. It’s a beautiful word.

Bowie Softball Coach Griffin Fields has been trying to install a positive, winning culture since taking over the job. For the first time since 2019, the Lady Rabbits qualified for the postseason, facing District 8 top seed Early in the bi-district round.

After beating the Lady ‘Horns 9-8 in game one of the best-of-three series April 23, Early came back and evened the series less than 24 hours later, 15-0. The Lady Rabbits used the aforementioned culture and got out to a quick lead in game three.

Bowie was then forced to come from behind for the second straight night. Kinley Baker, who had the game winning RBI in game one, came through again in game three and broke a 6-all tie with a single to lift the Lady Rabbits to a 9-6 victory in the finale.

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