SPORTS
BOWIE FOOTBALL: Jackrabbits fall to Yellowjackets by one
By ERIC VICCARO
bnewssports@sbcglobal.net
The Bowie High School football team suffered yet another setback Friday night as Boyd rallied to defeat the Jackrabbits 14-13 in the District 4-3A-I opener for both schools at Boyd ISD Stadium.
The game included a weather delay that lasted about two hours, 30 minutes.
Bowie head football coach Dylan Stark said the Jackrabbits were prepared for the delay because of the team’s midnight practice in August.
“We played and practiced at midnight before,” he said. “We went back to the locker room (during the delay) and stayed loose. During the break, the players had something to snack on.”
Officials spotted lightning at 9:30 p.m. when Bowie had what proved to be a tenuous 13-7 lead at the 1:21 mark of the third quarter.
Teams returned to the field at midnight, and the game concluded at 12:42 a.m.
Boyd tackled Bowie behind the line of scrimmage on the final play.
Everything seemed to be going the Jackrabbits way. The team built a 13-0 lead with a couple of exhausting first-half drives. Read more on the game, and see statistics in the mid-week Bowie News.
Friday Night Lights
What: Brock at Bowie
When: Friday, 7:30 p.m.
Where: Jackrabbit Stadium.
Tickets: $5 for adults and students.
Why it’s important: Bowie is still seeking its first district win and hopes to snap a four-game losing skid.
Brandon Hutto (5) takes a handoff from Lawson Mickler during the first half of Friday’s District 4-3A-I game at Boyd ISD Stadium. The Jackrabbits totaled nearly 250 yards in offense, but fell by one point 14-13. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)
Nocona’s volleyball team headed to Bowie for a three-team scrimmage with the host team and Ponder Aug. 7.
Each team played the other two for 30 minutes in the Lady Rabbit gym. Lady Indian Coach Sandy Langford said she thought things went well for a first scrimmage.
“Just like any young team that is trying to find itself in a first scrimmage, We looked really good at times and at others not so much,” Langford said. “We’re forming a new team after losing a lot of seniors.”
Langford said the squad would have one thing go wrong and it would explode into several things. That will need to stop for a successful year in Langford’s mind.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Bowie’s tennis team is now 3-3 for the non-district campaign with a 1-2 week.
In the Rabbits’ home opener Aug. 5 against Graham, Bowie posted a 13-6 match win with the girls completing a 9-0 sweep.
Jessi Mayfield and Angeles Alvarez won 9-8 (7-4) while Payton Goodwin and Maddie Schwarz were 8-1 winners as were Avery DeWeber and Avery Bonham.
In girl’s singles Willow Seibert won 8-2 in No.1 1 singles. Goodwin and Mayfield were each 8-5 winners. Alvarez posted an 8-1 win. Schwarz won 9-8 (8-5) with Deweber taking an 8-2 decision.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Two major portions of Nocona’s 2023 bond issue are very close to being completed.
The new high school gym should be complete in time for the volleyball team to begin practice there Aug. 1, according to Superintendent Dr. David Waters. Ground on the 22,000 square foot facility was broken on Oct. 18, 2024.
Waters said a punch list meeting with the construction manager was scheduled for earlier this week with final touchups expected shortly afterwards. Fans should be able to enjoy the facility for the volleyball team’s season opener Aug. 11.
Fans will enjoy the new gym from entering the facility which has glass walls, enabling fans to watch the game from the foyer. Once inside the gym itself, there is stadium, chair back seating on the home side allowing for a much more comfortable experience.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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