SPORTS
Bowie, Nocona teams run at Brock last week
The Bowie and Nocona cross country teams ran at Brock on Sept. 30 as the teams push to get better with the district meet less than a month away.
The boy’s teams ran in the same heat with the Jackrabbits coming out ahead of the Indians, finishing first and second.
The girl’s teams ran in different heats, with the Lady Indians winning their heat and the Lady Rabbits finishing third. Besides the different heats, the course was a little longer than regulation and was a challenge for all the runners.
The Bowie boy’s were led by Nathan Rogers, who finished fourth with a time of 20:05. The Jackrabbits had five runners finish in the top nine, with Ignacio Saucedo, Sid Mayfield, Andrew Sandoff and Alex Castro finishing fifth, sixth, seventh and ninth.
Coach Andy Atkins thought his team ran great overall, with the win giving his runners a big confidence boost.
The Nocona boys were led by Hank Ulbig, who finished second with a time of 19:44. Ivan Hernandez and Frank Espinoza joined him in the top 10 finishing eighth and 10. The top five runners for the Indians were rounded out with Alex Stephens and Noe Estrada not far behind finishing 13th and 14th.
Coach Colby Schniederjan has some runners out at the moment, but was proud of ones who did compete and stepped up.
The Lady Indians were led by Allie Brown, who won her heat with a time of 14:43. The top five finished among the top nine as Kylie Rose finished fourth, Jayce Rose finished sixth, Raylee Sparkman finished seventh and Madilyn Ferguson finished ninth.
Coach Kyle Spitzer was pleased with the win, but is still waiting on a meet where everyone runs their best race.
Running in another heat the Lady Rabbits were led by Samantha Clarke, who finished sixth overall with a time of 16:30. Jojo Villarreal finished 11th, Kaydee Jones finished 13th, Deasarai Reyes finished 18th and Hannah Craddock finished 20th to round out the team’s top five finishers. Coach Joe Crabb thought his team ran well at the tough course.
The Bowie boy’s team next runs at Seymour on Oct. 7 while the girl’s team will run at Stephenville. The Nocona teams next run at Holliday on Oct. 16.
To see results for all of the high school runners, 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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