SPORTS
Jackrabbits win overtime thriller against Childress Bobcats 70-64
Heading into their final regular season game, the Bowie Jackrabbits hoped to not just avenge their lost to Childress, but to win the second seed.
It was not easy, but the Jackrabbits came out on top Monday at home 70-64 in overtime.
From early on, Bowie was able to have a slight advantage inside with Daniel Mosley receiving the majority of attention. Likewise, Stephon Harris from the Bobcats received a lot of attention from the Jackrabbits on the perimeter. Bowie led 15-13 heading into the second quarter.
Despite having a tough time keeping Harris off the free throw line and him scoring 12 points, the Jackrabbits offense never played a better stretch. Despite the attention Mosley got, he was still able to score when he touched the ball and Bowie was able to knock in some perimeter shots that were created by his presence.
While Childress was still in the game, the Jackrabbits felt good and in control leading 36-29 at halftime.
The second half saw the Bobcats close the gap a smidge, thanks to a more balanced scoring attack not solely reliant on Harris. Bowie was able to keep its lead. Their achilles heel, giving up offensive rebounds, was not much of an issue in this game. The Jackrabbits led 51-46 heading into the fourth quarter.
Down the stretch, Bowie could not deny Harris. Besides some deep three-pointers made, the Jackrabbits could not keep him off the free throw line. Evan Kennedy was one of the people who guarded him all night and ended up fouling out.
Childress had a chance to win the game at the end with an open shot, but it missed. With the score tied 62-62, the game went into overtime.
Disaster struck early in the overtime period for Bowie. Mosley fouled out and without their leading scorer and rebounder, things did not look good. Fortunately, the Jackrabbits were able to score well in the overtime period while shutting down the Bobcats offense and limiting them to only two points. Bowie won 70-64.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
The 19th annual Bullfest came to the county on May 4, hosted at the Saint Jo Rodeo Arena. With bulls provided Big L Rodeo Company, Locke Bucking Bulls and more, it attracted many great riders, both local and farther away. In the end, it was Colby Deel from Jacksboro who won the the senior division round. The junior division winner was Ringo Stummer from Mountain Springs.
To see more photos, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
With the track season firmly over this year, one school went out of its way to encourage its athletes to not only improve on their totals, but set some school records this season.
Brenna Briles set the school record in the girl’s high jump (5-4), triple jump (33 feet), 100 meters (13.11) and the 200 meters (27.87).
Kayden Dill set the school record boy’s 100 meters (11.08) and 200 meters (23.47). Tye Reid set the boy’s 110 meter hurdles record at 18.7 seconds. Jesse Wadsworth set the boy’s 800 meters record with a time of 2:06.
Some relay teams also set some records. The boy’s 4×100 meter team of Jeremiah Perez, Kyler Willett, Will Johnson and Dill set the record with the time of 45.29 seconds.
The 4×400 meter relay team with Christian Binanti, Johnson, Willett and Wadsworth ran a time of 3:40.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
The Prairie Valley Bulldogs will be seeing a new face around the gym and fields next fall with the hiring of a new Athletic Director and Head Coach, Kent Caruthers.
Caruthers will be replacing Coach Seth Stephens, who has accepted a coaching job in LaPoynor, moving closer to his family and hometown. Although Coach Stephens will be missed after six years of being a part of the Prairie Valley family, Coach Caruthers will step into his new role with a wealth of knowledge and experience.
Coach Caruthers has coached basketball, football, volleyball, cross country, track and golf.
He has a well-rounded background, which makes him the perfect candidate for a 1A coaching position.
He comes, most recently, from Matagorda where he was the athletic director, boys basketball, volleyball, and track coach.
He spent the majority of his coaching career at Tolar, where he was the head boys basketball coach, defensive coordinator for the varsity football team and head golf coach.
His record and experience speak for themselves, but when asked why he felt led to apply for this position, he said that the move north is all about coaching good kids.
His coaching philosophy revolves around hard work, stating “A winner is someone who recognizes their God-given talents, works their tail off developing the talents into skills and uses these skills to accomplish their goals.”
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
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