SPORTS
County schools summer workouts start Monday
With the go ahead from the University Interscholastic League, many school districts’ athletic programs will open up their doors to incoming junior high and high school athletes on Monday morning.
For Bowie, due to damage to the high school facilities, the summer workouts will be at the junior high. The times are 8-10 a.m. Monday through Thursday. There is no cost.
Some guidelines Bowie will be following is no locker room access, water must be brought by athletes, entry/exit protocol followed by all staff and athletes on arrival, rotating stations and departure.
Equipment will be sanitized after each individual use as well.
For the full post, check the Bowie Athletics Facebook page.
Nocona will have summer conditioning Monday through Thursdays. The boys will start at 8 a.m. and go to 11 a.m. The girls will start at 9 a.m. and go to 12:30 p.m. Workouts will be free of charge.
Some safety guidelines the district is following include limiting the number of people in the weight room at one time, locker room and shower access will not be given, workout gear and towels will not be given and athletes will be required to bring their own water with their name on it. The full post is on the Nocona Athletics Facebook page.
Saint Jo also is sticking to morning workouts. All girl athletes and incoming high school boys will workout from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Incoming junior high boy athletes will workout from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Some guidelines Saint Jo is following includes requiring a daily sign-in sheet so attendance records can be kept to ensure athletes are staying safe, no locker room or shower access, no shared water or food and sanitized facilities.To see the full post, go the Saint Jo website.
For Forestburg, workouts are in the evening from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday for all athletes as young as incoming seventh graders.
Athletes are expected to bring their own water bottle, athletic clothing and shoes. Boys will also need to bring cleats for sports specific drills.
Incoming seventh graders or anyone new to Forestburg will need to bring a completed physical form to be able to workout. To see the full post, go to the Forestburg Facebook page.
Prairie Valley will host workouts for all incoming junior and high school athletes starting at 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Social distancing guidelines from UIL will be in place. Athletes will take a short questionnaire each day before workouts to make sure they are not exhibiting any symptoms of COVID-19. Check the full post on the Prairie Valley Facebook page.
The only district in the county not starting on Monday is Gold-Burg. With the Bears looking for a new athletic director, plans for summer workouts are at a standstill until someone is hired in that position.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
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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