SPORTS
STORM CENTER COLUMN: Here’s your 2015 schedule
The sports editor is currently in The Bowie News on Christmas night, toiling away and writing this column.
I sure hope you received everything you wished for during the holiday season.
Pretty soon, basketball will be joined by other sports on the calendar, including powerlifting and baseball.
The Bowie High School powerlifting team – which features both female and male competitors – will open the season on Jan. 10 at the Keller Timber Ridge meet.
The Bowie baseball team released its schedule on Twitter, and features several scrimmages including versus Millsap at Chico on Feb. 9, 2015. There will also be a Hit-a-Thon and other scrimmages against Whitesboro, Iowa Park and Pilot Point.
The Jackrabbit baseball opener will take place at NTX Tournament of Champions on Feb. 26.
During the holidays, one of the gifts I always asked for was a calendar.
As a sports editor, my schedule is quite regimented, and a calendar is a useful tool. Today, I don’t need a physical calendar so much because there’s one on my cell phone.
Early next week, there are several basketball tournaments.
Sports contributor Blake Wood will be going to the Windthorst Tournament on Dec. 30.
Yours truly will attend the Whataburger Tournament in the Fort Worth area on Dec. 31.
There are some exciting things coming up in 2015 from a non-sports perspective.
In March, a total solar eclipse will take place in the north Atlantic area. Book your trip NOW!
If Queen Elizabeth II is still reigning on Sept. 10 – the day before my birthday – she will surpass her great-grandmother Queen Victoria as Britain’s longest-reigning monarch. Read more of this column in the weekend Bowie News.
Editor’s Note: The Storm Center column is the expressed written views of sports editor Eric Viccaro and not The Bowie News.
AT&T Stadium in Arlington will be the site of at least one Dallas Cowboys playoff game in 2015 as well as the College Football Playoff national championship on Jan. 12. Baylor plays Michigan State here in the Cotton Bowl on Jan. 1. (Courtesy photo by James Smith/The Dallas Cowboys)
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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