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HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Bowie’s Tole top newcomer

Published

9 years ago

05/31/2017

By ERIC VICCARO
sports@bowienewsonline.com

Bowie High School freshman pitcher Heston Tole was named District 3A-8 newcomer of the year.
Meanwhile, Nocona’s Jeremy James was selected as a first-team utility player as district awards were presented on Tuesday – after Holliday and Jacksboro bowed out of the Conference 3A-Region I playoffs.
“It was a no-brainer for Heston to be newcomer of the year after the year he had,” Bowie head baseball coach Ryan Rogers said.
Rogers was equally pleased with Tole’s production as a hitter as with Heston’s presence on the mound. Tole was Bowie’s No. 2 or No. 3 hitter in the batting lineup, and he was a regular starter.
Tole pitched 54-2/3 innings, surrendering 19 earned runs with striking out 64 and finishing with a 2.43 earned-run average.
At the plate, Tole recorded a .412 batting average with 10 doubles, four triples, two home runs, 23 RBIs and 26 runs scored overall – district and non-district contests.
James hit .289 and had a .426 on-base percentage this season, with a pair of doubles in District 3A-8 games only.
On the bump, James had eight game starters and had 33 innings of work with one win and a 4.66 ERA. Read more, and see the complete District 3A-8 first team and special honors, in the May 27 Bowie News.

Heston Tole is congratulated by Bowie head baseball coach Ryan Rogers after hitting a home run during a District 3A-8 game at Holliday in late April. Tole was named district newcomer of the year. (News file photo by Eric Viccaro)

SPORTS

Bowie softball team falls in area round

Published

3 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.

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Willett, Richey off to State

Published

3 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

3 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.