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Baseball Roundup

Published

4 years ago

03/09/2022

Nocona
The Nocona Indians had a rough tournament at Seymour last week.
The Indians went 0-3 as the team tried several different things to get ready for the start of district play this week.
Nocona lost to Ralls 9-3, Seymour 10-1 and Perrin-Whitt 14-1.
Coach Zach Denson thought some good things came out of it despite the results.
“We struggled to find consistency on the mound and at the plate, and ultimately dropped all three games,” Denson said. “However, there were many bright spots. Multiple kids gained valuable experience on the mound, and the kids never quit in the face of adversity.”

Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Panthers played in their first tournament of the season at Era last week.
The Panthers went 1-3 as they try to transition most of their players to a different sport season.
Saint Jo lost to S&S Consoladidated 7-3, Poolville 9-2 and Sacred Heart 4-3 before pulling out a fun 11-2 win against Tioga in the final game.
Kile Thurman and Matthew Everson-Butler drove in two runs each to lead the team in their win against Tioga. Payton Harris allowed one earned up in 2.1 innings pitched while striking out two batters.

To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.

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Norwood new Bowie boys hoop coach

Published

13 hours ago

04/30/2026

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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

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Nocona softball falls to Archer City

Published

14 hours ago

04/30/2026

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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.

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Lady Rabbits win bi-district

Published

14 hours ago

04/30/2026

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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.