SPORTS
Saint Jo teams win district track meet
The 1A district track meet took place all day on Thursday at Bowie High School.
In the end it was the Saint Jo boy’s and girl’s teams finishing first overall.
Both Forestburg boy’s and girl’s team finished third overall. The Gold-Burg girls finished fourth overall while the boys team was seventh. The Prairie Valley boys team finished fifth overall while the girl’s team finished sixth. Bellevue’s bo’y team finished sixth while its girl’s team finished seventh.
First place finishes included Jonathan Diaz from Saint Jo winning the 100 meters; Reagan Ladewig from Forestburg winning the 100 meter hurdles and shot put; Matthew Sampson from Saint Jo winning the 110 meter hurdles; Dawson Everson from Saint Jo winning the 300 meter hurdles and pole vault; Braylee Briles from Forestburg winning the 400 meters.
Justynne Roller from Forestburg won the 800 meters and the discus; Collin Thomas winning the 800 meters; Grace Martin from Bellevue winning the 1600 and 3200 meter races; Linzie Priddy from Prairie Valley winning the high jump; Jayon Grace from Gold-Burg winning the long jump; Makaylee Gomez from Prairie Valley winning the pole vault; Braxton Osteen from Forestburg winning the shot put and discus; Emily Carpenter from Prairie Valley winning the discus.
All three of the 4×100, 4×200 and 4×400 meter relays were won by Saint Jo on both the boys and girls side.
Anyone who finished in the top four in their event qualified for the area meet which is scheduled for April 14 at Bryson.
To see all the results for area school’s individuals who finished in the top six in their events and scored points toward their team’s total, 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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