SPORTS
BOWIE NOTEBOOK: JV squad falls on road at Gunter
The Bowie junior varsity/ninth-grade and eighth-grade teams suffered tough losses to Gunter on the road on Thursday.
The JV/9th team lost 42-0, dropping to 2-3 on the season.
Gunter won the eighth-grade game 32-8.
The Cottontails lone touchdown came on an Ocie Collier 65-yard pass from Cooper Little in the final quarter.
The Bowie seventh-grade team knotted Gunter at 8-all.
The Cottontails scored on a 60-yard pass from quarterback Davis Shackelford to Connor Campbell in the fourth quarter. Shackelford added the two-point conversion on a run.
The eighth-graders drop to 1-2 on the season while the 7’s are now 1-1-1.
The Bowie JV/ninth-grade team will next play on Oct. 9 at Jackrabbit Stadium versus Boyd. Kickoff is set for 5:30 p.m.
The Cottontail eighth- and seventh-grade teams will be on the road at Boyd on the same night, with the seventh-grade game at 5:30 p.m. and the eighth-grade contest at 6:30 p.m. at Boyd ISD Stadium.
Bowie Boosters purchase
baseball uniforms
The Bowie Booster Club purchased nine more pairs of baseball pants and three jerseys, during its Sept. 22 meeting. Read more in the weekend edition of The Bowie News.
Dustin VanWay (8) attempts to avoid Henrietta tacklers in this photo dated from Sept. 11 at Jackrabbit Stadium. After opening the 2014 season with a couple of wins, the Bowie junior varsity squad has dropped three straight games, including Thursday’s shutout loss at Gunter. (News file photo by Eric Viccaro)
Nearly 600 youngsters signed up for this season of youth baseball sports through the BSA. The group celebrated with awards this past week and introduction of all its teams. See all the awards and photos from the night in the mid-week Bowie News. (Photos by Barbara Green)
The 2024 Summer Olympics is just a few weeks away taking place in Paris. The opening ceremonies will be July 26 and are planned to be unique as they take place along the Seine River that flows through Paris. Thomas Bach prepared this op-ed to welcome the world to Paris.
By Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee
The Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 is only days away. The excitement gripping this nation is palpable.
As this unique festival of sport draws closer, we all are feeling that France and the French people are ready to welcome the world’s best athletes with the hospitality and passion for sport for which they are famous all around the world.
Already millions of people have greeted the Olympic flame on its journey around France with a huge wave of enthusiasm. All of us are looking forward to an unforgettable celebration of Olympic sport and French culture in the coming weeks.
Read the full story in the mid-week sports in your Bowie News.
Saint Jo’s Firecracker 5K welcomed 100 runners for its 16th year on July 4th.
According to runsignup.com, Old Jo’s Firecracker 5K saw 100 runners of all ages register to kick off in downtown Saint Jo.
Brayden Willett, 14, Nocona, was the top male finisher with a time of 19:02.6. Sarah Rainey, 35, Saint Jo, was the top female finisher with 21:47.1.
In the male nine and under division, I. Miller, nine, Muenster, repeated his first place win from 2023 with at time of 34:52.8. E. Thomas, eight, no town listed, also repeated her win with a time of 31:58.5.
Emry Raney-Cavnar, 14, Ardmore, OK, won the male 10-14 group and E. Christensen, 11, Decatur, took the female race. In the male 15-19 division Luke Gehrig, 17, Muenster, won, while Sophia Christensen, 15, Decatur, took the ladies’ title.
See all the results and more photos in the weekend Bowie News.
Special appreciation to Jennifer Gaston Panther Photography for use of her photos.
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