SPORTS
BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT NEWS: Bowie boys open with Callisburg
The Bowie Athletic Booster Club is playing host to a high school boys’ basketball tournament starting this Thursday.
Bowie’s varsity will open play at 11:30 a.m. versus Callisburg. The Jackrabbit varsity plays once more Thursday at 7 p.m. against the Abilene Hawks.
On Friday, the Bowie varsity plays twice more at 1 p.m. against Iowa Park and then 7 p.m. versus Mineral Wells.
The Jackrabbit varsity takes on Krum for the second time this season at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday.
Bowie defeated Krum 59-56 at the American Airlines Center on Nov. 24.
All of Bowie’s varsity and junior varsity games will take place in the main gymnasium.
The Bowie ninth-grade team will play in the Bowie Junior High main gymnasium.
Ticket prices are $5 for adults and $3 students. Only senior citizen and coaches’ passes will be accepted for the tournament.
All proceeds from this event benefit the Bowie Athletic Boosters, including concessions.
Here’s a list of games involving Bowie, at all levels.
Varsity
Games at Bowie High School, main gymnasium
Thursday
11:30 a.m., Callisburg vs. Bowie
7 p.m., Abilene Hawks vs. Bowie
Friday
1 p.m., Iowa Park vs. Bowie
7 p.m., Mineral Wells vs. Bowie
Saturday
11:30 a.m., Krum vs. Bowie
Junior Varsity
Thursday
8:30 a.m., Iowa Park vs. Bowie
2:30 p.m., Mineral Wells vs. Bowie
Friday
8:30 a.m., Krum vs. Bowie
2:30 p.m., Callisburg vs. Bowie
Ninth Grade
Games at Bowie Junior High, main gymnasium
Thursday
8:30 p.m., Mineral Wells vs. Bowie
Friday
8:30 p.m., Iowa Park vs. Bowie
4 p.m., Callisburg vs. Bowie
Bowie Jackrabbits. (Logo provided by the Bowie Independent School District)
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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