SPORTS
Bowie girls have two lift at state meet
Bowie senior powerlifters Jordan Vaught and Kinley Russell competed at the girl’s state powerlifting meet on Thursday at Frisco.
Competing in the 3A Division I field, Vaught earned a medal and finished fourth in her weight class while Russell finished eighth in the final meet of the senior’s careers.
Coming into the state meet, both had previous experience competing at the highest level, having qualified for state in 2022 and 2023. Neither had come home with a medal as Russell finished eighth and sixth and Vought placed 13th both years.
An extra challenge this year compared to the previous two seasons is both were competing in a higher weight class. Russell moved up to 148 from 132 and Vaught moved up to 242 from 220.
Everyone wants to perform their best at state and thankfully both girls can say they did that. Vaught improved her squat and bench presses by five pounds each to 370 and 230 and equaled her best deadlift of 340. Her 940 total was the best of her career.
It was 25 pounds more than fifth place and good enough to earn her a medal.
“While players may be separated from their plays, powerlifters cannot be separated from their lifts,” Vaught said. “Every lift is a direct representation of our hard work and time. Ultimately, there’s not much I would consider more impactful than my time powerlifting.”
For Russell, she improved her deadlift by five pounds to 290 and equaled her highest lifts on squat (330) and bench (185). Her 805 total placed her in eighth place, but was only 25 pounds away from medal contention.
“Powerlifting is the definition of good sportsmanship and has allowed me to spread a positive light toward my competitors while still having a competitive edge and pushing myself,” Russell said. “I have faced adversity, overcome and benefited from powerlifting in more ways than I could’ve imagined from my freshman to senior year.”
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
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
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.
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.
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