SPORTS
SPORTS IN BRIEF: Golf tournament winners announced
There was a golf tournament this past Saturday at Twisted Oaks Golf Club with proceeds going to the Bowie Project Graduation Class of 2015.
Forty-eight golfers competed in the event, said course professional Ron Moxom.
The first-place team was comprised of Terry Gunter, Todd McMurray, Kevin Polk and Mike Shaw with a 54.
Greg Shaw, Cory Hickey, Cody Brady and Sawyer Heugatter teamed to finish second, with a score of 57.
The Jackrabbit Prize went to the team of Greg Vicars, Lois Vicars, Malinda Peters and Gary Bogan posted a score of 68.
This marked the final tournament at the course as an 18-hole entity. Twisted Oaks is the name for the former Top O’ The Lake Country Club.
Bowie ranked in girls basketball
The Bowie High School girls’ basketball team is ranked No. 11 in Conference 3A in the preseason Texas Association of Basketball Coaches poll.
The Lady Rabbits finished 23-7 last season, a regional qualifier who advanced through the Conference 2A tournament before losing to Jim Ned.
The University Interscholastic League moved Bowie up to Conference 3A this season.
Coincidentally, Jim Ned is No. 10 in the poll.
Wall is tops in Conference 3A, with Brock second, Franklin third, Shallowater fourth and Sunnyvale fifth.
Bowie also was given consideration in the Texas Girls Coaches Association poll.
The Lady Rabbits are the only team in Montague County to be ranked.
Girls’ basketball practices began on Oct. 22, and the boys will begin practice today, Oct. 29.
Nighthawks’ tryouts Nov. 15
Want to try your hand playing professional indoor football?
The Wichita Falls Nighthawks, a member of the Indoor Football League, will be having tryouts on Nov. 15 from 10:15 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Tryouts will take place at Kay Yeager Coliseum in downtown Wichita Falls.
Registration is set for 9 a.m. The cost of registration is $50, except $60 the day of the event.
This will be a pro-style combine tryout with the following measured: Individual specific position drills, 1-on-1’s, L-drill, short shuttle and 40-yard dash.
No cleats are allowed on the indoor turf.
All athletes must sign a waiver to attend the tryout.
For information, call 940-761-5575.
Sports In Brief. (Graphic by Barbara Green)
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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