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Farmer named Bowie’s new athletic director/football coach
Bowie Independent School District officially announced on Thursday the Jackrabbit’s new athletic director/football coach.
Hugh Farmer comes to Bowie after eight years at Seymour which included a 55-38 record, three district titles and seven playoff appearances. Before that he spent time heading Olney for one season.
Farmer made his name leading good offenses, being offensive coordinator at Frederick High School in Oklahoma for five years to great acclaim before getting his first head coaching job.
He beat out 60 applicants for the job according to Superintendent Blake Enlow.
“During a thorough and intense interview process, Coach Farmer stood out as someone who not only has had success on the field as a coach, but focuses on setting high expectations for all athletes, places a high value on academics, and desires to create an athletic program kids want to be a part of,” Enlow said.
After eight years at Seymour, Farmer felt like all of the things started adding up to move on and Bowie seemed like the perfect spot.
“We love the location,” Farmer said. “We went in and fell in love with the administration and all the people we got to talk to and it just felt really right. We are super excited to make that change and get going.”
Farmer takes over a Bowie football program that last made the playoffs in 2017 and is graduating 13 seniors.
He also takes over as the program moves from one tough district to another, moving from state-runner-up Brock to fellow state power Jim Ned. The district also features several programs with playoff appearances.
Farmer is not worried about those particulars, concentrating on the work to maximize the athletes he will have at Bowie.
“As a veteran coach you just work hard every day and try to make the kids better,” Farmer said. “I am super excited. I think we can do some great things. I think there are some kids who can do well in our system. It is going to be really exciting to see how they do and how they progress.”
Without giving specifics, Farmer has the experience and confidence that his offensive and defensive systems are versatile enough to suit the athletes he will have, with that showing in his success running smaller 2A programs with fewer athletes to work with usually.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend 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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