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HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Wylie tops Bowie boys with size

Published

11 years ago

01/03/2015

By ERIC VICCARO
bnewssports@sbcglobal.net

After starting with a victory over Grapevine Faith at the 57th Annual Whataburger Tournament, it was expected Bowie would face rough sledding in the championship bracket.
That’s exactly what happened as Bowie then suffered three straight losses – to Kennedale, Mexia and Abilene Wylie.
Still, Bowie showed it could compete against top-level teams and find some success along the way.
“We had a lead on Kennedale at halftime (22-21),” Bowie head coach Doug Boxell noted.
Bowie stands at 11-7 heading into its District 3A-9 opener today against Holliday at home. Tip-off is slated for 5 p.m. at the high school.
“Holliday’s a big district game,” said Boxell, who told The Bowie News the team practiced on Thursday morning despite the poor weather conditions. “We’ll have to learn from losing those games (at the Whataburger Tournament). We need to take those lessons and apply them to get better.”
In the loss to Wylie on Wednesday, Boxell thought the Jackrabbits didn’t hold their ground well enough for rebounds and shot too quickly on offense.

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Bowie’s Kamry Weber (20, white) finds himself surrounded by dark-colored jerseys from Wylie during Wednesday’s blue boys division game at the 57th Annual Whataburger Tournament at Chisholm Trail High School in Fort Worth. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)

SPORTS

Bowie softball team falls in area round

Published

3 days ago

05/07/2026

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Bowie softball had a historic season, where the squad made the postseason for the first time since 2019 and knocked a top seed from the playoffs, come to an end April 29.

No-4 ranked Tuscola Jim Ned got out to a quick start and took an 11-1, five inning win in the area round of the Class 3A Division I playoffs. Bowie had its season end at 19-15.

With a large crowd at Weatherford High rooting them on, Bowie took the field looking to knock out another top seed, as they did with Early last week.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.

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Willett, Richey off to State

Published

3 days ago

05/07/2026

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Bowie will have two track athletes at the State track and field meet May 14 with top two finishes at the Region 1-3A track meet at Abilene Christian University May 1-2.

Tyler Richey finished 2^nd in the pole vault with a 15’ leap. Richey was also 9^th in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 15.39. Sophomore Braden Willett was 3^rd in the 1,600-meters with a school record best of time of 4:21.93. Willett was 4^th in the 3,200-meter run with a time of 9:29.71.

Several other Rabbits and Lady Rabbits competed at the regional meet. The 800-meter relay foursome of Colton Dosch, Richey, Finn Riddle and Jaxon White finished 6^th with a time of 1:30.24 while the 1,600-meter relay team of Dosch, Judah Livsey, Riddle and Blaine Leonard finished 8^th with a time of 3:30.76.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.

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Fourteen track athletes head to State

Published

3 days ago

05/07/2026

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Saint Jo’s boys and girls track teams took top honors at the Region III-A track meet at Hewitt Midway High School May 1-2 and will send several athletes to the state track and field meet May 16 in Austin.

The boys were led by Damon Byrd who won both the long jump with a 22’9 ¾” leap and triple jump with a 45’ 10 ½”. Byrd also won the 100-meter dash with a time of 1.03 and was a member of the victorious 800-meter relay along with Trent Gaston, Barrett Johnson and Lee Yeley with a time of 1:30.80.

Yeley won the high jump with a 6’ leap. Byrd, Yeley, Dominic Luna and Gaston combined for a 2^nd-place finish in the 1,600-meter relay with a time 3:32.81. Gaston was 2^nd in the 110-meter hurdles with a tie of 16.09. Johnson was 2^nd in the 400-meter dash in 50.75, Ayden Giambruno was 6^th in the 3200-meter run in 11:05.24 with Yeley 8^th in the 200-meters with a time of 25.61.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.