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HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Bowie girls bounce Decatur by 34
By ERIC VICCARO
bnewssports@sbcglobal.net
The Bowie High School girls’ basketball team had a six-day break between games.
That freshness was apparent Friday as the Lady Rabbits had little trouble with visiting Conference 4A school Decatur, dispatching the Eagles by a score of 69-35 at BHS Gymnasium.
Bowie head coach Colby Davis-Pastusek was understandably pleased with the outcome, especially with how the Lady Rabbits kept the Eagles to single-digit point totals in the opening three quarters.
“Our kids played well defensively, Davis-Pastusek said. “We executed on offense, and scored points off our defense. We also limited Decatur’s offensive rebounds, and didn’t give them many opportunities for second chances.”
Davis-Pastusek was also satisfied with the Lady Rabbits’ balance on offense as four girls scored in double figures – paced by Courtney Brady’s 19-point effort.
Bowie, with a record of 10-4, opened district play on Tuesday evening at Boyd. The Lady Rabbits also will play Henrietta this week.
The Lady Rabbits held Decatur to only 34 field-goal attempts and the Eagles had only seven chances at the free-throw line. Meanwhile, Bowie recorded 58 field-goal attempts.
Bowie played “happy hands” defense with 19 steals. Kamryn Cantwell and Addy Cook both had five swipes. Jordan Brightwell and Brady had three steals each.
That’s how dominating Bowie’s defense was, especially seeing the 6-foot-1 Brightwell reading Decatur’s passing lanes for steals – something not too many post players can pull off easily. Read more, and see the complete box score in the mid-week Bowie News in print and with your online subscription.
Bowie’s Courtney Brady (10) dribbles to the basket after Addy Cook (22) set a screen. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)
A positive culture can be tough to install but will reap dividends if done correctly.
Trinadee Imotichey is trying to do just that with her Forestburg Lady Longhorns.
Imotichey, an assistant coach on the 2025 Forestburg volleyball team, was moved into the head coaching position. Last year’s coach, Cori Hayes, took over as football head coach.
Imotichey, in her 2nd year in Forestburg, said she learned a lot from Hayes and is ready to take over.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Bowie’s summer softball league team overcame a 6-1 deficit with a six-run third inning for a 7-6 win over Bridgeport in its season opener July 6.
The league consists of teams from Bowie, Nocona, Lindsay, Bridgeport, and Alvord and will last three weeks. Bowie will host games each week.
Bowie pitcher Hazel Trahern gave up two singles and a groundout to put the Sissies on the board in the first. It would be the only hits she gave up in the game. Two groundouts and a strikeout got the Lady Rabbits out of the jam.
Bowie got the run back in the bottom of the first with Andee Jo Miller opening the frame with a walk and a stolen base. She then scored on Kynlee Baker’s groundout to tie the game at one.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Rest. Run. Repeat.
Sage Keck, an 8th grader at Montague, lives by this mantra. No ifs, ands and buts about it.
She’s been running since fourth grade PE classes where she would run a mile every week. After discovering she could outrun the other students, she began to enjoy it and continued doing it.
Her success continued, as she finished 2nd overall against more than 200 runners at the Old Saint Jo 5K July 4. In last weekend’s Texas Junior Olympics, she reached the pinnacle of her career so far by qualifying for the United States of America Track and Field (USATF) National Junior Olympics in Norwalk, Calif. in three events.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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