SPORTS
Bowie, Nocona golf teams do well at hosted tournaments
Bowie
The Bowie golf teams competed at the home course Twisted Oaks at a tournament on Monday and Tuesday.
The girl’s team finished second while the boys II team finished fourth.
The Lady Rabbits shot 407 overall as a team. Tess Egenbacher led the team with a 92, good enough to finish fifth individually. Teammate Miley Thompson was second with 97 and finished sixth overall.
Emma Read and Reegan Ferguson rounded out the team’s score, shooting 106 and 112. Kendall Fallis shot 114, but her score did not count towards the total.
Emily Cueva competed as an individual medalist and shot 107.
The Jackrabbit team shot 324 overall. Seth Mann was the lowest score as he shot 78 and finished in 8th place individually.
Gavyn Brown shot 79 and finished 10th individually. Trae Seigler and Russell Anderson rounded out the team’s scoring shooting 82 and 84.
The Bowie boy’s I team competed later in the week at a tournament in Gladewater. Results for that tournament will be in the mid-week paper.
Nocona
The Nocona golf teams competed at its home course earlier this week at the Norman Waters Invitational.
The boy’s team finished in third place while the girls had two individuals compete.
The Indians shot 366 as a team and were led by Caden Belcher who shot an 86 while Jake Pribble who an 88. Johnny Stone and Caden Gaston rounded out the scoring as both shot 96. Brady McCasland’s 109 did not count towards the team total.
The boys had three more players compete individually. Cooper Waldrop shot 104, Payton Reed shot 117 and Caden Hammer shot 110.
The Lady Indians two players compete individually. Jessie Howard shot 111 and Alexa Sosa shot 119.
The 2024 Summer Olympics is just a few weeks away taking place in Paris. The opening ceremonies will be July 26 and are planned to be unique as they take place along the Seine River that flows through Paris. Thomas Bach prepared this op-ed to welcome the world to Paris.
By Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee
The Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 is only days away. The excitement gripping this nation is palpable.
As this unique festival of sport draws closer, we all are feeling that France and the French people are ready to welcome the world’s best athletes with the hospitality and passion for sport for which they are famous all around the world.
Already millions of people have greeted the Olympic flame on its journey around France with a huge wave of enthusiasm. All of us are looking forward to an unforgettable celebration of Olympic sport and French culture in the coming weeks.
Read the full story in the mid-week sports in your Bowie News.
Saint Jo’s Firecracker 5K welcomed 100 runners for its 16th year on July 4th.
According to runsignup.com, Old Jo’s Firecracker 5K saw 100 runners of all ages register to kick off in downtown Saint Jo.
Brayden Willett, 14, Nocona, was the top male finisher with a time of 19:02.6. Sarah Rainey, 35, Saint Jo, was the top female finisher with 21:47.1.
In the male nine and under division, I. Miller, nine, Muenster, repeated his first place win from 2023 with at time of 34:52.8. E. Thomas, eight, no town listed, also repeated her win with a time of 31:58.5.
Emry Raney-Cavnar, 14, Ardmore, OK, won the male 10-14 group and E. Christensen, 11, Decatur, took the female race. In the male 15-19 division Luke Gehrig, 17, Muenster, won, while Sophia Christensen, 15, Decatur, took the ladies’ title.
See all the results and more photos in the weekend Bowie News.
Special appreciation to Jennifer Gaston Panther Photography for use of her photos.
Major League Baseball and the Texas Rangers have planned a full week of activities for 2024 All-Star Week taking place in Arlington, Fort Worth and the North Texas region from July 12-16.
The 94th Midsummer Classic will be played at Globe Life Field on July 16, marking the second All-Star Game to be hosted by the Rangers following the 1995 All-Star Game at The Ballpark in Arlington.
HBCU Swingman Classic: July 12
All-Star Commissioner’s Cup: July 12- July 15
Jennie Finch Classic: July 12-15.
All-Star Village: July 13-16
All-Star Futures Game: July 13
All-Star Celebrity Softball: July 13
MLB Draft Opening Night: July 14
Home Run Derby: July 15
All-Star Red Carpet Show:July 16
MLB All-Star Game presented: July 16
Read the full story in the weekend Bowie News.
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