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Bowie volleyball bounces back with win against Jacksboro

Published

4 years ago

10/15/2022

The Bowie Lady Rabbits had a good bounce back game by beating Jacksboro at home on Tuesday night.
The Lady Rabbits won in straight sets 3-0 with only the last set being competitive.
Bowie was coming off a disappointing loss against Henrietta from the previous week. After beating the Lady Cats in four sets the first round of district, Henrietta had come right back to beat the Lady Rabbits in four sets at the Lady Cats home floor.
This was after Bowie had lost only one district match during the first round of district, to the undefeated and state-ranked Holliday team.
There was no letdown from the previous week as Bowie came out and took control in the first two sets. Both were won with little drama at the end with set scores being 25-15 and 25-14.
The third set proved to be a problem when Jacksboro refused to lay down and Bowie took it easy to start off the set.
It went down to the wire and took extra points in a set that could have gone either way. In the end, it was the Lady Rabbits who came out on top, winning 26-24 to win the set and the match 3-0.
No individual statistics were available at press time as the coaching staff has been having technical trouble.

To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.

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Norwood new Bowie boys hoop coach

Published

12 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

12 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

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12 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.