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)
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
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.
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.
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