SPORTS
Hibbitts is the Bears’ new athletic director
When practices start next week, the Gold-Burg Bears’ football team will be led by a new face.
Brady Hibbitts comes to Gold-Burg after two years at Perrin-Whitt serving as an assistant. Before that he spent two years heading his alma-mater Woodson and one year serving as an assistant.
He got an up close look at the turnaround the Bears have had the past two seasons with the Pirates opening their season against Gold-Burg. Coming off the two best seasons in school history with a young core and good numbers expected to return, it was easy to see the appeal for Hibbitts.
“What Coach (Joe) Helms built with this group the past two years has been great and I think I can do a good job of keeping that going in my own way,” Hibbitts said.
After playing many sports at Woodson High School before graduating in 2013, Hibbitts played two years of football at Howard Payne University before transferring to Tarleton State University to get his bachelor degree.
His wife Haley teaches at Northwest and their daughter Haddy is six months old.
Hibbitts believes in an approach that will value the athletes as people first before they step onto the field or court.
“The relationship aspect and love aspect of it,” Hibbitts said. “A lot of these kids need that role model figure in their life. You can tell that a lot of these kids seek that out and I feel like that is really my strong suit. Being able to relate to these kids coming from a small school myself and just being able to commit my time and showing these guys outside of sports, showing them that relationship side of things.”
As the athletic director, Hibbitts wants to bring that type of level to all of the sports programs with the motto acronym F.A.M.I.L.Y.
“It stands for forget about me, I love you,” Hibbitts said. “Everybody is going to experience it first hand, it is about being selfless, putting other people before myself. That is really what I am going to try to do this year is put these kids, this community, before myself. That is what I am going to try and teach these players.”
To read the full story, 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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