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HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Another giant leap for Bowie boys
By ERIC VICCARO
bnewssports@sbcglobal.net
The Bowie High School boys’ basketball team took another giant leap on Monday.
As second-year Jackrabbits’ head coach Doug Boxell continues to stamp this program, every notch, virtually every step, is charted.
Monday night at Saginaw High School, Bowie survived a late Dallas Life Oak Cliff surge as the Jackrabbits topped the Lions 55-44 to win a Conference 3A Area championship.
Bowie improved to 25-9 on the season with the uproarious event.
“I’m proud of the guys,” said Boxell, the multi-time state champion mentor. “The kids knew what to do to win. They were all locked in and concentrated.”
For more than three quarters, Bowie controlled the tempo. The Jackrabbits methodical style has won them plenty of games lately – the District 3A-9 championship over Henrietta and the bi-district crown over Pottsboro.
Boxell said the Jackrabbits needed to handle Dallas Life Oak Cliff’s full-court press, keep the Lions from the lane and grab defensive rebounds. The team did well with all three of these concepts to win.
It was more of the same here, except for a dramatic final three minutes that forced fans from both sides to remain standing.
“The last three minutes were wild,” Boxell said. “But, we took care of business. We made plays defensively, Zeke took that charge and then we were able to hit some key free throws. I was proud of the way the kids kept their composure.”
Now, Bowie will play Ponder at 4 p.m. tonight at Decatur, weather permitting. Boxell formerly coached at Ponder, and guided them to three state championships in 2001, 2008 and 2009.
“This is an exciting time for us,” Boxell said. “It’s going to be a great challenge, but no matter who we play, the kids know they have a chance to win.”
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The Bowie High School boys’ basketball team played excellent interior defense as evidenced by the photo on the left. Trey Johnson (2), Cooper Cantwell and Gary Mosley (44) surround Dallas Life Oak Cliff’s Tyler Watkins during the third quarter. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)
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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