SPORTS
Bowie, Nocona run first meet of year
In the first cross country meet of the season for Nocona and Bowie teams, the Indians hosted the meet Thursday morning at Indian Oaks Golf Course.
The Lady Indians finished first out of eight teams while the Lady Rabbits would finish fifth. The Indians finished one spot better than the Jackrabbits, finishing second out of five teams competing.
The Nocona girl’s team was led by Kylie Rose, who finished first overall with a time of 13:16.
Allie Brow finished right behind her in second while Madilyn Ferguson and Jayce Rose finished seventh and eighth. Raylee Sparkman rounded out the top five scoring runners finishing 13th.
For the Bowie girl’s team Jojo Villarreal led the team finishing 19th with a time of 15:30.
The top five scoring runners for the Lady Rabbits included Kaydee Jones in 23rd, Samantha Clarke in 25th, Hannah Craddock in 26th and Shyenne Long in 30th.
The Nocona boy’s team saw Arturo Garcia finish first for the team in seventh place with a time of 19:42.
Landry McCasland was right behind him in eighth place while Hank Ulbig finished 16th, Ivan Hernandez 17th and Frank Espinoza in 21st place.
The Bowie boy’s team had Sid Mayfield finish first in sixth place with a time of 19:25.
The Jackrabbits scoring runners included Andrew Sandoff in ninth place, Nathan Rodgers in 18th place, Alex Castro in 20th place and Ignacio Saucedo in 26th place.
With meets being smaller this year due to COVID-19 restrictions, each place counts that much more due to fewer runners.
The Nocona teams next run at Holliday at 9 a.m. on Sept. 11. The Bowie teams also will run at the same meet.
To see full results, pick up a copy of the mid-week 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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