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Jim Bowie Days rodeo entertains

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3 years ago

06/28/2023

The three-night Jim Bowie Days rodeo drew big crowds last week and entertained people looking for a night out late in June.

The Jim Bowie Days rodeo entertained big crowds on Thursday, Friday and Saturday night at Bowie rodeo arena.
Put on by the United Professional Rodeo Association and stock from TNT Rodeo, the three nights of action gave the people of Bowie and the surrounding areas something to do as the sun started setting late in June.
Professional and amateur riders from near and fare competed, with only the best times coming away with the top prize money.
In bareback riding, Tyler Griffin won with a ride score 75.5.
Ranch bronc riding was won by Tucker Scott who scored 78 and saddle bronc was won by Jarrod Hammons who scored an 80.5.
Karen Little won the breakaway roping with a time of 2.37 seconds and Kylee Scribner won the barrel racing with a time of 15.195 seconds.
Colton Leech won steer wrestling with a time of 4.9 seconds while Briar White won the tie-down-roping with a time of 8.13 seconds.
Team roping had two teams take home the first place money as both Dale Martin/Cooper Vandiver and J.T. Prather/Tucker Menz each finished with a time of 4.9 seconds.
The finish each night was the bull riding which Qynn Anderson won with a score of 83.

Full results from the UPRA website are listed in the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.

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Bowie softball team falls in area round

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2 days ago

05/07/2026

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Bowie softball had a historic season, where the squad made the postseason for the first time since 2019 and knocked a top seed from the playoffs, come to an end April 29.

No-4 ranked Tuscola Jim Ned got out to a quick start and took an 11-1, five inning win in the area round of the Class 3A Division I playoffs. Bowie had its season end at 19-15.

With a large crowd at Weatherford High rooting them on, Bowie took the field looking to knock out another top seed, as they did with Early last week.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.

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Willett, Richey off to State

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2 days ago

05/07/2026

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Bowie will have two track athletes at the State track and field meet May 14 with top two finishes at the Region 1-3A track meet at Abilene Christian University May 1-2.

Tyler Richey finished 2^nd in the pole vault with a 15’ leap. Richey was also 9^th in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 15.39. Sophomore Braden Willett was 3^rd in the 1,600-meters with a school record best of time of 4:21.93. Willett was 4^th in the 3,200-meter run with a time of 9:29.71.

Several other Rabbits and Lady Rabbits competed at the regional meet. The 800-meter relay foursome of Colton Dosch, Richey, Finn Riddle and Jaxon White finished 6^th with a time of 1:30.24 while the 1,600-meter relay team of Dosch, Judah Livsey, Riddle and Blaine Leonard finished 8^th with a time of 3:30.76.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.

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Fourteen track athletes head to State

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2 days ago

05/07/2026

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Saint Jo’s boys and girls track teams took top honors at the Region III-A track meet at Hewitt Midway High School May 1-2 and will send several athletes to the state track and field meet May 16 in Austin.

The boys were led by Damon Byrd who won both the long jump with a 22’9 ¾” leap and triple jump with a 45’ 10 ½”. Byrd also won the 100-meter dash with a time of 1.03 and was a member of the victorious 800-meter relay along with Trent Gaston, Barrett Johnson and Lee Yeley with a time of 1:30.80.

Yeley won the high jump with a 6’ leap. Byrd, Yeley, Dominic Luna and Gaston combined for a 2^nd-place finish in the 1,600-meter relay with a time 3:32.81. Gaston was 2^nd in the 110-meter hurdles with a tie of 16.09. Johnson was 2^nd in the 400-meter dash in 50.75, Ayden Giambruno was 6^th in the 3200-meter run in 11:05.24 with Yeley 8^th in the 200-meters with a time of 25.61.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.