SPORTS
SPORTSBLITZ: Sports schedule through Feb. 3
School Sports
January 22
Boys Basketball
5 p.m., City View at Bowie (7B-8B/7A/8A)
Girls Basketball
5 p.m., Bowie at City View, Wichita Falls (7B/8B/7A/8A)
January 23
Boys Basketball
7:30 p.m., Midway at Prairie Valley
7:30 p.m., Gold-Burg at Bellevue
7:30 p.m., Tioga at Forestburg
7:30 p.m., Slidell at Saint Jo
8 p.m., Boyd at Bowie
8 p.m., Nocona at City View, Wichita Falls
Girls Basketball
6 p.m., Forestburg at Prairie Valley
6 p.m., Gold-Burg at Saint Jo
6 p.m., Slidell at Bellevue
6:30 p.m., Bowie at Henrietta
6:30 p.m., Nocona at Jacksboro
January 24
Powerlifting
9 a.m., Nocona at Perrin-Whitt Invitational
January 26
Boys Basketball
5 p.m., Bowie at Boyd (7B/8B/7A/8A)
Girls Basketball
5 p.m., Bowie at Boyd (7B/8B/7A/8A)
January 27
Boys Basketball
7:30 p.m., Bellevue at Prairie Valley
7:30 p.m., Gold-Burg at Midway
7:30 p.m., Slidell at Forestburg
7:30 p.m., Saint Jo at Tioga
8 p.m., Bowie at Holliday
8 p.m., Paradise at Nocona
Girls Basketball
6 p.m., Bellevue at Prairie Valley
6 p.m., Gold-Burg at Midway
6 p.m., Slidell at Forestburg
6 p.m., Saint Jo at Tioga
6:30 p.m., Bowie at Holliday
6:30 p.m., Paradise at Nocona
January 30
Boys Basketball
7:30 p.m., Prairie Valley at Tioga
7:30 p.m., Slidell at Gold-Burg
7:30 p.m., Forestburg at Midway
7:30 p.m., Bellevue at Saint Jo
8 p.m., Bowie at Paradise
8 p.m., Holliday at Nocona
Girls Basketball
6 p.m., Prairie Valley at Tioga
6 p.m., Slidell at Gold-Burg
6 p.m., Forestburg at Midway
6 p.m., Bellevue at Saint Jo
6:30 p.m., Bowie at Paradise
6:30 p.m., Holliday at Nocona
January 31
Powerlifting
Bowie at Jacksboro Invitational
February 2
Boys Basketball
5 p.m., Bowie at Jacksboro (7B/8B/7A/8A)
7 p.m., Gold-Burg at Montague
Girls Basketball
5 p.m., Jacksboro at Bowie (7B/8B/7A/8A)
6 p.m., Gold-Burg at Montague
February 3
Boys Basketball
7:30 p.m., Gold-Burg at Prairie Valley
7:30 p.m., Saint Jo at Forestburg
7:30 p.m., Bellevue at Midway
8 p.m., Nocona at Bowie
Girls Basketball
6 p.m., Gold-Burg at Prairie Valley
6 p.m., Saint Jo at Forestburg
6 p.m., Bellevue at Midway
6:30 p.m., Nocona at Bowie
Prairie Valley’s Brooklyn Messer looks for an open teammate on an inbound play during Tuesday’s District 1A-21 game against Midway at Prairie Valley. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)
SPORTS
Big crowd attends Bowie Sports Association Awards night
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)
SPORTS
World gets ready for 2024 Summer Olympics
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.
SPORTS
Firecracker 5K welcomes 100 runners on July 4th
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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