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Jackrabbit football loses at Burkburnett
The Bowie Jackrabbits lost at Burkburnett on Friday night.
The Bulldogs won 34-21 in a game that got away from the Jackrabbits in the second half.
Burkburnett was coming off of two losses against Krum and Iowa Park.
Bowie came into the game a little rusty after having only played five minutes in its previous game against Henrietta. That game was canceled due to lightning.
Maybe that is why the Jackrabbits found themselves down 14-0 in the first quarter. Bowie responded with its own drive, finished off by Justin Clark scoring from four yards out to cut the lead to 14-6 heading into the second quarter.
The defense then came through with a stop and forced a punt. Nick Salazar then came through blocked the punt.
With a shorter field to work with and momentum on their side, the Jackrabbits went down to score again, this time with Tucker Jones scoring on a 14-yard run. The successful two-point conversion tied the score up at 14-14.
Unfortunately, Bowie was not able to keep the momentum going its way. The Bulldogs responded with a scoring on drive, continuing to have good success running the football. Burkburnett scored to make it 21-14.
The Jackrabbits had enough time for one more drive before halftime, but could not produce any points as they went into the locker room trailing by one touchdown.
Unfortunately, Bowie would not play better in the second half as the Bulldogs lead continued to grow.
Burkburnett scored the only points in the third quarter on a 13-yard run to go up 28-14.
Then in the fourth quarter, the Bulldogs leading rusher Kyler Kirkland, who finished with a game high 189 yards rushing, scored his third touchdown of the game on a 59-yard run that put Burkburnett up 34-14.
The Jackrabbit offense, having to get out of their run-first approach and try to force things more than they would like, finally broke through later in the game. Quarterback Rayder Mann scored on a 17-yard run before the final whistle.
It made the final score 34-21.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
A positive culture can be tough to install but will reap dividends if done correctly.
Trinadee Imotichey is trying to do just that with her Forestburg Lady Longhorns.
Imotichey, an assistant coach on the 2025 Forestburg volleyball team, was moved into the head coaching position. Last year’s coach, Cori Hayes, took over as football head coach.
Imotichey, in her 2nd year in Forestburg, said she learned a lot from Hayes and is ready to take over.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Bowie’s summer softball league team overcame a 6-1 deficit with a six-run third inning for a 7-6 win over Bridgeport in its season opener July 6.
The league consists of teams from Bowie, Nocona, Lindsay, Bridgeport, and Alvord and will last three weeks. Bowie will host games each week.
Bowie pitcher Hazel Trahern gave up two singles and a groundout to put the Sissies on the board in the first. It would be the only hits she gave up in the game. Two groundouts and a strikeout got the Lady Rabbits out of the jam.
Bowie got the run back in the bottom of the first with Andee Jo Miller opening the frame with a walk and a stolen base. She then scored on Kynlee Baker’s groundout to tie the game at one.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Rest. Run. Repeat.
Sage Keck, an 8th grader at Montague, lives by this mantra. No ifs, ands and buts about it.
She’s been running since fourth grade PE classes where she would run a mile every week. After discovering she could outrun the other students, she began to enjoy it and continued doing it.
Her success continued, as she finished 2nd overall against more than 200 runners at the Old Saint Jo 5K July 4. In last weekend’s Texas Junior Olympics, she reached the pinnacle of her career so far by qualifying for the United States of America Track and Field (USATF) National Junior Olympics in Norwalk, Calif. in three events.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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